Experience

CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL GROUP

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Social Worker

  • Jan 2020 - Present



Methodist Hospital of Southern California

• Medical Social Worker Per Diem

  • Aug 2019 - Feb 2022



AltaMed Health Services

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• MSW Per Diem

  • Dec 2018 - Dec 2019



University of Southern California

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Supervisor at USC Bookstore

  • Aug 2015 - May 2018

  • Provide direct customer service to diverse ethnic populations of students, faculty and etc. • Respond and problem solve any customer questions or concerns on availability of store merchandise or store policies• Supervise student workers by assigning them positions within different departments and ensure they complete their daily tasks • Collaborate with store managers to develop special projects within the store and communicate with fellow supervisors to complete special projects

• Public Health Intern at Wicked Problems-Age Friendly Los Angeles

  • Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Hosted a community charrette to assess the needs of the senior population in seven Service Planning Areas (SPA) and address the eight domains of livability • Collaborated with students from USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Dornsife Spatial Sciences Institute, Keck School of Medicine and Sol Price School of Public Policy to create an age friendly mobile application that would improve the livability of the assigned SPA• Assessed the community needs of Service Planning Area 4, specifically Little Tokyo by looking at the walkability and resources available to seniors• Developed a website for the Little Tokyo community that allows individuals to report handicap accessibility issues to improve the walkability of the senior population• Hosted an event to present the mobile applications that showcased the improvements made for each of the Service Planning Areas assessed Show less



Methodist Hospital of Southern California

• Arcadia

• Medical Social Work Intern

  • Sep 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Conducted psychosocial assessments with patients and maintained proper documentation under patients’ medical charts • Provided short-term crisis interventions to address social work referrals regarding substance/alcohol abuse, elder abuse, suicide, homelessness and mental health illnesses • Generated referrals and arranged appropriate psychiatric placement for patients with outpatient psychiatric facilities • Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to discuss appropriate treatment services and provided community linkage resource for patients • Assisted case managers with discharge planning and arranged transportation on case by case basis to comply with current state regulations Show less



LIFT, Inc.

• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• MSW Intern

  • Sep 2015 - Apr 2016

  • Conducted brief psychosocial assessments with adults and older adults utilizing MI intervention to gather information about clients’ current needs • Identified short-term/long-term interventions to assist adults and older adults with treatment and goal planning: creating resumes, securing job stability, obtaining affordable housing • Provided adults and older adults with referrals to outside community service agencies for public benefits such as low income subsidized housing, healthcare, immigration and children and family services • Maintained a weekly caseload for adults and older adults and provided case management for clients’ identified goals, • Created community linkage when crisis such as securing emergency shelter, domestic violence incidents and mental health services occurred Show less



Gage Middle School Wellness Center

• Huntington Park

• BASW Intern

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Assisted MSW intern in co-facilitating a 10-week trauma support group for adolescent boys using Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) • Worked collaboratively with LCSW and co-facilitated a 10-week self-esteem support group for adolescent girls using the Second-Step curriculum • Provided referrals for parents to community service agencies for mental health services for their children for topics ranging in trauma, anxiety and conduct disorder • Created and facilitated a 6-week curriculum social skills group for adolescent girls focused on improving communication skills and problem solving conflicts in school or community settings • Utilized positive coping mechanisms with individual adolescent girls to work on improving conduct disorder in classroom and home environment settings Show less