To obtain a social work position in the health care field using:
Excellent case management, assessment, organization and documentation skills
Outstanding work ethic, team player to contribute to departmental goals.
Extensive interest, knowledge and experience working with geriatric population in variety of settings
Proven successful ability to work independently and receive minimal supervision
Experience working with diverse populations including people with physical, mental, developmental disabilities, AODA issues
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Advanced Care Planning Specialist
Community Care Inc
09.2014 - Current
Facilitated end of life care discussion with clients and designated health care proxy to ensure agent understood their role, and client’s wishes, and completed advance directives
Care Manager
Community Care Inc
09.2008 - Current
Performed home visits to assess living situation, individual needs, and developed safe care plan
Maintained a caseload of approx 40 clients at residential facility and in community
Completed proper referrals, coordinated needed care and services, and monitored service effectiveness
Provided crisis intervention in emergency situations
Key achievement: Excellent in developing comprehensive, cost effective/effective person centered care plan by incorporating natural informal support. Proven monthly saving of over $15,000.
Commitment to provide outstanding, quality care and service to clients: relocated 8 members from hostile environment in short period of time when company ended a contract for a residential provider. Went above and beyond and worked late on Friday night to physically locate clients when staff at the residential facility walked out
Participated system improvement project by participating pilot project to improve current social work assessment form and authorization system
Social Work Consultant
Trinity Home Health Care Inc
01.2008 - 09.2008
Perform home visits to assess living situation, individual needs, and proper referrals
Social Worker, Fieldwork Placement
Wheaton Franciscan Geriatric Medicine
09.2007 - 05.2008
Work with geriatricians at medical clinic and provide initial assessment
Establish social work assessment procedure for screening tool at geriatric medical clinic
Created psychosocial assessment format and resource book by collecting appropriate resources for medical clinic setting
Conducted assessment using MMSE, GDS, Clock drawing and Animal naming test.
Social Worker, Fieldwork Placement
Memory Diagnostic Clinic
09.2007 - 05.2008
Work as part of interdisciplinary team to ensure client goals are met
Interview patients and family to obtain psychosocial information for research
Social Worker, Fieldwork Placement
Marian Franciscan Center
09.2007 - 12.2007
Provided crisis intervention at geriatric psychiatric unit
Provided 1:1 interventions for 10 residents with mental illnesses and developmental disabilities
Social Worker, Fieldwork Placement
Interfaith Older Adults Programs
06.2007 - 08.2007
Completed 260 hours of supervised training
Conducted home visits to high-risk diabetes members in the Family Care Program
Assisted clients with establishing diabetes management goals
Social Worker
St. Camillus Health Center, Inc.
01.2006 - 07.2007
Actively maintained a caseload of 60 residents in a nursing home and assisted living facility
Assisted residents and families with admission, orientation and discharge planning services
Facilitated resident council meetings and plan of care meetings
Social Service Assistant
Christopher East Health and Rehabilitation Center
02.2004 - 02.2007
Caseload of approx. 45 residents in a Nursing home.
Worked with geriatric clients as well as clients with mental illness and developmental disabilities.
Assisted residents and families with discharge planning services
Social worker, Fieldwork Placement
La Causa, Inc.
09.2002 - 12.2002
Completed 530 hours of training.
Planned, provided recreational group for Hispanic children and their families.
Conducted home visits for outreach and conducted intake at the crisis nursery.
Education
Masters of Science - Social Work, Emphasis: Gerontology
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
08.2008
Bachelors - Social Work
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
08.2003
Skills
Fluent in Japanese and English
Certified Advanced Social Worker from the State of Wisconsin
Certified Advanced Care Planning Specialist by Gunderson Health system
Certified Functional Eligibility Screener from DHFS
Obtained Applied Gerontology Certificate, May 2008 from University of Wisconsin
Affiliations
Member of Helen Bader School of Social Welfare Alpha Delta Mu Honor Society
Recipient of 2007- 2008 UWM Center on Age & Community Scholarship
References
References Available
U.S. Resident
Timeline
Advanced Care Planning Specialist
Community Care Inc
09.2014 - Current
Care Manager
Community Care Inc
09.2008 - Current
Social Work Consultant
Trinity Home Health Care Inc
01.2008 - 09.2008
Social Worker, Fieldwork Placement
Wheaton Franciscan Geriatric Medicine
09.2007 - 05.2008
Social Worker, Fieldwork Placement
Memory Diagnostic Clinic
09.2007 - 05.2008
Social Worker, Fieldwork Placement
Marian Franciscan Center
09.2007 - 12.2007
Social Worker, Fieldwork Placement
Interfaith Older Adults Programs
06.2007 - 08.2007
Social Worker
St. Camillus Health Center, Inc.
01.2006 - 07.2007
Social Service Assistant
Christopher East Health and Rehabilitation Center
02.2004 - 02.2007
Social worker, Fieldwork Placement
La Causa, Inc.
09.2002 - 12.2002
Masters of Science - Social Work, Emphasis: Gerontology
Individual Support Worker at Compassion Community Care & Hosanna Community CareIndividual Support Worker at Compassion Community Care & Hosanna Community Care
Senior Clinical Quality Consultant at ENHANCED COMMUNITY CARE MANAGEMENT (ECCM), Palliative Care, HIGHMARK HEALTHSenior Clinical Quality Consultant at ENHANCED COMMUNITY CARE MANAGEMENT (ECCM), Palliative Care, HIGHMARK HEALTH