Social work leader with experience providing guidance, support and assistance to team/organization, and overseeing departmental programming in acute inpatient setting serving both adults and adolescents.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Behavioral Health Social Work Supervisor
Henry Ford Kingswood Hospital
08.2023 - Current
Oversees/evaluates employee development and performance, including orienting employees with appropriate laws, policies, regulations and procedures.
Serves as a liaison between department and organization to provide guidance, support, identify development needs, and manage relationship between staff and organization.
Quality initiative, including improving Press Ganey Survey responses, and rapid patient readmissions.
Behavioral Health Inpatient Social Worker
Henry Ford Macomb/Kingswood Hospital
07.2021 - 07.2023
Creating outcomes for the patient and family by managing complex psychosocial and economic co-morbidities.
Provide group and individual therapy.
Developing personalize care plans.
Participates in discharge planning for complex patients to provide appropriate linkage with post-discharge care providers.
Referred clients to other outpatient programs and community agencies to enhance treatment processes.
Psychiatric Social Work Student Internship
Detroit Receiving Hospital
09.2020 - 04.2021
Facilitate group therapy.
Conduct psychosocial assessments.
Identifying resources that may be helpful in problem resolution, and developing plans for the resolution of the crisis.
Provide necessary support for each patient according to health status, personal strengths and weaknesses, emotional state and additional factors.
Effective written and verbal communication skills to communicate with diverse populations including physicians, employees, patients and their families.
Caseworker
The Noah Project
09.2019 - 09.2020
Provided support and guidance to clients through case management services.
Provided daily lunch services and essential basic need items.
Completed assigned duties and consistently produced high volume of work to support daily client/agency needs.
Worked well in a team environment as well as independently.
Empower low income and homeless Detroiter's to achieve stability by empowering individuals journey to self-sufficiency.
RN Supervisor/Assistant Manager at St John Macomb Hospital (2007-2023), Ascension Hospital (2023-2024), Henry Ford Health (2024-current)RN Supervisor/Assistant Manager at St John Macomb Hospital (2007-2023), Ascension Hospital (2023-2024), Henry Ford Health (2024-current)