•Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of healthcare delivery systems within the school setting, including COVID-19 vaccination within a school setting.•Strengthen internal relationships within the OSHW to partner with specialists in the areas of data surveillance, epidemiology, health education, and public benefits including Medicaid insurance.•Provide project management of one or more projects related to the administration of School-Based/School-Linked Health Services with a focus on vaccine preventable diseases.•Strengthen external relationships with various departments within CPS including, but not limited to: Talent, Office of Network Support, Facilities, Family and Community Engagement, Safety and Security, Office of Social Emotional Learning, and Office of Diverse Learner Supports and Services.•Partner with the Illinois and Chicago Departments of Public Health (IDPH and CDPH, respectively) and to improve the public health system related to vaccine delivery systems in the school setting.•Develop and maintain external relationships with licensed healthcare professionals including dentists, optometrists, mental health providers, medical providers; professional associations; community health organizations, etc. including CPS School-Based / School-Linked Health Centers and Chicago Mobile Care Coalition members.•Advise OSHW leadership on emerging issues and laws, regulatory changes, and requirements related to the primary care services.•Develop reports for Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and other government entities related to the assigned programs/services.•Evaluate the effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of programming; develop procedures and processes in response to evaluation outcomes.

•Manage operations of four Regional COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics across the CPS District (up to 800 patients/week)•Support for CPS’ Mobile COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics•Primary scientific consultant for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) vaccine development and epidemiology for leadership teams in the Office of Student Health and Wellness (OSHW) and CPS’ CEO’s team•Provide daily and weekly summaries on developments in COVID-19 regulations and protocols to OSHW leadership following press conferences from local, state, federal, and international infectious disease entities including but not limited to the World Health Organization (WHO), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition (TAG-CO-VAC), FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC), CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)•Develop draft reports for the OSHW and government entities related to the assigned programs/services for the supervisor’s review•Partner with over two dozen Community Based Organization (CBOs) by notifying principals of COVID-19 vaccination events occurring in their vicinity•Create materials summarizing COVID-19 vaccination guidance in English and Spanish for both patients and healthcare providers•Evaluate the effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of assigned programs/services and support measures and developing procedures and processes in response to evaluation outcomes•Primary Spanish translator for OSHW COVID-19 vaccination initiatives

•Independently communicated and guided Care Center Network (CCN)/Registry site personnel to address issues, answer questions, and provide support related to the conduct of the project•Virtually coordinated patient education events at CCN sites with Program team members•CCN administrative duties while assisting Vice President of Research and Projects and PFF CCN Manager with related tasks•Led scientific analysis projects related to the identification of lower immune response following COVID-19 vaccination in PFF patients undergoing management treatments--Advocacy coordination eventually led to additional doses added to COVID-19 vaccine schedules for immunocompromised populations in the Summer 2021 after my departure•Supported Chief Medical Officer and other medical team staff

•Served as staff liaison to the Coding and Compliance Committee (CCC) and Payer Policy Review Committee (PPRC), as well as other related task forces as necessary•Served as staff representative to the American Medical Association’s Current Procedural Terminology (AMA CPT) Committee and the AMA/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) across the United States and virtually during the COVID-19 Pandemic; Facilitated physician member participation in submitting and reviewing code change proposals, recommending appropriate values for sleep services, and educating AASM members on the RUC survey process•Developed and maintained educational resources and products related to coding, compliance, and reimbursement for the AASM membership, including but not limited to the following: PPRC Scorecards, Practice Guidelines, Position Statements, Quality Measures•Managed interdepartmental staff collaboration when researching new payer policies and legislation impacting sleep medicine reimbursement including, but not limited to, the Physician Fee Schedule and the Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act (MACRA)•Developed member communications related to changes in health policy initiatives and changes in the healthcare landscape that would impact the field of Sleep Medicine then and in the future•Helped maintain relationships between the AASM and other groups, societies, associations, health plans, benefit management companies, and other stakeholders with related sleep medicine interests

•Managed development of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) Coverage Recommendations, payor polices, and comments by analyzing and verifying research and data collected by Coverage Committee (CC) members•Led Health Policy Division (HPD) and Health Policy Council (HPC) staff when updating volunteer member demographic data, committee appointments/assignments, general and specific communications, and disclosures (primary contact for all disclosure-related updates for NASS CC and Value Committee)•Monitored web sites of other medical associations for activities that may be beneficial to NASS members if modified for spine-care practitioners•Coordinated and led monthly HPD meetings•Developed schedule for monthly newsletters and compiling/distributing content for each issue•Oversaw the NASS annual meeting schedule and logistics for Health Policy related events •Severed as an observing staff member for Research Tasks

•Co-authored two posters related to Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)•Co-authored an abstract for an international conference on microbial interactions between bacterial, fungal, and eukaryotic bodies•Maintained multiple breast cancer (MDA-MB-231 & MCF-7) and brain (HT-22) cell lines•Performed ribonucleic acid (RNA) isolations, electrophoresis, chromatography•Maintained cleanliness, supplies, and materials in the lab•Reviewed numerous scientific research articles related to aerobic microbial interactions in aerobic and anoxic environments

•Led medical office teams at two locations in creating procedures and protocols to increase accuracy and efficiency in maintaining patient electronic health records (EHRs) for proper reimbursement•Created notes for the Osteopathic Physician (DO) and Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) present in patients’ EHRs•Inputted pertinent International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 codes for each patient in their EHR for insurance and billing purposes (Private, Public, Disability, etc.)•Translated from English to Spanish when needed for clinician and Spanish speaking patients•Updated medical, surgical, family, and social histories for all Medicare patientsLocations:Baptist Medical Plaza at Palmetto Bay - Palmetto Bay, FLMedical Center of Homestead - Homestead, FL

•Worked at 3 HCA locations: Osceola Regional Medical Center, Hunter’s Creek Emergency Room (ER), Poinciana Medical Center•Key coordinator during transition of scribing companies from “Medical Scribe Systems” to “ScribeAmerica”•Performed routine reviews of thousands of EHRs each month to ensure quality and compliance in charting by employees system wide with appropriate training provided after, if necessary•Trained employees on how to create an EHR for a patient as quickly and accurately as possible•Conducted quarterly meetings focused on performance of employees in charting accuracy and efficiency•Primary Spanish translator during assigned shifts"Scribe of the Month"November 2013December 2013