Social Services Director - Driftwood Nursing Center - Days - FT

Job Description
The Social Worker is responsible for providing a full range of social work treatment modalities for individuals and families with appropriate regard for the complexities of the situation. The Social Worker collaborates with multidisciplinary team members and resources to advance the patient along the continuum of care and ensures effective communication with the patient, family, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal care.

Responsibilities
Counsels, assesses, and assists individuals of all ages and families who are affected by illnesses or injuries
Assesses patient needs by collaborating with physicians to evaluate the physical and psychological condition
Identifies and analyzes the social and emotional factors underlying illness and communicates these factors to the health team
Determines appropriate intervention strategies and provides counseling
Attends and participates in discharge planning which meets ongoing patient needs
Prioritizes both volume and complexity (medical and social acuity) of caseload
Assures compliance with legal aspects associated with abuse/neglect, adoption, advanced directives, and commitment, and conservatorship/guardianship
Serves as an advocate for patients, providing access to available services
Properly utilizes and develops formal, informal, and internal extended resource network
Accurately explains resources available to meet the identified needs and allows the patient and family to participate in choices
Refers patients to additional medical services as needed
Provides access to services such as financial assistance, legal aid, and housing
Provides coordination of patient transitions along the continuum of care with appropriate follow-up to provide continuity
Communicates health care needs with patient, family/caregiver, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal care
Delegates and communicates patient care needs to appropriate team members based on skill, knowledge, and patient acuity
Assures daily, accurate, and concise reporting and documentation of patient's condition and needs with appropriate follow-up
Communicates health care needs with patient and family as appropriate for continuance of care

Qualifications

Education:

Required: Bachelor's degree in social work from a college or university accredited by Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) or Southern Association of Colleges (SACS)
Preferred: Master's degree in social work from a college or university accredited by the Council on Social Worker Education (CSWE) or a doctorate in social work (D.S.W. or Ph.D.)

Experience:

Required: None
Preferred: One year in a healthcare setting where the individual is working as a supervised social worker who works directly with individuals
 

Skills:

Clinical assessment and critical thinking skills necessary to provide appropriate patient care