Medical Social Worker
Resume:
ELISA S. LEWIS, MSW, ACSW
**** **** ****** ***. *, Berkeley, CA 94702 510-***-**** **********@*********.***
EDUCATION
California State University East Bay, Hayward, CA
Master Social Work, June 2011
Concentration: Community Mental Health
Holy Names University, Oakland, CA
BA, Business Management, May 2005
Concentration: Business Management
Registration: Associate Clinical Social Worker - California Board of Behavioral Sciences –ASW #32290, California Driver’s License
Certificates: Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office, Email, Internet, EPIC, Home Care Home Base, Devero
SOCIAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Medical Social Worker – Advanced Illness Management (AIM), Sutter Care at Home San Leandro, CA
August 2013 – present
Provide clinical psychosocial evaluations and plan appropriate interventions and referrals.
Problem solve and assist families during sensitive times and end-of-life.
Coordinate care with multi-disciplinary teams and community based resources.
Serve as an advocate for patient, families, and caregivers to navigate healthcare systems and linkage.
Maintain up-to-date patient records and documentation using electronic documenting system.
Medical Social Worker Per Diem, Meridian Home Health, Newark, CA
February 2013 – August 2014
Assess patients in the home for evaluation of medical social service referrals.
Evaluate patients’ psychosocial and emotional problems affecting their health.
Educate patients, families, and caregivers on community-based resources available.
Maintain up-to-date patient records and documentation.
Care Manager, Herb Thomas & Associates, Alameda, CA
June 2012 – August 2013
Conduct initial and periodic needs assessments for care-managed populations. Prioritizes
patients according to intensity, need, and required follow-up.
Assist patients and their families/caregivers in coping with intense and difficult social, emotional, practical arrangements related to the patient’s illness.
Formulate and implement care management plans that address the patient’s identified
needs, including goals and interventions.
Educate the client & family about community-based resources available and linkage.
Establish care management plans that are mutually agreed upon by the health care
team and the patient/family.
Contract Clinical Social Worker, UC San Diego, San Quentin, CA
February 2012 – June 2012
Transitional Case Management Program
Interview inmates and conduct bio-psychosocial assessments prior to parole date.
Develop inmate service plans and determine potential eligibility of benefit.
Document contact with inmate and act as point-of-contact during benefits process.
Provide educational support to inmate by means of harm reduction and motivational interviewing.
Act as a liaison between CDCR, Social Security, Medi-Cal/Medi-Care, and Veteran’s Affairs.
Social Work Intern, Rubicon Programs, Richmond, CA
September 2010 - June 2011
Wellness and Recovery Continuum – Independent Living Skills Program
Provided individual counseling and psychotherapy services to socio-culturally diverse adult population diagnosed with schizophrenia, depression, and other affective disorders.
Provided intervention services; developed grief curriculum and facilitated grief group; facilitated communication skills group; co-facilitated anger management group; co-facilitated social skills group.
Collaborate with clinical professionals and staff for weekly meetings to assess client’s wellness continuum.
Participated in weekly individual and group supervision; weekly trainings on working with disadvantaged, culturally diverse populations.
Medi-Cal billing/documentation.
Social Work Intern, Southern Marin Services, Sausalito, CA
September 2009 - June 2010
Marin City Intern Project
Provided mental health wellness assessments for individuals and families ages 5 – 75.
Provided psychotherapy for culturally diverse families and individuals with substance abuse, developmental disabilities, depression, major psychiatric disorders, health, behavioral, communication problems.
Collaborated with other interns to create a resource guide for providers and agencies in the community to help with the referral process of clients.
Facilitated and organized a girl’s group discussion on the pitfalls and appropriate use of the internet.
Collaborated with multi-disciplinary team of clinical social workers, psychologist, nurses, and counselors to develop individualized treatment plans.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Property Manager, 12-unit apartment complex, Lewis Realty Berkeley, CA
November 2004 – present
Maintain high occupancy rates and high standards for tenant selection.
Show units to prospective tenants, negotiate rental/lease agreements, coordinate rent collections, and perform reference and credit check on prospective tenants.
Coordinate request for maintenance and upgrades.
Resolve disputes including: evictions, payment demands, and deposit demands.
Develop and maintain client and property database.
Student Affairs Advisor III (promoted), University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
February 2005 - September 2010
Facilitated workshops, panels, or similar events drawing upon alumni and industrial contacts; coordinated pre-college outreach programs for the department.
Motivated and counseled students about strategies for successful applications for internships and post-graduate positions.
Coordinated program development of Electrical Engineering (EE) and Computer Sciences (CS) undergraduates.
Served as staff liaison for selected student constituencies, women students, or other underrepresented groups; coordinated and facilitated diversity outreach efforts to recruit diverse students to the program.
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