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MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER
Summary

Well-qualified social work professional adept at setting up services, working with healthcare professionals and families and giving patients continuous support through counseling. Good communicator and relationship-builder with exceptional skills in planning, resolving conflicts and solving diverse problems. Certified APSW in WI.

Skills
  • Managing records
  • Conducting assessments
  • Team collaborating
  • Coordinating services
  • Improving well-being
  • Educating families
  • Gathering referrals
  • Planning
  • Time management
  • Customer service
Experience
SSM Health/ Agnesian | Fond Du Lac , WI Medical Social Worker06/2018 - Current
  • Prepared all required treatment records and reports.
  • Coordinated psychosocial assessments, treatment plans and progress notes.
  • Performed psychosocial assessments and evaluations of current needs.
  • Gathered community resources and coordinated referrals to obtain services.
  • Documented services and collected required data for evaluation.
  • Communicated with relatives of patients about diagnoses and treatment programs.
  • Provided education and support to patients' family members.
  • Utilized computerized Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
  • Performed psychosocial assessments to identify barriers in patient ability to obtain or use medications.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of professionals as well as patients and families to determine appropriate treatment options.
Generations Homecare and hospice | Fond Du Lac, WIMedical Social Worker04/2017 - 05/2018
  • Utilized computerized Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
  • Communicated with relatives of patients about diagnoses and treatment programs.
  • Set up family meetings with guidance from physicians.
  • Performed psychosocial assessments to identify barriers in patient ability to obtain or use medications.
  • Coordinated psychosocial assessments, treatment plans and progress notes.
  • Counseled patients on ongoing basis to assist with challenges.
  • Prepared all required treatment records and reports.
  • Gathered community resources and coordinated referrals to obtain services.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of professionals as well as patients and families to determine appropriate treatment options.
Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin | West Bend, WIHospital Social Worker11/2013 - 05/2017
  • Arranged for medical, mental health or substance abuse treatment services according to individual needs or court orders
  • Documented services and collected required data for evaluation.
  • Prepared all required treatment records and reports.
  • Utilized computerized Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
  • Provided education and support to patients' family members.
  • Assisted uninsured and under-insured patients in obtaining medications through grants and community resources.
  • Collaborated with internal and external providers to obtain patient medications.
  • Offered grief and bereavement counseling to support family members after death of loved ones.
  • Maintained lists of resources helpful to clients.
  • Communicated with public social and welfare agencies to obtain and provide [Type] information.
  • Developed appropriate care plans for at-risk individuals and high-risk families.
  • Determined and coordinated appropriate level of care to meet individual patient needs.
  • Informed patients and families of treatment options and at-home care strategies to reduce unnecessary burden on hospital resources.
  • Advocated for patients by identifying insurance coverage, communicating care preferences to practitioners and verifying interventions met patients' treatment goals.
  • Optimized program resource utilization to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.
  • Actively participated in family and patient planning processes.
  • Trained, guided and mentored home healthcare providers to ensure all objectives were met.
Agnesian HealthCare | Fond Du Lac, WIHospital Social Worker07/2010 - 05/2014
  • Developed appropriate care plans for at-risk individuals and high-risk families.
  • Informed patients and families of treatment options and at-home care strategies to reduce unnecessary burden on hospital resources.
  • Participated in on-call rotations, delivering daily continuous quality care to patients.
  • Actively participated in family and patient planning processes.
  • Coordinated home care, home infusion, and durable medical equipment, reducing patient wait time by [Number]%.
  • Arranged placement of admissions and transfers in accordance with clinical standards and guidelines.
Education and Training
University Of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WIMaster of Social Work in Mental Health 05/2013
Marian University | Fond Du Lac, WIBSW in Social Work05/2010
Accomplishments

Professional Development Award 2008-2009

Delta Epsilon Sigma National Honor Society

Tori Heimann Excellence in Social Work Award 2009-2010

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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • SSM Health/ Agnesian
  • Generations Homecare and hospice
  • Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Agnesian HealthCare

School Attended

  • University Of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Marian University

Job Titles Held:

  • Medical Social Worker
  • Hospital Social Worker

Degrees

  • Master of Social Work in Mental Health
    BSW in Social Work

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