Mary Duncan
Social Worker/ Patient Coordinator
Tulsa,OK
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Hospice Social Worker
Elara Caring Hospice
Tulsa, Oklahoma
06.2025 - Current
- Complete initial patient assessment and care planning.
- Provide linkage to community resources as needed.
- Provide emotional support and education to patients and families.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team.
- Assist in obtaining Medicare, Supplemental Insurance and Veterans Benefits.
- Complete Advanced Directives, Durable Power of Attorney, Guardianship and Do Not Resuscitate paperwork.
- Assist with pre-bereavement and bereavement services.
- Crisis Intervention and empathic listening.
Hospice Social Worker
Good Shepherd Hospice
Tulsa, Oklahoma
06.2023 - 03.2025
- Provided pre bereavement and post bereavement services to families.
- Utilized resources in the community for referrals and offered community resource guidance for families to access financial, housing, medical and other social service assistance.
- Tracked client progress, recorded interventions and provided relevant data for analysis.
- Supported families with empathy and compassion during difficult times.
- Multi-disciplinary teamwork with other professionals for optimal patient care.
Hospice Family Support/Bereavement Coordinator
Miller Hospice
Tulsa, Oklahoma
09.2018 - 05.2023
- Developed rapport to create supportive relationship with families to provide pre bereavement and post bereavement services. Compassionate family support.
- Accumulated knowledge of resources in the community for needed referrals. Facilitated support groups.
- Recorded client progress analytical data.
- Offered community resource guidance to meet family needs for financial, housing, medical and other social service assistance.
- Serviced office phone explaining hospice services, providing crisis intervention and gathering demographic information to relay to nursing intake staff.
- Consulted with other professionals to gain insight and advice and build strong network within organization.
Hospice Social Worker
Cornerstone Hospice
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
06.2014 - 06.2018
- Updated treatment plans on monthly basis with latest intervention strategies and progress notes.
- Worked with medical teams, patients and families to implement effective treatment plans.
- Completed psychosocial evaluations and needs assessments.
- Developed partnerships with community organizations to expand services and referrals.
- Collaborated with healthcare providers to drive continuity of care.
- Developed individual treatment plans and provided counseling to patients. Preserved and prepared reports and treatment records.
- Facilitated family meetings to discuss patient care plans.
- Participated in interdisciplinary care conferences to discuss patient care plans and referrals.
- Assessed risk factors of patients and made referrals for further services.
- Provided patient and family education on available resources and self-care strategies.
- Assisted patients in accessing housing, financial assistance and other community resources.
- Managed caseload to satisfy multiple patients with diverse needs and conducted in-home visits to provide supportive services and maintained detailed records of patient progress, documentation of services, case notes.
Hospice Social Worker
Hope Hospice
Claremore, Oklahoma
07.2008 - 04.2014
- Completed psychosocial evaluations and needs assessments.
- Updated treatment plans on monthly basis with latest intervention strategies and progress notes.
- Assessed risk factors of patients and made referrals for further services.
- Developed partnerships with community organizations to expand services and referrals.
- Facilitated family meetings to discuss patient care plans.
- Maintained detailed records of patient progress, documentation of services and case notes.
- Provided crisis intervention services to individuals facing medical, emotional and mental health challenges.
- Managed caseload to satisfy multiple patients with diverse needs.
- Assisted patients in accessing housing, financial assistance and other community resources.
- Conducted in-home visits to provide supportive services.
- Participated in interdisciplinary care conferences to discuss patient care plans and referrals.
- Worked with medical teams, patients and families to implement effective treatment plans.
- Preserved and prepared reports and treatment records.
- Collaborated with healthcare providers to drive continuity of care.
- Developed individual treatment plans and provided counseling to patients.
Work Availability
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Work Availability
Willing to relocate and work any shift or hours.
Timeline
Hospice Social Worker
Elara Caring Hospice
06.2025 - Current
Hospice Social Worker
Good Shepherd Hospice
06.2023 - 03.2025
Hospice Family Support/Bereavement Coordinator
Miller Hospice
09.2018 - 05.2023
Hospice Social Worker
Cornerstone Hospice
06.2014 - 06.2018
Hospice Social Worker
Hope Hospice
07.2008 - 04.2014