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Arrange Skilled Nursing and other post acute care placements post-discharge, based on information obtained from clinical staff and patients choice.Arrange home services, such as home health, hospice, or in-home caregivers.Assist in arranging practical needs and emergency assistance, such as transportation, food or local lodging.Demonstrate problem solving skills in working with resources outside the health system.Research and update community resource information as needed.Assist patients and families in accessing educational resources relating to the medical and psychosocial impacts of their illness.Document interventions in electronic medical record.Develop and maintain programs to track program outcomes and statistics.Create educational programs for staff

Complete initial and ongoing assessments of children and their families Complete bio-psychosocial assessment by gathering information from the child, family and collaterals Facilitate and coordinates family meetings Develop and implements case plans and permanency goals with children and families, ensuring that goals are reached within established time frames Determine and recommend which services are needed for the child and family, including mental health, drug and alcohol services, respite care and supervised or unsupervised visitations/interactionsAssist families to establish a support network of family, kinship, and community Assess ongoing case plan goals and recommend reunification, termination of parental rights or other permanency optionsProvide intervention for clients in crisis situations Ability to work with courts, completes reports for court, participates in court proceedings, including testifying, following court protocol and court ordersComplete and maintain written documentation in child/family's case record accurately and within established time frames Support resource families to maintain placements and help children work toward permanency Participate in supervisory and team meetings, sharing pertinent information about children/families progress, collateral contacts and relationships with other agencies/communities Give directions to family support workers on each assigned case Makes independent decisions utilizing all pertinent policies and procedures, accreditation and licensure standards, and federal, state and local rules, statutes, regulations, and contractual terms Ensure clients’ rights are protected. Makes sure all clients have received their rights and maintains a signed copy in each file

Arrange Skilled Nursing and other post acute care placements based on information obtained from clinical staff and patients choice.Arrange home services, such as home health, hospice, or in-home caregivers.Assist in arranging practical needs and emergency assistance, such as transportation, food or local lodging.Demonstrate problem solving skills in working with resources outside the health system.Research and update community resource information as needed.Assist patients and families in accessing educational resources relating to the medical and psychosocial impacts of their illness.Developed a tracking system for client follow-up calls.Created and implemented a community health task-force to implement and educate about the changes in healthcare system in the area.