Fernando Estrada-Ortiz
Van Nuys
Summary
Dedicated Community Health Worker with expertise in crisis intervention, resource coordination, and individualized care planning. Proven ability to support families in navigating services and enhancing cultural competency. Dynamic Community Health Worker with a focus on crisis intervention and service navigation. Recognized for enhancing family support through effective resource coordination and engagement strategies. Ready to leverage expertise to improve community health outcomes.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Community Health Worker
San Fernando Child Family Center
San Fernando
06.2025 - Current
- Conduct outreach and engagement with children, parents, and caregivers to identify needs, strengths, and barriers.
- Provide culturally responsive education on child development, coping skills, parenting skills, health, nutrition, mental health, and community resources.
- Assist families with enrollment and navigation of services such as healthcare, early childhood programs, housing, food assistance, and behavioral health supports.
- Support Family Support Program (FSP) goals by helping families develop and follow individualized family support plans.
- Facilitate referrals and coordinate care with internal staff and external community partners.
- Conduct home visits, school-based visits, or community-based meetings, as appropriate.
- Support crisis intervention and connect families to emergency or specialized services when needed.
Case Manager
Tarzana Treatment Centers
Reseda
06.2020 - 06.2025
- Monitored client progress through regular evaluations, adjusting treatment plans as needed for optimal results.
- Documented clients' progress to keep detailed notes on each client's treatment progress and changes in mental health status.
- Managed patients with substance dependence and co-occurring Axis I and Axis II disorders.
- Enhanced collaboration with interdisciplinary teams for better service delivery and client support.
- Facilitate discharge planning efforts, commencing at the time of admission for all assigned patients, including areas of housing, employment, medical, psychiatric, financial, and aftercare.
- Conducted thorough assessments of clients' situations, identifying issues, goals, and necessary interventions.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
California State University, Northridge
Los Angeles, CA12-2024
Skills
- Community outreach
- Service navigation
- Family assessment
- Crisis intervention
- Client documentation
- Collaboration enhancement
- Substance abuse knowledge
- Cultural competency
- multidisciplinary collaboration
- Individualized care planning
- Resource coordination
- Bilingual in Spanish
Timeline
Community Health Worker
San Fernando Child Family Center
06.2025 - Current
Case Manager
Tarzana Treatment Centers
06.2020 - 06.2025
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
California State University, Northridge