Christi Meyer Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas Area

Ensuring patient safety and therapeutic environment on all patient units.

Houston, Texas Area

Volunteer organization providing a weekly meal, social support, community referrals and clothing donation for homeless LGBT youth in Montrose area.

Houston, Texas Area

• General reception duties: greet therapy clients, answer telephones, data entry• Composed successful donation request letter for identification badges, which expanded my duties to writing persuasive prose and providing editing support for subsequent donation request materials• Utilized my knowledge of the Houston area and online research to create potential donors lists tailored for specific fundraising events• Systematized extracted data from market profiling software to create targeted donor lists

Winchester, Va

• Oversaw 13 House Managers assigned to 4 off-site assisted living homes• Prioritized client need and directed staff to address specific training sessions to address client skill deficiencies• Led weekly behavioral tools training and staffing sessions with House Managers to reinforce skills training and provide direction and support to address specific client concerns• Enforced program guidelines, provided feedback to clients’ families regarding behavior and skills training progress• Generated client progress reports and graphs tracking week-to-week educational, therapeutic and skills training attendance to facility directors weekly

Winchester, Va

• Ordered prescription refills for up to 25 clients, in accordance with insurance regulations and doctors’ orders; compiled observations from weekly case management sessions and staff notes from house managers to report at monthly staffing with therapists and consulting psychiatrist for continuity of care• Standardized prescription orders and client sign out of medication to ensure safety and compliance by clients and after hours staff• Updated catalog system of medication stores, providing ease of use by after-hours staff• Developed medication training modules for use in case management sessions with clients• Developed training modules for staff to increase their knowledge of medication indications, dosages and side effects that clients were commonly prescribed• Monitored client self-administration of medications• Monitored, recorded and performed blood pressure and blood sugar checks as required• Monitored client needs for new and follow up medical appointments and advocated for clients to ensure symptoms and concerns were fully communicated to physicians• Maintained documentation of all medications, appointments and illnesses in client chart• Collaborated closely with consulting psychiatrist regarding changes in medication, dosing schedules and titration and possible side effects

Winchester, Va

• Taught independent living skills to clients in classes and provided individualized instruction in residential homes• Provided crisis intervention and encouraged clients to use therapeutic coping skills• Modeled and encouraged appropriate social skills, monitoring clients during recreational activities and providing conflict resolution support as needed• Planned and led evening and weekend recreational activities, including group excursions to amusement parks, museums and ski trips

• Provided service to case load of 12-20 clients; maintained 80% billable rate during full tenure at company• Inspected quality of care for clients living in nursing homes and assisted living facilities; attended facility staffing on behalf of client or family• Provided continuity of care to clients during hospitalizations, ensuring smooth transition, consulting facility nursing staff of any changes in client needs after discharge• Maintained Plans of Care to address the medical, psychological, financial and social needs of clients• Provided social support for clients without family nearby, assisting clients with errands and purchases and ensuring regular social outlets for clients when necessary• Schedule, arrange transportation and advocate at medical appointments• Maintain professional and confidential documentation of all client visits, services provided and any medical or dental appointments attended• Filed Medicare and Social Security Disability claims on behalf of clients• Located and provided facility reviews to assist clients in selecting the appropriate level of care in the necessary price range

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Prepare invoice for cable install contracts; prepare pay summary for Payroll Department; create and maintain MSExcel spreadsheet for all office locations for recording work completed, rate of pay to employee and company• Initiated including itemized accounting of work completed with employees’ pay checks enabling them to see how their pay was computed, minimizing disputes and increasing accuracy of billing and employee pay• Created Excel spreadsheet for invoicing cable company and employee payroll, utilizing data management techniques for limiting redundant data entry to maximize accuracy

Houston, Texas Area

• Administration and scoring of personality and skill assessments, administered using standardized testing principles, including timed tests and group test administration, off-site and in-office• Present results to applicants; maintain records in database; develop and complete profiles and graphs to compare assessments within a test battery• Administered personality and ability assessments, adhering to company or publisher provided administration scripts and guidelines and accurately timing tests when indicated• Scoring personality and assessment instruments with efficiency and accuracy• Providing skills test results to clients, including informing clients of pass or non-pass for some company test batteries• Provided scoring reports and graphical scores of test batteries for psychologists' review• Loaded and updated scoring software in collaboration with IT department• Experience administering and scoring: Hogan Personality Inventory, Guilford-Zimmerman Temperament Survey, Vocational Preference Inventory, Employee Aptitude Surveys, Adaptability Test, 16PF, Ravens Progressive Matrices, 16PF, NEO-PI-R, and the Campbell Interest and Skills Inventory

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

• Set agency admission criteria for ACT Team; participate in agency-wide staffing to decide admission, transfer and discharge of clients from services• Provided rehab services in client homes throughout 7 county catchment area• Maintained 80% or higher billable services rate• Maintained plan of care updates as required• Worked on-call rotation for client crisis intervention• Advocate for clients to law enforcement officials, medical personnel, family members; facilitation of legal commitment for clients to state or private psychiatric hospitals• Consult and educate clients and family members about medication regimens and side effects, symptoms of mental illness (hallucinations, delusions, etc.) and/or mental retardation

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

• Taught classes in independent living skills, symptom and side effect management, behavior management skills, social skills, 12-step (addiction) and coping skills• Documented observations and progress reports daily for all clients using SOAP (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan) method of note taking; staffed next shift• Provided one-on-one observation for clients in acute psychiatric distress• Administered admission paperwork and completed inspection of belongings following unit guidelines to ensure client safety, and reviewed unit policies and procedures to admitting clients

Ms In Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Activities and Societies: Drama Society; stage manager and last minute addition to cast for "I Never Sang for my Father"

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba In Social Sciencrs, Psychology, 3.0

Advanced Diploma