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Theresa Charay

Celina,TX

Summary

Competent Medical Social Worker experienced in providing patients with necessary education, coordinating program referrals and determining appropriate treatment plans. Good organizational skills with a hardworking mentality and caring approach. Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking, and time management abilities. Professionally performs needs assessments and psychosocial evaluations to determine appropriate plans, set goals and ultimately improve individual quality of life.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Medical Social Worker

Charlin HealthCare
Plano, TX
06.2023 - Current
  • Educated caregivers about the importance of providing emotional support to patients during illness or recovery periods.
  • Provided information to access financial assistance, legal aid or housing.
  • Facilitated referrals to community resources, such as housing or financial assistance programs.
  • Counseled individuals suffering from chronic illnesses on how best to manage symptoms while maintaining a positive outlook on life.
  • Participated in interdisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient needs and plan appropriate interventions.

Case Manager

Pate Rehabilitation
Anna, TX
04.2021 - 08.2022
  • Manage and coordinate interaction of all parties involved in admission, treatment, and discharge of clients
  • Document all contacts, treatment and client progress
  • Pre-cert and recertification of funding sources
  • Comprehensive discharge planning
  • Ongoing contact with outside case managers
  • Performed psychosocial assessments in order to implement a plan of care for an appropriate discharge.

Case Manager

Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation Neuro Transitional Center
Dallas, TX
06.2020 - 04.2021
  • Clinical interventions/discharge, and care planning Management
  • Fiscal management/Payer/Referral management
  • Pre-cert and recertification of funding sources
  • Coordination of care across the continuum
  • Comprehensive discharge planning
  • Performed psychosocial assessments in order to implement a plan of care for an appropriate discharge.

Case Manager

Pate Rehabilitation
Anna, TX
02.2011 - 06.2020
  • Manage and coordinate interaction of all parties involved in admission, treatment, and discharge of clients
  • Document all contacts, treatment and client progress
  • Pre-cert and recertification of funding sources
  • Comprehensive discharge planning
  • Ongoing contact with outside case managers
  • Performed psychosocial assessments in order to implement a plan of care for an appropriate discharge.

Referral Coordinator

Highlands Rehabilitation Hospital
El Paso, Texas
05.2009 - 02.2011
  • Complete nursing assessment on pre-screen evaluation tool, collecting pertinent patient data regarding physical, medical, and social issues
  • Collect information relevant to determine patient ability to participate in a rehabilitation program
  • Apply rehabilitation admission criteria in making recommendation to clinical and physician staff for admission to the program
  • Make appropriate community or continued care referrals if patient does not meet admission criteria.

Medical Social Worker

Sierra Providence Health Network
El Paso, Texas
02.1998 - 05.2009
  • On-call Medical Social Worker (Feb 2007-May 2009)
  • Assist nursing staff after hours on issues concerning patients as far as discharge needs/recommendations, and assistance with advance directives
  • Sierra Providence Health Network/Providence Memorial Hospital, Medical Social Worker, (March- May 2009)
  • Performed psychosocial assessments in order to implement a plan of care for an appropriate discharge
  • Coordinated child/adult abuse referrals
  • Assisted patient/family/staff regarding advanced directives
  • Sierra Providence Health Network/Sierra Medical Center Medical Social Worker (Feb 2007-March 2009)
  • Performed psychosocial assessments in order to implement a plan of care for an appropriate discharge
  • Coordinated child/adult abuse referrals
  • Assisted patient/family/staff regarding advanced directives.

Case Manager/Medical Social Worker

Sierra Providence Health Network/Rio Vista Physical Rehab Hospital
02.1998 - 02.2007
  • Assisted in the orientation of patient to their program
  • Performed psychosocial assessments and discharge planning
  • Pre-approved patients for admission by assessing patient's clinical level of care
  • Facilitated and actively participated in the multidisciplinary treatment team staffing
  • Obtain information and provided case reviews to insurance companies
  • Facilitated continuing education workshops relevant to patient population for staff on a monthly basis
  • Member of Bioethics Committee for the Sierra Providence Network

Education

Masters in Counseling -

Webster University
05.1996

Bachelors in Psychology -

University of Texas at El Paso
05.1993

Skills

  • Case Management
  • Coordinating Services
  • Conducting Assessments
  • Clinical Documentation
  • Team Collaborating
  • Discharge Planning

Certification

  • Texas L.B.S.W. License # 25895
  • Notary Public, State of Texas ID# 134457167

Timeline

Medical Social Worker

Charlin HealthCare
06.2023 - Current

Case Manager

Pate Rehabilitation
04.2021 - 08.2022

Case Manager

Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation Neuro Transitional Center
06.2020 - 04.2021

Case Manager

Pate Rehabilitation
02.2011 - 06.2020

Referral Coordinator

Highlands Rehabilitation Hospital
05.2009 - 02.2011

Medical Social Worker

Sierra Providence Health Network
02.1998 - 05.2009

Case Manager/Medical Social Worker

Sierra Providence Health Network/Rio Vista Physical Rehab Hospital
02.1998 - 02.2007

Masters in Counseling -

Webster University

Bachelors in Psychology -

University of Texas at El Paso

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