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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
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Experience
Satellite Healthcare | Fremont , CAMedical 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.
Satellite Healthcare | Rohnert Park , CAMedical 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 | City , STATEHospital 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 | City , STATEHospital 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 | City, StateMaster of Social Work in Mental Health 05/2013
Marian University | City, StateBSW 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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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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