Interim Director of Social Services at Artisan Design Group, LLC

Low Moor, Virginia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 Jun, 26

Salary

24.0

Posted On

04 Mar, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Social History Development, Psychosocial Assessment, Care Plan Development, Resident Orientation, Family Involvement, Documentation Compliance, Regulatory Knowledge, Interpersonal Skills, Tactful Communication, Physical Stamina

Industry

Description

Description The Interim Director of Social Services reports to the Chief Administrative officer and is responsible for compliance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and established policies and procedures to enhance the quality of life of our residents by ensuring that the medically related emotional and social needs of the residents are met and maintained on an individual basis. Schedule: Interim/Temporary, needed for 3 - 4 Months, Monday - Friday, 8 Hours Shifts ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Develop a comprehensive social history and psychosocial assessment that includes the resident’s problems, strengths and preferences, including cultural, religious, and ethnic background and implications for the care plan. Assist residents and their families (in the social, racial, ethnic, and cultural context) cope with the immediate effects of the decision to move to the facility. Orient residents and families to the facility, its services, its service limitations and residents’ rights. Involve residents and families in care planning, encouraging their attendance at care conferences. Attend scheduled care conferences and identify and interpret psychosocial needs of residents for inclusion in the care plan, addressing in particular, issues of schedule, treatment and environment that express and reinforce individuality and identity. Complete mandatory documentation within timelines established by applicable regulations. Requirements QUALIFICATIONS: Must possess, as a minimum, a Bachelor’s Degree in social work or a bachelor’s degree in a human services field including but not limited to sociology, special education, rehabilitation, counseling and psychology which meets the requirements of the State. Possession of a current, unencumbered Social Worker License issued by the State Board of Social Work, preferred. Minimum of one year of supervised social work experience in a health care setting working directly with individuals. Must possess a working knowledge of the State Department of Health regulations and OBRA. Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, and family members. PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS: Must be able to push, pull, move and/or lift a minimum of 30 pounds. Must be able to stand, bend, lift and move intermittently throughout the work day in the office areas and throughout the facility. Must be able to work outside of normal work hours including nights, holidays, and weekends as needed to meet facility and position demands. Must be free of diseases that may be transmitted in the performance of job responsibilities during the stage of communicability. Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset and at times hostile people within the facility.

Responsibilities

The Interim Director of Social Services ensures compliance with federal, state, and local standards to maintain the quality of life for residents by addressing their medically related emotional and social needs individually. Key duties include developing comprehensive psychosocial assessments, assisting residents and families with the transition to the facility, and ensuring psychosocial needs are integrated into the care plan.