Denice Green
Rosharon,TX
Summary
I'm the Deputy Chief of Social Work Service providing oversight for more than 450 Social Workers and administrative staff. I have more than 25 years of experience as a Social Worker. I'm Yellow Belt certified in system redesign. I'm a subject matter expert in women's health, primary care, mental health, and emergency room medicine. I have 10 years of supervisory experience and have supervised senior-level supervisors and nurse case manager supervisors. I'm the 2015 Social Work leader of the year. I'm currently mentoring the Social Work leadership team at Southern Arizona VA Health System on the alignment of their Social Work, Case Management, and Utilization Management team.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Chief, Social Work Service
Department of Veterans Affairs
Houston, TX
12.2013 - Current
- Provide supervisor oversight of 450 Social Workers and administrative staff within the Social Work Service
- Provide fiscal oversight of a 30 million dollar budget
- Facilitate implementation of quality improvement measures
- Conducted executive-level briefings to the Chief of Staff and Directors' Office on hospital length of stay
- Provide supervisory oversight over Senior level supervisors
- Provide oversight to Registered Nurse Case Managers
- Facilitated hiring and orientation of staff
- Facilitated hospital-wide performance improvement project to reduce length of stay
- Develops strategic goal for the service
- Liaison to other care lines, facilities , VISN offices and VHA Central Office
- Develop work improvement plans and personnel actions
- Develop and implemented Social Work Orientation and mentorship program
Interim Chief of Social Work
Department of Veterans Affairs
Shreveport, LA
06.2017 - 09.2017
- Provided clinical and administrative oversight for more than 75 Social Workers and administrative staff
- Conducted briefing for the executive leadership
- Developed FY18 Strategic Plan and budget
- Credential new hires
- Conducted staff realignments
- Conducted labor mapping and productivity analysis
Community Based Outpatient Social Work Supervisor
Department of Veterans Affairs
Houston, TX
08.2014 - 10.2016
- Provided clinical, and administrative oversight to Social Workers in nine outpatient clinics including primary care, mental health, and substance use disorder (SUD)
- Developed policies and procedures for primary care, SUD, and mental health care
- Conducted recruitment, hiring, professional development, and performance evaluation of staff
- Human resource allocation
- Case consultation
- Analyzed and monitored clinic utilization and productivity
- Designed clinic grids to optimize face-to-face Mental Health services
- Developed community partnerships
Nephrology Social Worker
Department of Veterans Affairs
Houston, TX
12.2013 - 08.2015
- Provided case management for patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
- Conducted Pre-ESRD classes for patients nearing dialysis
- Collaborated with community partners on the initiation of dialysis
- Completed annual consults for payment for dialysis
- Coordinated continuation of care of access sites
- Educated patients on Kidney Transplant
Women Veterans Program Manager
Department of Veteran Affairs
Houston, TX
07.2011 - 12.2013
- Implemented national policies on women veteran health care at the local level
- Subject matter expert (SME) on VA Handbook 1330.01 and 1330.02 (care for women veterans)
- Advocated for women veterans and coordinated gender-specific services
- Liaison between local and national leadership
Education
Master of Arts - Social Work
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH06-1998
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, SC12-1995
Timeline
Interim Chief of Social Work
Department of Veterans Affairs
06.2017 - 09.2017
Community Based Outpatient Social Work Supervisor
Department of Veterans Affairs
08.2014 - 10.2016
Deputy Chief, Social Work Service
Department of Veterans Affairs
12.2013 - Current
Nephrology Social Worker
Department of Veterans Affairs
12.2013 - 08.2015
Women Veterans Program Manager
Department of Veteran Affairs
07.2011 - 12.2013
Master of Arts - Social Work
University of Cincinnati
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
South Carolina State University