Supervisor - Social Services

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MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

This is a full-time position which will supervise the social services department working in the adult inpatient 20-bed psychiatric unit.

Job Summary:

Supervises staff and daily work activities within social services.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Determines, coordinates and supervises daily staffing assignments and staffing levels.

• Provides leadership, orientation, training, coaching, and mentoring. Assists with hiring, performance evaluations, disciplinary actions and termination procedures.

• Coordinates delivery of patient care and/or services with other members of the healthcare team to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.

• Participates in direct delivery of care depending on patient census. Completes patient evaluations and treatments as needed.

• Participates in ongoing short and long range planning to help ensure the organization's social services needs are met.

• Ensure departmental compliance with federal and state regulations, regulatory agencies and third-party payers.

• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Master's degree in social work or related field, or equivalent years of experience and education

• LCSW require

EXPERIENCE

• Four years' experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent reaching, sitting, standing and walking.

• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).

• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.

• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, twisting and gripping.

• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

• Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors.

• Occasional driving.

• Rare repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements and squatting.

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

~~~ Department of Social Services

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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