Wendra Catherine Klos Email & Phone Number

West Branch, Wy And Co

TEAM RUBICON, (Oct 2017- present) Team Rubicon is a Veterans Disaster Response Organization. • Operation Coqui Calling in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria 2017. Built Emergency Hospital, and Pharmacy, coordinated Social Work efforts with local Social Services and Health Dept.• Operation Silver Sun, Hurricane Florence 2018 in NC. Counseling and Crisis Intervention.• 2019 Multiple Ops to assist with wildfire damage, fire mitigation, community needs• Operations to support COVID Response in 2020, Food Bank Coordination, Distribution food box delivery. Mobile Vaccine Clinic Operations throughout Denver. VFW Food Drives. • Operation Enduring Eagle in 2021-2022 to assist with Afghan Refugee Resettlement.• Operation Slick Rock, Moab UT, Operation RAR, Granby CO in 2022 doing fire mitigation.

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

DAILYBREATH (2015-present) Health Educator Assist with engagement and education, regarding DailyBreath, a Mobile App for tracking weather and environmental exposures that can trigger asthma and allergies. Assist with message development and dissemination. Support social media engagement.

Glenwood Springs, Colorado, United States

CALAWAY YOUNG CANCER CENTER, Glenwood Springs, CO (May 2016-Sept 2017) Psychosocial Services Coordinator (Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology, and Infusion Center). Only CSW for 560 newly diagnosed patients in 2016. Member of the Palliative Care Team. Member of Survivorship Program. 2016 Hospital Spirit of Caring Award. Provided counseling and support for patients and their families going through cancer treatments. Psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, advocacy, and resource location.

Fairfax Va

Health IT Consulting, Business Consulting. Using experience and expertise to combine my whole person care views to the application of technology in our transforming health care system to facilitate cost effective and quality care on behalf of the patient.

Fredericksburg, Va

Establish relationships with healthcare professionals. Represent Hospice of Virginia and ensure excellent provider relations. Oversee existing and potential referral sources. Provide information and assessment visits with patient/family unit to determine eligibility for hospice services. Educate community, conduct in-service presentations on end of life issues, Hospice Care, Medicare, Medicaid and Elder Resources.

Fairfax, Va

Supervise 27 employees: Social workers, RN/Case Managers and Case Management Assistants. Coordinate daily case management operations in Pediatrics and Women's. Assure appropriate staffing levels, productivity, and cost effective utilization of resources. Utilize Interqual criteria for discharge planning. Track Length of Stay and Avoidable Day Delays.

Fairfax, Va

Social Work Case Manager in the Intermediate Care Unit. Focus on End of Life Issues and complex medical situations.

Fredericksburg, Va

Short Term contract. Clinical Social Worker running the children’s programs, intake and assessment, counseling and crisis intervention, and facilitating support groups. Counseled children with family members who had Cancer, ESRD, Alzhiemers and ALS. Assistant Camp Director. Community Speaker for Spotsylvania’s Parent Resource Center.

Fredericksburg, Va

Provided psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, counseling and case management to patients and families on the Palliative Care Unit at Mary Washinton Hospital. Provided community education through presentations on End of Life care, advance directives and hospice.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Clinical Social Worker II, Pediatric Oncology. Psychosocial counseling on busy Inpatient Unit and active Outpatient Clinic. Specialized in Bone Marrow Transplants. Facilitated Support Groups: Teen Bereavement Group, Candlelighter's Parent Support Group, Oncology Teen Group, Parent Lunch and Learn. Provided education and support to children on peritoneal and hemodialysis. Member of Harriet Lane Compassionate Care Program, Palliative Care Team and Annual Tribute Service. JHH Pediatric Representative for National Survivors Day Conference. Provided Educational Orientation for new Fellows and Nurses. Member of Hospital Disaster Response Team.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Clinical Social Worker II, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. Concentration on New Bone Marrow Transplant Program. Managed large caseload on Inpatient Unit and Outpatient Clinic. Special focus on patients with Hemophilia, Sickle Cell Disease, Von Willebrand Disease, Aplastic Anemia and other Hematology disorders.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Psychosocial assessments and counseling, grief and loss support for individuals, families or groups. Program development: Bead Program, Photo Journal Project, Holiday Gift Drive, Comfort Bags. Co-chair for Annual Tribute Service. Facilitated Support Groups: Kid Talk, Teen Group, and the Candlelighter’s Parent Support Group. Social Worker for Camp Sunrise.

Denver, Co

Emergency Department: 60 Bed Unit. Crisis intervention, grief and loss support, domestic violence and abuse education. Psychosocial assessment and counseling. Assited Nephrology team with coordinating services and funding for pts needing emergent dialysis. Provided trainings on advance directives, organ/tissue donation, stress management, care giving, and long term care. Developed Child Abuse policy, Sexual assault protocol and policy, and Elder abuse policy for the Emergency Department.

Denver, Co

Clinical Social Worker in General Medicine (Cancer, HIV/AIDS, ESRD). Psychosocial assessment, counseling, crisis intervention, advocacy, resource location and discharge planning. Secured funding for pts needing dialysis. Member of organ/tissue donation approach team member and state certified trainer.

Masters Of Social Work, Medical Social Work Concentration

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology And Psychology