Social Services Supervisor-HS-CE Minot

Description

E dgewood is currently looking for a Social Services Supervisor to be part of CaringEdge, a brand new Home Health and Hospice program within Edgewood Healthcare. This position is r esponsible for managing all aspects of the provision of patient social services i n keeping with the patient's/family's/caregiver's belief system and practice, and in accordance with the plan of care.  

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Directs all daily patient social service operations including providing direct oversight of the establishment and implementation of social service policies.
• Ensures compliance with all state, federal, and CHAP social service regulatory requirements.
• Assists the Executive Director/Administrator in the preparation of an annual budget for the social service department and monitors allocation of resources according to budgetary limitations.
• Recruits, selects, orients, and directly manages members of the social service team.
• Supervises the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of social service clinical care by members of the social work team.
• Provides leadership in strategic planning including identifying opportunities for additional or improved services to address unmet customer needs.
• Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of the field of social work and shares information with appropriate organization personnel.
• Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of community resources and assists referral sources in accessing community resources should services not be provided by CaringEdge Hospice.
• Plans and implements inservice and continuing education programs to meet the development needs of social service personnel.
• Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.

The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

Minimum Requirements

• A Master's degree in Social Work. 
• Three (3) years management experience in hospice/home care, preferred.
• Demonstrates an ability to supervise and direct professional and administrative personnel.
• Ability to deal tactfully with customers and the community.
• Knowledge of corporate business management, governmental regulations and CHAP standards.
• Demonstrates good communications and public relations skills.
• Demonstrates autonomy,  organization, assertiveness, and flexibility and cooperation in performing job responsibilities.

Edgewood maintains a drug-free work environment and offers of employment are contingent upon successfully completing and passing a drug and alcohol test.