Fernando C. Villamar

• Assisted seniors with exploring community resources and referrals for programs to meet their needs
• Enrolled in the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)
• Oversaw staff development through in-depth training and other learning opportunities.
• Referred families to shelters, legal resources, and assisted living programs.
• Referred clients to appropriate team members, community agencies, and organizations to meet treatment needs.
• Collaborated with department managers to correct and improve services.
• Delegated authority and responsibility to department personnel.
• Led performance improvement projects based on QAPI efforts.
• Created staff work assignments and monitored activity for efficient follow through.
• Established preliminary and comprehensive assessments for social service needs of consumers.

Director of Social Services, Brooklyn Rehabilitation and Nursing
Center, Brooklyn, NY
• Leading the Social Services department and supervising social work
staff.
• Managing resident caseloads, care planning, and providing ongoing
family support.
• Ensuring compliance with CMS, NYSDOH, and federal, state, and local
regulations
• Providing guidance on resident adjustment, community resources, and
discharge planning
• Participating in interdisciplinary team meetings and care plan
conferences
• Resolving resident grievances and upholding resident rights
• Grievance officer
• Collaborating with leadership on quality improvement initiatives
• Maintaining accurate, timely, and compliant documentation

May 2021 – May 2025
Director of Social Services Morningside Rehabilitation and Nursing
Home, Bronx, NH
• Certified PASRR screener
• Proficiency MDS 3.0
• Point Click Care
• Sigma Care
• Experience working in long-term care
and short-term care
• Grievance officer
• Participation in multiple meetings to
coordinate resident's care: utilization
review meetings, QAPI, Behavioral
Management meeting, IDT meetings
Hospice Care, LTC meeting, PDPM
meeting, outside agencies, and
contacting families for service
recovery
• CCP meetings with residents,
participation in resident councils
(providing assistance and education),
DOH, and Ombudsman program
when needed
• Quality Management meeting
• Coordinating facility operations as
AOD when needed
• Providing training to new social
workers
• Great understanding of the nursing
home operations and compliant with
the requirements of DOH guidelines,
assisting resident with referrals for
housing, ALF, MLTC, NHTD
programs
• Assisting residents and family
members in the d/c process and
psychosocial issues, assisting the
finance department in discussing with
residents their financial
responsibilities with the facility
• Provide information to resident about
NOMNC and assisting them in the
appeal process when is needed
September 2018 - May 2021
Social Worker The Plaza
Rehabilitation Nursing Plaza, Bronx,
New York
• Conduct psychosocial assessments
for residents from admission to
discharge
• Assist residents with executing
advanced directives documents and
navigating insurance coverage
concerns
• CASACT-T Certificate • Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and care plan meetings to

determine residents' discharge plan
• Provide English-to-Spanish translation as needed

LANGUAGES
Spanish
Native or Bilingual

• Updated client documentation for accurate, compliant and current records.
• Supported clients and families with empathy and compassion during difficult
times.
• Educated families on available community resources, connecting them with
essential services such as housing assistance, financial aid, or healthcare
providers.
• Interviewed clients, families, or groups to assess situations, limitations and
issues and implement services to address needs.
• Maintained accurate case documentation, ensuring compliance with
regulatory standards and facilitating informed decision-making by team
members.
• De-escalated stressful situations through individual and family crisis
interventions.
• Increased client engagement in treatment plans by building trusting
relationships through empathetic listening and consistent support.
• Developed and facilitated support groups, promoting healthy coping skills
and fostering peer connections among participants.
• Advocated for clients'' rights, navigating complex systems to secure
necessary resources and benefits.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure appropriate care
coordination and resource allocation for clients.
• Led workshops on topics relevant to client populations served, empowering
individuals with valuable knowledge and tools for selfadvocacy.
• Supervised interns or junior staff members, providing direction on best
practices in social work and contributing to their professional growth as
practitioners.
• Promoted a culture of self-care and professional development among
colleagues, fostering a supportive work environment that encouraged
ongoing growth and learning.
• Assisted clients with navigating and accessing social services such as
housing and medical care.
• Facilitated multidisciplinary team meetings to ensure cohesive support
strategies for clients.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive support
for clients.
• Collaborated with healthcare professionals to create integrated care plans,
improving overall client health outcomes.
• Enhanced team knowledge and skills, leading professional development
sessions on current social work practices.
• Collaborated with other professionals to plan and coordinate care for clients.
• Documented client progress and activities in accordance with agency
policies and procedures.

• Reviewed admission packets, consent forms, and eligibility information for completeness.

• Conduct psychosocial assessments for residents from admission to discharge
• Assist residents with executing advance directives documents and navigating insurance coverage concerns
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and care plan meetings to determine residents’ discharge plan
• Provide English to Spanish translation, as needed
• Interviewed clients, families, or groups to assess situations, limitations, and issues and implement services to address needs.
• Advocated for clients to assure respected rights and wishes.
• Updated client documentation for accurate, compliant, and current records.
• De-escalated stressful situations through individual and family crisis interventions.
• Assisted clients with navigating and accessing social services such as housing and medical care.
• Supported clients and families with empathy and compassion during difficult times.
• Collaborated with other professionals to plan and coordinate care for clients.
• Developed and maintained strong relationships with community resources for successful referrals.
• Documented client progress and activities in accordance with agency policies and procedures.
• Administered assessments to identify clients' needs and establish treatment plans.
• Utilized evidence-based practices to provide effective interventions for clients.
• Participated in interdisciplinary team meetings to coordinate care for clients.
• Assisted clients in identifying community resources and connecting with appropriate services.

• Dean's List 2019
• Ranked in the top 90% of the class
• Summa cum laude graduate

• Dean's List 2018
• summa cum laude graduate