Social Services Designee

Riverstone Post Acute; Salina (KS); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverstone Post Acute in Salina, KS seeks a Social Services Designee to help plan, develop and direct social services for residents. You will collaborate with administration and care teams to align services with resident needs and state requirements.

You will participate in discharge planning, care plan development and advance care planning, while advocating for residents' rights and dignity and ensuring proper documentation and policy alignment.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating and directing social services.
• Meet with administration and care staff to plan social services as directed.
• Participate in discharge planning and care plan development with resident assessments.
• Encourage residents or their representatives to participate in care plan meetings.
• Assist residents with transportation to medical appointments and discharges.
• Document social service actions in each resident's medical record.
• Contribute to facility policy development and annual reviews.
• Ensure staff understand Residents' Rights and uphold resident dignity.
• Engage in Advance Care Planning and review Advance Directives regularly.
• Advocate for residents' rights; report abuse/neglect/exploitation to authorities and complete investigations.
• Ensure access to treatment/resources for residents with mental health or psychosocial needs.

Skills

Discharge planning

Resident advocacy

Documentation

Policy development

Advance care planning

Team collaboration

Communication with staff

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

All facilities must provide medically-related social services to residents. It is not required that a qualified social worker necessarily provide all of these services, except as required by State law. The regulations do not require a Social Worker when a facility has equal to or less than 120 beds. The Social Services Designee must possess:

A minimum of a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

The Social Services Designee will assist the Social Service Director/Consultant/Administrator in the planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing of social services programs of this facility.

The Social Services Designee will meet with administration, medical and nursing staff, and other related departments in planning social services, as directed.

The Social Service Designee will participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of care plans and resident assessments.

The Social Services Designee will encourage residents/responsible parties to participate in the development of their care plan, and invite them to care plan meetings accordingly.

The Social Services Designee will assist residents in obtaining transportation to medical appointments, upon discharge, etc.

The Social Services Designee will accurately and completely document social service actions and interactions in each resident’s medical record.

The Social Services Designee will assist with facility policy development and annual review in order to positively impact the quality of care delivered to residents.

The Social Services Designee will assist the Social Services Director/Administrator in ensuring that staff members are knowledgeable about Resident’s Rights and encourage staff to maintain and enhance each resident’s dignity in recognition of each resident’s individuality.

The Social Services Designee will engage in Advance Care Planning for assigned residents upon admission, and make sure that any Advance Directives are reviewed with the resident/resident representative on a regular basis. The Social Worker will ensure that staff members are made aware of the resident’s code status and end-of-life wishes and will assist with informing and educating residents and their representatives about health care options and ramifications.

The Social Services Designee will advocate for residents and assist them in assertion of their rights within the facility. When there is an allegation of suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation, the Social Worker will report to the Social Services Director and/or Administrator and assist with reporting to the appropriate State agency, as well as completion of a thorough investigation as assigned.

The Social Services Designee will ensure that residents who display mental illness, or psychosocial difficulties such as coping with grief and loss, have access to appropriate treatment and resources.