Social services assistant

Coralreefsubacute; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Miami is seeking a Social Services Assistant. In this role, you will provide essential support to social workers and health professionals, helping families and clients with rehabilitation and social work needs. Responsibilities include maintaining organized records, conducting discharge planning, and providing clinical updates. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of medical terminology and experience with Microsoft Office applications. This position offers flexible hours and an opportunity to make a real difference in people's lives.

Qualifications

• Must have experience or willingness to learn medical equipment usage.
• Strong understanding of medical terminology is essential.
• Able to manage records and documentation effectively.
• Ability to provide clinical updates to managed care organizations.
• Experience with PCC, Word, Excel and Outlook tools.

Responsibilities

• Keep accurate, updated, organized records.
• Assist social workers in answering questions about available benefits.
• Conduct discharge planning meetings with patients and families.
• Document meetings with patients and families into EMR systems.

Skills

Flexible hours

Understanding of medical terminology

Experience with medical equipment

Clinical updates to managed care organizations

PCC, Word, Excel, Outlook experience

Tools

PCC

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

As a social services assistant, you provide vital support to the social worker and other health professionals. You may deal with rehabilitation, psychology, and social work needs as you provide support for families and client services. Your goal is to aid the social worker in offering the benefits or services that are most applicable and helpful to them. As a social services assistant, you have the opportunity to change lives by providing aid that many don’t even realize is available to them. Your goal is to identify needs and determine the best ways to overcome them with the services available.

Job Responsibilities

• Keep accurate, updated, organized records
• Ability to assist the social worker in answering questions about benefits that are available to individuals or refer them to the correct organization to get help
• Assist in conducting discharge planning meetings with patient and families.
• Documentation of meetings with patient/families into an EMR system.

Job Skills & Qualifications

• Flexible hours
• An understanding of medical terminology.
• An understanding or willingness to learn the uses of medical equipment and their uses.
• Ability to provide clinical updates to managed care organizations.
• PCC, Word, Excel, Outlook experience