Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
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Hannah Schonauer

Rimrock

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience

Work History

Adjunct Clinical Director

Alternative to Meds Center
10.2024 - Current
  • Helps to create and implement a crisis management system that ensures that residents who are at risk are identified, assessed, and provided care that adequately addresses the level of risk
  • Facilitates clinical meetings weekly that provide a supportive environment for staff to collaborate on the treatment plans of residents
  • Collaborates on policy and procedure to ensure it accurately reflects the mission of the organization
  • Ensures that the rights of residents are protected, such as the right to privacy
  • Ensures that residents are provided care that is ethical, humane, and appropriately addresses their needs
  • Oversees the creation of initial treatment plans for residents, ensuring that the goals of the residents are focused on
  • Oversees weekly treatment plan reviews, ensuring that the ongoing needs of the residents are addressed
  • Supervises discharge planning, ensuring that the needs of the resident after treatment are adequately addressed
  • Risk assessments - Trains counselors and care managers on how to spot high risk behaviors, and how to conduct a risk assessment
  • Safety planning - Trains BHTs on how to create a safety plan for a resident
  • Creates Policy and Procedure Manual - Writes a comprehensive manual that outlines program policies and the procedures for implementing those policies
  • The manual is submitted to state licensing for approval
  • Ensures Policy and Procedures are followed by staff - Ensures all staff have read and understand policies and procedure manual and are tested before starting work
  • Monitors day to day activity to ensure staff are following guidelines of manual

Senior Case Manager

Alternative to Meds Center
12.2021 - Current
  • Serve as a liaison between resident and their family and/or support system
  • Create an initial treatment plan with the resident and treatment team that advocate for the goals and the needs of the resident
  • Create weekly treatment plan reviews that focus on the progress of treatment goals and ongoing needs of the resident
  • Create a discharge plan for the residents that addresses their needs and ensures appropriate services are provided
  • Identify when a resident is at risk for harm to self or others and provide a risk assessment when needed
  • Develop a safety plan for a resident who is identified as at risk
  • Assist in providing referral services for a resident based on their needs
  • Help with the transfer of care to other treatment facilities and treatment providers

Clinical Liaison

Alternative to Meds Center
04.2021 - 12.2021
  • Complete demographics in the electronic medical record
  • Audits client charts for completeness and signatures
  • Coordinate client s schedule including therapy appointments, medical appointments, and outside doctors' appointments
  • Documents all activities in client charts/EMR
  • Do risk assessments as needed
  • Complete all intakes and discharges
  • To serve as a bridge between the clinical, medical, and administrative staff in all areas pertaining to client needs and satisfaction
  • Complete discharge planning in a timely manner to ensure a smooth transition from treatment to home

Care Provider

Alternative to Meds Center
10.2020 - 04.2021
  • Assist in medication and supplement deliveries
  • Act in a professional manner at all times and treat patients with compassion and consideration
  • Comply with local, state, and federal laws and regulations to provide safe health care services
  • Transport clients to and from appointments and outings
  • Completes all required paperwork in a timely and accurate manner
  • Works with the unit for compliance of safety issues and infection control
  • Maintain professional boundaries with all consumers

Interim Weekend Program Director

Alternative to Meds Center
  • Training new Care Providers in fulfilling the needs of the program/facility on weekends
  • Answering all questions from Care providers on how to complete their responsibilities
  • Deescalating crisis situations with patients by coordinating with the clinical team and documenting response
  • Create a fun and safe schedule of weekend events and secure resources to carry them out
  • Promote a culture of openness and availability for residents
  • Coordinate communication between departments to improve the efficiency of overall applications
  • Promote and nurture a positive group culture within the resident population
  • Cultivate an inclusive work ethic
  • Evening medication supplement and medication administration and documentation (using our EMR)
  • Coordinating staff coverage during your reign

Behavioral Health Specialist

The Guidance Center
03.2020 - 10.2020
  • Provides support and assistance to meet consumer needs including helping with ADLS (activity of daily living) as needed
  • Responds to psychiatric codes and intervenes pro-actively using de-escalation techniques including the least restrictive interventions appropriate for the situation
  • Use of recovery-oriented, person-first language in all interactions, with a strong understanding and ability to demonstrate excellence in customer service
  • Conducts and documents group classes to promote skill-building or education
  • Performs assessment and triage of patients by conducting a brief screening visit
  • Completes all required paperwork in a timely and accurate manner
  • Monitors and reports the behavior of consumers to the treatment team
  • Keeps the unit safe, clean, and comfortable for both consumers and staff
  • Works with the unit for compliance of safety issues and infection control
  • Works well under pressure, and able to work well with high acuity consumers and effectively de-escalate situations when needed
  • Transport clients to and from appointments and outings
  • Maintain professional boundaries with all consumers
  • Ensure compliance and adequate services, additional job duties may be required to meet the needs of the program and/or department

Education

Master of Science - General Psychology

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
01-2021

Master of Arts - Psychology

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
01-2018

Skills

  • Client advocacy
  • Care coordination
  • Case assessment
  • Organization and multitasking
  • Case documentation

Timeline

Adjunct Clinical Director

Alternative to Meds Center
10.2024 - Current

Senior Case Manager

Alternative to Meds Center
12.2021 - Current

Clinical Liaison

Alternative to Meds Center
04.2021 - 12.2021

Care Provider

Alternative to Meds Center
10.2020 - 04.2021

Behavioral Health Specialist

The Guidance Center
03.2020 - 10.2020

Interim Weekend Program Director

Alternative to Meds Center

Master of Science - General Psychology

Grand Canyon University

Master of Arts - Psychology

Northern Arizona University
Hannah Schonauer