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St Paul, Minnesota, United States

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Lead outreach and engagement activities that support and promote providers' use of the state's Immunization Information System (IIS)Create and maintain annual work plan that centers activities to support vaccine providers' use of Minnesota's IIS, including addressing data quality, timeliness, and completeness, prioritizing work that helps advance health equityImplement Immunization Quality Improvement for Provider (IQIP) program, using IIS data to engage providers in immunization quality improvement activities and goal settingLead discussions on strategic planning, grant writing, and progress reportingProject manager for new data use agreement, creating attestation collection form within REDCap in response to Office of the Legislative Auditor Information Technology AuditIdea generation, oversight of, and advocacy for reminder/recall activities aimed at improving immunization coverage in vulnerable or minority populationsActive participant of the MIIC Health Equity Group, IDEPC Health Equity Workgroup and Policy SubgroupCreate and disseminate immunization communications, including quarterly newsletter for IIS usersUse Tableau Creator license to create and manage data visualizations that aid provider outreach activitiesInformation management and decision making in projects related to assessing provider participationPlan, develop, and test MIIC application changesTrain IIS users on features of the application both in-person and virtually via Microsoft Teams and WebexDevelop template language and new resources to effectively communicate with providers during outreach campaignsCoordinate provider onboarding for electronic data exchangeAs lead worker, provide guidance on program-related issues to up to three staffManaged COVID-19 Public Hotline following ICS emergency response

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Strategic planning and implementation of culturally competent solutions to improve patient care as part of the Integrated Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) task forceCreation and implementation of health education materials for diverse patient populations on a variety of topics including: well child checks, alcohol use, sleep hygiene, immunizations, nutrition, physical activity, traditional medicines, and behavioral healthCoordinate day-to-day operations of the Behavioral Health Integration InitiativePlan, market, and coordinate health fairsMonitor and report on progress towards clinic depression screening goalsDevelop health and wellness groups, such as youth yoga, mother-baby education and wellness, and adolescent healthEngage with medical providers, patients, families, outside organizations, and community members to identify areas of need in community servicesProvide educational in-services related to integrated careDevelop and maintain partnerships with community agencies to improve patient carePolicy development, grant reporting, data gathering, and program evaluation

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Provided health education alongside medical providers during primary care visits for children, families, and expectant mothersAssessed patients’ medical and psychosocial needs aimed at providing targeted interventions and linkages to community resourcesResponsible for compiling health information and community resources for patientsActively recruited and monitored high-risk patients to increase consistency of preventative care visits Engaged in community outreach activities and facilitated group educationNinde Collaborative member; promoting conversations surrounding racial equity and maternal and infant health equity amongst urban Native American populations

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Facilitated patient-to-provider and provider-to-provider communicationEfficiently scheduled variety of complex procedures with internal and external facilitiesMonitored task inboxes and prioritized incoming communications for providersSubmitted and tracked electronic medication prior authorizations using CoverMyMedsServed as a Preceptor, training new hires, mentoring staff through complex patient scenarios, and assisting in the implementation of process changes

St. Paul, Mn

Effectively managed caseload of over 60 clients with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) in both community and medically monitored settingsEngaged clients in completion of a comprehensive health risk assessment to guide development of individualized case plansEducated clients on topics related to personal health management such as: behavioral activation, medication management, smoking cessation, dental care, nutrition, health care directivesProvided Rule 79 Adult Mental Health Targeted Case Management for eligible clientsEstablish professional, trusting relationships with clients in a culturally competent and empathic mannerPrepared reports and documents for court proceedingsRecognized for excellence in Professional Competency in 2015Document management utilizing Credible (content management system)

Hopkins, Minnesota

Met with clients with developmental disabilities to assist in maintaining their independence by providing education in areas of: social skills training, nutrition, meal planning, household management, budgeting, parenting, and accessing healthcareData management of weekly summaries for 90 clients, using Microsoft Excel

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Brainstormed innovative ideas to implement within the Keep My Brain in the Game campaign, a community engagement program to bring about a change in behaviors, environment, and culture surrounding youth activity-related concussionsInvited more than 1000 educators, coaches, and parents to participate in Keep My Brain in the Game activities to promote awareness of activity-related concussionsRecruited venues to host representatives of the Speakers' Bureau

St. Paul, Minnesota

Managed sports injuries under direction from certified athletic trainerMonitored athletes' restrictions and limitations per doctor’s ordersResponded to medical emergencies and oversaw athletes aftercare summary and discharge

Communicated food orders between customers and the cooking staff. Managed cash register. Prepared specialty espresso drinks. Stocked beverage coolers.