Experience

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  Geriatric Health Care services

  • Human Services Specialist

    • Feb 1990 - Present

    My responsibilities include pre- admission screening and coordination of admissions, orientation, on boarding , history and assessments, marketing, health fairs, training new employees, familiar with benefits: Medicare, Medicaid, HMO, Team building, interdisciplinary care plan meetings, advocacy. Cultural sensitivity.Develop psychosocial history, quarterly notes, M.D.S. plan of care, and interventions for each resident.Ongoing staff, family, resident development consultation for needs of the population.Strong advocate for resident and intervention.Discharge planning; organize schedules, interdisciplinary care plan meetings, community liaison.Knowledgeable with resources and provides appropriate referrals.Familiar with Medicare and various manage care providers.Consistently maintains accurate and timely records and correspondence.Marketing, census building, computer friendly.Consultation and trained social works on long term care.

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  Reproductive Health Family Planning

  • Administrator- Health Benefits coordinator

    • Jan 2000 - Jan 2006

    Provide direct services such as risk reduction screening; stage based motivational counseling, referral and follow-up activities to women of childbearing age.Teach and support positive self-care techniques, including problem resolution and selection of treatment alternatives.Provide skilled sensitive reproductive health counseling, and documentation to ensure compliance with established practices and regulations.Develop and maintain relationships, work collaboratively with community organizations, referral sources, to enhance the provision of coordinated support for patients.Create and maintain a comprehensive community resource directory and supply of educational materials for patients and community.Assist mid-level clinician as necessary with lab procedures controls provided, pregnancy testing, B/P, HIV testing.

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  Psychopharmacologic Researcher

  • Greater Boston

  • Research and Development Clinical Trial Monitor

    • 1989 - 1991
    • Greater Boston

     Conducted CRC for multiple phase 3 and 4 trials for anti-depressant, dementia, and anxiolytic therapies Utilized techniques from various client centered theories to ascertain information necessary for assessment, referral, to screen and schedule research candidates  Facilitated the process of providing informed consent to research subjects Counseled subjects on protocol expectations including inclusion/exclusion criteria. Performing study/protocol procedures in a detailed accurate manner  Prepared and completed source documents worksheets accuracy for sponsor time lines. Coordination of subject laboratory/PK tests with medical staff, including shipment to central laboratory Organized study source documents (e.g., source document worksheets, study drug accountability records, regulatory site files, etc. in advance of on-site monitoring visits  Maintained communication, collaboration and correspondence with subjects, sponsor, monitor, administrative support staff, CRC’s, and BA’s Monitored PI training related to CRF approval process Assisted with the development of subject care plan as an effective tool in improving improved subject retention via stage based counseling, patient care visits, continuum of care follow up contact s/p visit or closure of study

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  Children and Family Services

  • Greater Boston

  • Children & Family Services

    • Dec 1980 - Nov 1988
    • Greater Boston

     Screened child at risk hotline for reports and inquires Conducted investigations and full comprehensive assessments of child welfare clients, 51A, CHINS, DA liaison, C&P, Foster Care Review Interviewed families, colleagues, public and private agencies at the office, at their site or at home visit Instructed community organizations on department regulations and policy Supervised student interns; trained new social workers Provided case management, data collection, and crisis intervention Coordinated interdisciplinary agencies providing team work to support clients Designed and implemented information and referral manual Established and sustained harmonious working relationships with a multitude of social system to provide services, simultaneously enforcing necessary lawful limits to insure child welfare Maintained accurate and timely records, professional collateral correspondence