EILEEN TAFAGHODI
Temecula,CA
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Case Manager
Palomar Health Rehab Institute
11.2024 - Current
- Assess and develop personalized care plans for patients recovering from injury, surgery, or illness.
- Facilitate the discharge planning process by preparing patients and families for a smooth transition to home or other care settings, ensuring all necessary medical and personal support services are in place.
- Coordinate with a multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, and therapists to deliver quality care and services.
Dialysis Social Worker
Fresenius Medical Care
05.2024 - 10.2024
- Assess patients' psychosocial status, strengths, and areas of need that may affect rehabilitation.
- Reduce hospital readmission rates by coordinating post-discharge planning activities that ensure continuity of care for high-risk individuals.
- Improve client self-sufficiency with personalized case management and resource coordination.
Medical Social Worker
The Elizabeth Hospice
07.2023 - 02.2024
- Managed caseload of 50 patients and their families.
- Educated patients on available treatment options and assisted in informed decision-making regarding their healthcare plan.
- Offered crisis intervention services to address urgent concerns related to mental health, substance abuse, or domestic violence issues.
Medical Social Worker
Comfort & Peace Hospice
10.2022 - 05.2023
- Participated in the training, orientation, and evaluation of new MSWs.
- Collaborated in interdisciplinary team meetings on developing and reviewing individualized patient care plans.
- Coordinated discharge plans from hospitalization to home or long-term care facilities.
Medical Social Worker
Hospice of the North Coast
08.2019 - 09.2022
- Conducted initial and ongoing biopsychosocial assessments of terminally ill patients and their families within home and inpatient settings.
- Assisted Veterans and their families in navigating and gaining access to VA health care, pensions, disability, insurance benefits, and burial allowances.
- Facilitated care conferences to promote interagency collaboration and mediation of complex family dynamics.
Education
Master of Social Work -
California State University, San Marcos
05.2020
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology -
California State University, San Marcos
12.2017
Skills
- Psychotherapy Techniques
- Conflict Resolution
- Case Management
- Interdisciplinary Coordination
- Veteran Advocacy
Certification
- ACSW - Associate Clinical Social Worker
- CPR/AED
Timeline
Case Manager
Palomar Health Rehab Institute
11.2024 - Current
Dialysis Social Worker
Fresenius Medical Care
05.2024 - 10.2024
Medical Social Worker
The Elizabeth Hospice
07.2023 - 02.2024
Medical Social Worker
Comfort & Peace Hospice
10.2022 - 05.2023
Medical Social Worker
Hospice of the North Coast
08.2019 - 09.2022
Master of Social Work -
California State University, San Marcos
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology -
California State University, San Marcos