- Bronx, New York
- November 8, 2015
Strong comunication skills and ability to engage clients and families.
Education
Master of Arts Degree in social Work LMSW
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Work
Experience
Green Key Temp Healthfirst, New York, NY
Social Work Care Manager
Handle telephonic communication with members & caregivers to ensure safe and appropriate care plan.
Manage members care by coordinating all skilled services DME distribution and home health aide services.
Performed telephonic integrated Assessments of members and enter information in a computer data base.
Emergency Preparedness Assessment
Interview Patients and provide Individual Counseling
• Prepare treatment plans including goals, objectives, and time lines achieving patient agreement; keep documentation of progress for caseload of 90 patients.
• Complete Intake process by indicating proper diagnoses.
• Conduct individual psychotherapy, often using Cognitive Behavior Therapy to improve patient functioning in community; treat many conditions including depression and bipolar disorders.
Social Worker, Center Light Health System
• Provided direct services to patients and families by developing a social work treatment plan based upon psycho-social assessment; handled case load of 100 patients.
• Visited elderly patients at home to assure appropriate therapeutic services were made available.
• Counseled patients and families around dynamic issues involving aging, illness and utilization of health systems.
• Arranged for referrals to appropriate community agencies for supportive services both to supplement home-care plan in place and to provide for follow-up services when home care plan terminated or was no longer appropriate to meet patient’s needs.