Focused Social Services Director proudly offering over 18 years of experience hiring, mentoring and training talented staff members. Flexible professional knowledgeable in state and federal regulations related to skilled nursing facilities.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Social Work Director
Solaris Healthcare Forest Lake
Apopka, FL
10.2021 - Current
Monitoring and assuring social service tasks are completed for 222 bed facility
Assist social services team with resources and support
Coordination services with ancillary physicians and providers
Working with various insurances
Medicare, Managed care, and private insurances
Educated and assist with the completion of Advance directives
Responsible for the caseload of 118 residents
Facilitate discharges and communicate with an interdisciplinary approach
Collaborating with other agencies to provide residents with needed services and supplies
Collaborate with psychiatrists and fellow interdisciplinary team members to create interventions to minimize the symptoms of residents with psychiatric and dementia illnesses
Collaborate with residents, family members, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams to develop person-centered care plans
Provide exceptional customer service, support residents and families with follow up, education, and helpful referral sources
Conduct cognition, mood, behavior, and discharge assessment for MDS.
Social Worker
Health Central Park
Winter Garden, FL
12.2007 - 10.2021
Coordination services with ancillary physicians and providers
Working with various insurances
Medicare, Managed care, and private insurances
Coordinate discharge services (Home Health, and medical equipment)
Educated and assist with the completion of Advance directives.
Social Worker Director
Avante
Orlando, FL
06.2007 - 12.2007
Abuse coordinator: follow up and file abuse allegations
Grievance coordinator: Assure that all reported concerns were followed up and completed in a timely manner
Discharge planning
Community resource support
Psychosocial assessments
Coordination services with ancillary physicians and providers
Working with various insurances
Medicare, Managed care, and private insurances.
Social Worker/ Medical Assistant
Dr. Gopal & Saroj Basisht MD
Orlando, FL
11.1999 - 06.2007
Referral coordination: Implementing referrals to specialists
Front and back-office duties: Including Insurance coding, answering telephone, taking vitals, giving injections, scheduling, accepting payments
Medical records: filing, charting
Providing resources to outside agencies such as Medicaid and social Security.
Education
Bachelors in Social Work -
University Of Central Florida
06.2005
Gerontology Certification -
University Of Central Florida
06.2005
Medical Assistant diploma -
High Tech Institute
06.1999
Skills
Discharge Planning/ Providing community referrals
Client interaction
Completing social service assessment and clinical documentation
Grievances resolutions
Assessing and assuring social services task are completed timely and properly
Knowledgeable in advance directives
Social Worker/ Case management (15 years)
Gerontology certified
Dementia Certification
Quality Improvements
Patient Assessments
Interviewing Skills
Effective Customer Communication
Staff Oversight
Written and Verbal Communication
Excellent Communication
Supervision and Leadership
Certification
Gerontology Certification: University of Central Florida,