Social Worker

SOCIAL WORKER (LMSW)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

He/She acts as a liaison between participant and family, participant advocate, and assist with necessary duties to help participant achieve assistance from social agencies in the community. This person also serves as a team member in the overall plan of care assuring the psycho/social needs are met for each participant.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directly responsible to the Social Services Director of THE basics AT JAN WERNER.
• Responsible to follow potential participant from intake/assessment appointment and follow through to actual enrollment.
• Responsible for required documentation from intake through any significant occurrences in the program, such as family matters, assistance from any social agency, and participants status in the program.
• Educating staff, family, and participants on participants rights and responsibilities, services provided at day care, advanced directives and any other subject pertaining to social services available in the community.
• Make necessary referrals to Department of Aging & Disability Services for any potentially qualifying participant. Communicate with assigned case worker at Department of Aging and Disability Services regarding needs of participant.
• Communicate with all parties concerned regarding any changes, problems, or needs which effect psycho/social well being of the participant.
• Counseling as ordered by physician and recommended by the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Responsible for annual updates in required participant documentation in program (e.g. Registration information, U.S.D.A. application, Day Care agreement, Advanced Directives, and Social History)
• Any other duty deemed necessary by the Executive Director or Social Services Director.
• Initial and periodic assessments, communication of participant changes to team members, development of plan of care, 
• Meet documentation requirements in the medical record and the timeframe for the completion of each assessment and plan of care.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters Degree in Social work from an accredited School of Social Work. Minimum of two years experience in Geriatrics preferred.

THE basics AT JAN WERNER reserves the right to change job description and work hours as required by the program.