Rita Cole, Lgsw, Lmsw, Cfle Email & Phone Number

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States

Provides mental health, IOP, and crisis assessments;. Develops and implements treatment plans; Completes probation and parole assessments; Provides crisis intervention, CPST and PSR services. Submits documentation to the appropriate Medicaid or insurance plans and bills accordingly.

Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

• Provide individual, marital, family or group psychotherapy services• Select treatment methods which correlate to the age of the patient, the patient's diagnosis, symptoms and physician orders• Identify significant changes in a patient's condition and take appropriate actions• Facilitate family and patient involvement in the development of the treatment plan• Provide appropriate services and care in accordance to the client’s needs and perform documents evaluations according to… Show more • Provide individual, marital, family or group psychotherapy services• Select treatment methods which correlate to the age of the patient, the patient's diagnosis, symptoms and physician orders• Identify significant changes in a patient's condition and take appropriate actions• Facilitate family and patient involvement in the development of the treatment plan• Provide appropriate services and care in accordance to the client’s needs and perform documents evaluations according to standard operating procedures• Maintain effective customer relationships and confidentiality• Demonstrate courteous, professional and confident rapport with patients and their families• Obtain and document all required and pertinent patient information accurately and within established time frames• Demonstrate the ability to adjust workload to meet fluctuation in patient case load and serve on projects as delegated Show less

Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States

• Provides social worker assessment and treatment; assisting patients and families in the patient's place of residence as prescribed by a Physician. The Social Worker assists the patient and family with health related financial, social and emotional concerns and assists with effective coping skills.• Provides Social Work Services in accordance with the Physician’s plan of care.• Demonstrates competency in the skills required by the care center.• Performs accurate and comprehensive… Show more • Provides social worker assessment and treatment; assisting patients and families in the patient's place of residence as prescribed by a Physician. The Social Worker assists the patient and family with health related financial, social and emotional concerns and assists with effective coping skills.• Provides Social Work Services in accordance with the Physician’s plan of care.• Demonstrates competency in the skills required by the care center.• Performs accurate and comprehensive assessments.• Ensures that changes in the patient’s clinical status are communicated to other healthcare team members and the care center office staff in a timely manner (documented communication in the patient’s record).• Coordinates care planning and delivery with the physician, patient/ family, other healthcare team members to facilitate optimal patient outcomes.• Provides medical social work interventions and treatment based on an ongoing patient assessment/ reassessment and in accordance with Physician orders.• Educates the patient and family members and other team members on medical social work interventions and treatment plan.• Performs care planning, transfer and discharge functions in accordance with care center policy and applicable laws, regulations and standards.• Participates in interdisciplinary team conferences/ patient care conferences in accordance with care center policy.• Develops, prepares and maintains individualized patient care progress records with accuracy, timeliness and according to policies. Submits accurate and timely documentation per care center policy.• Identifies risks or threats to the patient’s health in the patient’s environment and promptly implements appropriate interventions to reduce risks. Communicates identification of risks/ threats to the patient to the Physician and other members of the healthcare team to coordinate care effectively. Show less

Oberlin, La

• Interview clients and client groups, offenders, and appropriate others to obtain extensive social, developmental, psychological, family, and educational background.• Selects and recommends therapeutic intervention strategies and treatment approaches based on psychosocial assessment to an interdisciplinary treatment team.• Provides social work component in an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary team approach to diagnosis, planning, and treatment.• Conducts individual and group… Show more • Interview clients and client groups, offenders, and appropriate others to obtain extensive social, developmental, psychological, family, and educational background.• Selects and recommends therapeutic intervention strategies and treatment approaches based on psychosocial assessment to an interdisciplinary treatment team.• Provides social work component in an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary team approach to diagnosis, planning, and treatment.• Conducts individual and group counseling conjointly or under close supervision.• Prepares psychosocial assessments, social summaries, and notations in the client's chart.• Prepares correspondence with community agencies and serves as primary liaison person with all outside agencies such as courts, schools, foster care and legal authorities.• Assesses the level of care and intervention, including discharge, reassignment, change of treatment strategies and techniques; communicates these findings to the interdisciplinary treatment team.• Attends and participates in community health-related programs, in-services, continuing education, and maintains professional reading.• Develops a working knowledge of correctional or community resources in order to recommend or refer offenders for special services.• Provides psychosocial case management to individuals, groups, and families when this intervention is determined to be most appropriate. Show less

Kinder, La

• Direct staff and functions of 24 bed adult inpatient psychiatric unit for patients with cooccurring disorders• Oversee intake, social services, activity therapy, nursing staff, psychiatric services, and mental health technicians• Oversee psychosocial assessments, discharge planning, case management, utilization review processes, quality and performance improvement• Supervise interdisciplinary treatment team and treatment plans; Collaborate with psychiatrist for patient… Show more • Direct staff and functions of 24 bed adult inpatient psychiatric unit for patients with cooccurring disorders• Oversee intake, social services, activity therapy, nursing staff, psychiatric services, and mental health technicians• Oversee psychosocial assessments, discharge planning, case management, utilization review processes, quality and performance improvement• Supervise interdisciplinary treatment team and treatment plans; Collaborate with psychiatrist for patient care• Provide mental health social work services to adults, oversee funding and financial budget within the department• Direct judicial commitment process and legal components to patient care• Attend risk/safety, electronic health records, revenue cycle, steering committee, QUIC, policy/procedure, compliance, and med staff meetings Show less

Denham Springs, La

• Independent, family, and intensive outpatient (IOP) group psychotherapy• Provide community based in-home and in-school mental health social work to children, adolescent, adults, and geriatric patients including veterans• Community psychiatric support therapy• Provide case management with clients diagnosed with mental illness• Provide crisis intervention services, discharge planning, case management, counseling, crisis intervention services, independent living training, and… Show more • Independent, family, and intensive outpatient (IOP) group psychotherapy• Provide community based in-home and in-school mental health social work to children, adolescent, adults, and geriatric patients including veterans• Community psychiatric support therapy• Provide case management with clients diagnosed with mental illness• Provide crisis intervention services, discharge planning, case management, counseling, crisis intervention services, independent living training, and guide financial assistance and insurance application processes• Ensuring client intakes and creating individualized care plans Show less

Baton Rouge, La

• Provided payroll, credit reporting, and managed state and government accounts• Presentations about legal guidance, legal referrals, and provided legal consults• Worked in collaboration with the FBI, Secret Service, Attorney General, District Attorney’s office, state and local municipalities, and Louisiana Forgery and Fraud• Provide information and services to help identify and prevent identity theft and fraud

Baton Rouge, La

• Serve patients in a multidisciplinary care setting; rotations in general surgery, PICU, NICU, ICU, CCU, cardiology, orthopedics, oncology, palliative care, med surge, recovery, labor/delivery, and telemetry• Assist in assessment and discharge planning, and case management• Assist patients and families in crisis situations and provide support for staff• Facilitation of annual Burn Banquet for burn survivors

Alexandria, La/ Lake Charles, La

• Interpret telemetry status and input physician’s orders• Medical transcriptions and admission and discharge of patients• HBOC and Meditech Programs

Master'S Degree, Social Work

Activities and Societies: President's List, Dean's List, Cum laude

Bachelor'S Of Science, Family And Consumer Science; Nutrition And Family Services

Gerontology Program Certification, Social Work

Child And Family Studies Certification, Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences