Michael Rifkin
Project Consultant at Northeast/Caribbean AIDS Education & Training Center (AETC)- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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New York State Peer Worker Certification (HIV, Hep C and Harm Reduction Tracks)
Stony Brook UniversityJun, 2016- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Northeast/Caribbean AIDS Education & Training Center (AETC)
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Consultant
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Feb 2021 - Present
• STAR (Stigma and Resilience) Coalition Consumer Participant • Social, Cultural and Economic EHE Workgroup Member • Piloting a Stigma Reduction Logic Model to Address HIV-related Intersectional Stigma in New York City Healthcare Settings Workgroup Member • STAR (Stigma and Resilience) Coalition Consumer Participant • Social, Cultural and Economic EHE Workgroup Member • Piloting a Stigma Reduction Logic Model to Address HIV-related Intersectional Stigma in New York City Healthcare Settings Workgroup Member
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Peer Counselor - Partnership In Care
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Jan 2020 - Jan 2023
• Provide supportive services to members engaged in the Ending the Epidemic (ETE) grant project. • Formulate and validate individualized plans of care for HIV+, transgender, and homeless members across all lines of health insurance coverage. • Coordinate and oversee the delivery of comprehensive healthcare services for members identified as ETE cohort eligible. • Collaborate with external organizations to address members' social determinants of health. • Serve as the principal contact for members within the Partnership in Care department, assess their health needs, and provide health education, ranging from viral load suppression to promoting retention to care. • Identify service utilization trends and potential member needs by reviewing medical care encounter data, pharmacy data, health assessment tools, and other relevant data. • Developed a concise health coaching reference tool and a succinct workflow chart on the approval process of a new, specialized HIV treatment option. • Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of quality improvement and performance improvement initiatives related to the ETE interventions. • Develop marketing strategies to support the engagement and retention of members for the three ETE interventions. Show less
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Volunteer
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Nov 2018 - Mar 2020
The Other Place (TOP) is a clubhouse led by Goddard Riverside that assists individuals with mental illness to achieve their desired goals in the areas of working, living, learning, and socializing. Members belong to a community where they are empowered through shared decision making in the operation of the clubhouse. Members work side by side through a work ordered day structure and engage in social activities in the evenings and on weekends. The Other Place (TOP) is a clubhouse led by Goddard Riverside that assists individuals with mental illness to achieve their desired goals in the areas of working, living, learning, and socializing. Members belong to a community where they are empowered through shared decision making in the operation of the clubhouse. Members work side by side through a work ordered day structure and engage in social activities in the evenings and on weekends.
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START Treatment & Recovery Centers
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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Medical Retention Specialist (RAP Program)
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Nov 2018 - Jan 2020
• Conduct intake and needs assessment of HIV seropositive patients who give informed consent to participate in the RAP Program initiative. • Identify all HIV positive patients from existing medical chart, self-reporting and results of HIV antibody testing. • Develop and implement a service plan in coordination with the patient and inter and intra agency service • representatives. • Conduct ongoing monitoring and follow-up, with frequent patient contact and periodic reassessment of service plans. • Monitor and assist in patient compliance with prescribed care plan. • Work closely with the medical and social services’ staff to ensure the patient receive appropriate services and • referrals. • Escort patient to HIV related social service and external medical center appointments. Show less
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The Institute for Family Health
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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500 - 600 Employee
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RAP Peer Educator-COMPASS Program
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Apr 2016 - Jul 2018
• Key member of interdisciplinary team that works with HIV positive patients address barriers to treatment adherence, viral load suppression and retention in care through home, field and clinic based visits. • Worked closely with medical providers, nursing staff and other Institute employees to coordinate care for patients, through formal and informal case conferences, huddles, warm hand-offs, and joint visits. • Engaged patients who are newly diagnosed and/or facing barriers to treatment adherence, viral load suppression and/or retention in care. • Assisted program staff in screening all patients receiving HIV primary care for COMPASS program eligibility. • Met with enrolled and not-yet enrolled patients when they present for medical care, to engage in services and screen for needs. • Assisted in completing program intakes, reassessments, care plans, case conferences, adherence assessments and other program services/forms. • Provided individual and group based health promotion, treatment adherence counseling, risk reduction counseling and case management to assist patients in decreasing barriers to viral load suppression and retention in care, through home, field and clinic based visits. • Provided accompaniments to patients to healthcare and social service appointments. • Screened patients for mental health and substance use treatment needs, refers for needed services. • Provided crisis intervention as needed. Show less
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North Shore University Hospital
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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500 - 600 Employee
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RAP Peer Volunteer-Center for AIDS Research and Treatment (CART)
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Oct 2013 - Mar 2018
• Supported the efforts of the Behavioral Health and RAP Health Educators deliver evidenced-based interventions to a client base of more than 2000 patients, which is the largest New York State Designated HIV/AIDS Center on Long Island. • Provided weekly support calls to HIV/HCV co-infected client base undergoing HCV therapeutic treatment. • Provided telephone, text, and face to face support, as well as accompaniments to clients as the Peer component of CART's role as an AIDS Institute, Community Based HIV/AIDS Behavioral Health Education, and Engagement (BHEE) Service Provider. • Co-facilitated education groups along with the RAP Health Educator and Behavioral Health Educator. Show less
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Education
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2013 - 2016
Stony Brook University
New York State Peer Worker Certification, HIV, HCV and Harm Reduction
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