Experience

Cedar Ridge Behavioral Health

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Admissions Clinician

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Telephone screenings, setting appointments for assessments, complete in person mental health assessments, review medical labs for appropriate treatment decisions, staff potential patients with Drs, put together medical chart, notify unit the patient is ready to join the milieu. Serve as one of the first contacts with the public for the Cedar Ridge community as well as UHS OK. Telephone screenings, setting appointments for assessments, complete in person mental health assessments, review medical labs for appropriate treatment decisions, staff potential patients with Drs, put together medical chart, notify unit the patient is ready to join the milieu. Serve as one of the first contacts with the public for the Cedar Ridge community as well as UHS OK.


Oklahoma Department of Human Services
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee
• Social Services Specialist II

  • Oct 2020 - Jun 2021

Jasco Products
• United States
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Distribution Specialist

  • Jul 2017 - Jun 2020

FedEx Ground
• United States
• Freight and Package Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee
• Package Handler

  • Apr 2017 - Jul 2017


Positive Changes IOP/PHP

• Admissions and Referral Coordinator

  • Jul 2015 - Feb 2017

  Pre-screening of possible admission to the Intensive Out-patient/Partial Hospitalization program. Set up in take appointments. Chart auditing/documentation training. PR for Positive Changes at all three locations as Positive Changes continues to grow and create a single point of entry. Pre-screening of possible admission to the Intensive Out-patient/Partial Hospitalization program. Set up in take appointments. Chart auditing/documentation training. PR for Positive Changes at all three locations as Positive Changes continues to grow and create a single point of entry.

• Utilization Review Coordinator

  • Oct 2011 - Jul 2015

  Review clinical information to justify continued stay at the in-pt level of care, and submitted information to 3rd party payer source. Audit Charts.

• RTC Program Manager

  • Apr 2011 - Oct 2011

  Supervised over 100 employees maintained schedules for over 100 employees, helped implement new programming for Residential Treatment Level of care for Adolescents and Children's program.



Oklahoma Youth Center/Children;s Recovery Center

• MHT; UR Coordinator; Triage Specialist Assitant

  • Jul 1998 - Mar 2011

  Mental Heath Tech- direct care on the units with children and adolescents. UR Co- reviewed charts to justify continued stay at level of care, reported to 3rd party payer sources. Created quarterly reports regarding demographics of patients, days authorized and days denied.Helped to implement "Sanctuary" program. Developed and Lead multilevel training for clinical documentation, from Mental Health Tech to Dr's. Admission Coordinator- Completed admission paperwork with families and prior authorization for pt's stay. Show less