Dedicated and results-oriented professional with a strong background in clinical operations and public health. Seeking an opportunity as an Associate, Strategy & Operations at Headway to contribute to the organization's mission of building a new mental healthcare system with a focus on improving access and efficiency.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Operations Associate
Perry Health
09.2022 - Current
Developed SOPs to improve workflow inefficiencies
Owned management of clinical-related member tasks and notifications
Supported initiatives that ensured all member appointments are seen on time while balancing providers' capacity
Assisted senior management with monitoring of performance measures and designed methods for improving quality of care and service delivered in practices
Maintained provider credentialing files and annual training requirements
Coordinated all non-clinical communication with members
Observed and monitored operational department performance in partnership with Department Leaders and escalated any variances to appropriate managers
Updated clinical scorecards and deduce trends to identify areas of opportunities for training and development
Solicited and responded to feedback internally and externally, continually seeking opportunities to improve member/clinical experience
Designed reports needed to inform operational workflows.
Answered patient inquiries and provided information about care within scope of Perry Health's capabilities
Member Experience Specialist
Perry Health
04.2022 - 09.2022
Acted as first point of contact for patients, building trust and providing essential information
Conducted training and education for members on device usage
Collaborated with clinical and growth teams to improve all aspects of business.
Helped large volume of customers every day with positive attitude and focus on customer satisfaction
Handled complaints with prompt, courteous service to uphold professional reputation
Learned and maintained in-depth understanding of product and service information to offer knowledgeable and educated responses to diverse customer questions
Public Health Advisor (Contact Tracer)
New York City Health & Hospitals
06.2020 - 04.2022
Called individuals recently diagnosed with COVID-19, to communicate the importance of isolation, create a case record, and assure needs are being addressed during the required isolation period
Collected and recorded all information regarding symptoms and dates of onset, as well as contacts (individuals with whom the case may have been in direct face-to-face contact) of the individual, in secure database
Maintained routine follow-up communication with cases throughout isolation to assure essential needs are being met, and with contacts as necessary to monitor symptoms
Identified individual's needs and refer to local Resource Support staff as indicated
Nutrition Educator
Harlem Children's Zone, NYC
10.2018 - 04.2020
Conducted cooking and nutrition education classes/workshops for students grades 9-12
Operated a full-service kitchen to deliver breakfast and lunch to 200 students
Developed a monthly menu system to optimize nutrition and balance for staff and students
Managed and tracked ingredients, rotating stock as necessary
Advocated healthier eating for students and staff, both on- and off-site
Documented student activities, participation, and services provided
Assisted with special projects and events.
Intern
Center for Health Action & Policy, The Rogosin Institute, NYC
09.2016 - 02.2018
Established, created and taught a nutrition and health education class at a Brooklyn middle school to increase health awareness within the community
Created the content, and materials used to engage the students
Crafted the curriculum and toolkit necessary for implementation at other schools and sites
Evaluated and input 10,000 community organ transplant surveys into REDcap data base
Collaborated with Healthfirst to create a diabetes self-management class for dialysis patients and their family members
Worked with Rogosin's I.T
Department to implement a comprehensive kidney health education iPad program
Met with the patients on a weekly basis to teach and demonstrate the iPads main features.
Intern
The Rogosin Institute (member NY Presbyterian HealthCare Network), NYC
Collaborated with doctors, healthcare administrators and dialysis patients to construct a Patient Emergency Healthcare Plan
Wrote Emergency Policies and Procedures for the dialysis clinics to provide guidance to patients when emergency conditions prevented the patients from receiving their life sustaining treatments
Developed general policies for the dialysis clinics and custom contact information and emergency guidelines for each patient based on their location of residence, medications and case history outliers
Interacted with patients in Spanish as needed.
Education
Master of Public Health in Community Health Education -
School of Public Health & Health Policy, City University of New York
New York, NY
01.2018
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Minor in Spanish -
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
05.2015
Syracuse University of Madrid -
Syracuse University
Skills
Research
Mail Distribution
Scheduling
Recordkeeping
Analytics
Project Support
Spreadsheet Tracking
Team Collaboration
Project Management
Timeline
Clinical Operations Associate
Perry Health
09.2022 - Current
Member Experience Specialist
Perry Health
04.2022 - 09.2022
Public Health Advisor (Contact Tracer)
New York City Health & Hospitals
06.2020 - 04.2022
Nutrition Educator
Harlem Children's Zone, NYC
10.2018 - 04.2020
Intern
Center for Health Action & Policy, The Rogosin Institute, NYC
09.2016 - 02.2018
Intern
The Rogosin Institute (member NY Presbyterian HealthCare Network), NYC
Master of Public Health in Community Health Education -
School of Public Health & Health Policy, City University of New York
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Minor in Spanish -