Pay Type Hourly State: KS City: Salina Area of Interest: Residential Services Full-Time or Part-Time: Full-time Exempt or Non-Exempt: Exempt Employment Status: Regular 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 document s 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 agenc ies .
• Gains personal acquaintance with the client s, maximized at critical periods of the day
• F acilitate s group counseling .
• Liaison with the client ’s family and keeps them up to date regarding the client s 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 S aint 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 s ummary 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.
• P articipate s in Performance Improvement ( PI) and Utilization Review (UR) Meetings .
• Attends chapel, is involved in the spiritual life of the client at S aint Francis Ministries and serves as an adult role model.
• Administers prescribed medication; do cuments 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 S aint Francis Ministries policies and follows directives as required . Follows and adheres to all pert inent 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 S aint 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
Requirements
• Bachelor ’ s Degree in Social Work .
• Licensed in the state of Kansas .
• Must be 21 years of age.
• Must pass a physical examination, including drug screen and TB Skin Test.
• Must pass an MVR, KBI and Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry Clearance check.
• Must have valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
• Lifting requirements of 50 lbs