Director of Social Services

Job Description

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
(This is not an exhaustive list of all duties/responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned):

• Within 24 hours: Initiate treatment plan, complete social services portion of treatment plan.
• Complete a tentative discharge plan.
• Within 72 hours: Review patient progress in treatment plan, complete psychosocial assessments on each patient
• Review patient progress weekly.
• Discharge meeting with patient, and family (if requested), to discuss the discharge and crisis plan as well as patient and family expectations.
• Advocate for patient’s rights and ensure the patient’s needs for services while admitted and post discharge are being offered/referred.
• Responsible for making appropriate referrals to community resources and scheduling follow-up appointments.
• Refer patients to in-pt. or out-pt. substance abuse treatment programs, partial hospitalization programs, counseling, PCP, med management, CBRS, case management, SUD treatment, PCS services, and home health, etc.
• Review prospective patient charts, provide opinion to doctor about appropriateness of admission.
• Treatment team meeting with each psychiatrist bi-weekly.
• Facilitate social services group on scheduled days.
• Meet with and call the DE's to discuss patient progress and mental hold status.
• Follow up on the mental hold process to ensure filing of paperwork is timed appropriately and the DE's are meeting their deadlines.
• Fill out and filing physician's holds.
• Write personalized behavior modification plans for patient's as needed; letters for patients; letters for guardianship referrals.
• Assist patients to fill out applications (Medicaid, Social Security, Indigent Funding, Prescription assistance).
• Fill out PASRR and sending off all chart information for approval for level 2 screening.

Benefits Offered:

• Medical Benefits:
  • Preferred Provider Option.
  • Health Savings Account.
• Dental Benefits.
• Vision Benefits.
• Flexible Spending Account.
• Pet Insurance.
• Group Life Insurance, AD&D - Company Paid.
• Supplemental Life Insurance, AD&D.
• Short Term Disability - Company Paid.
• Long Term Disability.
• 401K Retirement Plan (Traditional and ROTH) with Company Funded company match up to 6%.
• Retirement and Financial Planning Services.
• Shift differential incentives.
• Loan Forgiveness options through federal programs (National Health Service Corps & Public Service Loan Forgiveness).
• We provide professional development to enhance various skills, certifications, and continuing education.
• Opportunities for growth and movement - We encourage our employees to consider new growth opportunities with us and have opportunities.
• Paid Time Off (amount depends on years of service).
• Sick Leave for part-time staff.
• (11) Paid Holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Commuter Mileage Incentive.
• Cell phone reimbursement.
• Clinical Supervision.
• Wellness Program reimbursement.
• Employee Assistance Program - assists employees with personal problems and/or work-related problems that may impact their job performance, health, mental and emotional well-being.

Required:

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) / Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC).
• Experience supervising staff.
• Successful completion of background check.
• May require working weekends and holidays.