Highly motivated professional to seek and maintain a full-time position with your company. Offering over five years of hands-on experience with various agencies throughout the state providing children, individuals, families, and veterans, with psychosocial support needed counseling, and services on matters of entitlements and benefits. Skilled in preparing claims, obtaining supporting documents and investigations to determine eligibility, interviews, examinations, and strong customer service skills.
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Estella Derico
Montgomery
Summary
Overview
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
Social Service Worker
04.2018 - 12.2023
Job overview
- Reviewed and requested medical and military personnel records, developed safety plans, documented daily and monthly narratives, completed time sheets, scheduled appointments, scheduled meetings, attended court hearings, and service verification records to determine eligibility status
- Adhere to federal and state laws when implementing policies and procedures
- Provided group and individual counseling to identify, discuss, and resolve problems and issues with veterans and non-veterans
- Completed time sheets, and invoices to pay providers monthly
- Assisted veterans and dependents in preparing forms and documents to present claims for benefits
- Assisted with housing and community resources
- Composed court reports for criminal and dependence
- Formulated petitions for removal of a child or children, and for petitions for protection supervision
- Attended court hearings
- Served as a witness for court cases
- Served as the On-Call administrator for the hospital
- Coordinated safe placement plans
- Conducted in-person and telephone interviews with veterans and advocates to explain benefits and related programs and coordinated with welfare agencies
T&C Affordable Roofing and Total Home Care
Business Manager
02.2010 - 02.2019
Job overview
- Controlled costs and optimized spending via restructuring of budgets for labor, capital assets, inventory purchasing, and technology upgrades
- Paid all providers and licensing
- Oriented newly hired employees by providing company information, identifying and completing areas for improvement, facilitating onboarding processes, and establishing position-related requirements
- Delivered feedback to decision-makers regarding employee performance and training needs
Coosa Valley Medical Center
Recreation Therapist
10.2014 - 10.2015
Job overview
- Provided information to establish eligibility Requirements for Veterans' benefits/applications
- Conducted interviews to complete assessments, developed treatment goals, and interventions
- Implemented services, and evaluations, and assisted with the completion of claims eligibility
- Assisted with placement through the state and communities
- Recorded and monitored responses to patient therapy progress
- Developed care plans, attended treatment team meetings, and monitored for treatment deficiencies, and therapeutic activities/classes
- Maintained and ordered all supplies, and planned all special events
Greil Psychiatric Hospital
Director of Recreation Therapy/ Supervisor
01.1993 - 08.2012
Job overview
- Operated a full-scaled unit to provide therapeutic services for daytime and nighttime activities and classes
- Supervised seven Recreation Specialists, a Peer Specialist, volunteers, and nursing students
- Developed and implemented approved Joint Commission and Medicare programs, served special population for therapeutic treatment
- Analyzed and implemented tracking sheets to improved identified management care, treatment plans, activities, and classes
- Planned prescribed treatment interventions, goals, therapeutic activities, and special events
- Worked with the management team to implement the proper division of responsibilities and annual budgets
- Served as the On-Call administrator for the hospital
- Completed employee's probationary and yearly evaluations, and ensured mandatory job training
- Completed payroll timesheets
- Enforced rules and regulations, developed policies and procedures, and a manual to set forth expectations comprehensively and consistently
Education
Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, AL
Bachelor of Science from Therapeutic Recreation/Therapy Management
01.1993
University Overview
Skills
- Crisis situations
- Screenings
- Record filing
- Eligibility Determinations
- Client services
- Diagnostic evaluations
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
- Achieved/maintained the 95% percentile of completing documentation with accuracy, efficiency, visitations and placing with families.
- Documented and resolved eligibility status which led to receiving services.
Timeline
Social Service Worker
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
04.2018 - 12.2023
Recreation Therapist
Coosa Valley Medical Center
10.2014 - 10.2015
Business Manager
T&C Affordable Roofing and Total Home Care
02.2010 - 02.2019
Director of Recreation Therapy/ Supervisor
Greil Psychiatric Hospital
01.1993 - 08.2012
Alabama State University
Bachelor of Science from Therapeutic Recreation/Therapy Management
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