Home Health Director

Jonathan Schmidt

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City: Independence

State: MO

Zip: 64052

Country: USA

Phone: 660-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $40,000

Primary Skills/Experience:

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

J. Schmidt, BSW

SUMMARY:

Over 22 years of Professional Experience as the Director of Hospice Social Services. Over 16 years of Professional Experience as the Directors of Home Health Social and Public Health Services. Over 12 years Professional Experience as the Director of Hospice Volunteers and over 4 years experience as the Director of Bereavement (22 years Bereavement experience).

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), 1989

University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri. (Accredited by the Council on Social Work Education)

EXPERIENCE:

Hospice & Home Health Directors of Social Services, Bereavement and Volunteers, Missouri. 1996 - Present

Director of Hospice Social Services: Performs Psychosocial Assessments, interfaces with other community agencies and makes appropriate referrals. Counseled patients and families (of all ages) on loss and grief issues. Admission/referral/intake visits. Responsible for coordination of the Plan of Care and follow-through of essential social services. A proactive team member on the Interdisciplinary Team. Short-term counseling on disease progression and loss/grief issues. Counseled many people who were dealing with a mental or other illness besides the impending death of their loved one.

Director of Bereavement: Coordinates and implements the bereavement plan of care utilizing home visits, phone calls and mailings. Conducts grief support groups as needed. Counsels on loss and grief issues within hospice and the community.

Director of Hospice Volunteers: Supervises volunteer spiritual & volunteer supportive staff. Interviews, recruits, and trains new volunteers. Leads, supervises, motivates and enhances volunteer morale which obtains low volunteer turnover. Insures compliance with policies and procedures and mandated state and federal reports and record keeping. Proficient in developing, implementing and presentation of effective training programs.

Director of Public Health Social Services: Phone and in-person crisis counseling to persons of all ages and diversities on available mental and physical health issues with referrals to local,state,federal and independent resources.

Director of Home Health Social Services: Psychosocial Assessments and appropriate community referrals.

Twin Lakes Hospice, Inc. Warsaw, Missouri 1990 - 1996

Director of Social Services

Royal Oaks Hospital (Mental Health/Behavioral Health Hospital) Windsor, Missouri 1999 - 2003 (16-30 hrs. per wk.)

Admissions Counselor/Front Office Personnel

Conducted initial intakes from mentally ill adults and their family; counseled on admissions requirements. Counseled patients and parents in crisis on the phone in dealing with their emotionally troubled adolescent and pre-adolescent youth. Counseled and inspired adults and youth on the course of their hospitalization. Worked with staff and patients from various socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds. Provided crisis intervention. Interfaced on a daily basis with Psychiatrics, patients, nurses, administrative and supportive staff.

University of Missouri--International Prgograms, 1996-1989.

Clerical and supportive staff who worked ono-on-one with students to assit them through the Intensive English Program. Support staff for instructors.

SKILLS:

Effective and precise charting. Easily and quickly establishes rapport with people of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds. Effective written and verbal abilities. Works as an individual performing independent tasks in a timely and effective manner; is also a motivating team player. Uses interpersonal skills to quickly establish both internal and external business and community relationships. Proficient Public Speaker, live radio presenter, In-Service development and presenter.

COMPUTER PROFICIENCY:

ALLSCRIPTS (Hospice/Home Health charting program), Microsoft Word, Publisher, PowerPoint and working knowledge of Excel. Extensive knowledge of internet utilization. Quickly learns other computer software.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Missouri Hospice and Palliative Care Association

2007-2009, Volunteer Coordinator's Education Sub Committee

1994-2002, Social Worker Coordinator's Education Sub Committee

Duties: Developed and presented a program for new hospice Social Workers and new hospice Director of Volunteers.

VOLUNTEER:

Benton County Human Services Council Coalition: 1996-2007, Treasurer

Warsaw Health & Rehab Community Council: 1994-2002, Member/Treasurer

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