CORDELLA LYON
Beaumont,TX
Summary
Experienced Registered Nurse with Masters in Emergency Management and Homeland Security,and Bachelors of Science in Healthcare Administration. Implemented and manages Opt -Out Routine HIV/HCV Screening and Linkage to Care program. Fostered numerous private -public partnerships to enhance healthcare delivery to marginalized communities. Dedicated to optimizing outreach strategies to improve community education and public health awareness. The ideal candidate for the CDC's Program Evaluation Fellowship.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Preventative Screening Coordinator
Baptist Hospitals Of Southeast Texas
Beaumont, TX
09.2011 - Current
- Successfully implemented and manages the regions only emergency department based Routine Opt-Out HIV/HCV program
- Consistently out-performs all routine testing partners by notifying and linking over 92% of patients to care
- Established Ryan White Care Services to expand hospitals out-patient service line
- Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to test and link HIV/HCV positive patients to care.
- Fostered the growth and development of Private Public Partnerships to build public health awareness about HIV /HCV and STI's.
- Effectively manages public and private grants that address local public health issues.
- Establish and maintain cross systems partnerships providing medical care and social services for clients who are in need.
- Effectively fostered multi- disciplinary teams for optimal patient outcome
- Abstracts data, prepares content for dissemination to educate and build public health awareness among professional peers and community members.
- Adjusts job assignments and schedules to keep pace with dynamic business needs, factoring in processes, employee knowledge and customer demands
- Supervised public health students, provides internship to develop their knowledge and competence with public health issues
Office Manager Executive Assistant
Freehold Primary Care
East Brunswick, NJ
07.2004 - 08.2010
- Managed 100% physician /office credentialing , physicians' hospital privileges, emails, and patient satisfaction concerns
- Streamlined operations and prioritized tasks, allowing senior staff to increase revenue by 45% over two years, and increased office based providers by 33% in same time frame
- Successfully expanded patient services, including Suboxone therapy to treat opiate addiction in stigma free out-patient settings.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Kimball Medical Center
Lakewood, NJ
05.2000 - 05.2007
- Applied interpersonal communication skills to comfort and counsel patients and families throughout care process
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically-relevant symptoms
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations
- Provided diagnosis information, treatment possibilities, disease management tips and wound care advice to patients, loved ones and caregiver's,
- Made valuable contributions to care-plan development and patient education processes backed by thorough research into client diagnoses
Education
Master of Arts - Emergency Management And Homeland Security
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ12.2021
Bachelor of Science - Healthcare Administration
New England College
Henniker, NHAssociate of Applied Science - Nursing Science
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica, NY2010
Diploma - Licensed Practical Nurse
Ocean County Vocational-Technical School
Toms River, NJHarvard Public Health Review Fellowship - Public Health
HPHR
Cambridge, Mass.08.2021
Science of Well - Being
Yale University
New Haven, CTCertificate- Essential Epi Tools For Public Health - Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD04.2020
Skills
- Relationship Development Consultant
- Public Health Advocate
- Grant-writing Specialist
- Charismatic Public Speaker
- Data Abstractor
- Partnership Development
- Community Networking
- Strategic Planning
- Evaluation and Assessment
Accomplishments
- Publications- "Routine Opt-Out Screening is Key to Understanding and Identifying HIV/HCV Incidence" Journal of Healthcare Science and the Humanities, Published by the National Center for Bioethics in Research and Healthcare , Tuskegee University.
- Certificate of Appreciation from Texas Department of State Health Services for unwavering support, partnership, vision and leadership as a member of 2020 Texas HIV/STD Conference Planning Committee.
- Nominated a 2020 Healthcare Hero at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas.
- Selected for Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Leadership Team 2020-2021.
- Recognized by American Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) Member Highlight Leadership in Disaster Preparedness- April 2019
- Https://myemail.constantcontact.com/ANAC-Member-Monthly-News-and-Updates.html?soid=1103684938887&aid=UDWuwhz9KolM
- Published Newspaper article on Disaster Preparedness for people who are living with HIV- Beaumont Enterprise -October 2018
- Rotary Award- Vocational Excellence - 2015
- Collaborates extensively across systems by engaging public private partnerships to address public health issues including HIV, STI's , Substance Abuse and Sex Trafficking
Affiliations
- Board Member -Boston Congress of Public Health- Present
- Member- Beaumont Independent School District Strategic Planning Task Force -2020
- Member, Texas HIV Syndicate -2012-Present
- Member- Texas Collaborative for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Education and Prevention (TCHEP)- Present.
- Achieving Together- The Texas State plan to End the Epidemic. 2016-Present.
- Board Member - Child Abuse and Forensics 2019-Present
- Member, American Association of Nurses in AIDS Care -Houston Gulf Coast Chapter 2015-Present
- Member, Emergency Nurses Association- Golden Triangle Chapter- 2016-Present
- Member, Southeast Texas VOAD-2018-Present
- Board Secretary, Child Abuse and Forensic Services - Present
- Chair- Center for Elimination of Disproportionalities and Disparities 2012-2015
Certification
- Continuing education in HIV Prevention- Enhancing Cultural Humility and Understanding Barriers to Care.
- Clinical- Pre Exposure Prophylaxis
- Continuing education in Epidemiology Interventions and Strategies
- Continuing education in Maintaining Serostatus Negative and Viral Suppression:Preventing HIV Acquisition and Transmission
FEMA Certificate Fundamentals of Emergency Management - IS230
FEMA Certificate National Response Framework- IS 800
FEMA Certificate Application GIS- IS 922
Publications
Routine Opt-Out Screening is key to Understanding and Identifying HIV/HCV Incidence.
Published: Journal of Healthcare Science and The Humanities Special Issue on HIV/AIDS and the Black Community; Dec 2021
Timeline
Preventative Screening Coordinator
Baptist Hospitals Of Southeast Texas
09.2011 - Current
Office Manager Executive Assistant
Freehold Primary Care
07.2004 - 08.2010
Licensed Practical Nurse
Kimball Medical Center
05.2000 - 05.2007
Master of Arts - Emergency Management And Homeland Security
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Science - Healthcare Administration
New England College
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing Science
Mohawk Valley Community College
Diploma - Licensed Practical Nurse
Ocean County Vocational-Technical School
Harvard Public Health Review Fellowship - Public Health
HPHR
Science of Well - Being
Yale University
Certificate- Essential Epi Tools For Public Health - Public Health
Johns Hopkins University