What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Services Designee position at The Laurels of West Columbus?
Are you interested in social services work that is dedicated to improving the lives of seniors? As the Social Services Designee at Laurel Health Care Company you will provide medically-related social services that help guests to attain and/or maintain their physical, mental and psychosocial well-being.
Laurel Health Care Company offers one of the leading employee benefit packages in the industry, including health insurance, 401K with matching funds, paid time off and paid holidays. When you work with Laurel Health Care Company offers one of the leading employee benefit packages in the industry.
- Comprehensive health insurance - medical, dental and vision
- 401K with matching funds
- DailyPay, employees can access their pay when they need it.
- Paid time off (beginning after six months of employment) and paid holidays
- Flexible scheduling
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan forgiveness
- Free CNA/STNA certification
- Zero cost uniforms
When you work with Laurel Health Care Company, you will join an experienced, hard-working team that values communication and collaboration. Why just work when you can help shape a legacy?
Responsibilities:
The Social Services Designee - Discharge Planner is responsible for assisting and coordinating with the facility's Social Service Department to streamline the process for discharge planning. Reports to the Social Services Director
- Meeting the resident/guest on or shortly after the admission and following them until they discharge to the community.
- Attend the 72 hour care plan meeting
- Ordering equipment for the community setting
- Arranging home health nursing for after discharge
- Coordinating the medications for community use
- Scheduling IV home services if necessary
- Communicate with external case managers, as needed
- Coordinate the entire discharge, with IDT involvement
- Attending care conferences for sub-acute residents/guests
- Develop an individualized discharge care plan for the resident/guest discharge in collaboration with the facility, the family, and the practitioner, assuring the resident/guest receives the care that will meet their needs in the community.
Education and/or Experience:
High school diploma/GED
Laurel Health Care Company (The Laurels) is a national provider of skilled nursing, subacute, rehabilitative, and assisted living services dedicated to achieving the highest standards of care.
We are a national organization of skilled nursing, subacute, rehabilitative, and assisted living providers dedicated to achieving the highest standards of care in five states including Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, and Indiana.
The Laurels was named a Great Place to Work for 2020 based on approximately 3,500 employee surveys that evaluated more than 60 elements of employee experience on the job, including employee pride in community impact, belief that their work makes a difference, and feeling their work has special meaning
* It is the policy of this facility to recruit, hire, train, compensate and in all ways treat all staff members without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, military status, genetic information or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
