Licensed Social Worker

Job Description

• Meets with the client and family / guardian at admission to relate general rules and guidelines of the program and answer any questions they might have.
• Documents the client’s bio-psychosocial history within identified time frame.
• Develops and documents the individual plan of care in coordination with the client, family and placing agency.
• Participates in making team decisions regarding the client program
• Facilitates orientation and involvement of parents / guardian to the treatment program and maintains a positive working relationship to engage parent support for the client.
• Attends team meetings, keeping the staff up to date regarding the family situation and the client’s relationships with the community and with placement agencies.
• Gains personal acquaintance with the clients, maximized at critical periods of the day
• Facilitates group counseling.
• Liaison with the client’s family and keeps them up to date regarding the clients care through regular telephone contact and regularly written reports.
• Establishes and maintains routine relationships with community resources, school and court liaison and furnishes information to the team. Will oversee ensuring that the reporting guidelines of placing agencies are met.
• Coordinates with Saint Francis Ministries team, family / guardian and placing agency regarding the recommendations for the client.
• Coordinates with other treatment professionals who will be doing the follow up at discharge and coordinating discharge planning and ensuring a smooth transition of the client.
• Ensures all recommendations are in place.
• Prepares the discharge summary with recommendations to leave with the client at the time of discharge and mail to appropriate persons.
• Documents all outside contacts in each client’s chart to communicate daily with other staff involved in the client’s care.
• Participates in Performance Improvement (PI) and Utilization Review (UR) Meetings.
• Attends chapel, is involved in the spiritual life of the client at Saint Francis Ministries and serves as an adult role model.
• Administers prescribed medication; documents and observes it effects.
• Capable of being on call for emergency transportation.
• Reports critical incidents to DCF verbally within 12 hours, written within 24 hours.
• Implements Saint Francis Ministries policies and follows directives as required. Follows and adheres to all pertinent Saint Francis Ministries Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), rules, personnel policies, and procedures; related accreditation and licensure standards; and federal, state and local rules, statutes, regulations, and all term of the contract between Saint Francis Ministries and DCF.
• Reports unusual incidents through appropriate Risk Management, clinical and safety channels.
• Ensures clients’ rights are protected. Makes sure all clients have received their rights and maintains a signed copy in each resident file.
• Is knowledgeable of and follows all safety procedures

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