Social Services Assistant - The Laurels of Greentree Ridge

The Laurels of Greentree Ridge,

We are hiring a Full-time Assistant for our Social Service Department

Laurels of Green Tree Ridge is seeking a motivated assistant to fill our social services assistant position. The assistant will support social services in meeting resident social and/or emotional needs that affect the residents' ability to achieve their highest practicable psychological well being. They will participate in the development of residents' comprehensive care plans, follow policies and procedures to provide social services to residents in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

This is an exciting time to be a member of the Laurels of Green Tree Ridge team! We enjoy excellent staffing ratios and a strong team of exceptional employees, as well as a team of corporate consultants dedicated to ensuring your success. Our managers excel in their roles and provide consistent and valuable support for their assistants.

The ideal candidate is flexible and innovative with strong leadership, critical thinking, problem solving, communication, customer service and organizational skills. Must relate professionally with residents, staff, family members, referral sources, and physicians. The assistant desires to build on the employee engagement and excels in being part of the weekend/weekday team to encourage collaborative team work.

Experience in social services, long-term care and/or healthcare experience is preferred. Expience with Microsoft Products, Electronic Medical Records, and other computer skills required.

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:

• Assists Social Service Director with scheduling appointments, taking notes and transcribing information into resident's medical record
• Assists Social Service department with admissions, discharges and maintains communication with resident and families.
• Assists guests with financial and legal matters as delegated to by the Social Service Director (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:

• High School Diploma
• One year of experience in a healthcare setting is preferred.
• One year of experience as an administrative assistant is preferred.