Manager, Social Work

Work Performed: To assist patients and their families to solve medical social problems that arise as a result of the participants disability. Provide individual, family, and group counseling to program participants. To provide/oversee the provision of initial and continuing assessment of the participant. Assist with the formation of an individual plan of care by the multidisciplinary team. Maintain monthly progress notes in the participant’s health record. Implement and coordinate the participants discharge plans. Provide referrals to outside resources. Act as liaison with the community by marketing program as appropriate and providing outreach. Be an active multidisciplinary team member. Document services provided. Others duties as may be assigned.

Soc Work & Advocacy- Agency representative for the OC Adult Day Services Coalition, Cal Optima, and RCOC. Assist in developing community partnerships and maintaining current relationships. In addition, attend all outreach events such as health fairs, disability coalitions, and conferences as needed and provide resource coordination.

Training & Quality- Streamline processes and procedures with the social work department across the agency. Manage Turbo Tar, facilitate the utilization review meetings (quality assurance), and lead the social workers in working collaboratively together. Develop a clinical training program for the social workers and support with agency wide staff trainings. Will also support the admin piece of Fullerton operations. Support IT as needed and support agency wide training efforts

Soc Work & Clinical Services - Develop and facilitate clinical after hours support groups across all campuses. Supervise all social work interns and create a learning plan for each student. Be the liaison between education institutions and Reimagine.

Admissions, Analytics & Soc Work - Develop and operationalize all admissions for the agency. Receive intakes and assign staff to support the new participants through the welcome process. Manage the agency metrics.

Equipment Used: Computer, printer, fax machine, telephone, telephone answering machine, copy machine, calculator, typewriter and Medi-Cal verification (AEVS) system. Private automobile also required for this position as travel to and from home visits is mandatory.

Essential Functions of the Job: Must have strong clinical counseling skills. Knowledge, experience and comfort working with disabled adults and their family members. Must be familiar with medical conditions, the components of rehabilitation and community resources. Must be able to plan, organize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Speak and understand English proficiently in order to communicate with the dominant language of the consumers; have good writing and verbal communication skills in order to communicate clearly with staff, clients, family members and the community. Must project a positive company image by maintaining professional appearance, attire, attitude, and conduct.

Physical Requirements: Ability to stand, walk, lift, transfer, and carry up to 50 lbs. Ability to bend, stoop, squat, twist, push and pull. Visual and auditory skills acceptable for providing supervision.. Ability to walk on varied terrain which includes, tile, concrete, and may include ascending/descending stairs. Ability to write/type clearly and concisely. Ability to work within an office area which includes reaching for charts, opening/closing of file cabinets, retrieving/replacing items on shelves. Must be able and willing to drive, have a valid California license and automobile insurance.

Position Qualifications: Master of Social Work Degree from an accredited college or university. Experience and continuing education in the fields of Health, Social Sciences and/or Gerontology preferred. Minimum of one year experience working with the aged and/or disabled adults. CPR and First Aid certification required. Must be able to perform all job duties.

Method of Pay: Salaried Exempt

Hours Per Week: 40 Hours/Week, M-F 7:30 am - 4:00 pm

Supervises: Social Work Assistant, Social Work Interns

Position Advanced From: N/A

Position Advances To: Candidate for Program Director