SSI Ohio Project Specialist Resume Example West Side Catholic Center

SSI OHIO PROJECT SPECIALIST

Accomplishments

Inducted into Psi Chi National Honor Society (5/1997), Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA
Who's Who Amongst College Students (94-96); Dean's List (1993-1997)
Inducted into John Hay High School's Alumni Hall of Fame for Community Service (2013)

Experience

SSI Ohio Project SpecialistJul 2012 to Current
West Side Catholic Center － Cleveland, OH

Work with 7-10 SSI/SSDI applicants monthly to assemble complete, detailed SSI/SSDI applications using clinical and active listening skills to successfully interview and obtain necessary information with a 50% approval ratio.
Contact agencies within the community for outreach to homeless, disables individuals for possible processing.
Coordinate with SSA, Ohio Bureau of Disability Determination to ensure all documentation has been completed and received in a timely manner. Provide organizational accuracy and implementation of programs and services.
Assist in the development of policies, quality assurance & improvement activities.
Assist in strategic planning including development of organizational strategic priorities and performance goals.
Communicate with providers, judicial systems and others to obtain all necessary current and previous medical evidence and other documentation.
Document, track and report all data for all applicants in SOAR/Ohio Benefit Bank SSI Pro program
Travel to sites as needed to assist applicants with application process and meeting scheduled appointments with doctors, therapists and State doctors.
Assist applicants with obtaining housing after SSI/SSDI applicants are approved.
Attend meetings in the community and provide presentations to promote the SSI Ohio Project program to improve visibility and productivity requirements. Serve as a representative of the organization on committees, boards, and commissions.

Social Worker, Murtis H. TaylorCPST － Cleveland, OH

Coordinated, developed and participated in service plans for 50 school-based children and young adults, exercising judgment and cooperation.
Interacted with client and client families regarding resources and included client system in the implementation/coordination of services and documented visits to meet Medicaid productivity standards.
Coordinated evaluations and assessments consistent with areas of competence.
Provided support in crises and stabilization following department and agency procedures and directives.
Provided assistance in obtaining community services, including entitlements, housing, vocational training, sustenance and made referrals.
Participated in discharge planning and community outreach.
Prepared and facilitated focus groups and community outreach functions.

Social WorkerSt. Augustine Manor － Cleveland, OH

Evaluated, assessed and advocated needs of 79 HIV/AIDS and dementia residents.
Provided direct interventions regarding personal, emotional and counseling needs.
Participated in multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, doctors and nurses.
Prepared admission and discharge plans, linking residents to community resources and nursing home facilities.
Coordinated Medicaid/Medicare billing and SSI/SSDI registrations.
Facilitated groups, committees and team meetings.
Prepared problem-oriented progress notes, summaries and correspondence as needed.
Instrumental in obtaining home ramp and other services for non-compliant resident mandated to discharge.
Automated office functions by installing non-existent computer and scanning function for data entry.

Case Manager/TherapistBeech Brook － Pepper Pike, OH

Provided behavioral health therapy, mental health interventions and diagnostic assessments.
Provided case management services to ensure service plan implementation.
Collaborated with team members regarding direct practices and services.
Processed Medicaid billing and documented time entries daily.
Completed eight hours training as an Assessor, in determining prospective foster parent eligibility in Ohio.
Positively impacted the lives of over 50 foster children placed in homes throughout Greater. A. Boyd, p. 2

Case ManagerAIDS Taskforce － Cleveland, OH

Conducted intakes and assessments to engage and implement service plans for 100 disabled, homeless individuals and families.
Prepared internal reports related to social service programs for audits.
Advocated on behalf of clients for governmental entitlement including SSI/ SSDI, and Medicaid/Medicare.
Facilitated, coordinated and managed focus groups and meetings.
Participated as client care representative on Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) Committee studying agency capacity to bill for Medicaid reimbursements. TEMPORARY/FULL TIME EXECUTIVE/ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Office Manager/Department Assistant IIIKelly Services － Cleveland, OH

School of Nursing
Designed and assisted in creating web-based registration for nursing school awards ceremony, which allowed for efficient, improved and effective tracking of graduates.
Improved financial tracking of guest parking receipts by revising form and procedures.
Negotiated bids for college fairs, food vendors' pricing, supplies requisitioning and other duties as assigned. General Counsel
Met and coordinated with interdepartmental teams regarding graduation services.
Assisted lead and junior counsel, in unemployment compensation, harassment, campus restructuring, nation-wide financial aid, real estate taxes, easements and land purchase issues.
Maintained confidentiality regarding campus-wide litigations.
Instrumental in assisting with the redevelopment of filing systems and archiving. The Law School
Prepared class materials, correspondence, manuscripts via dictation and written draft for professors.
Processed and input student grades and financial aid.
Prepared confidential memorandum, letters and other faculty interactions.
Scheduled appointments and travel arrangements for professors.
Communicated with outside law firms, colleges, universities and governmental agencies.
Maintained electronic, general and specific files for multiple professors.

Acting Special AssistantJan 2003
Affordable Staffing － Cleveland, OH

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Liaison to Board of Commissioners, Acting Executive Director, senior executives and other departments.
Prepared draft correspondence, pleadings, resolutions, meeting minutes, contract and other documents.
Provided research, managed logistics, including budgets and office purchases.
Increased productivity by restructuring attorney assignment, purchase order and heck request tracking.
Prepared and archived extensive files for retrieval and storage. Affordable Staffing Employment Agency, Cleveland, OH
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, Cleveland, OH
Acting Special Assistant, April 2003 - September 2003 Lord, Bissell & Brook, Atlanta, GA
Executive Legal Assistant, 2000 - 2001
Assisted Robert McLaughlin, Partner and two (2) associates in insurance litigation and transactional cases. Drew, Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta, GA
Legal Secretary, 1999 - 2000
Assisted Attorneys Andrew Horowitz and Deborah Butera in defending insurance litigation claims. Powell, Goldstein, Frazier & Murphy, Atlanta, GA
Executive Legal Assistant, 1998 - 1999
Assisted Samuel Matchett, Partner and Associate, Michelle Battle.
Processed employment and workers' compensation, commercial real estate and environmental law client matters. Arnall, Golden & Gregory, Atlanta, GA
Legal Secretary, 1997 - 1998
Floater secretary to various departments, served as replacement staff in-house in the absence of assigned staff. A. Boyd, p. 3 Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA
Department Assistant, 1993 - 1997
Served as Assistant in the Upward Bound Program (Trio Programs).
General office duties included compiling statistical data for federal funding grant proposals.
Recruited high school students from low-income families to prepare for college or employment. Coca-Cola USA, Atlanta, GA
Executive Assistant, 1991 - 1993
Provided clerical support to executive-level principals in various departments.
Prepared travel, expense reports and presentation materials.
Typed a variety of legal documents, general correspondence, memos and reports. Le-Gals, Inc.
Legal Secretary, 1984 - 1990
Legal Secretary and replacement staff for major partners and associates.

Education

2005-05-15Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences － Cleveland, OH, USMandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Cleveland, OH MSSA, (5/15/2005)

B.A., Psychology1997-05-18Morehouse College － Atlanta, GA, USMorehouse College, Atlanta, GA B.A., Psychology (5/18/1997)

Certifications

LSW Certification, State of Ohio License: S.0600004 Expiration: 1/20/2016 Inducted into Psi Chi National Honor Society ( ), Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA Dean's List (1993-1997) Inducted into John Hay High School's Alumni Hall of Fame for Community Service

Professional Affiliations

Inducted into Psi Chi National Honor Society (), Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA

Presentations

Attend meetings in the community and provide presentations to promote the SSI Ohio Project program to improve visibility and productivity requirements

Skills

Disability, Documentation, Quality Assurance, Ssa, Strategic Planning, Correspondence, Medicaid, Compensation, Real Estate, Restructuring, Archiving, Arrangements, Class, Comprehensive Large Array Data Stewardship System, Dictation, Easements, Filing, Financial Aid, Office Manager, Pricing, Travel Arrangements, Web Based, Web-based, Medicare, Audits, Clients, Training, Billing, Community Outreach, Discharge Planning, Vocational Training, Data Entry, Hiv, Progress, Registrations, Scanning, Case Management, Mental Health, Therapy, Associate, Budgets, Cases, Claims, Clerical, Clerical Support, Commercial Real Estate, Executive Assistant, General Office, General Office Duties, Legal Assistant, Legal Documents, Legal Secretary, Liaison, Litigation, Logistics, Proposals, Real Estate Lending, Secretary

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

West Side Catholic Center
CPST
St. Augustine Manor
Beech Brook
AIDS Taskforce
Kelly Services
Affordable Staffing

School Attended

Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Morehouse College

Job Titles Held:

SSI Ohio Project Specialist
Social Worker, Murtis H. Taylor
Social Worker
Case Manager/Therapist
Case Manager
Office Manager/Department Assistant III
Acting Special Assistant

Degrees

2005-05-15
B.A. , Psychology 1997-05-18

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