Resume
- 1. Tami L. Anschutz
7682 Hwy42 ▪ Egg Harbor, WI 54209 ▪ (262) 620-5291 ▪ tamianschutz@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE
Ambitious, enthusiastic MastersSocial ServiceProfessional/Alzheimer’s-DementiaSpecialistwithexceptional
education,problem-solving,decision-making,andorganizationalabilitiesseeksemploymentwitha fast-paced,team-
orientedbusinesswhichwouldprovideprofessionalgrowthandadvancement.
QUALIFICATIONS / PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
• Supervisor skills/providingdirectivesto staff on units as wellas involunteer programs
• Buildand establishrapportthroughactive andreflective listening
• Strong communicationandorganizationskills/Strongworkethic
• Strong interpersonalskills,decisiveproblem analysisandresolution
• Marketingexperiencewithinthecommunity(SNF, HospiceandHospitalbase)
• ComputerSkills:Windows,PowerPoint, Word, Excel,PCC, Matrix, Citrix, Caretracker
• Admissionsexperiencewithinthecommunity(SNF, HospiceandHospitalbase)
• Provide leadershipanddirectionwithinafast pacedenvironment
• Exercisessoundindependentjudgment,decisionmakingandproblemsolving
• Managestimeeffectively
• Experiencewithpsychotherapyanddiagnosiswithadult clientpopulation(dementia(s)/mental
illness/behavioral)
• Prioritize and superviseall aspectsof day to day business
• Communicateswellwithpatients/families/management/co-workers/stateombudsman/communityresources
• Adaptable to ever changingcircumstancesandsituationsthatoccur
• Experiencedinmediationandconflictresolution
• Eleven years’ experience(workingwith theadultpopulation)
• Provide prevention andintervention techniques/strategiestopatients/family
• Facilitatepatientandfamilyidentificationandimplementationoftheirwishes
• Advocate for patientand familyinall aspects
• Perform assessments,quarterly/annualcareconferences,MDS’s,anddocumentation
• Provide residentswith facilityservicesand alldischargeservicesthat arerequiredby State and Federal
regulations.KnowledgeofState and Federalregulations
• Coordinateplanof careassessingpatientandfamilyneeds
• Facilitatetheadmissionanddischargeprocess
• Assist patient andfamilyin completionofadvanceddirectives/financialdocuments
• Evaluate and refer to relatedcommunityagencies/resources
• Provide resourcesthat benefitpatient andfamiliesindailyliving
• Collaboratewithinterdisciplinaryteam todetermineandprovideindividualizedplanof carefor patientsand
families
• Provide short and longterm carefor residentsagingfrom middleagetoelderly
• Provide guidancetopatientsand familiesasthey navigate throughendof lifeissues
• Experienceworkingwithanumberof Hospice(teams)withresidentsqualityof cares
• Incorporateandimplementbereavementcounselingservices
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
- 2. May2012-March 2015
ACU(Alzheimer’sCareUnit)Director/SocialServices/ActivityDirector/VolunteerProgram
-TheVillaat BradleyEstates Milwaukee,Wisconsin
• Samepositionas below:Newownershipeffective May2012
February2011-May2012
ACU(Alzheimer’sCareUnit)Director/SocialServices/ActivityDirector/VolunteerProgram
-GoldenLivingCenter-BradleyMilwaukee,Wisconsin
January2011-Febuary2011
AdmissionsDirector
-Eastside HealthandRehabilitation Milwaukee,Wisconsin
July2008-June2009
Social WorkerDirector
-Dove HealthcareRehabilitationandNursingHome Milwaukee,Wisconsin
• LeadSocialWorkerwith State duringtheclosureof Dove Healthcare(dueto lackof funds)
March 2007-August2008
Social Worker
-HCRManorCare-WashingtonManorRehabilitationandNH Kenosha,Wisconsin
January2005-January2006
Youth Worker
-ProfessionalServicesGroups,Inc/CommunityImpactPrograms,Inc Kenosha,Wisconsin
October2003-December2004
Coordinator
-REM Wisconsin-EauClaire,Wisconsin
EDUCATION HISTORY
September2008-December2010
UniversityofWisconsin-Milwaukee-MastersofSocialWork
• InternshipFirst Semester TheVillageat ManorPark-RuthHospice
• InternshipSecondSemester TheVillageat ManorPark-NursingHome
• InternshipThirdSemester TheVillageat ManorPark-Assisted Living
January2001-December2004
UniversityofWisconsin-Eau Claire-BachelorsofSocialWork
• InternshipFirst Semester FallCreekValley Care Center-NursingHome/Hospice
September2000-December2000
UniversityofWisconsin-Milwaukee-Business-Student-Transferstudent
- 3. VOLUNTEER SITES/ACTIVITIES/ADDITIONALTRAININGS
Alzheimer’sAssociationConference2011-WisconsinDells,Wisconsin(Conference)
Alzheimer’sAssociationConference2012-WisconsinDells,Wisconsin(Conference)
Alzheimer’sAssociationConference2013-WisconsinDells,Wisconsin(Conference)
Alzheimer’sAssociationConference2014-WisconsinDells,Wisconsin(Conference)
HelpingFamiliesMakeDifficultDecisionsastheEnd ofLife-Milwaukee,Wisconsin(Training)
Boundariesand EthicsforProfessional SocialWorkers-Milwaukee,Wisconsin(Training)
HospiceBoundariesandEthics-Milwaukee,Wisconsin(Training)
SkillsforBreaking Bad Newsand Communicating with ChallengingPatientsandFamilies-
Milwaukee,Wisconsin(Training)
HIPPA-Milwaukee,Wisconsin(Training)
PalliativeCare/GrandRounds-Milwaukee,Wisconsin(Training)
CrisisIntervention/MentalHealth Issues/Suicidal Clients/ReleaseofInformation/Confidentiality-
Milwaukee,Wisconsin(Training)
Cultural Diversity/Equal Opportunity-Milwaukee,Wisconsin(Training)
FoundationsofDementiaCare(Enhancing Mealtime/Understanding Wandering/Making
Connections)-Milwaukee,Wisconsin(Training)
Level I and II PASARRTraining-Milwaukee,Wisconsin(Training)
CatholicTeaching on CarefortheSeriouslyIll and Dying-Milwaukee,Wisconsin(Training)
Activity-Based AlzheimerCare-Milwaukee,Wisconsin(Training)
Enabling FreedomPhilosophy&theNCCDPPrinciplesofDementiaCare-Milwaukee,Wisconsin
(Training)
Making Choices(AdvanceDirectives)-Milwaukee,Wisconsin(Training)
UnderstandingWondering:Awareness-Milwaukee,Wisconsin(Training)
PointClickCare-Milwaukee,Wisconsin(Training)
Dementiaand BehaviorManagement-Milwaukee,Wisconsin(Training)
Determining Prognosis&HospiceEligibility-Milwaukee,Wisconsin(Training)
Healthcarewith aConscience:Ethics&Boundaries-Milwaukee,Wisconsin(Training)
Dealing with DifficultBehaviors-Milwaukee,Wisconsin(Training)
Ridealong-Kenosha,Wisconsin(KenoshaPoliceDepartment)
Dorchester-SturgeonBay,Wisconsin(NursingHome-Alzheimer’sclinic)
HarborHouse-EauClaire,Wisconsin(NursingHome-Alzheimer’sclinic)
St. John’sCatholicChurch-EggHarbor,Wisconsin(Teaching)
Scan-Sister Bay, Wisconsin(NursingHome)
AlternativeWinterBreak-Washington,D.C.(Homelessshelterforelderlymen)
HobbyDay-FishCreek,Wisconsin(Youth worker)
Volleyball Camp-FishCreek,Wisconsin(Coach)
DayBreakEast- Kenosha,Wisconsin(ElderlyDay Care)
PSG/CIP-Kenosha,Wisconsin(FosterCareActivities)
DoorCountyMemorialHospital-SturgeonBay, Wisconsin(Hospital-elderly)
Sacred HeartHospital-EauClaire,Wisconsin(Hospital-elderly)
Wisconsin StateOdysseyoftheMind-FishCreek,Wisconsin(YouthEducation)
DARE(Drug AbuseResistanceEducation)-FishCreek,Wisconsin(YouthEducation)
Mealson Wheels-Kenosha,Wisconsin(Residential andNursingHome)
DementiaCareTraining:Managing and Understanding Challenging Behaviors-Milwaukee,
Wisconsin(Training)
Tami L. Anschutz
7682 Hwy42 ▪ Egg Harbor, WI 54209 ▪ (262) 620-5291 ▪ tamianschutz@yahoo.com
