Social Worker - MSW (Pediatrics)

Responsibilities

• Assists individuals and families to acclimate them to the facility upon admission.
• Assists with individual admissions; conducts initial psycho-social assessments and completes welcome program documents and consents as needed.
• Works collaboratively with individuals, families and serves as a liaison to outside agencies and community resources.
• Responsible for the coordination of monthly visits with Children and Youth Agencies.
• Maintains regular and frequent contact with families, caseworkers, school staff, and therapists as necessary.
• Responsible for documentation of all communication within electronic medical record system.
• Assists individuals and families with crisis management, resolving personal, financial and environmental difficulties that could interfere with continued placement or discharge home.
• Participates in various facility and educational planning meetings including, but not limited to: interdisciplinary meetings, Quality Insurance meetings, Safety Committee meetings, IEP meetings, behavior meetings, etc.
• Affords discharge potential and coordinates discharge planning which includes but is not limited to: locating in home supports, equipment providers, and in-home nursing as well as home assessments; travels to individual’s homes as necessary.
• Acts as point-of-contact for Children and Youth Services and attends court hearings as needed.
• Completes insurance updates as necessary.
• Completes COMPASS renewals of insurance benefits.
• Responsible for representative payee duties including benefit renewals, yearly audits, and managing of resident funds for SSI benefits.
• Acts as integral role in the incident management process (EIM/HCSIS); responsible for daily review and oversight of the input of information and closure of incident reports as needed.
• Participates in facility orientation for all new staff on the Social Services function.
• Completes Office of Aging referrals including PASSR and MA51.
• Participates in Quality Assurance process and reporting of required data.
• Participates in bi-weekly and ad-hoc social services calls.
• Arrives to work on time, regularly, and works as scheduled.
• Recognizes and follows the dress code of the facility including wearing name tag at all times.
• Follows policy and procedure regarding all electronic devices, computers, tablets, etc.
• Supports and abides by Pediatric Specialty Care’s Mission, Vision, and Values.
• Abides by Pediatric Specialty Care’s businesses code of conduct, compliance and HIPAA policies.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor, management staff or Administrator.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field
• Minimum of three (3) years of work experience in a healthcare or case management setting, preferably pediatrics
• Valid, current driver license
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Knowledge of children with special healthcare needs and their related services preferred
• Experience working with family and community systems preferred