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New York, Ny, Us

New York City Metropolitan Area

Responsible for linking patients with primary care, specialty care, behavioral health services and social resources. Providing care coordination/management to assigned patients network wide. Supporting continuity of care by addressing access to care needs and closing any gaps. Supporting care utilization campaigns that encourage patients to complete annual well visits, get routine screenings and focus on chronic disease self-management. Utilizing project management skills as the project lead for chronic disease education initiatives at Upward Health.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Served as a point of contact to coordinate resources, address unmet care needs and advocate for patients. Assisted providers in delivering care as it relates to verifying insurance eligibility, pre and post visit documentation, coordinating referrals, following up on orders and lab results while ensuring a smooth experience for both patient and provider. Conducted outreach calls to patients in order to understand their clinical needs and connect them with appropriate care and resources. Performed outbound calls to external care team members, medical facilities and DME suppliers to follow ups on orders, referrals and unaddressed care needs.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Remote)

Assisted with various data reconciliation and content creation projects for the CDCN.

Philadelphia, Pa (Remote)

Performed data extraction and analysis on drug indications (on-label and off-label) in UpToDate for drug repurposing research.

Philadelphia, Pa (Remote)

Assisted with Phase 1 data extraction for the ROADMAP (Repurposing Of All Drugs, Mapping All Paths) Project, which aims to answer some fundamental questions about the experience of drug repurposing for rare disease non-profit organizations and their communities and use that data to design a solution to some of the challenges rare disease organizations are facing through the creation of an interactive tool.

Los Angeles, Ca

Medical-Surgical Unit/ Telemetry UnitProviding non-clinical support to nursing staff on a Medical- Surgical unit. Assisting nurses with therapeutic patient care needs. Anticipating patient care needs and addressing them in a timely manner. Answering internal and external calls to effectively relay messages between medical staff and departments.

New York, Ny

Medical Intensive Care UnitFunctioned in the role of a Patient Care Technician (with the knowledge of a nurse) on an intensive care and acute care unit. Responsible for obtaining vital signs, blood glucose, intake & outputs and assessments for approximately 8-14 patients per each shift/as needed and documenting results in EPIC (EMR). Responsible for one to one constant observation. Assisted nurses with nursing interventions and position changes. Performed oral, bathing and toileting care. Continually sought out learning opportunities for identified knowledge needs.

Brooklyn, Ny

Medical/Surgical Intensive Care & CCU Step down Assisted with basic patient care needs (position changes, bathing, toileting care) in intensive care, surgical step down, medical step down and neurological/stroke step down units. Observed procedures common in ICU: codes, diagnostic paracentesis, insertion of central lines, insertion of chest tubes, arterial line placements, wound care etc. Continually sought out learning opportunities for identified knowledge needs. Completed mandatory patient care competency, feeding, infection control and critical care specific training issued by the NYP Brooklyn Methodist department of education and volunteer resources.

Brooklyn, Ny

Medical-Surgical Unit & Cardiovascular Care Unit (Cath Lab)Involved in a wide variety of tasks including many aspects of patient care support, infection control, patient safety measures, patient feeding and transportation on a floor for patients with cardiac related conditions. Volunteered in the Cardiovascular Care Unit/ Cath Lab where patients are treated pre/post-operatively for diagnostic imaging tests and/or treatment of stenosis or other cardiac abnormalities. Assisted in keeping patient environment, equipment and patient care areas/units clean, safe and orderly. I prepared stretchers, stocked medication carts and transported lab work and medications. I helped to ensure that necessary equipment and supplies were present in the patient rooms and on the unit.I had the opportunity to observe many diagnostic tests and procedures including TAVRs, angioplasties/PCIs, stent placements, artificial pacemaker implants etc.

Mission Viejo, Ca

Involved in the service (all matters physical, material and spiritual) of underserved community members. I helped manage logistics of educational programs and social outreach events. I worked to help create and maintain an established network with various professionals and community members. My work primarily involved being of service to others in various capacities which in return has greatly enriched my life and my work.

Brooklyn, Ny (Remote)

Responsible for migrating data from an outdated website platform to Wordpress. Incorporated a new design to the website through Search Engine Optimization (SEO). I assisted in the editing, designing, formatting and publishing of articles. My work involved meta-tagging and writing meta-descriptions to help improve browsing, user efficiency and website visibility. I exercised diligence and attention to detail while multitasking with various projects.

Bachelors In Science Of Nursing, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse, Cum Laude

Capstone Research Project (April-May 2020) Conducted extensive research identifying critical care priorities and management of a major.

Talmudic Law And Jewish Mysticism

General Education