Salary: $85,000
About Christian Health:
We have had the privilege of caring for those in need for more than a century. Founded on the belief that everyone has the right to exceptional care, today we continue to provide quality care and services for our many residents, patients, and clients. Caring is not simply what we do, it is who we are.
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We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Team Lead Social Worker in the Social Services department. The Team Lead Social Worker provides concrete social casework services to residents and their families including individual, group and family supportive and educational counseling during individual, group, and family meetings. The Team Lead Social Worker collaborates with the Director of Social Work to oversee social work practices at Christian Health. The Team Lead will oversee the social work staff in the absence of the Director to ensure delivery of daily operations. The individual is competent to care for residents in the following age groups: adult (ages 19 - 64), and geriatric (ages 65 +). Demonstrates an understanding of, and embraces, the mission statement of Christian Health.
Competencies:
- Seeks and utilizes resources of community agencies advising residents of available community resources.
- Provides support, education and assistance to families regarding resident's illness treatment, hospitalization, and discharge, as well as information and referrals required for appropriate placement, i.e.: Medicaid/Medicare.
- Maintains accurate, legible contact records as a basis for comparative research and review by the Treatment team and Accrediting Agencies.
- Interviews resident, family, and significant others to obtain complete Social History.
- Conducts resident and family interviews, conducts Group Therapy and may function as primary therapist in identified cases.
- Prepares complete Clinical Assessment providing information obtained for Diagnosis and Treatment including Physical (hereditary), Familial, and Developmental History, as well as Marital, Financial and Occupational Status. Personality Characteristics and Interrelationship Perceptions as indicated by the resident and by the family should be noted.
- May assist in screening possible admissions via telephone contact with resident/family, community liaison and via record review.
- Provides concrete assistance to residents whose family are unable or unavailable to manage Personal Needs Allowance (PNA) Funds.
- Attends Interdisciplinary Treatment Team Meetings. Prepared to offer Social Assessment and to participate in the development of Treatment Plans.
- Develops, implements and maintains an ongoing quality improvement program for the Social Service Department. Implements appropriate plans of action to correct identifying deficiencies.
- Demonstrates competency in the utilization of restraints, via post test and return demonstration.
- Explains resident Bill of Rights to resident's to sponsors and staff referring complaints to facility representative.
- Assists in developing favorable attitudes in the community toward recognition and treatment of mental illness and the aging through participation in community activities concerned with mental health and/or aging.
- Carries out QAPI roles and responsibilities as assigned in an effort to improve processes involved in health care delivery and resident quality of life.
- Follows established policies and procedures in support of CH QAPI efforts to ensure high quality care.
Team Lead Responsibilities:
Upon admission:
- Completes and submits clinical updates and other documents as required by insurance companies, accredited care organizations.
- Making contact with MLTSS CM to notify them of the admission, ensuring the auth is correct. If auth is not correct completing necessary paperwork and conversations with the MCO’s to facilitate the correct auth is in place.
- Providing clinical information for the case managers so they can do their face to face.
- Checking PASRR to ensure that it is correct. If not, redoing the Level I and Level II; and having psych sign off, then following up with DHMAS and or DDD for the determination letter.
Residents who are already on HME or SG:
- Provide in-depth letters to OCCO explaining residents’ history, past and current medications, non-pharmacological interventions, and the need for the SCNF level of care when resident is converting from PP to M-caid.
- Assist finance with the communications for Medicaid redetermination.
- Work with the OCCO PAS Nurse to obtain appropriate level PAS.
- PA-4 forms(Physician Certification); facilitating the completion and getting them signed off and sent to finance in a timely manner.
- Guardianship reports (gather the information for families such as consults, medications, treatment; etc.) and work with APN’s for the Certification of Examining Professional Form.
- Notify MLTSS of any hospitalizations, falls, readmissions, change in status/hospice.
- Complete new PASRR’s for HME & SG when a resident has a significant change MDS; or as requested for an MLTSS resident Review.
Other Responsibilities:
- Going to RRPH after receiving referrals for introduction, evaluation to determine appropriate placement, and establish a report with the resident’s to assist with their transition to SG & HME.
- Precerts when residents are sent to RRPH.
- Managing the MLTSS Roster for HME & SG.
- Run weekly UR for SG and manage the Southgate UR for all 50 residents. (Track admissions, Payer source, MLTSS last visit, and next anticipated visit, diagnosis, Target behaviors, interventions, Last behavioral progress note, last Psych visit, prn used in the last 7days, Psych med changes, and discharge plan/barriers to discharge).
- Routine Chart audits for HME & SG.
- Help coordinate OPTUM referrals and ordering for the resident through the benefits catalogue.
- Coordinate the IDC meetings and the IDC process including the monthly Elopement list for SG & HME, ensuring that the elopement book on the unit and at the Commons gets updated by the unit clerks.
- Provide redirection with SG resident’s and inform staff of techniques that may help deescalate a situation.
- Provide NOMNCS and ABN’s to residents and families.
- Speak monthly at CNA Update to provide education on Resident Rights.
- Provide an overview about a social workers role in this setting and resident rights to the Nursing Assistant Training Program.
- Meet with the Census Bureau during their visits.
- Attend monthly Resident Council meetings on HME. Attend weekly Medicare UR meetings for the HME residents.
- Run Social Skills Groups on Southgate; depending on the need of the population at the time.
- Covering for the Director of Social Work in her absence.
Schedule: Full-time, 8am-4pm, Monday - Friday, weekends as needed.
Education & License:
- Master's degree in social work, sociology or counseling from an accredited university required.
- Must be certified (CSW) or licensed (LSW) by the State of New Jersey.
- Valid driver's license preferred.
Christian Health offers a wide variety of benefits to full-time employees that includes:
- Discounted health insurance
- Dental Program
- Paid Vacation, Personal days, Holidays and New Jersey Sick leave
- 401k plan for all employees who are 21 years old or older
- Group Life Insurance & Voluntary Life Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Flexible Benefit plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Direct Deposit
- Credit Union
- Child Day Care Center on campus
- Gift shop on campus
- Free onsite parking on campus
- Free meals for all employees
- Pay differentials
- Exclusive employee discounts and special offers
- Access to earned wages prior to payday