Overview
Work History
Education
Research Projects
Publications
Extracurricular Activities
Accomplishments
Memberships in Professional and Academic Societies
Timeline
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Onyeka Acholonu

Jacksonville,FL

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Multi-Media Communications Specialist

IDEA Exchange Tampa
08.2023 - Current
  • Managed and monitored multiple social media platforms for the needle exchange program, including scheduling and posting content as well as responding to reader comments and messages in a timely manner.
  • Managed, monitored, and updated the IDEA Exchange Tampa website.
  • Developed relevant educational and promotional items, graphics, and messages for program participants and community partners
  • Analyzed performance metrics to identify areas for improvement and optimize social media reach and engagement.
  • Boosted engagement rates with the creation of compelling and visually appealing content.

Medical Assitant/Medical Scribe

Southeast Orthopedic Specialists
02.2022 - 12.2023
  • Welcomed patients and prepared them for examination by obtaining vital signs and recording medical history.
  • Enhanced patient care by providing accurate, timely charting of patient encounters, including but not limited to patient history, physical exams, diagnostic findings, lab and test results, consultations with other providers, treatment course, diagnoses, discharge instructions and prescriptions.
  • Assisted healthcare providers during medical examinations and procedures, ensuring a sterile environment and providing necessary instruments and supplies
  • Aided in the continuation of care for patients by scheduling patient appointments, managing calendars for healthcare providers, and coordinating patient referrals and follow-ups.
  • Assisted patients with paperwork, answered inquiries, and provided educational information to enhance patient care.
  • Demonstrated exceptional multitasking abilities by effectively balancing competing priorities in a fast-paced clinical environment while maintaining a high level of accuracy in all documentation efforts.
  • Adapted quickly to new technologies and software platforms utilized within the medical facility, ensuring seamless integration into daily workflow processes.

Linkage-to-Care Specialist-FOCUS Grant

Tampa General Hospital
04.2021 - 07.2021
  • Helped patients that tested positive for HIV and HCV obtain advanced treatment by referring to specialists.
  • Assisted patients in enrolling and re-engaging in appropriate medical care
  • Distributed condoms to promote use for HIV-infected persons and persons at highest risk of acquiring HIV.
  • Created information packets for patients that tested positive for HIV and/or HCV
  • Educated clients about living with HIV/HCV, preventing further transmission, benefits and challenges of HIV/HCV care and treatment, and access to resources
  • Coordinated with inpatient social workers, medical teams, and SUD peer-support specialists to create discharge plans for individuals with HIV/HCV and SUD
  • Pulled data from Clinical Intelligence dashboards to update and maintain reporting spreadsheets
  • Resulted patients that tested positive for STIs after discharge from Emergency Department and provided appropriate follow-up care
  • Reported new positive cases of HIV and syphilis to Health Department
  • Scheduled appointments for follow-up testing when necessary

Clinical Research Associate

Tampa General Hospital
08.2019 - 04.2021
  • Screened patient records, databases and physician referrals to identify prospective candidates for research studies and clinical trials, including, but not limited to, studies related to heart failure, ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, pediatric bacterial infections, GI pathologies, and hepatologic illnesses
  • Served as a liaison between patients and healthcare providers while preparing patients for examinations, obtaining consent, collecting specimens, and conducting interviews
  • Worked on immunization initiatives to prevent infectious diseases in at-risk populations
  • Evaluated patients with substance use disorders for medication-assisted treatment options and connected them to outpatient resources
  • Interpreted lab results for COVID-19 related initiatives
  • Trained and evaluated new employees on study procedures as well as job requirements and expectations

Medical Office Specialist

North Florida Ob Gyn Associates
06.2015 - 08.2015
  • Answered and managed incoming and outgoing calls while recording accurate messages
  • Scheduled appointments for new and returning patients
  • Checked patients in and out
  • Collected co-payments from patients
  • Obtained and processed patient related paperwork and information

Education

Master of Public Health -

George Washington University, The
Washington, DC
05.2024

Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Sciences

University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
05.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
05.2019

Research Projects

COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Study, Tampa General Hospital, 04/2020 to 10/2020

Lead Project Coordinator

  • Identified and recruited patients with previous COVID-19 exposure eligible to participate in plasma donations
  • Communicated protocol changes with healthcare providers, outpatient clinics, donation sites, and hospital administration
  • Linked patients to clinics for PCR and serology testing, interpreted the test results, and then linked patients to appropriate plasma donation sites
  • Oversaw and trained other coordinators

Research in Physician-Patient Interaction, including a study of patients with acute and previous gunshot wounds (IDH 4950 - Honors Project), Honors College, University of South Florida/Tampa General Hospital, 01/2019 to 05/2019

  • Conducted participant observation in the Tampa General Hospital Emergency Department
  • Conducted patient interviews and administered questionnaires
  • Interpreted and analyzed quantitative and qualitative data
  • Reported findings through presentation to a panel of representatives from the Emergency Department of Tampa General Hospital

Effect of Peer Influence on the Quality of Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) Interactions (IDH 4970 - Honors Thesis), Honors College, University of South Florida/Tampa Museum of Art, 09/2018 to 11/2018

  • Designed and developed a focused research inquiry
  • Identified resources in the creation of literature review
  • Served as an experimenter and a confederate
  • Interpreted and analyzed quantitative and qualitative data
  • Reported findings through presentation to the Education Curator at the Tampa Museum of Art

Senior Capstone Project - Bias Map (HUM 4938 - Media, Power, and Sexuality), USF in London, University of South Florida, 06/2018 to 07/2018

  • Participated in the creation of a map that highlighted areas of London that were prone to specific types of implicit and explicit visual bias in the representation of media content
  • Captured photographs and gathered images from across London of advertisements, graffiti, paintings, displays, etc.
  • Researched the location histories of the captured images
  • Created captions describing and analyzing the intended message of the images

Publications

Acholonu, O., Vassallo, Z., & Youssef, S. (2020, December). Race and environmental justice: A focus on one health. APHA Veterinary Public Health Special Primary Interest Group One Health Newsletter. http://bit.ly/VPHDec2020

Extracurricular Activities

Tampa General Patient Concierge Program, 08/2019 to 03/2020

Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL

  • Helped bridge the communication barrier between physicians and patients in the Emergency Department by talking to physicians and updating their patients on the status of their care plan

SISTUHS, Incorporated , 09/2017 to 05/2019

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Membership Coordinator, 04/2018 to 05/2019

  • Spearheaded new member recruitment and induction process
  • Developed activities and events to encourage membership bonding and retention
  • Mediated and addressed all internal membership conflicts

Political Action Co-Chair, 11/2017 to 04/2018

  • Organized social media campaigns and executed live events to encourage civic engagement amongst USF students and the broader community

Member, 11/2017 to Current

  • Participated in community service projects, fundraisers, and other community outreach programs
  • Provided assistance and support to undergraduate members as an alumnus and member of the Tampa, FL Professional Chapter

Connections, 11/2018 to 05/2021

Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL

  • Conducted facilitated experiences with art for the mental healthcare community art engagement program designed for visitors with PTSD, depression, and Alzheimer's disease

True Nature Peru Service Trip, 08/2018

Sacred Valley, Peru

  • Assisted in various community engagement and outreach programs as well as in the creation and implementation of sustainable farming practices

Stampede of Service, 01/2018

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

  • Volunteer on-site for a children's after-school education program

Northeast Florida Medical Society Medical Mission, 11/2017

Hanover, Jamaica

  • Assisted in patient check-in and triage

Accomplishments

  • College of Arts and Sciences Dean's List of Scholars Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019
  • University of South Florida Honors Scholar
  • University of South Florida Chemistry Honor Roll
  • USF in London Study Abroad Greatest Academic Achievement Award
  • Florida Academic Scholars Award
  • Benacquisto Scholarship Program
  • University of South Florida National Merit Scholarship Recipient
  • International Baccalaureate Diploma
  • Northeast Florida Medical Society Cornerstone Award
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Achievement Award

Memberships in Professional and Academic Societies

Undergraduate American Medical Women's Association, 10/2018 to 05/2019

National Society of Leadership and Success, 04/2018 to Current

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 04/2018 to Current

Psi Chi: International Honor Society in Psychology, 04/2018 to Current

National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 10/2017 to Current

Timeline

Multi-Media Communications Specialist

IDEA Exchange Tampa
08.2023 - Current

Medical Assitant/Medical Scribe

Southeast Orthopedic Specialists
02.2022 - 12.2023

Linkage-to-Care Specialist-FOCUS Grant

Tampa General Hospital
04.2021 - 07.2021

Clinical Research Associate

Tampa General Hospital
08.2019 - 04.2021

Medical Office Specialist

North Florida Ob Gyn Associates
06.2015 - 08.2015

Master of Public Health -

George Washington University, The

Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Sciences

University of South Florida

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

University of South Florida

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