A social worker with 22+ years of experience in a hospital setting, specifically in Emergency Services. Experienced in crisis intervention, and providing support in mental health.
Work Experience
Common Spirit Health- Ringgold, Georgia
Social Worker/Case Manager-
Medical Surge Floor, Emergency Department, Critical Care & Outpatient Services - 2018-2026
- Completes and documents a discharge planning assessment on those patients identified by the designated screening process, or upon request. Reassess the patient as appropriate and update the plan accordingly.
- Facilitates the development of a multidisciplinary discharge plan, engaging other relevant health team members, the patient and/or patient representative and post acute care providers in accordance with the patients clinical or psychosocial needs, choices and available resources.
- Oversees and evaluates the implementation of the discharge plan.
- Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to ensure progression of care and appropriate utilization of inpatient resources using established evidence based guidelines/criteria.
•Facilitate supportive and psychotherapy services and counseling to address needs of patients
- Collaborate with departmental team members to assist in development of individualized treament plans
- Effectively utilitze community resources
- Collaborates with the healthcare team and post-acute service providers to ensure timely and smooth transitions to the most appropriate type and setting of post-acute services based upon patients clinical needs.
- Identifies risk for readmission and implements interventions to mitigate those risks for at least a 30-day period. ferred children and families to other services if necessary
Hamilton Medical Center – Dalton, GA
Social Worker – 2004 to 2018
- Facilitate supportive and psychotherapy services and counseling to address needs of patients
- Collaborate with team members to assist in development of individualized treament plans
- Effectively utilitze community resources
- Give individual assessments and physchotherapy services
- Evalute and provide treatment planning and crisis intervention for those with mental illnesses
Murray DFCS – Chatsworth, GA
- Social Worker – 2002 to 2004• Evaluate possible threats to a child and provided arrangements that comply with state and federal laws and agency procedures. • Provided counseling and support services to children and parents • Referred children and families to other services if necessary • Placed children in foster care when necessary • Finding adoptive homes for children with no adult caretakers Providence Ministries Case Management – 2003 to 2004
- Administration of confidential and sensitive information, including financial, mental and health, and personal and types of data.• Assisted in and planned basic case management and tretment programs
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- Dug Gap Baptist Church Director of Youth Services – 2002 to 2008
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- • Ensure the creation and implementation of fun and exciting activites that inspire participation• Plan and adminster Sunday School Classes for Youth• Planned, coordinated, and chaparoned activities and trips for youth• Coordinated fundraises for youth program• Communicated positive and created relationships with members and parents• Provided positive guidance and role modeling to members
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- • Case Planning ● Case Management● Patient Advocacy● Patient Relations● Patient needs Assessments● Self-motivated and detail oriented● Excellent interpersonal skills, office etiquette and phone manners● Bilingual – English & Spanish● Software: Microsoft Word
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- • Established the first social work position at Hamilton Medical Center / Emergency Department
Established first social work position for Chi Memorial Hospital of Georgia.
Established first case management position for Common Spirit of North Georgia.
Kathryn Spaulding employee of the year Common Spirit 2024
Common Spirit National Human Kindness Award 2025
