Medical Social Worker CV 1, template, online recruitment, America, Los Angles, USA, Vacancy

Maxine Curry
Dayjob Limited
The Big Peg
120 Vyse Street
Birmingham B18 6NF
England
T: 0044 121 638 0026
E: info@dayjob.com

PERSONAL SUMMARY

A fully qualified, licensed and professional person who became a Medical Social Worker to make a real difference to the lives of others. Maxine will always intervene at the right time, not to early and not when it’s too late. She is very good at giving people confidence and hope. In her current role she evaluates the psychosocial needs of patients and has been commended by her managers for interacting with them in a way that quickly gains their confidence. At work she always exercises confidentiality when dealing with vulnerable adults, for example, when managing their financial and personal details. Right now, she would like a role where she will get satisfaction knowing that she’s changed someone’s life for the better.

CAREER HISTORY

MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER – Start Date – Present
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Responsible for managing a large caseload and for giving individuals all the support they need to enable them to participate in community life.

Duties;

Providing service users with physical and emotional support and health care of the highest standard.
Ensuring that respect, dignity and confidentiality is maintained at all times.
Working with other disciplines in diagnosing problems, formulating treatment plans, and evaluating progress.
Acting as an advocate on behalf of patients in their dealings with other health and welfare agencies.
Taking proactive action to resolve complex issues and problems in high risk situations.
Challenging what I feel is not in the best interest of the person I am supporting.
Making recommendations to existing plans to improve processes and systems.
Carrying out mental health psycho-social assessments and then addressing the needs identified in the assessment.
Coordinating services needed after a patient has been discharged.
Referring patients to other professionals or resources to assist in their recovery from mental or physical illness.
Keeping accurate client records.
Able to cope with traumatic, emotional and upsetting situations.

JOB TITLE – Start Date – End Date
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KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Professional

Knowledge of the basic sciences underlying social work, such as psychology, sociology, and economics.
Ability to question, challenge, solve problems and complete tasks.
Superb critical thinking abilities
Excellent pro-active decision-making and negotiation skills.
Experience of working in both large and small hospitals.
Have own car and able to make visits to clients’ homes.
Providing front line medical social services to vulnerable people.
Maintaining accurate records and preparing verbal and written reports and correspondence related to work issues.

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