PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Medical Social Worker

Responsibilities:

• Possess and developed knowledge about ESRD/CKD and its treatments; psychosocial implications for individuals and families, implement appropriate social work interventions, systems of entitlements, community resources and services.
• Complete comprehensive psychosocial assessment on all patients following regulatory and professional guidelines.
• Collaborate as a member of the health care team to develop, implement and evaluate on - going patient care plans.
• Facilitate new patients and their families, admission and orientation to dialysis care; addressing patient and family member needs in their adjustment to the dialysis regimen.
• Work with the Director of Social Work Services and MSW colleagues to develop and implement social work components for all patient programs offered by the company; including developing and updating policies and procedures in conjunction with the clinical manager.
• Make referrals for resources in the community; advocating for patient access to services such as vocational rehabilitation, in-home care, housing, hospice, etc. as needed.
• Provide brief counseling interventions, including crisis interventions, for stresses stemming from dialysis and chronic disease and its impact. Refers to external providers for long-term counseling needs.
• Provide education for staff pertaining to psychosocial needs of patients and provides consultation to staff and job-related concerns.
• Actively participate in facility’s Quality Assurance program.
• Participate in staff meetings, patient reviews, in-services and social work meetings.
• Promote teamwork approach by offering information, advice and assistance to all unit staff members in a positive, courteous and cooperative manner.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Conducts comprehensive assessments and on-going reassessments of the client including psychosocial, physical and mental health, environmental and spiritual needs.
• Conducts home visits, acute hospital & skilled nursing facilities.
• Accompanied clients to court and collaborated with probation officers, lawyers and all necessary team members.
• Writes comprehensive assessments. Based on assessment information with the client develops and initiates the Community Living Plan, which is client-centered, comprehensive and consistent with Community Living Connection guidelines.
• Identifies, arranges for and monitors appropriate community services based on a good knowledge of Medicare, Medi-Cal, and other entitlement programs.
• Established and maintained care management relationships with clients and community resources.
• Met with clients at least once a month, and more often as needed. Reviewed and modified Community living Plans on a regular basis.
• Documents via progress notes all case management activity regarding identified problems within 24 hours, adding any new problems to the service plan.
• Maintains required paperwork and follows a clear, concise, and consistent system of charting to allow for continuity of care.
• Educates clients and family members about resources and when possible, trains them to provide their own case management.
• Establishes and maintains open and effective communication with community providers, including physicians and other health care and social service workers. Provides appropriate information on all significant aspects of individual client care and program operations, while maintaining necessary confidentiality.
• Monitors the quality and quantity of the services provided by other involved providers.
• Collaborating with hospital staff to achieve successful hospital discharge for patients.
• Utilizes supervision appropriately; maintaining open lines of communication and providing updates on caseload activities.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Maintains a case load of 75 clients.
• Conduct pre-nursing home assessments while participants are in hospital.
• Provide participants with intake, screening assessment, case planning, crisis intervention and case management.
• Facilitate home visits to assess the needs of the participant to keep them in their homes safely.
• Became a certified Matter of Balance coach and facilitated a class of 15 through 8 weeks.
• Lead crafting connections classes within senior high rises in the community.
• Working with supervisor to learn PQI standards and procedures.
• Conducting under supervision audits of files in accordance to Northeastern Illinois Agency on Aging guidelines.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Providing participants with Screening Assessments and support services during and after crisis.
• Administered intensive outpatient services, individual case coordination and psychiatric resource coordination.
• Completed Mental Health Assessments and individual treatment plans.
• Accompanied clients to court and collaborated with probation officers, lawyers and treatment team.
• Developed and implemented trauma based interventions within treatment plans.
• Applied a variety of different theoretical approaches during individual and family therapy sessions.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy during individual and family therapy sessions.
• Applied NASW ethics to my practice to build rapport with the participants.
• Completed over 400 hours of internship and trainings.

Psychology Student Representative

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Selected by professors and peers in the psychology program.
• Sat in on weekly meetings with the psychology board and professors.
• Planned psychology research and evidence based programs for students to attend each month.
• Opened a communication line between students and I through email and phone.
• Acted as the voice and liaison between students and professors.
• Chosen as Psychology student of 2013-2014 academic year.

Emergency Room Intern

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided direct patient care by addressing needs of patients.
• Did assessments on the mental health wing of the emergency room.
• Maintained confidentiality of patients’ records and communication.

Confidential

Volunteer

Responsibilities:

• Worked with participants with a wide variety of mental and physical disabilities.
• Assisting participants with psychological and physical exercises throughout their lessons.
• Supported participants one on one when faced with mental or physical obstacles.
• Organized and facilitated different activities for individual classes to meet the needs of the participants.
• Prepared and attended Special Olympics 2016 with participants and other volunteers.
• Planned and prepared a Spooktacular softball game involving the Springfield Il special Olympics team and the University of Illinois Softball team.