Traveling Licensed Social Service Specialist - Post-acute

Birmingham, ALOnsiteFull TimeEntry-level (exp-based)Posted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

Social Work
Social Work license
Healthcare setting
Long-term care
Discharge planning
Travel

Nice to have

Onboarding
New hires training

Role summary

Diversicare is seeking a Traveling Licensed Social Service Specialist to provide post-acute care services. This role involves assessing and supporting the emotional, financial, spiritual, educational, and social needs of residents and their families. The specialist will travel extensively to assigned centers to ensure continuity of services. Responsibilities include assisting with admissions, conducting interviews, documenting care plans, arranging post-discharge services, acting as a resident advocate, and facilitating family meetings. A Bachelor's degree in Social Work and a minimum of one year of supervised social work experience in a healthcare setting, specifically long-term care, are required. The ability to travel up to 100% is essential.

Overview

Are you passionate about caregiving? Would you like to work with the best team in the world? If so, Diversicare invites you to apply.

If you wish to make a difference in the lives of our patients and residents, APPLY NOW!

Full Time Benefits include:

Medical/Dental/Vision
Excellent 401k plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Time
Long and Short Term Disability
Employee Assistance Program
Life Insurance
Referral Bonuses
DiversICARE - employee hardship fund
Pay advancement program - OnShift Wallet

Diversicare provides post-acute care services to patients and residents at 46 skilled nursing and long-term care centers in five states, primarily in the Southeast, Midwest and Southwest United States. Together, with our team of dedicated healthcare professionals, we leverage our diverse strengths to provide each patient and resident with healthcare serves that best meet their needs.

It is Diversicare’s Mission to “Improve every life we touch by providing exceptional healthcare and exceeding expectations.” We are guided to excellence by five Core Values: Integrity, Excellence, Compassion, Teamwork and Stewardship, as well as 12 Service Standards.

We build on trust, respect, customer focus, compassion, diplomacy, appreciation and strong communication skills to shape the culture in our workplace. Diversicare team members play a critical role in fostering an environment of Service Excellence. Our Service Standards are in place to offer support. They lead us to what matters most to our company: creating a warm, caring, safe and professional environment for our customers and each other.

Our culture of impassioned service delivery is the Diversicare Difference.

The Traveling Social Services Specialist is responsible for assessing and supporting the emotional, financial, spiritual, educational, and social needs of residents/patients and their families, and for enhancing quality of life through individual, group, and interdisciplinary interventions. This role requires extensive travel to assigned centers to provide consistent, on-site support and ensure continuity of services across locations.

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Responsibilities

Assists in pre-admission and admission process with customers; aids clients in adjusting to nursing home placement

Interviews residents and families to obtain relevant past and present adjustments, behavior and lifestyle.

Documents progress and updates plans of care at the interdisciplinary care conference.

Arranges transportation, makes appointments and acts as a liaison between all departments, residents’ families and outside agencies.

Assists in handling and accepting placement through one-on-one counseling and group work.

Ascertains potential and develops discharge plans when clients are admitted

Arranges for post discharge services and follow-up care.

Assesses emotional, financial, spiritual, educational and social needs of residents; ensures those needs are Manager, Education & Training by the facility or through the use of outside agencies.

Acts as resident/family advocate and ensure the resident is knowledgeable in and exercises his/her rights.

Responsible for organizing and conduction of Family Counsel Meetings and maintaining minutes of the meeting

Maintains effective communication with residents, families, health care professionals and facility staff.

Assist with training and onboarding of new hires.

Other job duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work required; must hold and maintain an active Social Work license in good standing, in accordance with all applicable state licensing requirements..
Minimum of one (1) year of supervised social work experience in a healthcare setting, working directly with individuals.
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain professional relationships and collaborate with external agencies to address health and welfare needs.
Ability to work effectively with diverse populations in a variety of settings, including community and long-term care environments.
Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to evaluate case information and make informed decisions regarding appropriate interventions and procedures.
Prior experience in long-term care required
Must be able to travel up to 100% to assigned centers, including travel by car or air.

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