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Danita Raybon

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Temporary Social Worker

Jefferson Health-Honickman Center
06.2025 - Current
  • Complete Ryan White assessments
  • Utilize EPIC (EMR system)
  • Provide resources for individuals with HIV
  • Reviews pertinent medical history
  • Communicates with physicians & other professionals to develop care plans
  • Develops outreach plans
  • Assist patients in forming solutions for presenting problems and determine realistic goals
  • Promotes wellness & provides education regarding preventative care measures

Social Worker

Crozer Chester Medical Center
07.2024 - 05.2025
  • Coordinate care for patients with complex needs-substance abuse, unhoused, elderly/ frail population
  • Discharge planning
  • Evaluate a patient's mental health and social and psychological status
  • Offer counseling and therapy to patients and families to help them adjust to their illness
  • Educate patients on their medical conditions, treatment plans, and the roles of healthcare team members
  • Advocacy
  • Aware of Medicare guidelines
  • Order durable medical equipment (DME) when needed
  • Utilize EMR systems: Cerner & Care Port, Parachute Health
  • Communicate with families, patients. physicians, & liaisons regarding care
  • Arrange transport for discharge planning needs
  • Send appropriate referrals
  • Generate insurance authorizations
  • Completes Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR)

Social Worker

The Pines & Rivers Edge Skilled Nursing Facility & Rehabilitation
08.2023 - 06.2024
  • Monitor resident's moods and behavior
  • Send/ ordered appropriate referrals: hospice, psychological, durable medical equipment (DME)
  • Complete Minimum Date Set assessments (MDS) & Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR)
  • Reports allegations of abuse
  • Facilitate care conference meetings
  • Coordinate safe discharge planning & completes admission assessments
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure appropriate care coordination and resource allocation for clients.
  • Acted as Social Work director when needed
  • Educated families on available community resources, connecting them with essential services such as housing assistance, financial aid, or healthcare providers.


Graduate Assistant (Social Work Department)

West Chester University
08.2022 - 05.2024
  • Edit & contribute ideas to syllabus and rubrics within guidelines of the education curriculum
  • Assist with research for literature reviews: play therapy across the lifespan & white racial identity
  • Developed and managed organized, orderly student databases and tracking systems.
  • Conducted relevant research and gathered valuable resources for faculty members'' ongoing projects and publications.

Health Care Social Worker

White Horse Village (Retirement Community)
07.2022 - 07.2023
  • Monitor resident's moods and behavior
  • Send appropriate referrals: hospice, psychological, durable medical equipment
  • Complete Minimum Date Set assessments (MDS)
  • Facilitate care conference meetings
  • Coordinate safe discharges & completes admission assessments
  • Attends resident council
  • Reports Allegations of abuse
  • Facilitate tours for different levels of care
  • Assisted families in crisis, providing emotional support and guidance.
  • Collaborated with healthcare professionals to ensure holistic care for clients.
  • Advocated for client rights, ensuring fair access to social services.
  • Educated clients on social and health resources to improve quality of life.

Social Worker

Promedica Skilled Nursing Facility & Rehabilitation
08.2017 - 06.2022
  • Reports allegations of abuse
  • Assist with plans of correction for the Department of Health
  • Completes Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) and Minium Data assessments (MDS)
  • Monitors psychosocial well-being of residents
  • Facilitate care conference meetings
  • Facilitates room changes
  • Interviewed clients, families, or groups to assess situations, limitations and issues and implement services to address needs.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure appropriate care coordination and resource allocation for clients.
  • Educated families on available community resources, connecting them with essential services such as housing assistance, financial aid, or healthcare providers.
  • Supported clients and families with empathy and compassion during difficult times.
  • De-escalated stressful situations through individual and family crisis interventions.
  • Acted as Social Work director when needed
  • Ordered durable medical equipment (DME)

Social Work Intern

Housing Authority of Chester County
08.2016 - 05.2017
  • Facilitate/ follow up intake meetings, recommend referrals, manage case files
  • Mail corresponding letters, answer phone calls, document case notes, create monthly goals for the participants
  • Assisted with grant writing, provide resources to participants
  • Consulted with other professionals to gain insight and advice and build strong network within organization.

Social Work Intern

West Chester University (Office of Multicultural Affairs)
01.2016 - 05.2016
  • Met with academic probation students to create goals to improve academic performance
  • Monitored goals & contributed ideas as needed
  • Managed case files
  • Assisted with campus events and created presentations

Education

Masters of Arts - Social Work

West Chester University
West Chester, PA
05.2024

Bachelors of Arts - Social Work

West Chester University
West Chester, PA
05.2017

Associates of Arts - Social Work

Northampton Community College
Bethlehem, PA
08.2015

Skills

  • Relationship Building
  • Senior care
  • Problem-Solving
  • Supervisor experience
  • Hospital experience
  • Discharge planning
  • Time management
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Culturally competent
  • Teamwork
  • Creativity
  • Analytical thinking
  • Motivational interviewing

Timeline

Temporary Social Worker

Jefferson Health-Honickman Center
06.2025 - Current

Social Worker

Crozer Chester Medical Center
07.2024 - 05.2025

Social Worker

The Pines & Rivers Edge Skilled Nursing Facility & Rehabilitation
08.2023 - 06.2024

Graduate Assistant (Social Work Department)

West Chester University
08.2022 - 05.2024

Health Care Social Worker

White Horse Village (Retirement Community)
07.2022 - 07.2023

Social Worker

Promedica Skilled Nursing Facility & Rehabilitation
08.2017 - 06.2022

Social Work Intern

Housing Authority of Chester County
08.2016 - 05.2017

Social Work Intern

West Chester University (Office of Multicultural Affairs)
01.2016 - 05.2016

Bachelors of Arts - Social Work

West Chester University

Associates of Arts - Social Work

Northampton Community College

Masters of Arts - Social Work

West Chester University
Danita Raybon