Title: 1) Medical Social Worker 2) Service Coordinator
Company: 1) Summit Park Nursing Care Center 2) A&T Heath Care
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY United States

Melissa Nielsen is currently serving as a medical social worker for Summit Park Nursing Care Center, and a service coordinator for AT&T Health Care, which provides home health care services like post-hospitalization assessment and home care aides. With 25 years of experience, she is responsible for a variety of tasks, including clerical work, answering phones, and processing paperwork, in addition to acting as a liaison between patients, nurses, doctors and different departments within the hospital or care facility. She works closely with patients on a one-on-one basis, and provides guidance, support and advice.

Known for her compassion, Ms. Nielsen has always wanted to be a social worker; she feels that it is her true calling. She had consistently pursued her goals, even receiving a master’s degree in social work from Adelphi University in 2011. Over the years, Ms. Nielsen has become an expert in social services, mental health, family therapy, program development and community outreach. Moving forward, she hopes to start her own practice.

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