Enthusiastic individual with a marketable skill set eager to contribute to team success through hard work, safety, attention to detail, and excellent customer service skills. Who will always be motivated to learn, grow, and excel in any industry.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Healthcare Integration Coordinator
Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority (LAHSA)
02.2022 - Current
Lead all integration efforts between the Coordinated Entry System and the healthcare sector.
Oversee all activities of LAHSA-funded Hospital Liaisons, providing support as needed, sharing learnings across partners, and establishing best practices for broader implementation.
Manage relationships with key stakeholders such as the Corporation for Supportive Housing, LA Care, the Hospital Association of Southern California, the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County, the Health Agency, United Way Home For Good, and Managed Care Organizations.
Participate in community forums regarding the intersection of homelessness and healthcare. Conduct presentations on CES to healthcare audiences as needed.
Identify system gaps and bottlenecks and provide education and/or propose new processes/ pathways to ensure coordination between systems. Lead projects that test and implement new strategies that improve access to CES and strengthen linkages with the healthcare sector.
Community Programs Manager
Central City Community Health Center
05.2018 - 02.2022
Oversight of department day to day operations with a primary focus on business development, thriving to achieve productivity goals. Project management and delegation of responsibilities to the staff.
Built trusted, valued relationships with community partners in OC,IE, Riverside counties.
Management of all department MOU's and contracts. Responsible for improving/implementing department goals, revenue and budgeting.
Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
Participation in Community outreach health/wellness education for our migrant and homeless populations we serve in a culturally sensitive manner.
Oversees the implementation and execution of clinical workflows as required.
Referral coordinator for Migrant agricultural workers & homeless populations (oc,riverside,san bernardino, LA counties)
Procurement
Eligibility screening for OC & LA county funded programs.
Responsible for set up/marketing health care events.
Coordination of specialty consults w/ patients , & establishing communication between providers & specialists.
Data entry into EMR, maintaining data base for reporting purposes.
Street Medicine Medical Assistant (OC Homeless)thru Cal-Optima.
Case Manager/Housing Specialist/Temporary
The People Concern
04.2020 - 12.2020
Provide Case Management; coordinate and implement mental health and recovery support services with individual members. Assist in involving members in daily activities and scheduled appointments, budgeting, facilitating socialization, health maintenance, sense of community, and progress in recovery.
Utilize harm reduction, social, environmental, and motivational, strategies to support members, in collaboration with licensed clinicians, other counselors, case managers, and support staff .
Conduct intake interviews and CES assessments (within 2 days of entry). Work in partnership with multiple service and housing providers. Develop effective, trusting relationships with members, with a focus on facilitating independence and maintenance of improved physical and mental health.
Facilitate life skills groups. Provide crisis intervention services when needed.
Assist with the upkeep and cleanliness of the facility.
Ensure that case manager services are reflective of the agency’s treatment model, which emphasizes customer choice, harm reduction, trauma-informed care, and psycho-social rehabilitation
Director of Staffing/Administrator
Elite Home Healthcare Services
10.2017 - 05.2018
Supervised 60 employees.
Staffing non skilled services for over 100 HIV,mentally disabled related cases .
Monthly Invoice preparation for billing all contracted programs (APLA,CARE,Tarzana Treatment Center,Altamed).
Answering all incoming calls/problem solving.
Streamlined HR efficiencies, coordinated new hire orientations and provided onboarding and training for new employees & all HR related duties for employees supervised.
Member Service Representative
L.A Care Health Plan
01.2014 - 08.2016
Call Center Setting Average call intake 70+ call per day.
Provider,Plan,Specialty,Medical group assignments thru Medi-Cal.
Responsible for coordinating Health benefits for members (Anthem Blue cross,Care First,LA Care, Kaiser).
Case management of complex cases and/or escalating unresolved issues.
Data entry into all databases used within the plan.
Day to day contact with Health Care options and county eligibility workers/ombudsman.
Eligibility Screening thru State Automated Eligibility Verification System.
Home Health Marketing Associate
United Home Health
03.2013 - 12.2013
Eligibility Specialist (Medi-Care primarily)
Referral coordinator
Advertising, Marketing strategy planning.
Managed Nurse schedules for staffing purposes (skilled services to elderly).
Front Desk/Patient Service Representative
Saban Community Health Center
12.2010 - 11.2012
Medical Records Clerk .
Eligibility Specialist for all LA County programs.
Case MAnagement for Homeless (if any specialty service needed at county, bus Tokens,showers,clothing,soaps/shampoo,taxi vouchers,seeking resources like housing ,food banks,section 8)
Working with medical assistants to manage provider schedules and register all patients in a timely manner.
Marketing Asssociate
U.S Wellness
01.2010 - 01.2011
Non Invasive diagnostic testing for Glucose,Iron,cholesterol,BMI & BP.
Health Fair set-up , maintaining all inventory.
Promoting and marketing for different medical organizations in the greater Los Angeles area.