Activities Director Social Worker

OBJECTIVE:

I am a highly motivated professional with many years of experience in LTC/SNF seeking to secure a position that will allow me to grow, exercise, and expand my professional skills to improve the lives of patients by offering them a peace of mind and solutions to any type of condition. I have a sense of urgency, self-motivated, and goal orientation. Ability to work flexible hours as responsibilities may dictate

EXPERIENCE

PRUITT-ATLANTA

M 2020- MAY 2022

ADMISSION DIRECTOR,

Direct interaction for marketing, public relations, and census development.

Represent the facilities at local hospital workshop events to educate case managers and social workers about our services and to assist them with discharge planning.

Conduct insurance and obtain authorization from managed care organization for skilled nursing facility and rehab hospital admissions.

Interact with nurse liaisons and case managers addressing all patients medical needs to ensure a smooth transition from the acute care hospitals to the facilities.

Collaborate with the nursing team to minimize or control the cost of expensive medications.

Knowledge of centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) star ratings system.

Ensure company policies and legal guidelines are communicated and always followed

Communicates clearly with healthcare staff daily.

Works with medical records and organizes and processes this information for use in our facility and with referring medical facilities

Prepares admissions reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends

Completion of Admission Packet.

Met census goals by working with the center's interdisciplinary team and Network entities to coordinate customer flow into and through the nursing center

Visiting Nurse-Atlanta

SEPTEMBER 2019 – MARCH 2020

case Manager

Identify, plan, coordinate community-based services for members

Responsible for contacting members and informal caregivers

Conduct in home visits and assessments

Maintain member records and resolve variances

Customize community-based services based of individual members needs

Establish professional and ethical relationships

APS Reportable

Provides written information about the services offered

Works with Program Director to ensure customer satisfaction and to assess/respond to customer satisfaction surveys

Develop and maintains referral base

DOUGLASVILLE NURSING-DOUGLASVILLE

NOVEMBR 2016 – SEPTEMBER 2019

SOCIAL WORKER

Assists the family in navigating medical, mental health, educational, and social systems to proactively address their plan of care to improve the health and well-being of the resident

Refers to and collaborates with interdisciplinary team and programs, outside agencies, facilities, payers, and other relevant community resources

Increase continuity of care by communicating and managing relationships with community partners, APS, and the education system to ensure care is coordinated across all sectors related to a resident/client well-being

3.0 MDS E, C, D, and Q

Maintain Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (Pasrr)

GOLDEN LIVING

APRIL 2010-NOVEMBER 2016

ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR /SOCIAL WORKER

Meet core social work competencies, including adhering to regulations

Provides written information about the services offered

Performs other duties as requested

Works with Administrator to ensure customer satisfaction and to assess/respond to customer satisfaction surveys

Develops and maintains referral base

Acquired copies of power of attorney and Advance Directives.

Work with families exhibiting complex family dynamics

Report cases involving verbal, physical, emotional abuse

Provide direct social service and counseling to patients/families

Monitor and evaluate outcome of resident care plan

Increase continuity of care by communicating and managing relationships with community partners, APS, and the education system to ensure care is coordinated across all sectors related to a resident/client well-being

Documented in the medical record all relevant encounters with the family and other agencies improving the health and well-being of the resident/client

3.0 MDS E, C, D, and Q

Maintain Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (Pasrr)

EDUCATION

ARGOSY UNIVERSITY

DECEMBER 2013-MARCH 2017

MAJOR: BACHELOR OF ART PSYCHOLOGY

MINOR PROGRAM: CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT STUDIES

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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