Social Services Assistant - Diversicare Healthcare Services : Job Details

Assist in pre-admission and admission process with customers, as needed, as back-up to Admissions Department personnel. Duties to include providing tours, signing of paperwork, etc. Interview clients and families to determine financial status and need for Medicaid assistance. Assist families in applying for clients' Medicaid (ICP) approval. Attend annual review for Medicaid eligibility if families unable to attend. Assist facility bookkeeper in tracking and reporting status of Medicaid Applications/ Approvals. Assist Social Services Director, as needed, with interviewing residents, families to obtain relevant past and present social histories, including past behaviors, adjustments, and lifestyles. Documents progress and updates plans of care at interdisciplinary conference, as needed. Assist residents and families with adjustment to admission to facility by providing one-on-one counseling and/or group discussions. Help Social Services Directory with planning of post discharge services ...Social Services, Assistant, Healthcare, Retail, Health