Angel Jenkins

Work Experience
Davita Alhambra Dialysis
Sacramento CA, 4/2008-7/1/2010
Medical Social Worker
I complete bio-psychosocial assessments, patient treatment care plans, patient c
are conferences, counseling, CKD education, emotional support, community referra
ls, assistance with kidney transplant, tracking and recommend appropriateness as
transplant candidate. I arrange transient dialysis for patients. I assist the
nephrologists, nurses, dietitian, and other medical staff with understanding the
psychosocial issues of patients and their needs. I assist with insurance and fi
nancial resources. I arrange family meetings; coordinate treatment with hospital
discharge planners, case managers and skilled nursing facilities. I appropriate
ly follow all reporting guidelines associated with suspected abuse, neglect, dom
estic violence and danger to self.
State of California Department of Mental Health
3/2006 7/2007
Sacramento, California US
Associate Mental Health Specialist
My position within the California State Department of Mental Health was to compl
ete the following: to work with public and private community and/or forensic men
tal health agencies, service providers, and state hospitals to plan, cost, and m
onitor programs. Interface was required with other State, governmental, and priv
ate agencies. I was responsible for: approving county performance contracts and
State hospital plans: reviewing, monitoring, and evaluating mental health agenci
es and service providers, providing technical assistance and training to mental
health agencies.
KT Professional Medical Staffing and Home Care Inc.
4/2002 - 3/2006
Sacramento, California US
Home Health Social Worker
I worked with an interdisciplinary team to aid patients in regaining thier indep
endnece and highest level of functioning. Assisted patients and thier families a
dapt and plan their home environment. Performed crisis intervention, assisted w
ith financial problems, completed risk assessments, provided advocacy, community
services referrals and emotional support.
State of California Department of Aging
1/2001 - 12/2001
Sacramento, California US
Social Services Consultant II
As a Social Service Consultant II, I participated in the development of policy,
procedure, and methods of public social service in adult day health care centers
, state-wide. I also drafted guide materials for the administration of social se
rvice programs and perform research and analysis to arrive at solutions to broad
social service problems. Visited Adult Day Health Care, (ADHC), facilities stat
ewide who receive Medi-cal funding, and provided consultation on improving socia
l service provisions, conducted surveys on training and learning needs of social
service staff. Wrote reports on deficiencies and made recommendations to correc
t deficiencies. and Federal rules, regulations, and laws
pertaining to public social service programs, analyzed problems arising out of t
he operation of ADHCs and performed legislation analysis.
State of California Department of Mental Health
1/1999 - 1/2000
Vacaville, California US
I provided assistance to forensic clients, and relatives in locating and taking
advantage of available treatment, casework, and community services, prepared soc
io-psychiatric case history information for use in diagnosis and participated in
diagnostic formulations; acquainted medical, nursing, and other staff with soci
al service role in forensic client treatment and worked as a team member with in
terdisciplinary treatment team members, provided group work treatment for forens
ic clients.
Sacramento County Health and Human Services & Kern County Health and Human Servi
ces
4/1995 - 12/1998
Sacramento and Bakersfield, California
Social Worker Masters Degree (Child Protection Services)
I provided crisis intervention to families and children.
Performed risk assessments, interviewed children, diagnosed child abuse and negl
ect. I worked with adults and minors with chronic substance abuse issues. I prov
ided counseling, crisis intervention, and community referrals. Provided services
to homeless families and parenting skill development. case management, placemen
t into treatment facilities, collaborated with juvenile probation, and other age
ncies to work with at- risk minors providing social rehabilitative services. I p
rovided parenting skill development. I have written court reports, made recommen
dations to the court to return children to their parents or another permanency p
lan.

Turning Point Community Programs

5/1992 - 8/1994
Sacramento, California US
I provided case management services to individuals with
mental health problems just released from state institutions into the community.
Counseling-individual and group, crisis intervention, housing, and medication s
upport.
Time between work periods were spent raising young children.
EDUCATION
California State University Sacramento
Sacramento, California US
Masters Degree - 5/1994
184 Semester Hours
Major: Social Worker
GPA: 3.57 out of 4.0
Honors: Cum laude, Graduate Fellowship, National Student Talent Roster, National
Golden Key Honor Society, Phi Epsilon Honor Society