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Position: Social Worker - Full Time

Are you looking for a meaningful career that allows you to be an advocate for your patients and their families? Come join our team as a Social Worker! The qualified applicant for this position should hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in social work from an accredited program, and have knowledge of the case management process and needs of geriatric patients, including funding resources. NHC fosters an environment of teamwork and provides great growth opportunities in a healthcare setting.

Position Highlights

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinating discharge planning functions
• Participate in developing patient care plans in cooperation with individuals from other disciplines
• Working with individual patients and families toward adjustment to center life and to crises of illness, disability, and death
• Serving in an advocacy role for patients and their families in expressing, defining, and resolving grievances
• Maintaining confidentiality of professional information
• Reporting to the Director of Social Work Services the current status of social services and present needs

Why NHC?

We are celebrating our 50-year Anniversary at National HealthCare Corporation!! We offer a culture of recognition, empowerment, and fun. At NHC, we are all partners (employees) in a family – oriented work atmosphere where growth and opportunities are promoted. We provide competitive compensation with performance wage rate increases.

Experience

• Must have imagination and creative ability, skill in working cooperatively with other professionals, ability to organize and carry out responsibilities efficiently and effectively
• Insurance authorization experience preferred
• Marketing experience preferred
• Must have knowledge of the medical case management process, needs of geriatric patients, health care settings, working knowledge of funding resources such as Medicare Part A, B, C, and D, Medicaid, Managed Care and other private insurance
• Prefer Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Medical knowledge and terminology preferred

Benefits

Earned Time Off

Holiday Incentive Pay

Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance

401k with generous company contributions

Competitive Pay

Advancement Opportunities

Work Location:

NHC HealthCare Bluffton

3039 Okatie Highway

Okatie, SC 29909

If you are interested in working for a leader in senior care and share NHC's values of honesty and integrity, please apply today and find out more about us at nhccare.com/locations/bluffton/

EOE

Social Services