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Staff Health

Location:
United States
Posted:
May 11, 2015

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Shelley A. Lari, LCSW-R

**-** ***** ******

Bayside, NY 11361

347-***-****

***********@*****.***

Objective: To obtain a supervisory position as a Licensed Clinical Social

Worker.

Education:

SIFI Certified

State University of New York at Stony Brook

Master of Social Work

August 1995 through May 1997

State University of New York at Binghamton

Bachelor of Arts in Social Science

August 1990 through May 1994

Experience:

F.E.G.S., New York, NY

Division of Corporate Compliance

Utilization Review Specialist

June 2010 to Present

Evaluate quality of care and utilization of services ensuring treatment

meets client needs with a positive outcome.

Perform admission and continued stay reviews demonstrating and in-depth

knowledge of all local, state and federal laws related to the agency's

operation.

Assist with facilitation of agency's adverse outcome event data, track

corrective action.

Participates in creating Performance Improvement Plans based upon areas of

review.

Senior Social Worker

Developmental Disabilities Services

PSCH, Inc.

May 2008 to June 2010

Supervise social work staff in day treatment program settings. These

programs are responsible for serving developmentally disabled and dually

diagnosed consumers. Responsibities included staff development, providing

day program and residential staff in-services, completing psychosocial

assessments, and assisting with family interventions when necessary.

Responsible for initiating and hosting Consumer Council meeting for New

York and New Jersey residential consumers, and organizing activities

related to the consumer council meetings. Coordinated referrals to the

PSCH Informed Consent activities, and attended the PSCH Incident Review

Committee.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker/

Clinical Review Teams

PSCH, Inc.

March 2007 to May 2008

Conducted clinically-focused chart reviews, in residential and day

treatment settings, as part of an interdisciplinary team. Responsibilities

included but were not limited to crisis intervention, program research and

development, and the development and implementation of staff competency

trainings. Proficiency obtained in developing staff training curriculum and

organizing data to create Power Point trainings.

Psychiatric Licensed Certified Social Worker

Department of Behavioral Health

Mary Immaculate Hospital

Jamaica, NY

April 2005 to March 2007

Responsibilities included completing psychosocial assessments, counseling,

family intervention, crisis intervention, and appropriate discharge

planning/aftercare referrals for clients in both chemical dependency and

acute psychiatric inpatient units. Facilitated case management and

provided psychiatric care reviews for managed care clients as part of a

multidisciplinary treatment team. Proficiency obtained in time management

and multi-tasking in an acute inpatient unit serving clients with diverse

psychiatric and chemical dependency diagnoses.

Clinical Case Manager

Behavioral Health Services

Fidelis Care of New York

Rego Park, NY

September 2004 to April 2005

Managed psychiatric treatment of consumers for a managed care organization

serving Medicaid, Medicare, Family Health Plus and Child Health Plus

members in NYC and NYS. Cases were managed to determine medical necessity

criteria based upon Milliman and Rothman criteria. Responsibilities

included reviewing outpatient care, partial hospitalization, and inpatient

acute psychiatric admission, including drug and alcohol detoxification and

chemical dependency rehabilitation admissions. 7, 30, and 60-day follow-up

was provided for designated at-risk subscribers, as determined by NYS HEDIS

protocol.

Licensed Certified Social Worker

Department of Behavioral Health

St. Joseph's Hospital

Flushing, NY

June 1997 to August 2004

Completed psychosocial assessments and discharge planning in an acute

inpatient hospital setting. Provided supportive therapy to individuals and

families, conducted family meetings, and provided appropriate aftercare

referrals. Emergency room coverage as required.



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