Nina Mehrotra Kurup,LMSW

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EDUCATION Masters of Science, Social Work

Major: Health and Mental Health Services

Columbia University School of Social Work, NY, NY. May, 1992. Bachelors of Arts

Major: Psychology and Spanish

Emory University, Atlanta, GA. May, 1989.

EXPERIENCE

Nov.

2002 present

Feb. 2001 July

2008

Case Manager/Medical Social Worker, Dekalb Medical Center, Atlanta, GA Discharge planning and utilization review throughout hospital, including stroke, medical, cardiac, orthopedics, other surgery, intensive care, dialysis, and inpatient rehabilitation units. Psychosocial assessments. Coordination of discharge services, including durable medical equipment, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, nursing home placements, personal care homes and hospice. Crisis intervention for patients and families. Dissemination of community resource information and referrals. Psychosocial support and counseling. Patient/family advocacy. Protect patient confidentiality. Work with a variety of populations including HIV/Aids, homeless, terminally ill, complicated nursing homes, the uninsured, medically complex. Obtain and provide clinical information to insurance companies and external case managers as well as utilization review for Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay patients. Initial, concurrent and retro reviews. Benefits verification and pre certification. Staff training. Family/patient / staff education. Strong organizational skills. Determination of level of care: Inpatient, Observation, Outpatient. Care Manager, Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, GA

Discharge planning and utilization review throughout the entire hospital in areas such as general surgery, orthopedics, cardiology, oncology, and inpatient rehabilitation. Psychosocial assessments, advocacy, interdisciplinary rounds, information and referral, and coordination of community referrals. Admissions and concurrent review.

Sept. 1998

Feb. 2001

Social Worker, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA. Medical Social Worker and Case Manager for Neuro and Orthopedic Inpatient Services at the Center for Rehabilitation Medicine. Duties include discharge planning, supportive counseling, and case management. Serve as liaison between interdisciplinary treatment team and patient/family. Coordinate patients’ care through psychosocial/discharge planning assessments, weekly team meetings, daily patient care rounds, and patient/family conferences. Work with insurance companies and external case managers doing utilization/concurrent reviews, benefits verification and pre certification for special procedures, durable medical equipment and outpatient/home health services. Facilitate support groups for orthopedic and general rehabilitation patients as well as caregivers. Provide community resources, education and referrals. Generate statistical data. Serve on departmental Systems Utilization Committee compiling on call handbook.

Dec. 1997 Aug.

1998

Medical Social Worker, St. Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA. Medical Social Worker in all inpatient areas of the hospital, including oncology, orthopedics, neurology, neurosurgery, ICU, gastric intestinal and cardiovascular services. Provided coverage for workers on leave/conferences and for over load. Services included discharge planning, casework (i.e. community referrals, financial screening), and psychosocial assessments. Attended and participated in numerous continued education programs, staff, discharge planning and patient care management meetings.

Jan. 1993

May 1995

Medical Social Worker, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY.

Medical Social Worker on Neurosurgery, Neurology and Rehabilitation services. Responsible for case management, discharge planning (home health care, nursing home placement), and supportive counseling. Served as liaison between families and medical staff. Participated in weekly interdisciplinary treatment team and discharge planning meetings. Attended rehabilitation and neurosurgery conferences. Assessed patients’ and families’ psychosocial needs through interviews, psychosocial intakes, and weekly chart notes. Produced monthly statistics delegated responsibilities to Social Work Assistants.

INTERNSHIP

Summer, 1992

Social Work Intern, St. Luke’s Hospital, Jacksonville, FL. A Mayo affiliated acute care hospital. Medical social work with emphasis on both the administrative and the clinical aspects.

March 1992

June 1992

Social Work Intern, United Cerebral Palsy, New York, NY. Provided supportive counseling and concrete services, including housing, financial, and medical, to developmentally disabled adults made home visits participated in team and human rights’ meetings.

Sept. 1991

March 1992

Social Work Intern, Flushing Hospital Outpatient Mental Health Clinic, N.Y. Primary therapist to children, adults, and families Co lead a cultural and diversity awareness group for English as a Second Language junior high school students conducted intakes evaluating patients’ needs.

Summer, 1991 Social Work Intern, NY State Psychiatric Institute New York, NY. Schizophrenia research unit. Coordinated discharge planning and worked with families and individuals in multiple family group sessions. Attended weekly student seminars, community and interdisciplinary team treatment planning meetings. Sept. 1990

May 1991

Social Work Intern, Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center, New York, NY. In patient unit for developmentally delayed children. Counseled and administered supportive services to parents of developmentally delayed children generated discharge planning presented quarterly reports at interdisciplinary case conferences co facilitated a parent support group with other interns. PERSONAL: Proficient in Spanish. Computer skills.

Working on obtaining CCM certification.

Interqual knowledge.

15+ years of Case Management / Utilization Management experience. REFERENCES Available upon request.

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