Discharge Planner at The Laurels of Charlottesville

Are you a social worker dedicated to improving the lives of seniors? As a social worker at The The Laurels of Charlottesville, 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. This includes:

• Comprehensive health insurance - medical, dental and vision


• 401K with matching funds


• DailyPay
  , a voluntary benefit that allows associates at our facilities the ability to 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

• Legacy,our new virtual community and rewards & recognitions program

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:

• Completes admissions, social services evaluations, provides for social services or referrals, and maintains communication with resident and families.


• Assists guests with financial and legal matters (e.g., applying for pensions, referrals to lawyers, referrals to funeral homes for preplanning arrangements);


• Provides discharge planning services (e.g., helping to place a guest on a waiting list for community congregate living, arranging intake for home care services, assisting with transfer arrangements to other facilities, working with outside agencies toward safe discharges);


• Provides or arranges needed counseling services and psychiatric medication management as indicated.


• Assures documentation is accurate and timely in MDS care plans.

Qualifications:

• Current social work licensure in the state.


• Bachelor’s degree in social work preferred.


• One year of supervised social work experience in a health care setting is preferred.

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