Social Services Director at Medilodge of Livonia – Livonia, Michigan

Summary: Leads and directs the social services staff in the psychosocial support to residents and their families.

Essential Functions:

• Provides direct psychosocial intervention.
• Performs resident assessments at admission, upon condition change and/or annually.
• Creates, reviews and updates care plan and progress notes.
• Provides direct psychosocial intervention.
• Coordinates resident visits with outside services, dental, optical, etc.
• Attends and documents resident counsel meetings.
• Assists resident's families in coping with skilled nursing placement, physical illness and disabilities of the resident, and the grieving process.
• Works with the patient, family and other team members to plan discharge.
• Conducts in-service programs to educate staff regarding psychosocial issues and patient rights.
• Supervises and guides Social Services Assistants.
• Performs other tasks as assigned.
• Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the standards set out in the Company’s Code of BusinessConduct, its policies and procedures, the Corporate Compliance Agreement, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable professional standards.

Qualifications:

Education:

• BSSW, MSSW preferred

Licenses/Certification:

Licensing as required by the state of employment

Experience:

• One year of experience in a long term care environment.