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This person will provide psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, community resource education and referrals, and transitional planning for residents and their families. Serves as a resource on psychosocial issues and community services to residents and their families.\ \ PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participates in initial admission screenings, identifying needs, and meeting with family members.
• Assesses psychosocial needs of residents.
• Participates as a member of the interdisciplinary team with care plan development.
• Arranges community resources to meet residents needs.
• Acts as a liaison and resident advocate by addressing any issues and concerns that may arise among residents, families, staff, and outside resources i.e. Department of Aging, Social Security Administration, Medicaid, Ombudsman, etc.
• Facilitates individual and family meetings as needed or prescribed in the plan of care.
• Maintains appropriate documentation in the clinical and business records per community policy.
• Provides crisis intervention in complex cases requiring a high degree of clinical judgment.
• Educates residents and families of resources for care and assists with decision making.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members and representing residents psychosocial needs.
• Documents assessment, plan, and interventions in medical charts as appropriate to setting.
• Delivers the ideal resident experience through a person respected care approach.
• Other duties as assigned.