Eileen Marie Warthen, MSW
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Professional Summary
Case Management
Palliative Care Social Worker
Weekend Case Manager
Proficient with Meditech computer program
Strong hospice knowledge
Started and facilitated a weekly cancer support group
Culturally sensitive
Strong medical ethics
Created timely and accurate documentation daily
Advocate daily for 30+ patients and families
Professional Experience
Halcyon Hospice & Palliative Care Meade, CO 2015-2017
Palliative Care Social Worker
Case managed 80 plus clients
Attended care conferences to stay up to date with clients’ needs
Arranged and attended family conferences to ensure services and safety concerns are being met
Visited patients and families in their homes and nursing homes to provide comfort and manage medical symptoms
Consultation for complex symptom management
Psychological support for patients with serious illness
Telephonic support to clients for outreach to assure all needs are being met
Sky Ridge Medical Center Lone Tree, CO 2010-2014
Social Worker/Case Manager
Coordinated 10+ patient/family care conferences a week
Collaborated with The Department of Human Services and Police Department for suspected child and elder abuse
Managed and coordinated care across all departments of the hospital
Assisted patients in getting his/her hospital stay approved through insurance benefits
Served as an active member on the team to develop palliative care
Exempla St. Joseph Hospital Denver, CO 2004-2010
Medical/Palliative Care Social Worker
Worked in a fast paced environment with an interdisciplinary team consisting of Physicians, RN’s, PT’s, OT’s, and Chaplains to ensure that proper palliative care was provided
As a weekend Case Manager responded to a high volume of calls (over 30 per day)
Provided information, resources and referrals to patients upon discharge to help lead them to self-sufficiency
Previous Professional Experience
Aurora Presbyterian Hospital Oncology/Medical S.W. Aurora, CO
West Pines Psychiatric Hospital Psychiatric S.W. Wheat Ridge, CO Wolverine Human Services Program Manager of Foster Care Detroit, MI
Wolverine Human Services Acting Program Manager of Supervised Independent Living Detroit, MI
Boysville of Michigan Developer of Specialized Foster Care Program Redford, MI
Professional Affiliations
Committee member for Nursing Home Task Force at Exempla St. Joseph Hospital
Served on Health One Ethics Committee and Oncology Committee
Completed the SAFE Family Evaluation Course
Education
Master of Social Work Michigan State University
Bachelor of Science Western Michigan University