Jason F. Skutnik
New Hartford,NY
Summary
Professional healthcare planner with extensive experience ensuring seamless patient transitions from hospital to home. Strong focus on team collaboration, maintaining high standards, and achieving tangible results in patient care. Skilled in care coordination, patient assessment, and resource management, with flexible approach to evolving healthcare needs. Reliable and adaptable, consistently delivering impactful outcomes in fast-paced environments.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Social Worker/Discharge Planner
Mohawk Valley Health Systems
10.2016 - Current
- Assesses social needs of the patient, family and support system.
- Assess community and other large system factors impacting on patient health and treatment.
- Coordinate, develop, and implement safe discharge planning.
- Provide patient healthcare service navigation.
- Advocate for required services and navigate complex social systems.
- Locate, negotiate, and schedule outpatient care resources.
- Educate patients and families on effective utilization of resources
Mental Health Intensive Case Manager
The Neighborhood Center
06.2009 - 05.2015
- Identifies persons in need of services; assesses clients to identify strengths and skill deficits, and determines goals and resources needed.
- Coordinate and integrate treatment plans with service providers and aggressively advocates for clients in obtaining existing services, and developing needed but unavailable services.
- Assists families in working with clients to implement plans; educates clients in the use of medication, fiscal resources and use of community services.
- Monitors client's individualized service plan and assures maintenance of records; updates records as needed; develops directories of resources available; works with landlord, neighbors, employers and others to dispel myths about mental illness.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Applied Sociology
SUNY Institute of Technology
Utica, Rome2008
Associate of Applied Science - Liberal Arts
Herkimer County Community College
Herkimer, NY05.2005
Skills
- Effective verbal communication
- Patient service coordination
- Expertise in healthcare navigation
- HIPAA compliance
- Community engagement strategies
- Healthcare coordination expertise
- Interdepartmental cooperation
- Home care coordination
- Timely discharge management
- Organizational time strategies
- Skilled in prioritizing concurrent responsibilities
- Clear and concise communication
Timeline
Medical Social Worker/Discharge Planner
Mohawk Valley Health Systems
10.2016 - Current
Mental Health Intensive Case Manager
The Neighborhood Center
06.2009 - 05.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Applied Sociology
SUNY Institute of Technology
Associate of Applied Science - Liberal Arts
Herkimer County Community College