Candace M Taylor
Greenville,PA
Summary
Licensed Social Work professional with 29 plus years of experience working in non-profit sector. Primary focus has been within the medical setting advocating for patients and their families to make informed decisions as it relates to models of care and discharge planning.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Health Care Manager
University of Pittsburgh Health Plan
01.2023 - Current
- Care Coordination and health education for health plan insurance members through use of telephonic collaboration with members, their legal representatives, caregivers and providers
- Identification of members' medical, behavioral, social and functional needs, along with barriers to care
- Develop comprehensive care plans to assist in reducing/closing gaps in preventative care
- Collaborate and facilitate care with various medical management staff, providers, community resources to provide additional support and advocacy to member
- Review of complex members within an interdisciplinary team model
Mobile Therapist
Comprehensive Children And Family Services
06.2021 - 05.2023
- Built and maintained therapeutic relationships, fostering positive, supportive and empowering client environments.
- Maintained client confidentiality to protect patient privacy.
- Utilized evidence-based techniques to deliver successful treatment.
- Performed assessments to evaluate clients' mental health status, needs and goals.
Medical Social Worker
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
10.2001 - 12.2022
- Complete psychosocial assessments for patients within inpatient setting to include acute care, oncology, and maternity to reflect individual's social, economical, cultural, spiritual and behavioral factors, incorporating family and social supports and how they impact the clinical situation
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare team, patients, families and relevant community services to devise and implement care plans
- Coordinate family meetings to involve patient/support system in discharge planning process, along with adhering to hospital goals of capacity management and reduction in readmissions and length of stay management
- Ongoing monitoring and evaluating plan of care, options or available services during hospital stay to ensure patient’s needs are met
- Referrals as identified to appropriate post-acute level of care; nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospice
- Resource specific information provided and facilitation of referrals to areas on aging, home health, transportation providers, mental health/substance abuse, children and youth services.
Education
Masters of Social Work -
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN05.2022
Bachelor of Science - undefined
Youngstown State
University
Youngstown, OH1993
Skills
- Active/Critical Listening
- Assessing Needs
- Patient and Family Liaison
- Electronic Medical Record Software
- Best Practices and Standards-Evidence Based
- Interdisciplinary Coordination
- Medical Advocacy
- Complex Care Management
- Psychosocial Assessments
Timeline
Health Care Manager
University of Pittsburgh Health Plan
01.2023 - Current
Mobile Therapist
Comprehensive Children And Family Services
06.2021 - 05.2023
Medical Social Worker
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
10.2001 - 12.2022
Masters of Social Work -
Walden University
Bachelor of Science - undefined
Youngstown State
University
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