Failure to Employ Qualified Full-Time Social Worker
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to employ a qualified full-time social worker as required for a facility with more than 120 beds, affecting all 130 residents. The Social Service Director (SSD) was hired as a full-time employee but only had a high school education, with no college degree or relevant certification documented in her employment record. The facility's job description for the Director of Social Services position specifies that a bachelor's degree in psychology or sociology, a B.A. or M.A. in social work, or a Licensed Clinical Social Worker's Certificate is required. The SSD signed the job description acknowledging these requirements, but there was no evidence she met them. The Administrator was unsure of the SSD's qualifications, and the Medical Director was unaware that the SSD did not meet the necessary requirements.