Vielka Ramirez-Espinal
Early Intervention Program Director at McCarton Foundation- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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McCarton Foundation
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United States
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Individual and Family Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Early Intervention Program Director
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Jul 2018 - Present
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City Pro Group
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Bronx, NY
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Early Intervention Program Manager
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Mar 2014 - Jul 2018
Supervise, orient and train all EI staff. Participate and implement all QA activities. Screen and review initial intake of patients referred. Monitor and evaluate appropriateness of therapy intake of patients referred. Recruit, supervise, instruct and guide therapists and therapy services. Coordinate and integrate plans for continuity of care, particularly with other professionals. Make home visits to supervise, assess, and evaluate services and care rendered. Prepare and maintain clinical records according to policies of the EI program and acceptable Early Intervention, education and therapy standards. Develop and review initial and revised IFSP’s in collaboration with EI team. Proficient in the NYEIS system and I Case Billing System.
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St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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200 - 300 Employee
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Early Intervention Supervisor
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Oct 2004 - Feb 2014
Supervise, orient and train all EI staff. Participate and implement all QA activities. Screen and review initial intake of patients referred. Monitor and evaluate appropriateness of therapy intake of patients referred. Recruit, supervise, instruct and guide therapists and therapy services. Coordinate and integrate plans for continuity of care, particularly with other professionals. Make home visits to supervise, assess, and evaluate services and care rendered. Prepare and maintain clinical records according to policies of the EI program and acceptable Early Intervention, education and therapy standards. Develop and review initial and revised IFSP’s in collaboration with EI team. Doing payroll for the staff using Nova time System.
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Early InterventionService coordinator
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Sep 2002 - Feb 2014
Working with medically fragile children. Handling initial and ongoing cases. Ensured services agreed upon were received by both family and child. Empower parents to become better advocates for their children. Coordinated and facilitated evaluations and assessments. Monitor services approved at the IFSP. Helping families with transition plans to pre-school and referrals to other programs. Maintained frequent contact with physicians, therapists, providers and other professionals.
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E.I Service coordinator
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Apr 2001 - Aug 2002
Working within the Early Intervention Program. As a Service Coordinator I empower parents to become better advocates for their children. Worked with children from 0-3 with developmental delays. Assisted parents with services identified in the IFSP. Coordinated evaluations process with parents and therapists. Helped Families with transition plans to pre-school. Monitor a variety of services such as speech, occupational and Physical therapies. Maintained frequent contact with physicians, therapists and other professionals.
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Education
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City University of New York City College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology -
Centro Educacional Bonao, D.R.