Social Worker

Responsibilities:

1. Admit patients to center, following policies and procedures outlined by State, Federal, and Company guidelines.
2. Establish and maintain a waiting list, ensuring that applicable State, Federal and Company policiesare followed.
3. Participate in room assignments, ensuring that patients, families and all departments are informed
4. Ensure that all records required to be filled out are done so completely, legibly, and in a timely fashion
5. Be able to prepare for and participate in multi­ disciplinary Patient Care Planning Conferences
6. Act as Ombudsman, informing patient and family of patient's rights and privileges
7. Keep accurate records of complaints, and report complaints and suggested remedies to the administrator
8. Perform case work with patients and families, consisting of basic counseling, arranging for transportation, encouraging family participation, and others as necessary to meet patients' needs
9. Upon admission and throughout stay, coordinate information which will enable patient to be discharged at medically appropriate time
10. Provide information to other facilities with whom there is a Transfer Agreement on discharge
11. Participate in Utilization Review meetings
12. Be aware of community resources, and be able to refer appropriate  patients  to those resources
13. Develop programs for presentation to various groups regarding nursing home services and/or other marketing related aspects as designated by administrator
14. Participate in continuing education programs available, with consent of administrator
15. Participate in center's quality assurance program.