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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Lynwood, California, United States

• Participates as a member of the health care and mental health treatment team in interviewing clients to obtain information about home environment, family relationships, and personality traits that may have a bearing on the client's illness, treatment and recovery. • Assists incarcerated client with difficulties precipitated by homelessness, mental health concerns, substance abuse issues, and chronic unemployment by arranging for housing placement, in/out patient substance abuse rehabilitation, and employment services and other community based services that improve the life of the client while they are incarcerated and upon release from jail. • Participates in health, clinical, or mental health care team conferences, and shares social information and evaluations with other health care disciplines to develop the most effective treatment plan for the incarcerated client. • Participates in placing patients/clients who are suffering with mental or emotional disorders in board and care homes, intermediate care homes, residential facilities, private hospitals, VA hospitals, and rehabilitation facilities depending upon psychiatric report and personal interviews with patient/client. • Completes the initial interview of new clients, learns to identify nature of problem(s) and to make referrals to medical team, psychiatric services, outside clinics and/or community agencies.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Provided Rehabilitation/Case Manager to DCFS Foster Youth throughout L.A. County • Extensive EXYM (Department of Mental Health) database experience • Coordinator services between DMH funded agencies, LAUSD schools, DCFS Group Homes, Foster Families, and Transitional Shelter Care locations.

Los Angeles County, California, United States/San Antonio, Texas

· Performed Fraud, Waste and Abuse field audits and investigations, vehicle inspections and credentialing in Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties in collaboration with the Network Credentialing Dept..· Partnered with the credentialing and complaints & grievances teams and prepared field reports· Scheduled random visits to healthcare facilities and contracted transportation providers through the use of Amazon Quicksight Health to verify adherence to contract standards for drivers and vehicles· Created a report structure for potentially fraudulent rides by supplying evidence in various forms from onsite visits

Torrance, California, United States

Provided Individual Rehabilitation/Case Management for FSP, FCCS, and CAPPS clients • Coordinated all outreach activities for Therapists and Case Managers in the SPA 8 area • Extensive CliniTrak (Department of Mental Health) database experience

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Extensive knowledge of all provisions of the Social Security Administration disability and work incentive programs, received Federal Government Accreditation Certification.Worked as an official liaison between Goodwill Corporate offices and the Federal, State, and local governments. Worked as a liaison to various Disability Advocacy Agencies.Extensive knowledge of the major provisions of other Federal benefit programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, TANF, Food Stamps, HUD Housing programs, Veterans benefits, etc. Worked closely with the Regional Center, Department of Rehabilitation, and other disability focused organizations.