Stella Sigal

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Professional Summary

I h ave over t w e lve ye ar s of exper i en c e i n cl i n i c a l c a s e m a n a g em en t an d p s ycho l ogy. I provide cl i en t s w i th m y exper ti s e In o rder to a s s i s t

th e m i n i den tifying cr i ti c al s k i l l s ba s ed o n th ei r per s o n al n e eds /i s s u e s . I h ave ex ten s ive k n o w l edg e i n th e tr ai n i n g of n e w h i r e s,

m ar k e ti n g an d over al l bu s i n e s s pr a ct i c e s . I h ave exper i en c e i n con s u l ti n g w i th th e pu rpo s e of obtai n i ng n e w bu s i n e s s con tr a c t s . I h ave

co m pr eh en s ive k n o w l edg e of : co m pu t er s, i n cl u di ng M i cro s oft Offi ce, Po w er Po i n t, Word et c . a s w e l l a s, co m m u n i ty r e s o u r c e s, c r i s i s

i n t e r v e n t i o n a n d E M R . I a m b i l i n g u a l, f l u e n t i n E ng l i s h a n d R u s s i a n .

Experience

2014-2014 Cre s tmont North He al thc are L akewo od, OH

Dir ector of Admi ssi ons and Social Work

Manag e and supervise admissions staff

Han dle in quiry calls from hospitals, families, etc., an d provide appointm ents that inclu de !a pres entation, tour an d closing!

Makes s ales calls outsi de the facility to m edi cal, insur ance, l egal !and finan cial professionals, s enior organizations, appropriate s peci al !interest

groups, hos pital discharge planners an d other comm unity contacts

Compile an d distribute admission papers

Ensure all papers are properly filled out an d in put into system

Maintain a working kno wledge of F ederal an d state regulations and reimbursem ent

Help ex pedite admissions process for em ergenci es

Build and maintain r elationshi ps with hospital accounts

Maintain knowl edg e of M edi care an d M edi cai d regul ations

Report all in quiries, admissions and dis charges

Maintain relationships with leg al and financi al professionals, sen ior organizations

Partici pate in meetings to al ert appro priate staff m em bers of pr ojected admissions, !room changes, dis charges an d appointm ents/tours

Communicate speci al n eeds of n ew admissions to staff to ensu re a smooth tr ansition

201 3 -2014 M anorC are Nur s ing Home M a y f iel d, OH

Soci al Wor ker Coor dinator

Compl e te i n ta k e, ad m i s s i o n an d di s ch arg e pro c edu r e s fo r n ur s i n g h o m e r e s i den t s

M an ag e co m m u n i ty and h o s pi t al r ef err al s

Compl e te d epr e s s i o n s c a l e s a nd p sych o log i c al a s s e s s m e n t s for r e s i den t s an d par ti ci pat e s i n c ar e pl an co nfer en c e s

M a i n t a i n s t a t i s t i c s o n r e s i d e n t a d m i s s i o n s a n d d i s c h a rg e s

En s u r e th a t al l r equ i r ed paper wo r k i s proper ly co m pl e t ed an d for warded to th e appropr i a t e per s o n n el

Di s cu s s n u r s i n g h o m e r u l e s an d r eg u l at io n s w i th r e s i den t ’ s f a m i l i e s a n d r e s po nd to qu e s ti o n s r eg ardi ng th e r u l e s

P ar ti ci pat e i n i n t erdi s c ipl i n ary t e a m m e e ti n g s an d u n i t c ar e conf er en ce providi ng i nfor m a ti o n o n r e s i den t ’ s p s ych o so c i a l co ndi ti o n an d

pro s pec t s for di s ch arg e o r m ove m en t w i th i n f a ci l i ty

Ch ar t r e l evan t s o c i al s e rvi c e i nfor m at io n i n to th e r e s i den t ’ s ch ar t s

Coun s el r e s i den t s r eg u l ar ly o n an i ndividu al o r gro up ba s i s

Di s cu s s p ar ti cu l ar probl e m s en co u n ter ed by r e s i den t s a n d a s s i s t s w i th th e i m pl e m en ta ti o n of s o l u ti on s

R e s o l ve roo m m a t e diffi cu l ti e s

Coun s el n e wl y adm i t ted r e s i den t s an d th ei r f a m i l i e s di s cu s s i n g probl e m s, n e ed s an d anx i et i e s

2000-2012 C ommunity B eh a vi or al He al th Center B e achwood, OH

Case Super visor

Increased agen cy revenue by n egotiating m ultipl e contr acts with various nursing hom es

Greatly in creased cli entele, num bering o ver 200 peo ple, by promoting agen cy servi ces throughout th e Greater Clevel and area

Trained new em ployees in job practices

Was res ponsibl e for th e pro per compl etion of all employee documentation

Implemented various mark eting strategies to incr eas e clientele and revenue

Provided r e s o l u ti o n an d proper a ct i on i n Cr i s i s s i tu a ti o n

Coordin at ed s t ep-by-s tep pl an s to pro m o te c l i en t s m e n t al a nd phys i c a l h e al th

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Physici an Assi stant

Obs erved pati ents an d compl eted charts

Performed triag e

Responsibl e for doing rounds an d developing daily pati ent r epo rts

Education

200 8 -2010 Regi s Uni ver s i t y Denver, Col or a d o

Master of Busi ness Admi nistr ation, Healthcar e Management

1994-199 8 Clevel and St ate Uni ver s i t y Clevel and, OH

Bachel or of Arts, Psychology

Training and Certificates

The Joint Commission of Accredita ti on Process Traini ng

2004

HIPAA Pri vacy and Sec urity Trai ning Progra m

200 3

Certificate f or Doc ume ntation Requirements of Indi vidual Client Record (ICR s)

2002

Certificate f or Doc ume ntation Requirements of ICRs

2002

Ohio Insti tute Community Psyc hiatry

2001

Under s t a ndi ng Medi c a i d a nd Medi c a id S pe nd Down

2001

Cer tif i c a te i n Communi ty S uppor t P rogra m, Me n ta l Il l ne s s :

2001

Adult s, Ment al Illne s s : Chil dren/Adole s cent s, Suici de/D angerou s B eh a vi or s, SAMI

Sub s t ance Abu s ing Cultural Competency, Emp owerment Rel a ti on s hi p, Medic a ti on in the

C ommunity, Buil d ing Network s, Client R i ght s, He al th C are Connecti on s .

Cer tif i c a te for con ti nu i ng educ a t i on for “Work i ng Effec ti ve ly wi th De af Individua l s : An In s i gh t i n to

2000

Deafne s s ”

Cer tif i c a te for CS P S uppor ti ve S y s t em s Cl u s t e r

2000

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