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Bronx, Ny

Field placement within a shelter for single adult men experiencing homelessness. As a safe haven, this facility operates on a “housing first” model, a low-threshold program allowing clients to enter without traditional barriers such as sobriety or curfew requirements. Consequently, clients are predominantly chronically homeless and experiencing severe mental health and/or substance use issues or are undocumented. Acting as case manager for a caseload of five clients toward a goal of completing application for permanent housing.Completing psychosocial assessments of clients for housing applications as well as clinical summaries to ensure continuity of mental health care.Organizing access to various services including medical appointments, social services, transportation, etc. Completing the Supplemental Security Income/Social Security Disability Insurance Outreach (SSI/SSDI), Access, and Recovery (SOAR) program in order to act as client’s representative for SSDI applicationFacilitating weekly group on wellness and recovery from mental illness and substance use.Providing emotional support, assisting clients in problem-solving, acting as liaison to staff.Advocating on behalf of clients in service provision settings.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Responsible for coordination of clinical research activities for six studies conducted within Duke University’s National Institute on Aging funded research center.Acted as project manager for the Autopsy and Brain Donation Program, a longitudinal study in partnership with the Kathleen Price Bryan Brain Bank and Biorepository for over 25 years.Facilitated site initiation and acted as project manager for a complex, national, 18-month long clinical trial (the EXERT study).Managed and maintained rapport with a large caseload of participants (>100) with a range of cognitive statuses through all study stages including recruitment, screening, consent, enrollment, and participation.Created standard operating procedures (SOP’s) and participated in the Psychiatry Department’s SOP working group to standardize and publish department-level SOP’s. Participant in the Clinical Quality Management Program, including independent monitoring of regulatory and participant documentation for studies within Psychiatry Clinical Research Unit. Increased efficiency of autopsy facilitation, decreasing the on-call time commitment by at least fifty percent per call by creating SOPs for confidential remote completion.Completed and oversaw study tasks and documentation to ensure quality data, including field visits, sample acquisition, physical & neurological assessments, neuropsychiatric testing, and clinical interviews.Compassionately interpreted and communicated detailed medical pathology reports to family members of deceased participants.Participated in consensus panel diagnoses of research participants based on clinical interviews.Monitored adverse events with appropriate, accurate, and timely reporting.Facilitated regulatory management and ensured compliance.Demonstrated ability, efficiency, and flexibility, working over several study sites, including up to 25% travel to rural North Carolina and Iowa.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Provided compassionate physical and emotional care of complex patients within a cardiothoracic surgery step-down unit that was part of a Level 1 trauma center and the Duke Heart Center. Worked as a member of a multidisciplinary team to educate and advocate for patients and families. Assisted team members by educating, providing resources, and consulting on plans of care. Effectively established rapport with patients in order to form a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship. PreceptorAdvanced Cardiovascular Life Support CertificationVentricular Assist Device Competency (Heartmate II, Heartmate III, Heartware)American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) memberUnit representative for performance improvementWork culture committee member

Monroe, Louisiana Area

Efficiency in a predominantly self-directed schedule, preparation of stencils and screens, mixing and loading ink, use of automatic and manual printing presses, troubleshooting technological problems, professional judgement (regarding aesthetics, efficiency, cost, etc.), knowledge and utilization of safe workplace practices in use of machinery and chemicals, etc., equipment maintenance and cleaning (including machines and other materials), drying, folding, and packing completed products, staying abreast of current industry trends (including aesthetics, use of technology, utilization and discovery of new materials, etc.), as well as some administrative tasks: turning in paperwork for billing, inventory lists, ordering necessary products and materials, maintaining relationships with various representatives, etc.).

Monroe, Louisiana Area

Operation room setup and breakdown, sterilization using autoclave and gas sterilizer, perisurgical care, specimen sampling and some analysis including microscopy, venipuncture, intubation/extubation, medication administration, assessment and monitoring, preliminary history and physical, performance of minor outpatient procedures, as well as receptionist responsibilities.

Monroe, Louisiana Area

Assisted in organization and preparation of coursework, maintenance of wood and metal shop/sculpture studio, maintenance and planning involving indoor and outdoor gallery spaces, preparation and installation of gallery works, assistance in planning, preparation, and management of events.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Operation room setup and breakdown, sterilization using autoclave and gas sterilizer, perisurgical care, specimen sampling and some analysis including microscopy, venipuncture, intubation/extubation, medication administration, assessment and monitoring, preliminary history and physical, performance of minor outpatient procedures, as well as receptionist responsibilities.

Monroe, Louisiana Area

Operation room setup and breakdown, sterilization using autoclave and gas sterilizer, perisurgical care, specimen sampling and some analysis including microscopy, venipuncture, intubation/extubation, medication administration, assessment and monitoring, preliminary history and physical, performance of minor outpatient procedures, as well as receptionist responsibilities.

Monroe, Louisiana Area

Care of children 18mos-6yrs (including some children with special needs), supervision and involvement in play and classroom environments utilizing the Montessori method, structuring and participation in games, settling disputes while teaching social skills and ethics, discipline, dissemination of age appropriate lessons in writing, art, basic science, basic math, fine motor skills and social skills (both one-on-one and in groups), first aid, assistance with feeding, toileting assistance and training, brief conferences with parents including day-to-day status of children’s progress.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Preparation of solutions, maintenance of materials (glassware, etc.), disposal of biohazard waste, autoclave operation, inventory and stocking.

Master Of Social Work - Msw, Accelerated Policy Practice - World Of Work, 3.8

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse, 3.2

Activities and Societies: ULM Student Nurses Association Member Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society (Lambda Mu Chapter).

Biomedical/Medical Engineering