ACUTE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES

The Director of Clinical and Social Services will be required to :

• Provides clinical supervision for Therapists, Social Workers and Unit Directors.
• Oversees and evaluates the appropriateness of social services provided at the facility.
• Conducts regularly scheduled meetings with Therapists, Social Worker and Unit Directors to keep staff informed; identify employee concerns, resolve conflicts and provide the opportunity for input from staff.  Have a written agenda, minutes, and conclusions.
• Provide consultation to Therapists, Social Worker on problematic/difficult cases.
• Ensures quality and quantity of patient services is appropriate (i.e., that individual, group, and family therapy is provided as needed and required.)
• Serves as a role model for quality patient care and supports and environment conductive to professional growth.
• Participates in developing, interpreting, and implementing hospital and departmental philosophy, objectives, standards, policies & procedures.
• Assess Quality Improvement Program for Clinical Programs in conducted.
• Assists in interviewing prospective Therapists and Unit Directors.
• In collaboration with the Risk Manager, may investigate unusual incidents and complaints from patients, personnel, and other departments and keeps the Clinical director and CEO informed.
•  Participates in staff development programs and orientation of new employees.
• Participates in interdepartmental and intradepartmental activities directed at improving communication, coordination and quality patient care.
• Delegate duties as appropriate.
• Shares program management call with Unit Directors/Therapists/Social Worker and/or others as directed.
• Plans, develops and coordinated the needs of the program with other disciplines, activities and programs; provides for staff support and assesses integration of efforts.
•  Evaluates the effectiveness of the total program, makes recommendations and changes as indicated.
• Utilizes the DON and Nursing Supervisor as resources to address nursing issues and concerns.
• Assures continuing staff effectiveness for assigned area of responsibility; provides for counseling and guidance to individual staff.
• Provides on-going feedback to staff regarding their performance and formally evaluates staff on an annual basis per Human Resources.
• Provides direct patient care of programming as a method of clinical support or instruction.
• Has direct input into admission screening, discharge, and aftercare planning.
• Provides for a wide-range of therapeutic modalities utilizing clinical resources available.
• Responsible for the coordination and integration of the interdepartmental and intradepartmental services.
•  Responsible for the development and implementation of policies and procedures that guides and supports the provision of services.
• Make recommendations as deemed appropriate in regard to utilization of behavioral interventions care and treatment of the patient.
• Assist patients, therapists and physicians with evaluating potential of a resident to the RTC program.
•  Provide administrative services as requested.
• Provide therapy and/or consult services as requested.
•  Responsible for recommending a sufficient number of qualified and competent persons to provide care/services.
• Responsible for determination of the qualifications and competence of department personnel.
• Responsible for the continuous assessment and improvement of the quality of care and services.
•   Responsible for the orientation and continuing education of all persons in the department.
• Responsible for recommendations for space and other resources needed by the department.
•  Consistently demonstrates competence in day-to-day scheduling of duties by completing tasks on time with little assistance from others as required.
•  Observes hospital policy concerning smoking regulations, telephone usage and other related rules governing conduct at work.
• Attends all mandatory employee in-services as scheduled.
• Consistently exhibits a positive attitude when dealing with others in day-to-day situations.
• ·         Recognizes and performs duties which need to be performed, although not directly assigned; regularly helps co-workers.
•  Comes to work in a timely manner and is willing to work overtime if needed.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
•  Attends ALL mandatory training sessions.
• Successful completion of all applicable demonstrational competency.