Rachel Marchant
Lynchburg,VA
Summary
Dedicated public health professional with advanced understanding of marketing, organizational and clinical principles. Excellent analytical and observational abilities which allow me to become a expert of patient environments. In search of a new professional challenge with room for advancement.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
COVID Community Outreach Worker
Johnson Health Center
07.2019 - 05.2023
- Connected individuals with available community resources for COVID-19 contact tracing, testing and vaccination.
- Acted as main point of contact between Director of Operations, clinical staff and interested organizations for planning Mobile Medical Unit clinics.
- Developed health education materials by initiating Employee Wellness Program and creating health presentations for local schools and homeless shelters.
- Organized frequent meetings with other Community Health Workers from the Lynchburg Health Department and Community Access Network to ensure the team met grant requirements for our contract positions.
Patient Engagement Specialist
Johnson Health Center
07.2019 - 12.2021
- Inspected facilities to advocate for a clean and safe environment that promoted patient safety, comfort and health literacy.
- Encouraged patients to engage in their own primary, behavioral and pharmaceutical healthcare by helping them acquire the patient record application.
- Served as a Certified Application Counselor for Marketplace & Medicaid State Health Insurance and assessed eligibility for the Medication Assistance Program.
- Coordinated a Hypertension Control Project that expanded to all seven clinic locations and organized team meetings to discuss grant requirements.
Activities Coordinator Assistant
Runk & Pratt Senior Living Communities
06.2018 - 08.2018
- Prepared an eight hour schedule for memory loss patients that included morning devotion, music class, and afternoon aerobics.
- Coordinated volunteers to deliver musical acts, arts and crafts events while also gathering the materials to accomplish the event.
- Promoted fundraising initiatives within the Lynchburg community for Alzheimer's awareness.
- Assisted some patients with daily feeding and basic hygiene activities.
Education
Master of Science - Healthcare Administration
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA12.2024
Bachelor of Science - Public Health, Health Promotion
Liberty University
Lynchburg06.2019
Skills
- Electronic Medical Record
- Employee Wellness
- Chronic Health Management
- Advocacy
- Public Policy
- Board Member
Certification
- Certified Health Education Specialist
- Certified Community Health Worker
Volunteer
Board Member of Literacy Volunteers of CCPL-2022
Guatemala Missions Trip with Liberty University- 2019
Timeline
COVID Community Outreach Worker
Johnson Health Center
07.2019 - 05.2023
Patient Engagement Specialist
Johnson Health Center
07.2019 - 12.2021
Activities Coordinator Assistant
Runk & Pratt Senior Living Communities
06.2018 - 08.2018
Master of Science - Healthcare Administration
Liberty University
Bachelor of Science - Public Health, Health Promotion
Liberty University
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