Job Description

Job Description

Are you a social worker dedicated to improving the lives of seniors? As a social worker at The The Laurels of Huber Heights, you will provide medically-related social services that help guests to attain and/or maintain their physical, mental and psychosocial well-being. This role is part-time 24 hours/week.

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

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 or qualifications met.
• Bachelor’s degree in social work or human services field required; master's degree preferred.
• One year of supervised social work experience in a health care setting is preferred.

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