
Licensed Certified Social Worker, with almost ten years of experience in the Social Work field. As a social worker underwriter addresses the needs of individuals, patients, and veterans, regarding their psycho-social needs and stressors to alleviate any barriers preventing full and complete wellness. Underwriter has worked within multiple inpatient acute settings arranging complex discharges and multiple outpatient services for high risk and complex patient needs. Underwriter has had to follow and adhere to current medical crisis situations and regulated guidelines, along with organizational policies regarding the current public health crisis. After underwriter graduated with her Masters in Social Work, underwriter's career started with specializing in pediatric mental health and behavioral health coordination. With the knowledge of behavioral health coordination, underwriter started as a case specialist and social worker, coordinating care with high risk mental health patients who have experienced short term crisis and in need of solution focused interventions and support. After underwriter's career within an acute behavioral health setting, underwriter transferred to the field of medical social work; here this social worker focused on coordination of medical needs for high utilization patients while organizing direct discharge needs to outpatient settings and additional coordination of Long Term Care, and additional rehabilitation services. After this social worker completed acute medical social work within an acute care setting, this social worker transferred to assisting Veterans within a Geriatric Long Term Care setting, where this social worker assisted veterans and their families in meeting their needs while preparing for end of life care services and treatment. This writer is currently employed with Care in the Community at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center assisting veterans within community hospitals; this writer assists with post discharge needs which includes discharges to a skilled nursing facility or long term care.