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Nursing Home Management

Location:
Milford, MA
Posted:
September 13, 2015

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JOANNE M. LABOSSIERE

LICENSED INDEPENDENT CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience in multiple settings, including Nursing Homes; Inpatient and Outpatient Mental Health; Medical Hospital Settings; Outpatient Head Trauma Center, and Visiting Nurse Association.

EDUCATION:

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK,

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

Master of Social Work

Experience in both direct and planning/administration practice with concentration in health (physical and mental) and aging.

KEUKA COLLEGE, KEUKA PARK, NEW YORK

Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Work

Minor sequence work in Sociology.

EXPERIENCE:

SAINT FRANCIS REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER, WORCESTER

2014-current Social Worker. Social Worker for a Long Term Care Unit and two Dementia Units. Complete psychosocial assessments with residents and family, provide crises intervention and bereavement counseling, and facilitate care planning. Point person for hospice services.

ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL, WORCESTER, MA.

2008-2014 Medical Social Worker, Maternal/Child Health, Intensive Care Units.

Initial assignment was in the Emergency Department and then transferred to the Units. Identified high risk patients and assessed for needs and services, utilized crisis intervention strategies and therapeutic treatment modalities with individuals and families, collaborated with community agencies and supported patients and families through bereavement and crisis. Coordinated and facilitated appropriate discharge plans with the interdisciplinary team, focusing upon safely meeting patients’ needs. Provided supervision to MSW students. Became certified as a STAR CLINICIAN in Oncology Survivorship and Rehabilitation. Member of the Palliative Care Committee and Swartz Rounds Committee.

GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER- WEST NEWTON, WEST NEWTON, MA.

2007- 2008 Director of Admissions, Sales and Marketing. Responsible for marketing services to the community, physicians, and other healthcare providers. Facilitated census development.

GOLDEN LIVINGCENTERS – COHASSET AND DEDHAM, MA.

2007 Interim Executive Director. Developed and implemented systems and back up systems to effectively run a facility; developed team approach to bed management; and improved fiscal responsibility.

HEALTHBRIDGE MANAGEMENT, CONCORD HEALTHCARE CENTER, CONCORD, MA.

2005- 2007 Administrator. Primary responsibilities included oversight of resident care; census development; program development and follow through; community relations; fiscal and managerial oversight of a 135 bed facility. Management of rental space within the complex also present.

KINDRED HEALTHCARE, EMBASSY HOUSE, BROCKTON, MA.

2003- 2005 Executive Director. Responsible for overall operation of a 123 bed inner city facility.

Resident care management, obtaining compliance with regulatory guidelines, overall personnel

management, census development, and insuring fiscal responsibility were primary functions.

KINDRED HEALTHCARE, FRANKLIN AND QUINCY, MA.

2002-2003 Administrator in Training. Accepted into a year long training program to gain knowledge and skills needed to become an effective licensed nursing home administrator. Training included a hands-on approach as well as learning the regulatory guidelines that each department must operate within.

JOANNE M. LABOSSIERE, LICSW

EPOCH SENIOR HEALTHCARE OF NORTHBORO, NORTHBORO, MA.

2000-2002 Director, Social Services. Coordinated and implemented functions of the Social Service Department. Engaged in program development, particularly with the Alzheimer's Unit and psychiatric services, and actively participated on various committees. Provided education to staff and carried a caseload, including rehabilitation and long term care residents. Have provided consultative services to nursing home facilities, assisting their Social Workers with obtaining licensure.

INDEPENDENT PRACTIONER, CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS

2000-2001 Consultant/per diem/supervision. Employed by Elder Care Services, formerly ServiceNet Elder Care, as a consultant to several nursing homes. Psychotherapy was provided to individuals and families coping with multiple grief related issues. Behavioral strategies and education provided to staff to enhance the functioning of residents. Additional consultative work included per diem coverage for various nursing homes while Social Workers were on vacation or while vacancies were present. Completion of needed documentation for short and long term residents and the provision of needed interventions with residents/families focused upon. LICSW supervision was provided to MSWs and LSWs.

THE JEWISH HEALTHCARE CENTER, WORCESTER, MA.

1998-2000 Director, Social Services. Supervised two professional staff, one assistant, and students. Coordinated and oversaw functions of the Social Service Department, engaged in program development, managing the operating budget, conducting performance evaluations, and actively participating on various committees. Provided educational sessions to staff, facilitated Resident Council Meetings, and carried caseload of long term residents.

COMMUNITY HEALTHLINK, INC., GERIATRIC DIVISION, WORCESTER, MA.

1997-1998 Clinical Supervisor. Engaged in consultative services to nursing homes, rehabilitation services, rest homes, assisted living units and community agencies. Brief psychotherapy and behavioral interventions provided to elderly clients and their families in various settings. Conducted educational programs for facilities and community-based agencies. Completed on-call coverage as assigned.

THE MAINE HEAD TRAUMA CENTER, BANGOR, ME.

1996-1997 Social Worker. Provided intake, assessment and counseling to individuals, couples, and families who experienced a neurological impairment, had psychiatric and/or substance abuse issues. Conducted educational programs, completed case management, provided consultation to staff, and served on various committees.

PRIVATE PRACTICE, BANGOR, ME.

1994-1997 Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Developed and maintained a thriving private practice. Individual, couple and family therapy provided primarily to adults and older adolescents. Treatment focused on acute and chronic mental health, physical and/or substance abuse problems. Provided consultation to Waldo County General Hospital.

THE ACADIA HOSPITAL, BANGOR, ME.

1992-1996Psychiatric Clinician. Provided assessments, evaluations, treatment and discharge planning with individuals and families. Worked as an integral member of the interdisciplinary treatment team with primary responsibility for developing, implementing, and revising the Master Treatment Plan. Directed treatment delivered to patients individually, in groups, and in the milieu. Served as an ongoing liaison with families and referring agencies. Provided MSW consultation to Waldo County General Hospital and the Salvation Army and served in various volunteer capacities in the community.

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