Eleanor Pearson

Clinical Social Worker @UCLA Health

Santa Monica, CA, US

Emergency Department Overflow and Inpatient General Medicine Overflow unit coverage.• Psychosocial assessment per policy and as determined by patients\' needs (including 100% of unhoused patients).• Implement complex psychosocial interventions to remediate psychosocial barriers to medical care and safe discharge or alleviate suffering.• Contribute to and coordinate patient, family, and team decisions regarding care and discharge planning.• Follow up with positive patient screenings for social drivers of health (financial, food, transportation, housing, medications, social supports.).• Patient and family advocacy.• Crisis intervention and stabilization of illness- and injury-related distress.• End of life psychosocial support.• Appropriate abuse and neglect reporting and documentation.• Complex discharge planning assistance.• Advance Care Planning and Goals of Care coordination. • Facilitate post-acute care community referrals - shelters and other assisted living arrangements (Skilled Nursing Facility, Board and Care, Acute Rehab Unit.), mental health and substance abuse facilities, and coordinate home hospice referrals.• Lead family and patient care conferences.• Attend, consult, self-refer, and communicate with care team during Interdisciplinary Rounds and throughout ongoing care.• Complete suicide assessments for patients with mild and moderate risk.• Complete PHQ-9 assessments for positive screen geriatric patients.• Document all Clinical Social Work patient and family interactions and services provided - EMR documentation Epic Systems (CareConnect).

Boston University

Bachelor of Science - BS, Behavioral Sciences

University of Southern California

Master of Social Work - MSW, Adult Mental Health and Wellness Track