RYANN ESTEBAN, LCSW

**** ****** ***, *** *****, CA 95758

847-***-****

ac1wc7@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION:

MSW- University of Illinois at Chicago; Mental Health Concentration; May 2006

BSW- University of Illinois at Chicago; May 2005

WORK EXPERIENCE:

SACRAMENTO HUD-VASH SITE SUPERVISOR (GS-12)

VETERANS AFFAIRS NORTHERN CA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM (AUGUST 2012- CURRENT)

Supervises 12 GS-12 Senior Level Social Workers, 3 GS-11 Social Workers, 2 Social Service Assistant and 3 contract Social Workers.

Complete staff Performance Appraisals.

Provide administrative, technical, and clinical supervision as necessary for accomplishing the work of the unit.

Assign work, establish guidelines and performance expectations for staff.

Provide orientation and training to new staff.

Develop and improve local HUD-VASH Program.

Responsible for creation of local HUD-VASH guidance and implementation.

Assist with staff recruitment and retainment effort.

Ensure that program measures are met locally.

Meet with community agencies that directly and indirectly collaborate with VA Homeless Program such as local Public Housing Authority and Continuum of Care.

LEAD SOCIAL WORKER- HUD-VASH CASE MANAGER (GS-12)

VETERANS AFFAIRS NORTHERN CA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM (DECEMBER 2010- AUGUST 2012)

Assists train new HUD-VASH Case Managers.

Facilitate HUD-VASH Workgroup conference calls regarding creating SOPs, and guidelines for the program.

Independently provides clinical psychosocial and case management services at an advanced practice level to eligible veterans and their family members in the VA Supporting Housing (VASH) Program to meet biological, psychological, social and environmental needs.

Provides support for the Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) including outreach activities.

Travel to patient homes and outreach sites.

Responsible for program oversight, monitoring and administration, serving as the primary contact with local Public Housing Agencies (PHAs)

Works closely with the VA medical center’s homeless programs, residential and community care programs, and domiciliary programs to ensure that coordination between these entities is facilitated and veterans direct care, referral, and follow up is contiguous and based on a continuum of services.

Closely monitor veterans’ housing and resolve housing and psychosocial issues.

Provides case management-based services (directly or through referral) necessary to ensure that veteran care is coordinated with the VA medical center, community health or mental health providers, and agencies that serve homeless populations.

Assists veterans with access to VA and community resources.

Attends national conference calls, meetings, and conferences regarding HUD.VASH Program.

Seeks community resources and maintain relationships with the community agencies/resources.

HOMEMAKER/ HOMEHEALTH AIDE COORDINATOR (GS-11)

VETERANS AFFAIRS NORTHERN CA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM (APRIL 2007- DECEMBER 2009)

Responsible for first-line oversight of Homemakers/Homehealth Aide and In-Home Respite Programs.

Educates veterans, veterans’ families, VA employees and community agencies regarding H/HHA and In-Home Respite Programs.

Coordinate service expansion to remote areas as the budget allows.

Report to the Geriatric and Extended Care Committee.

Managing budget and reviewing cases and service delivery.

Responsible for reviewing the application for eligibility and admission criteria and refer for services.

Coordinate services with community home care agency.

Provides case management to veterans and their families to assist with linkage to community resources and services to sustain independent living.

Works collaboratively with multidisciplinary team across divisions/medical centers/care lines to assess need and to avoid/minimize duplication of work, enhance efficiency, effectiveness of care plans, and to ensure service is appropriately matched.

Provides follow-up visits, when necessary, to recipient’s home to determine quality, quantity, and appropriateness of care.

Responsible for conflict resolution between VA, agencies and veterans.

Assists veterans locate VA resources they may be eligible for.

Documents all psychosocial findings, interventions, follow-up planning in the electronic medical record.

Act as Outpatient Social Worker when needed.

Act as Inpatient Social Worker when needed.

Assists Homeless Program Coordinators with homeless walk-ins by referring vets to VA and community services/agencies.

SKILLS:

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Illinois.

Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications, Internet tools and VA computer systems.

Served as Chair Person for Professional Standard Board for Social Work for VA NCHCS

Health Care Social Worker Cern

Member of Cultural Diversity Committee in Northern CA VA system.

Member of VA Emerging Leaders Program for Northern California Health Care System 2009.

Certified Contract Officer Technical Representative (COTR).

Served as a surveyor for GORP/VORP for VISN 21

Member of CARF Committee for VA NCHCS

Fluent in Tagalog.

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