Director of Social Work

ProMedica Washington Township - Major Duties and ResponsibilitiesThe Social Services Director is responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, supervision andongoing evaluation of the Social Services Department designed to meet and assist residents in attaining ormaintaining their highest practicable well-being. This includes identifying the need for medically-related socialservices and ensuring that these services are provided in accordance with State and Federal regulations.The Social Services Director will complete and/or direct/delegate the completion of the social services component ofthe comprehensive assessment. The Social Services Director will also contribute to and/or direct/delegatecontribution of social services goals and approaches to the comprehensive care plan. These goals and interventionswill be individualized to match the skills, abilities, and interests/preferences of each resident in compliance withFederal and State regulations, to include identifying and promoting individualized, non-pharmacological approachesto care that meet the mental and psychosocial needs of each resident.Directing the Social Services department includes overseeing preadmission services for inbound residents, toinclude participation in interdisciplinary evaluation of residents needs for institutional care and completion of thePASARR Level I.The Social Services Director will facilitate residents' safe transition back into the community throughinterdisciplinary discharge planning and arrangement of community based services and follow-up care. The Directorwill also assist residents and their representatives in locating and accessing financial, legal, and other communityresources.The Social Services Director will coordinate implementation and oversight of procedures to ensure social servicesactions and interactions are adequately documented in each resident's medical record, and that legal, ethical, andprofessional standards of social work practice and being upheld in written recordings.The Social Services Director is responsible for overseeing the establishment of departmental QA procedures andmodification of those procedures where appropriate.