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Christina Clark

Hilliard,OH

Summary

LSW with extensive experience in palliative care, medical social work, and hospice settings. Skilled in psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, and interdisciplinary collaboration across inpatient, outpatient, and trauma environments. Adept in facilitating goal of care discussions, managing complex discharges, and supporting patients and families navigating serious illness, end of life, and cancer treatment. Passionate about patient-centered care and aligning medical decisions with personal values and quality of life.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Palliative Care Social Worker

OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital
04.2024 - Current

Provide counseling, education, and resource support to patients and families navigating serious illness and complex decision-making. Facilitate family meetings and goals of care discussions to ensure alignment with patient values. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to address emotional, social, and spiritual needs. Utilize motivational interviewing and CBT-informed techniques to strengthen coping and resilience. Document psychosocial assessments and interventions.

Medical Social Worker

Sutter Roseville Medical Center
10.2022 - 03.2024

Conduct psychosocial and trauma assessments. Engage in palliative care conversations. Coordinate complex discharges addressing behavioral health, homelessness, substance use, and domestic violence. Complete mandated reports as indicated. Collaborate across disciplines to ensure safe, holistic, and patient-centered transitions of care.

Medical Social Worker

Sutter Solano
01.2022 - 09.2022

Conduct psychosocial assessments. Initiate 5150/psychiatric holds for patients in acute crisis and facilitate inpatient psychiatric placement. Coordinate complex discharges and send referrals to facilitate placement in skilled nursing as needed. Completed home health care referrals. Rotated through outpatient oncology clinic to provide counseling and resource navigation for patients undergoing cancer treatment.

Hospice Social Worker

Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care And Seasons Hospice
08.2021 - 01.2022

Conduct psychosocial and bereavement assessments, facilitate advance care planning, and guide patients and families through end of life transitions. Provide grief counseling, crisis intervention, and resource coordination. Collaborate with nurses, chaplains, and providers to deliver compassionate, comprehensive hospice care.

Hospice Social Worker

Brookdale Hospice
08.2020 - 08.2021

Serve as the sole social worker on a multidisciplinary hospice team. Conduct psychosocial and bereavement assessments, facilitate advance care planning, and guide patients and families through end of life. Engage in community outreach and promotion of the agency through networking. Maintain compassionate and comprehensive care.

Education

Master of Science - Social Work

The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, OH
05-2020

Bachelor of Science - Social Work

The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, OH
05-2019

Timeline

Palliative Care Social Worker

OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital
04.2024 - Current

Medical Social Worker

Sutter Roseville Medical Center
10.2022 - 03.2024

Medical Social Worker

Sutter Solano
01.2022 - 09.2022

Hospice Social Worker

Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care And Seasons Hospice
08.2021 - 01.2022

Hospice Social Worker

Brookdale Hospice
08.2020 - 08.2021

Master of Science - Social Work

The Ohio State University

Bachelor of Science - Social Work

The Ohio State University
Christina Clark