• Initiated a therapeutic support program with Palliative Care for patients adjusting to new challenges in their health• Directed interdisciplinary team meetings regarding patient updates and strategies to improve their quality of life• Managed resource implementation to optimize medical care in the home, which decreased readmissions and cost to patients• Collaborated with multiple specialties to assess complex cases and enactment of new policies• Interviewed and mentored new hires in therapeutic approaches and patient discussions, resulting in higher patientsatisfaction within my own specialty• Co-Leader of Opioid Task Force, responsible for applying policies that both lowered physician liability and improvedoutcomes for patients that required long term opioids therapy

• Develop social work plan of care, goals and recommendations based on patients and their families• Assess patients for mental health needs, as well as needs for other community resources• Collaborate with the case management team, as well as other medical staff to assess best plan of care for patients

• Researched best practices due to being the first social worker for Maternal Fetal Medicine team and implemented functionsto support patients, as well as the interdisciplinary team• Provide individual counseling services for obstetric/gynecological patients experiencing psychosocial stressors• Provide postpartum depression education, prevention and treatment, as well as resources and crisis intervention• Collaborate with clinic physicians, nursing staff and inpatient social work staff for patient coordination

• Assist professor with any academic research regarding further practicum education for social work students• Helped with any data analysis regarding social work student’s practicum experience• Lead social work service during monthly volunteer service for geriatric population at Saint Louis University hospital• Provided assistance with continuing education planning and facilitated long-term and short-term projects

Conducted psychosocial assessments and provides resources for the best plan of care for patients by interviewingpatient and their families and/or guardiansPerformed and facilitated individual counseling with patient based on their needs, as well as group and family therapyAssisted patients and families with goal setting and treatment plans for each individualized patient

Planned and implemented educational activities that promote social, physical and intellectual growth in youth Watched for signs of emotional/developmental problems in youth and bring the problems to the attention of guardiansAssessed clients with psychosocial needs and assisted with goal setting for each individualized client

• Processed payroll for all employees and represented the HR department during staff meetings when resolving conflicts• Worked hand in hand with the CEO to hire new caregivers for the facility and issue ID badges• Managed all necessary IRS forms for each caregiver and helped them complete their tax applications

Citation: Ohs, J.E., Kurian, N., and Trees, A.R. (November, 2016). Problematic integration and family communication about end-of-life decisions. Paper presented at the 102nd Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, Division of Family Communication, Philadelphia, PA. Top Paper Award.Researched alongside professors and graduate student about people who lost their loved ones and their family communication during their loved one’s end-of-life process. Transcribed recordings and read through transcriptions for journals being written