Experience

OU PHYSICIANS

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Worker

  • Dec 2015 - Present

  Works as a member of the healthcare team to solve problems that impact the biopsychosocial well-being of patients, families and communities of divergent cultures and backgrounds. *Consult with patients and families to evaluate, assess, formulate, and implement a treatment plan to address patient’s biopsychosocial needs and strengths. *Development of treatment plans encompasses an integrated plan of prioritized interventions based on diagnosis and psychosocial assessment of patient to address mental, emotional, behavioral, and developmental issues, reactions to illnesses, injuries, disabilities, impairments and social problems. * Collaborates with health care team members to restore patient to optimum biopsychosocial functioning through the use of psychotherapy, case management, advocacy, and information and referral. * Provides ongoing follow-up and referrals to appropriate community agencies. * Engages in assessment, intervention and advocacy for patients at risk for abuse, neglect and or exploitation. * Provides accurate, consistent and proper documentation of services provided to patients and families. * Identify cultural differences, religious preferences, and holistic biopsychosocial patient perspective and share this understanding with other healthcare team members. Show less



Saint Francis Hospital South

• Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

• Social Worker

  • Jun 2015 - Nov 2015

  Provides discharge planning for patients admitted to the hospital. Collaborate with doctors, nurses, nurse case managers and other hospital staff to coordinate a safe discharge plan for patients *Conducts psychosocial assessments and determines the level of care patients may need when discharged from the hospital *Provides crisis intervention services to patients in the emergency room *Connects patients and families with available resources within the community and makes referrals to resources for patients (i.e. Skilled or long term nursing care units, home health, substance abuse treatment facilities, psychiatric treatment facilities, hospice and palliative care) *Makes referrals to DHS/APS when deemed appropriate and necessary Show less



Department of Children and Family Services

• Social Work Specialist

  • Mar 2011 - May 2015

  Completes the Initial Assessment and screening decisions on Child Protective service and Adult Protective service intakes to determine the agency response. * Accurately document decisions while adhering to strict time lines * Completes Initial Assessments or screening decisions on intakes received to make a preliminary assessment of safety based on information obtained in the intake process * Researching DCF internal systems * Gathers additional information needed to make initial assessment or screening decision from collateral contacts * Reviews reports of children and adult victims received by KPRC Administrative Specialist intake workers to assure accuracy and completeness of the intake process * Provides training and feedback to intake workers, new PRC employees, and social worker students Show less

• Social Work Specialist

  • Mar 2009 - Mar 2011

  To provide protective and preventative services. * Work to prevent out of home placement of children * Interview and investigate allegations of child abuse and neglect as well as child in need of care concerns * Assess safety and risk of children remaining in home * Provide documentation and make recommendations to the court regarding abuse/neglect or child in need of care concerns * Provide resources to the families including family preservation services, medical services, parenting programs, mental health services, food stamps, cash assistance, and many other programs * Utilize FACT/KAECSES, KIDS/KIPS data system to obtain demographics, support, services, and history regarding families reported Show less