Danita Raybon
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Temporary Social Worker
Jefferson Health-Honickman Center
Philadelphia, PA
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
Upland, PA
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
Philadelphia, PA
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
West Chester, PA
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)
Newtown Square, PA
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
Multiple Sites
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
West Chester, PA
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)
West Chester, PA
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, PA05.2024
Bachelors of Arts - Social Work
West Chester University
West Chester, PA05.2017
Associates of Arts - Social Work
Northampton Community College
Bethlehem, PA08.2015
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