Social Worker

Social Services (SKILLED NURSING/LONG TERM CARE)
ISLANDS SKILLED NURSING & REHABILITATION, an Award-winning company seeks experienced Director of Social Services for their beautiful 42 bed Skilled Nursing facility with Sub Acute Unit/Vent & Trach Unit in Honolulu, Hawaii.

We are looking for an experienced professional to manage the facility’s social services department and processes to ensure compliance with licensing, legal and regulatory requirements and standards of professional practice.

Social Worker The primary purpose of your job position is to plan, develop, organize, implement, and direct Social Services functions in accordance with current and existing Federal, State, and Local standards, as well as our established policies and procedures to ensure that the emotional and social needs of the resident are met and maintained on an individual basis.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, and direct the overall Social Services function in the facility.
• Meet with Administration and other facility management personnel in planning social services functions.
• Will represent facility as Grievance officer and collaborate with Administrator and other Department head in resolving issues.
• Be responsible to oversee behavior management and collaborate with the Director of Nursing Psychotropic Management and coordinate with the Psychiatrist's psychotropic gradual dose reduction schedule.
• Responsible for ensuring the facility is providing necessary behavioral, mental, and/or emotional health care and services to each resident.
• Responsible for referring resident ancillary services such as Dental, Optometry, Audiology, Podiatry, Psychology, and Psychiatry.
• Maintain a good working rapport with other departments, as well as outside community health, welfare, and social agencies to ensure that social service programs are properly maintained and meet the needs of the residents.
• Keep abreast of current Federal and State regulations and recommend necessary changes as needed.
• Review departmental policies and procedures and recommend changes concurrent to recent regulatory guidance.
• Develop and manage a departmental budget and monitor expenditures.
• Serve on various committees of the facility as appointed by the Administrator.
• Collaborate training with other disciplines with in-service programs that can be used by staff in behavior and other related areas in social service.
• Participate in discharge planning and coordinate with outside resources and agencies to ensure safe discharge is provided with residents.
• Utilize IDT to ensure social service needs are discussed and met and maintain communications with resident family members.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to schedule Interdisciplinary team meetings for discharge planning, psycho-social/behavioral care plans, and resident assessments with new admissions, quarterly and annually, or significant change as necessary.
• Arrange and collaborate appointment and transportation needs of residents as necessary. Arrange transportation upon discharge.
• Provide resident and family resources information with financial aid options from government and private agencies.
• Provide assistance and direction to staff members when dealing with problematic and behavioral situations.
• Responsible for storing and retain Grievances record for 3 years.
• Ensure to document events timely and accurately
• Ensure assessments/observation are completed timely with new admissions, quarterly and annually, and with significant changes.
• Responsible for ensuring Social Service Department maintains the Theft & Loss program of the facility and stores Theft & Loss records per state and federal regulations.
• All other related duties as assigned by the facility Administrator or Director of Nursing.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Social Services management experience in a Long-Term Care setting.
• Preferred: Social Services Certification (ACSW) / (LSW) from an accredited program.