Akintunde Akinola MSW, MSHA

AKINTUNDE AKINOLA
19 Whitman Street West Orange, New Jersey 07052
(973) 243 7195 or (973) 444 1780
AKINTAIWOFORREAL@AOL.COM

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position in any organization where I can utilize my educational background and skill
EDUCATION: Adelphi University, Garden City, NY: Master of social Work (2002)
Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria: Bachelor of Science Sociology (1991)
City University of New Jersey, NJ: Master of Science in Health Administration (In progress)

WORK EXPERIENCE:
July 2004-March 2009 New Island Hospital Bethpage New York (Social worker/discharge planner)Member of discharge plan and case management team responsible for screen new Patients, develop psychosocial assessment, interface with Insurance providers, participate in patient clinical review, participate in different management meetings including ethics meeting especially on patients in critical care and cardiac units, link patients with government establishments as needed, counsel HIV patients and facilitate general discharge Plan.
Aug 2002 –June 2009 W. O. Benenson Rehabilitation Pavilion (Social worker) Member of multidisciplinary team with responsibilities that includes meeting with patients to assess and formulate care plan, provide support and intervention, prepare monthly and quarterly report on oncology and dialysis patients.

Oct 2003-June 2004 Franklin Hospital Medical Center (Extended Care Division) Utilization of social work skill to meet the need of patients, participate in variou Management meetings and coordinate discharge plan.

Sept 2002-July 2003 Island Medical Center (Social worker)As a mental health social worker my responsibility included meeting with patients to assess and formulate treatment plan, interface with department of social services, refer mental health patients to out- patient mental health programs, assist in linking mental health patients with community case management program for continue care, provide patients and family counseling as well assist in placing homeless patients into communities.

Relevant Skills: Excellent interpersonal and organizational skill
Other Language: Yoruba (Nigerian/ African)

References: Available upon request.