Richard Pointer, Ma Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

- Serves as the primary point of contact for patients to coordinate their treatment, including both internal and external appointments and support needs.- Coordinates initial and follow-up medication appointments with medication liaisons.- Provides support for the Clinical Treatment Team by facilitating groups due to overflow and/or other clinical needs, as determined by the clinical Program Directors.- Maintains active files and networks for. community referrals.- Serves as the clinical point of contact for patient families during the course of treatment- Coordinates initial and follow-up medication appointments with medication liaisons.- Provides referrals and assistance in filling out forms for disability and other community and social support programs.- Meets face to face with each individual patient on Case Managers’ case loads for at least 45 minutes per week to review treatment, discharge plans and other patient and clinical concerns.- Attends a Clinical Staffing meeting each week and is actively involved in the case review and discussion process.

Havertown, Pa

• Collaborate with other members of the resiliency team in order to design and direct the implementation of an individualized behavioral therapeutic plan to be implemented in the child’s natural settings. • Develop a trusting partnership with family members and other team members.• Ensure clinical interventions are properly formulated.• Observe child in the home/school/community setting as part of the initial assessment in preparation for designing the intervention plan.• Design data collection tools to be used by therapeutic support staff, family, teachers, the child and/or other designated community members in order to accurately assess effectiveness of established therapeutic interventions. • Develop resiliency plan and instruct other members of the therapeutic team (including teacher, teacher’s aides, other school personnel, family, TSS, and/or other designated individuals providing direct service or supports to the child) in their roles and responsibilities in implementing the established interventions.. • Complete and submit accurate and timely documentation (resiliency plans, encounter forms, progress notes, addenda, continuous support plans, FBAs, initial assessments, incident reports, ITM summaries etc.) by assigned deadlines. • Attend mandatory in service trainings, monthly clinical supervision with licensed clinical psychologist, and individual administrative supervision with clinical care manager as scheduled.

Audubon, Pa

• Collaborate with other members of the resiliency team in order to design and direct the implementation of an individualized behavioral therapeutic plan to be implemented in the child’s natural settings. • Develop a trusting partnership with family members and other team members.• Ensure clinical interventions are properly formulated.• Observe child in the home/school/community setting as part of the initial assessment in preparation for designing the intervention plan.• Design data collection tools to be used by therapeutic support staff, family, teachers, the child and/or other designated community members in order to accurately assess effectiveness of established therapeutic interventions. • Develop resiliency plan and instruct other members of the therapeutic team (including teacher, teacher’s aides, other school personnel, family, TSS, and/or other designated individuals providing direct service or supports to the child) in their roles and responsibilities in implementing the established interventions.. • Complete and submit accurate and timely documentation (resiliency plans, encounter forms, progress notes, addenda, continuous support plans, FBAs, initial assessments, incident reports, ITM summaries etc.) by assigned deadlines. • Attend mandatory in service trainings, monthly clinical supervision with licensed clinical psychologist, and individual administrative supervision with clinical care manager as scheduled.

• Conducts comprehensive bio-psychosocial evaluations for incoming clients• Assign individual clients based on patient census and caseloads • Weekly individual and group therapy counseling sessions• Develops treatment plans, Data Assessment Plan (DAP) notes, etc• Applied behavioral analysis

Philadelphia/New Jersey

• Conducted meetings with healthcare professionals in both individual and group settings • Visited clients in hospital and nursing homes to provide comfort, and to implement strategies for conflict resolution• Updated and maintained confidentiality client files• Built and maintained client to peer relationships

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Promote and sell pediatric medications to various healthcare professionals • Medications that treat for ADHD, moderate/severe pain, acute otitis media (AOM), bacterial conjunctivitis, respiratory and herpes labialis (cold sores)

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Promoted and sold medical devices to various healthcare professionals • Sold products such as EKG devices, automated external defibrillators, automatic autoclaves, diagnostic ultrasound devices, etc., to cardiologists, pulmonologists, dentists, chiropractors, veterinarians, etc.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Marketed and sold comprehensive home infusion services including: IV antibiotic therapy, IV hydration therapy, TPN infusions, chemotherapy administration, patient-controlled analgesia, and enteral nutrition to physicians, hospitals, nursing homes• Sold pain management medications such as Methadone, Percocet, OxyContin, Darvocet, etc., to physicians pain management centers and detoxification centers

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Sold textiles to various healthcare systems• Increased territory sales by 11% in 2007 vs. prior year 2006• Grew territory sales by 10% in 2008 vs. prior year 2007• Ranked 1st (eastern division) amongst textile reps for sales in support region at 200% or +633K above quota• Ranked in top 5% for sales amongst textile reps (eastern division) in owned territory • Recognized in January 08’ edition of Medline’s “The Edge Magazine” for 35K+ sale of textiles to a very reputable Philadelphia hospital

Master'S Degree, Counseling Psychology

Ba, Liberal Arts (Letters,Arts, & Sciences)

Pharmacy