Susan Miller

Cedars Sinai Special projects:

• Social Work Student Field Liason for three years
• Social Work Student preceptor for 2 years.
• Provided Behavioral Activation treatment to cardiac patient's for clinical research study.
• Lead department team ladder project
• Provided Clinical supevision for Associate Social Workers

Cardiac Surgical ICU Social Worker:

• Complete psycho/social assessments
• Provide therapeutic interventions using crisis intervention, DBT and Motivational therapy and grief support.
• Plan and facilitate family meetings with multidisciplinary team.
• Educate patients and families regarding Advanced directives
• Identify family dynamics and the impact on treatment goals and discharge planning.
• Educate medical and nursing teams regarding family dynamics and effective intervention strategies.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary rounds
• Provide grief counseling to families and patients
• Assess patients for safety risks and follow mandated reporting requirements.

MED Teaching Team

• Completed discharge planning and psycho/social assessment on complex patients
• Lead Social Work Round with Med Teaching Teams to address the psycho/social needs of patients.
• Educated medical students regarding the impact of psycho/social concerns on medical interventions and discharge planning
• Facilitated all D/C planning: arranging transportation, ID housing options and making referrals.
• Completed homeless assessments
• Completed suicide assessments.
• Completed clinical documentation in EPIC
• Planned and facilitated Ethics meetings and family meeting
• Completed due diligence investigation and documentation.

Cedars Sinai Acute Rehabilitation

• Facilitated discharge planning
• Provided clinical reviews with insurance case manager to establish criteria for Acute Rehab
• Represented social work in the development of the Frailty Program specific to rehabilitation unit.

Illumination Geriatric Consultation and Counseling － Burbank, CA

• Private Practice started in 2011
• Provide psychotherapy for seniors, families and caregivers.
• Provide consultation services and educational training for those working with seniors the areas of dementia, behavioral concerns, ethical concerns and abuse
• Oversaw budgetary and financial activities and implemented strategies to grow business and profits.
• Completed credentialing process for private payment providers including including: Anthem Insurance and Medicare
• Developed contracts with prominent assist living communities to address psycho/social and emotional needs of residents and families.

• Resolved problems and delivered solutions by collaborating with government funding entities
• Analyzed data from surveys, referrals and follow-up services on financial, legal, crisis intervention, community referrals and outreach services.
• Promoted integration of services for clients, including behavioral health care and long term services to enhance continuity of care.
• Presented clients with information, referrals and assistance accessing resources such as food, housing and transportation.
• Performed ongoing monitoring of Social Service Designees.
• Completed Quality assessment of care plans to evaluate effectiveness, documenting interventions and goal achievements.
• Formulated discharge plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary treatment team, residents and families
• Facilitated supportive services and counseling for family members to address special concerns and ease transition during home visits.
• Assigned and monitored social work cases of more than 180 residents
• Identified and hired talented individuals bringing valuable skills and great experience to team.
• Collaborated with team members to identify and accomplish agency objectives.