Experience

Avera at Home

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Hospice and Homecare Agency Manager

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  As the agency manager for home health and hospice spanning across 16 counties in Southwest Minnesota responsible for ensuring quality-assured, cost-effective and compliant care, as well as leading the organization forward in terms of leadership, improvement and opportunity.

• Patient Care Coordinator

  • Jan 2018 - Oct 2020

  o Worked in partnership with facilities, discharge planners, clinic staff and healthcare worker to promote home healthcare, hospice and home medical equipment services to provide a smooth transition from the acute, skilled nursing facility and clinic setting to the home. o Assess and coordinate all patient discharges to home by assessment of patient’s needs in relation to home healthcare, hospice and/ or equipment needs.o Promotes continuity of care by facilitating appropriate and timely referrals of designated individuals to home healthcare, hospice and home medical equipment services. Show less



Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center

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

• Licensed Social Worker

  • May 2015 - Jan 2018

  Social worker in primary location long term care, hospice, palliative care and cancer center. Also cross trained to provide support on Med/Surg floor and behavioral health unit. -Responsible to plan, organize and implement social work services to residents/patients and families; assuring that the medically related emotional and social needs are addressed on an individual basis. -Responsible to assess discharge needs and facilitate with patient/family. -Plans for discharge and aftercare. -Maintain current knowledge base of community agencies and resource to facilitate appropriate referrals Show less