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Work History
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Edgar Concepcion

Inyokern,CA

Summary

Experienced, meticulous, and self-starting professional seeking to help provide high-quality, comprehensive healthcare services in a compassionate and cost-effective manner so that RRH remains the healthcare provider of choice for the residents of Ridgecrest and the surrounding communities.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Crisis Intervention Specialist

Telecare Corporation
09.2024 - Current

· Collaborates with members served to create Recovery Plan goals and ensure all services described in the Recovery plan are provided.

· Collects required data and completes required documentation

· Coordinates transitions to lower levels of care

· Maintains awareness of community resources and assists members served in appropriate use of community resources Assists members served in making and getting to essential appointments

· Assists and advocates for members served in obtaining appropriate benefits; provide representative payee services Provides wraparound services that encompass whole person care

· Provides transportation when needed and appropriate and linkage to community resources

· Provide and document quality and quantity of direct services as required by program standards

Registered Nurse, RN

Maxim Health Care – Bakersfield Behavioral Health Hospital
11.2022 - 05.2023
  • Floor RN tasked with various psych/detox populations from children through to and including adults
  • Intake coordinator tasked with searching for and screening for prospective patients in the community for admission to for-profit facility to maintain volume and meet fiscal goals
  • Provided care to individuals in psychiatric, detox or co-occurring crises arriving from the community
  • Completed two travel assignments at facility and offered a third but did not accept new contract in order to take time off to receive treatment for non-work-related illness now in remission.

Utilization Management Coordinator, RN

Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Corporate -Behavioral Health Utilization Review Services
06.2014 - 11.2022
  • Responsible for Child, Adolescent, Adult, Eating Disorder populations on caseload
  • Responsible for introducing and overseeing Utilization Management at all offsite locations such as PHP and IOP under the direction of UM supervisor in 2014
  • Participated in treatment planning and integrated the UM process with the treatment team to communicate clinical concerns between the team and payers to deliver best-practice care
  • Independently maintained assigned caseload and prioritized cases daily based on case complexity
  • Remote work role as of 2015 tasked with responsibility to maintain productivity and make clinical decisions with minimal in-person supervision
  • Transferred to A&R 11/2015 to accept full-time position and returned to Utilization Management Dept 5/2019
  • Role absorbed under HCA Corporate Division for new cross – enterprise / multiple facility model in 8/2021
  • Resigned to accept travel RN position at Maxim Healthcare.

Assessment Counselor (A&R / Intake), RN

Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Dominion Psychiatric Hospital, Falls Church, VA
11.2015 - 05.2019
  • Responsible for Child, Adolescent, Adult, Eating Disorder populations on caseload
  • Remote work role as of 2015 tasked with responsibility to maintain productivity and make clinical decisions with minimal in-person supervision
  • Coordinated assigned cases with multiple different payers to ensure that pre-certification was completed and payer determination documented in a timely fashion
  • Maintained assigned caseload and prioritized cases daily based on case complexity
  • Collaborated with and relayed any accuracy concerns to Physician and treatment team to ensure accurate data was relayed to payers and documented in Midas
  • Transferred back to Utilization Management Department 5/2019.

Staff Nurse, RN

Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Dominion Psychiatric Hospital, Falls Church, VA
10.2010 - 06.2014
  • Experienced with Child, Adolescent, Adult, and eating disorder populations
  • Facilitated group and individual psychotherapy
  • Coordinated treatment and discharge planning with patient, treatment team, area community services and families
  • Selected to serve on peer interview committee for selecting new hire candidates
  • Served as interim evening Assistant Clinical Manager on Adolescent Services from Dec
  • 2nd, 2013-March 2014
  • Rotated into charge duties as scheduled
  • Communicated with senior leadership to plan and implement new policies and procedures for the improvement of patient safety and satisfaction
  • Oriented new hires as a preceptor
  • Transferred to Utilization Management Department 6/2014.

Registered Nurse II

Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute, Falls Church, VA
05.2012 - 03.2013
  • Maintained the milieu on a 40-bed inpatient forensic psychiatric unit and stepdown units for non-forensic individuals
  • Served as supervisor for RN I, Psych Tech I, and Psych Tech II staff
  • Performed staff evaluations as scheduled
  • Trained on specific legal issues specific to the forensic population
  • Collaborated with treatment teams to reintegrate individuals back into the community
  • Rotated into charge duties as scheduled

Psychiatric Technician

Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Dominion Psychiatric Hospital, Falls Church, VA
09.2007 - 09.2010
  • Milieu management and safety intervention
  • Facilitated group and individual therapy under supervision of an RN
  • Resigned to transfer to staff RN role at Dominion.

Psychiatric Technician III / CNA

Florida Hospital Center for Behavioral Health, Orlando, FL
04.2005 - 08.2007
  • Facilitated group and individual therapy under supervision of an RN
  • Milieu management and safety intervention
  • Resigned due to marriage and relocation to NOVA to attend NVCC.

Psychiatric Technician

Lakeside Alternatives Inc. Orlando, FL
02.2005 - 08.2005
  • Assisted RN with intake at the Central Receiving Center
  • Milieu management and safety intervention
  • Resigned to accept full-time position at The Center for Behavioral Health.

Education

RN to MSN bridge program focused on nursing leadership and administration. -

Chamberlain University
2024

Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (RN) -

Northern Virginia Community College, Springfield, VA
Annandale, VA
08.2010

Skills

    Fluent Spanish speaker

    Timely and committed to meeting goals/metrics

    Proficient with various payer portals to determine eligibility, plan benefit details, submit clinical records, and communicate with payer

    Proficient with CA Medi-Cal and associated online tools

    Excellent telephonic, email, and in-person communication skills

    Easily able to build positive rapport with various payers/health plans

    Familiar with local community resources for individuals in need of care

    Proficient with Midas, Interqual, and MCG Guidelines

    Proficient with EMR/Electronic records systems

    Proficient with Microsoft Windows and all Microsoft Office applications

    Proficient with all Adobe PDF applications

    Eager to learn new systems as needed

Personal Information

  • Registered Nurse, Current active CA RN license # 95295667
  • CPR/BLS Certified – Expires 11/2026
  • Permanent California/Indian Wells Valley resident since 8/2015.

References

  • References are available upon request.

Affiliations

  • Actively involved in the local recovery community.

Timeline

Crisis Intervention Specialist

Telecare Corporation
09.2024 - Current

Registered Nurse, RN

Maxim Health Care – Bakersfield Behavioral Health Hospital
11.2022 - 05.2023

Assessment Counselor (A&R / Intake), RN

Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Dominion Psychiatric Hospital, Falls Church, VA
11.2015 - 05.2019

Utilization Management Coordinator, RN

Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Corporate -Behavioral Health Utilization Review Services
06.2014 - 11.2022

Registered Nurse II

Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute, Falls Church, VA
05.2012 - 03.2013

Staff Nurse, RN

Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Dominion Psychiatric Hospital, Falls Church, VA
10.2010 - 06.2014

Psychiatric Technician

Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Dominion Psychiatric Hospital, Falls Church, VA
09.2007 - 09.2010

Psychiatric Technician III / CNA

Florida Hospital Center for Behavioral Health, Orlando, FL
04.2005 - 08.2007

Psychiatric Technician

Lakeside Alternatives Inc. Orlando, FL
02.2005 - 08.2005

RN to MSN bridge program focused on nursing leadership and administration. -

Chamberlain University

Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (RN) -

Northern Virginia Community College, Springfield, VA
Edgar Concepcion