Fransine Sanchez, MPH,CHES®

• Developed and implemented course materials, such as syllabi, lectures, readings, assignments and exams.
• Organized seminars, workshops or other events related to topics within the discipline.
• Fostered relationships with industry professionals to create internship opportunities for students.
• Maintained student engagement through creative subject delivery and learning activities.
• Course Description: Study of determinants of healthful and safe living for various age groups; emphasis on analyses and interpretations of research methods and findings within a social ecological conceptual framework.

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY:

My teaching philosophy as a public health educator with extensive clinical medicine experience centers on creating an inclusive and collaborative learning environment, promoting critical thinking and problem-solving skills, embracing interdisciplinary approaches, fostering lifelong learning, and encouraging community engagement. By incorporating these principles into my teaching practice, I aspire to inspire and empower the next generation of public health professionals to make a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of individuals and communities around the world.

· Works in concert with the Primary Care Provider (PCP) and the community to coordinate a full continuum of health care services considering the patient's unique social and cultural dynamics

· Assess patients for conditions and concerns that are able to be addressed through community care management

· Act as a liaison between the PCP, local Health Department (HD), Department of Social Services (DSS), local hospitals, and other community agencies by identifying, arranging, and coordinating physical and/or behavioral health care services in concert with the PCP

· Collaborate with network providers in assuring appropriate client management. Works directly with ACO to improve Quality and Efficiency metrics, direct contributor for Annual Reporting with NCQA as a Patient Centered Medical Home (2017-2023).

· Build and maintain relationships with community service providers through collaboration, networking and educating at community functions

· Assist patients in addressing concerns as needed through referral for assessment, counseling and communication with healthcare team

· Maintain appropriate client documentation in the EHR

· Develop and implement individualized care management plans for identified clients

· Provide direct follow-up and outreach services via face to face encounter (home visit, provider office visit, or community encounter), phone or mail

· Educate clients and families on the importance of medical care management and the proper method to access care within the medical home environment

· Educate recipients about disease states to include medication adherence, prevention and risk factor reduction

· Ensure follow-up with hospital discharge instructions for high risk, high acuity, high cost recipients; ensure continuity of care

· Act as a liaison to providers to ensure the use of Evidence Based Practices

· Assist providers with coordination of services for high risk, high acuity, high cost recipients by implementing Evidence Based Practices

· Coordinate, develop and provide health care education programs and trainings. Preceptor for graduate students from ECPI University, UNCW, UNCG and Duke (supervise quality improvement protects and PDSA cycles). Encouraged student critical thinking and discussion using variety of teaching techniques.

· Advocate for patients to receive services that will improve their health condition, create health equity, and close gaps in care

· Audit charts and compile data to support the disease centered initiatives

· Responsible for maintaining patient and family confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA

• Communicated regularly with executive team members to deliver pertinent details related to progress status and direction for projects.
• Cultivated and maintained positive working relationships with employees, executives and other stakeholders.
• Led startup and opening of business and provided business development, creation of operational procedures and workflow planning.
• Built and deepened relationships with industry partners, driving substantial improvements in revenue numbers while expanding operations into new areas.
• Create programs that address the social determinants of health with a goal to create health equity and reduce health disparities in underserved communities.

• Supervise and coordinate ambulatory nursing care. Ensure staffing, delegate assignments, update nursing staff on new policies/procedures and ensure implementation, monitor effectiveness for clinical support staff at center. Prepares patient care report for staff meetings.
• Supervise and coordinate office laboratory and ancillary testing ensuring compliance with OSHA and CLIA standards. Ensure equipment is in good service and operated safely and properly by staff.
• Provide direct patient care. Perform all LPN/CMA direct nursing care duties. Must assess patient problems including type and level of care needed through phone triage.
• Ensure patient care quality management. Coordinate CLIA and OSHA compliance and documentation. Resolve patient complaints. Ensures OSHA and CLIA compliance and regulation updates and associated in-service training needs, reports and documentation.
• Proficiency lab testing which includes test schedule planning and analysis of results.
• Coordinate community outreach efforts, including community health clinics, physicals and testing. Coordinate office practice based clinical research data collection per research protocols.
• Responsible for coordination of medical supply orders for clinic.
• Member of Quality Management Team, acts as leader in nursing and direct patient care,

• Collected and documented patient medical information such as blood pressure and weight.
• Promoted office efficiency, coordinating charts, completing insurance forms and helping patients with diverse needs.
• Prepared and administered medications to alleviate patient symptoms.
• Enhanced patient outcomes by providing knowledgeable education on procedures, medications and other physician instructions.
• Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
• Kept medical supplies in sufficient stock by monitoring levels and submitting replenishment orders before depleted.
• Conducted preliminary evaluations, including measuring weight, temperature and blood pressure, and documented results with accuracy.
• Communicated clearly and effectively with patients to verify information, determine purpose of visit and record medical history.
• Educated patients by providing medication and diet information and clarifying physicians' orders, answering questions thoroughly.
• Collaborated with medical and administrative personnel to maintain patient-focused, engaging and compassionate environment.

• Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
• Prepared samples for shipping and disposed of bodily fluids in proper containers.
• Processed patient specimens according to priority and documented results.
• Conducted preliminary evaluations, including measuring weight, temperature and blood pressure, and documented results with accuracy.
• Supported duties for diagnostic and technical treatment procedures, such as setting up and operating special medical equipment and apparatus.
• Communicated clearly and effectively with patients to verify information, determine thepurpose of visit and record medical history.
• Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
• Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.