Director of Social Services
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