Shelby Wilson, Lmsw-P Email and Phone Number

Inpatient surgical oncology social worker at OU Health.Duties in this role include: • Provides social services to patients and their families for an assigned medical service• Conducts discharge planning evaluations of patients and/or family members to gather needed information• Makes psychosocial assessments and relates findings to necessary hospital staff• Counsels patients and other persons regarding diseases, treatments, social or financial situations, emotional stress and/or other problems• Provides services of crisis intervention for patients and families• Acts as a liaison between patients/families and the hospital staff and other agencies• Utilizes available information to evaluate the effectiveness of services provided in producing the desired outcomes and makes adjustments in patient care are indicated• Assists in discharge planning and referrals to the community for ongoing services• Assists the patient and family with post hospital placement or transfer to post-acute care facility• Assists patients and families with adverse reactions or difficult adjustments to illness, treatment or changes in functional status• Acts a patient advocate for issues related to informed decision making, end-of-life care, realistic goal setting and appropriate resolution of ethical dilemmas

Duties in this role include:• Facilitating grief and divorce support groups• Facilitating school-based grief groups• Conducting initial service consultations and crisis consultations• Enhancing evidence-based curriculum for support groups• Compiling research and budget information for agency grant applications

Duties in this role include:• Conducting student hour/supervision audits for Norman cohorts• Maintaining intern placement tracking database for all agencies, students, fieldinstructors, and preceptors• Assisting with placement process for all cohorts• Managing uploading and monitoring Canvas courses for all Practicum courses• Assisting with research projects that are in development or ongoing

Duties in this role include:• Answering the crisis line and screening potential clients for shelter• Providing safety planning for clients• Assisting clients with needs within shelter• Providing a safe and secure environment for the shelter• Completing shelter intakes and safety plans with clients• Coordinating rape crisis calls

Duties in this role include:• Stakeholder on an interdisciplinary research team aimed at reducing readmission rates of patients with sepsis by addressing social determinants of health and health literacy• Leading student simulations• Creating patient resource handout materials• Screening patients for social determinants of health and health literacy• Providing patients with applicable resources