Robert Jacobson Email & Phone Number

Lithia, Fl, Us

Gaithersburg, Maryland, Us

Gaithersburg, Maryland, Us

Princeton, Nj, Us

•Responsible for sales in the Sarasota territory (Bradenton to Marco Island). •Duties include strategic planning to achieve best outcomes, budgeting, clinical detailing, mentoring of peers. •Promotion of disease state awareness and acceptance to treat those in need.•Marketing of medications for opioid dependence and psychosocial support program to psychiatry, addiction specialty, pain management, neurology, emergency medicine, and primary care physicians; also community based programs, drug courts, methadone clinics, professional organizations, government facilities, and hospital systems. •Contributed disease management expertise in development of psychosocial support program.•Facilitated multiple regional managed care workshops for team managed care champions and clinical liaisons.Accomplishments -2010 National Pinnacle Award Winner.-2009 Award for Prescriber Growth- South Zone.-2009 Selected as Managed Care Champion.-2008 National Pinnacle Award Winner. -2008 Clinical Liaison of the Year- Florida Business Area.-2008 Quarter 1 Peak Performer Award- Florida Business Area. -2007 Selection to MINDS team for consultation on marketing and brand initiatives.-2007 Quarter 2 Clinical Liaison of the Quarter- Florida Business Area. -2007 Quarter 1 Clinical Liaison of the Quarter- Florida Business Area.-2006 Exponential Growth Award. -2006 Administrative Excellence Award.

•Delivery of therapeutic services including clinical assessment, counseling, coaching, and education.•Maintenance of business and clinical licenses, insurance, managed care contracts, marketing of services, record-keeping and legal compliance.Accomplishments-Focused on Addiction, Depression, Anxiety, ADHD and behavioral disorders.-Based on reputation, was recruited as contracted agent for Behavioral Support Services to evaluate and counsel a Medicaid population.

Tampa, Fl, Us

•Researched and pioneered the development of a depression disease management (DM) program.•Executed DM pilot program to establish clinical and financial ROI to provide basis for sales. •Served as IS technical liaison to integrate electronic medical records, phone systems, 24 hr. emergency availability, off-site data storage, and create reporting capability.•Contributed to marketing concepts for product differentiation. •Recruited and maintained a clinical and administrative team of 45 through program launch and daily operation.•Maintained national and regional accounts with key stakeholders. •Conducted interviews, staff meetings, clinical trainings, process improvement training, personnel development and annual reviews.Accomplishments-Secured $7M per year contract- largest corporate source of revenue.-2004 Disease Management Association of America- Best DM Program in the US.-First Depression DM program to achieve URAC full accreditation. -First Depression DM program to achieve NCQA full accreditation.

Us

•Provided managed behavioral health services for multiple statewide health plans.•Focus on utilization review for inpatient psychiatric and chemical dependency services.•Performed triage, precertification, concurrent review and discharge planning to outpatient care.Accomplishments-Offered position of Regional Executive Director of MHN’s Southern Division based on history of successes and leadership ability.-Independently initiated and completed creation of utilization review process that provided framework for efficient management of psychiatric inpatient spending.-Above process implemented company-wide and specifically mentioned in NCQA survey as contributing to a perfect utilization management score.-Selected as QMACS information system super-user to train FL and Southern Division offices.-Selected to perform operations review of MHN’s Western Division during restructuring.-Selected to perform operations review of MHN’s Southern Division case management processes.

•Treated severely and persistently mentally ill, Alzheimer’s/dementia, cognitive disorders, and patients psychologically impacted by medical conditions.•Conducted group, individual and family therapy in partial hospitalization program.•Supervision of treatment plan creation and monitoring of clinical goals to achieve best outcomes.•Adhered to all Medicare and Medicaid regulations.

Bs, Psychology

Ms, Mental Health Counseling