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Patrick Johnsen

Patrick Johnsen

North Aurora,IL

Summary

  • Highly motivated and resourceful administrator with a wide-variety of expertise and experience within higher education, healthcare admissions and community-focused counseling and case manager experience. Successful track record of increasing new clients and enrollments, retention and graduation rates as well as meeting monthly census goals for a sub-acute rehab and long-term care skilled nursing facility.

CORE SKILLS

  • Team Player
  • Goal Oriented
  • Multi-Tasking
  • Trust and Integrity
  • Collaborator
  • Student Advisor
  • Detail Oriented
  • HIPAA Privacy Practices
  • Self-Starter
  • Time Management
  • Student Advocate

Personable Volunteer with organizational, time management and multitasking abilities. Compassionate, empathetic and well-versed in communications and problem-solving in Education, Healthcare and Crisis Counseling work. Focused on leveraging talents to positively impact others. Caring Psychotherapist with significant employment in diverse mental health settings. Background serving a variety of socio-economic populations in fast-paced environments. Knowledgeable working with multiple area hospitals and major insurance companies. Dedicated educational professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Crisis Admissions Associate

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Downers Grove, IL
05.2023 - Current
  • Kept databases up to date with enrolled and accepted students, re-enrolled students and waitlisted ones.
  • Assisted applicants with admissions packet and served as point of contact throughout admissions process.
  • Led tours of facility for potential clients and families to highlight features and benefits of membership.
  • Developed and maintained business relationships with referring agencies to increase business opportunities.

Lead Case Manager and Mental Health Professional

THE CRISIS LINE OF FOX VALLEY AT AID
Aurora, IL
07.2020 - 05.2022
  • Provide direct support to clients and residents of 24/7 community-based Crisis Line
  • Ability to build strong, trustworthy relationships with clients through tele-conferencing
  • Consistently documented client's phone and text conversations received, per agency's PHI and HIPAA regulations
  • Practice all HIPAA Privacy Practices, Rules and Regulations pertaining to client confidentiality
  • Provide callers with resources and referrals including mental health, financial aid, low-income housing, utility bill assistance as well as local counseling agencies and homeless shelters
  • Provided clients referrals to community resources.
  • Evaluated patients and implemented comprehensive treatment plans to enhance mental health.
  • Provided clients with recommendations to community resources.
  • Documented client progress in confidential files.
  • Encouraged clients to express feelings and discuss what was happening in day-to-day life in order to help each person develop insight into personal experiences and relationships
  • Performed client assessments and developed treatment plans.
  • Supervised busy caseload, managing clients, balancing workload and prioritizing client needs.
  • Provided referrals to connect clients with other community resources to support mental health and well-being.
  • Adhered to ethical and legal standards for confidentiality, protecting clients' privacy.
  • Documented clients' progress to keep detailed notes on each client's treatment progress and changes in mental health status.
  • Attended trainings to participate in regular supervision and continued education to maintain professional competence and ethical standards.

Admissions Coordinator

TABOR HILLS HEALTHCARE FACILITY
Naperville, IL
10.2017 - 04.2020
  • Increased monthly enrollments at nursing facility by 15% during 2-year period
  • Responded to daily admissions leads and hospital referrals in timely manner to add new admits
  • Provided daily admissions tours for prospective residents and family members for sub-acute rehab and long-term care, skilled-nursing facility
  • Interprets guidelines regarding Private Pay, Medicare, Medicaid Insurance and Rehabilitation Qualified new resident's payor sources for private pay, insurance, Medicare and Medicaid
  • Completed all required admissions forms and documentation in timely and accurate manner
  • Ensured full compliance with state and federal compliance regulations and HIPAA practices
  • Worked with facility director and marketing liaison to generate new admissions leads and partnerships with local hospitals and rehab facilities

Regional School Director

ILLINOIS MEDIA SCHOOLS, Campuses - Lombard
Chicago, IL
01.2010 - 01.2014
  • Provided effective student-focused, team leadership for over 40 staff and faculty at two career colleges that resulted in significant increase of employee and student productivity
  • Developed key partnerships with internship providers, local employers and community organizations to provide student internships and entry-level employment opportunities for grads
  • Partnered with over 25 area organizations to expand range of student support services for at-risk students including financial resources, childcare, housing, health and counseling services
  • Tracked, reviewed and reported daily/weekly academic and attendance progress reports with education staff and faculty, leading to 10% increase in student academic outcomes

National Director of Education & Compliance

ILLINOIS / OHIO / COLORADO / MIAMI MEDIA SCHOOLS
Lombard, IL
01.2014 - 06.2016
  • Tracked students weekly progress reports to ensure over 90% of students met grad requirements
  • Expanded total number of internship providers and employer partnerships by more than 15%
  • Ensure full compliance of all state, federal and accreditation regulations, resulting in continuous state board licensure renewals and re-accreditation approvals for all campuses over 4-year period
  • Collaborated with career services staff and local businesses to provide students with career development training workshops and career fairs, leading to 10% increase of placement rates
  • Facilitated and promoted over 48 annual on-campus guest speaker presentations, workshops and seminars with industry professionals and hiring managers from wide range of businesses

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  • Streamlined and monitored quality programs to alleviate overdue compliance activities.
  • Controlled resources and assets for department activities to comply with industry standards and government regulations.
  • Improved staffing during busy periods by creating employee schedules and monitoring call-outs.
  • Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
  • Set aggressive targets for employees to drive company success and strengthen motivation.
  • Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
  • Assisted in organizing and overseeing assignments to drive operational excellence.

School Director

ILLINOIS MEDIA SCHOOL
Lombard, IL
01.2007 - 01.2010
  • Effectively managed day-to-day campus operations, academic and internship programs and staff/faculty performances, resulting in 10% increase of annual campus goals
  • Arranged strategic partnerships with more than 50 local and regional employers, internship providers and community organizations to provide students with hands-on career training opportunities, job skills and leadership abilities through internships and public service projects
  • Facilitated ongoing career services training courses including cover letter and resume writing workshops, mock-job interview sessions with hiring managers and development of digital portfolios, which lead to significant increase of job placement outcomes on annual basis
  • Initiated and planned over 30 annual industry-related guest speaker presentations, career workshops and job fairs leading to 10% increase of internship and placement rates

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communications

Aurora University, Aurora, IL

Associates of Science -

Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL

Skills

  • MS Office 365 including Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel
  • TECHNICAL SKILLS
  • Proficient in
  • MS Office 365 - Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • All-Scripts/ECIN, MyAbility Medicare Verifications, CHIRP, EPIC, Point Click Care (PCC), Canvas Learning Management System, Drop Box, Google Docs, Zoom, Skype and WebEx and iCarol Client Database
  • Enrollment procedures
  • Client Engagement
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Flexible and Adaptable
  • Excellent oral and written communication
  • Course planning and organization
  • Academic counseling
  • Career counseling
  • Staff Management
  • Team collaboration and leadership
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Student records management

Certification

Completed 200+ hours of Online Healthcare and Crisis Prevention Courses including Confidentiality and HIPAA Regulations, DCFS Mandated Reporter, Suicide Prevention and Intervention.

Timeline

Crisis Admissions Associate - Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
05.2023 - Current
Lead Case Manager and Mental Health Professional - THE CRISIS LINE OF FOX VALLEY AT AID
07.2020 - 05.2022
Admissions Coordinator - TABOR HILLS HEALTHCARE FACILITY
10.2017 - 04.2020
National Director of Education & Compliance - ILLINOIS / OHIO / COLORADO / MIAMI MEDIA SCHOOLS
01.2014 - 06.2016
Regional School Director - ILLINOIS MEDIA SCHOOLS, Campuses - Lombard
01.2010 - 01.2014
School Director - ILLINOIS MEDIA SCHOOL
01.2007 - 01.2010
Aurora University - Bachelor of Arts, Communications
Waubonsee Community College - Associates of Science,
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