SOCIAL WORK SERVICES PROGRAM CONSULTANT - 64000737

Requisition No: 839269 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: SOCIAL WORK SERVICES PROGRAM CONSULTANT - 64000737

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64000737 

Salary:  $39,320.81 

Posting Closing Date: 11/06/2024 

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

 

This is a professional social services position for the Medical Foster Care (MFC) program reporting to the Registered Nursing Supervisor or Community Health Nursing Director position. The individual in this position utilizes the social work process to provide pediatric and family social work expertise in the assessment, training, implementation, and evaluation of MFC program services.

 

This position is primarily teleworked within the Tampa Bay Area, however there is a touchdown space available and may be used as needed. 

 

Your Specific Responsibilities:

 

• Assessment

 

Completes pre-service assessment for potential MFC parent. Completes interview and written assessment of prospective MFC parents and their home environment, including a home visit for on-site observation review.

 

Completes annual and, as needed, written assessment of evaluative process of MFC parent providers services from the social work and administrative perspective.

 

Completes quarterly MFC parent and child/youth dyad assessments in context of the MFC child/youth’s specific care needs, to evaluate MFC parent strengths, skills, and needs for quality and safety in-home service provision under the MFC program. Retention of MFC parents. Completes assessments from social work perspectives. Provides, at least quarterly, comprehensive review of MFC parent provider documentation requirements. Completes documentation from social work and administrative perspectives. Completes, at least quarterly, home visits for assessment purposes and observation of the condition of the home and interaction of the MFC child/youth in the MFC home setting from the social work perspective.

 

Completes community visits as needed for additional assessment needs, from the social work perspective.

 

Assesses availability of MFC beds statewide by conducting initial and monthly statewide MFC bed searches, as requested and directed by Community-Based Care (CBC) organization and Department of Children and Families (DCF), when local MFC beds are unavailable for referred children/youth. Completes psychosocial summary information, tracks responses to requests and provides follow up information as indicated by local area offices and central office.

 

For fee-for-service (FFS) Medicaid clients, completes MFC child/youth social work assessments.

 

• Communication

 

Provides quality verbal and written communication with MFC and community stakeholders to ensure understanding and engagement throughout process. Facilitates coordination in the scheduling of MFC staffing’s ensuring timely notification and engagement of necessary MFC stakeholders including but not limited the MFC client’s Medicaid Managed Medical Assistance (MMA) plan and CBC representative. Engages, advocates, and supports opportunities for current or future caregiver participation, as appropriate, and family-centered approaches in the MFC program.

 

Provides verbal and written psychosocial and administrative education and documentation of training and technical assistance to MFC and community stakeholders.

 

Provides consistent messaging that aligns with statutes, rules, policies, procedures, and processes which affect decisions, determinations and management of the programs need.  Responds to regional and statewide requests for information about MFC program coordination.