Service Medical
Resume:
MONICA CWYNAR, MSW, LSW
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OBJECTIVE
To obtain full time employment as a social worker in the healthcare field, utilizing my skills, experience, and education to benefit patient populations, staff, and the field of social work. I am a dedicated employee who is efficient and a quick learner.
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
Dedicated employee with over 25 years of direct practice in the field of social work
Initiates best practices and innovative strategies, resulting in superior training and patient care
Organizes and leads teams and committees to improve safety, quality assurance, and healthcare
Quick learner, problem solver and adept decision maker
EXPERIENCE
DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Cheswick Rehabilitation and Wellness, January 2016 - present
Provide direct service and support to individuals or clients
Create systems and processes to ensure the compliance with new regulations
Referral for child advocacy; conduct “needs” evaluations; resolving complaints and grievances
Establish and maintain relationships with other agencies and organizations in community to meet community needs to ensure that services are not duplicated
Establish and oversee administrative procedures to meet objectives set by Boards of Directors or senior management
Advocate for clients or patients to resolve crises
Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs
Utilize consultation data and social work experience to plan and coordinate client or patient care and rehabilitation, following through to ensure service efficacy
Plan discharge from care facility to home or other care facility
Modify treatment plans to comply with changes in clients' status
Identify environmental impediments to patient progress through interviews and records review
Supervise and direct staff providing services to clients or patients; manage direct reports
Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs
Handles social service section of the MDS, completes BIMS and QH-9, mini mental exam
Filed for Guardianship and testified in court
SOCIAL WORKER, West Hills Rehabilitation, November 2014 - May 2016
Provide direct service and support to individuals or clients
Create systems and processes to ensure the compliance with new regulations
Provide direct service and support to individuals or clients
Create systems and processes to ensure the compliance with new regulations
Referral for child advocacy; conduct “needs” evaluations; resolving complaints and grievances
Establish and maintain relationships with other agencies and organizations in community to meet community needs to ensure that services are not duplicated
Utilize consultation data and social work experience to plan and coordinate client or patient care and rehabilitation, following through to ensure service efficacy
Plan discharge from care facility to home or other care facility
Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs
Handles social service section of the MDS, completes BIMS and QH-9, mini mental exam, 302’s
Modify treatment plans to comply with changes in clients' status
Identify environmental impediments to patient progress through interviews and records review
DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Forbes Center for Rehabilitation & Health Care, Jan. 2014 - Aug. 2014
Provide direct service and support to individuals or clients
Referral for child advocacy issues; Conducting “needs” evaluations; Resolving complaints
Establish and maintain relationships with other agencies and organizations in community to meet community needs to ensure that services are not duplicated
Establish and oversee administrative procedures to meet objectives set by Boards of Directors or senior management
Advocate for clients or patients to resolve crises
Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs
Utilize consultation data and social work experience to plan and coordinate client or patient care and rehabilitation, following through to ensure service efficacy
Plan discharge from care facility to home or other care facility
Modify treatment plans to comply with changes in clients' status
Identify environmental impediments to client or patient progress through interviews and review of patient records
Supervise and direct other workers providing services to clients or patients
Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs
SOCIAL WORKER, Gallagher Home Health, September 2012 - January 2014
Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate and assess patients' medical or physical condition
Refer patient, client, or family to community resources to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness
Provide access to services: financial assistance, legal aid, housing, job placement or education
Modify treatment plans to comply with changes in clients' status
Assessments, depression screens, mini-mental exam
SOCIAL WORKER, Viaquest Home Health, September 2011 - July 2013
Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition to assess client needs
Refer patient, client and/or family to community resources to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness
Provide access to services: financial assistance, legal aid, housing, job placement, education
Modify treatment plans to comply with changes in clients' status
Identify environmental impediments to client or patient progress through interviews and review of patient records
Depression screens, mini-mental exams, assist in developing home care systems
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, Carlow University, January 2009 - May 2011
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments and papers
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as family behavior, child and adolescent mental health, and social intervention evaluation
Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts
Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records
MENTAL AND MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER, Allegheny Correctional Health, June 2007 - March 2009
Interview clients, review records, conduct assessments, or confer with other professionals to evaluate the mental or physical condition of clients or patients
Collaborate with counselors, physicians, or nurses to plan or coordinate treatment, drawing on social work experience and patient needs
Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress with respect to treatment goals
Refer patient, client, or family to community resources for housing or treatment to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness, following through to ensure service efficacy
Suicide screening
SOCIAL WORKER, UPMC Passavant and UPMC Beaver, December 1998 - March 2005
Advocate for clients or patients to resolve crises
Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs
Refer patient, client, or family to community resources to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness and to provide access to services such as financial assistance, legal aid, housing, job placement or education
Plan discharge from care facility to home or other care facility, ordered DME, completed 302’s
Identify environmental impediments to client or patient progress through interviews and review of patient records
Covered ED, SNF, PCU, ICU, CCU
SOCIAL WORKER, Wexford House, June 2001 July 2002
Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition to assess client needs
Refer patient, client, or family to community resources to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness
Provide access to services: financial assistance, legal aid, housing, job placement, education
Counsel clients and patients in individual and group sessions to help them overcome dependencies, recover from illness, and adjust to life
Plan discharge from care facility to home or other care facility
Reviewed psychotropic drugs
FAMILY THERAPIST, Neighborhood Centers Association, July 1992 - August 1998
Counsel clients in individual or group sessions to assist them in dealing with substance abuse, mental or physical illness, poverty, unemployment, or physical abuse
Interview clients, review records, conduct assessments, or confer with other professionals to evaluate the mental or physical condition of clients or patients
Collaborate with counselors, physicians, or nurses to plan or coordinate treatment, drawing on social work experience and patient needs
Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress with respect to treatment goals
Educate clients or community members about mental or physical illness, abuse, medication, or available community resources
Assist clients in adhering to treatment plans, such as setting up appointments, arranging for transportation to appointments, or providing support
Refer patient, client, or family to community resources for housing or treatment to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness, following through to ensure service efficacy
Presented cases in juvenile, family and criminal court
Managed cases involving drugs, AIDS, gangs, child therapy, family therapy, mental health
EDUCATION HISTORY
University of Pittsburgh, MSW mental health/ Geriatric fellowship
University of Pittsburgh Fellowship rotations
oUPMC Shadyside Senior Care and WPIC
oUrsuline senior services
Slippery Rock University, BSW/ social work/BA communications
oActivity: Secretary of Social Work Club
PUBLIC SERVICE and CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Presenter at NASW Annual Conference (2010)
National Association of Social Workers, Southwestern PA representative (2008-2010)
Co-producer of award-winning short film: Democracy; a steady loving confrontation screened at DNC convention, 2008
Presidential Management nominee University of Pittsburgh (2007)
Hartford Geriatric Practicum Fellowship (January 2006 - April 2007)
Service-learning social worker/facilitator, Amizade, Ltd (2006 to 2009)
Presenter at National In-home Based Family Therapist Conference (1995)
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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