Elya Franciscus

Experience

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  List Industries Inc.

  Jan 2011 - Aug 2011

  Accountant Assistant

  Basic accounting and clerical duties

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  University of Miami

  Jan 2012 - Dec 2013

  Research Assistant

  Performed data collection for a research project determining the effectiveness of the remote presence robot on reducing infection rates; collected data via medical records through the Cerner Works Portal as well as physical records.

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  SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY

  Sept 2013 - Mar 2014

  Substitute Teacher

  Taught a myriad of subjects including science, social studies, language arts, and math; worked with multiple age groups and academic levels; specialized in health sciences, biology, and chemistry; worked with students of all abilities.

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  Genesis Community Health, Inc.

  Apr 2014 - Apr 2015

  HIV Outreach Coordinator

  Conducted HIV testing, counselling and linkage; completed testing records to be fully compliant with Department of Health regulations and policies; met with other agencies to stay informed about HIV/AIDS services and resources and to maximize opportunities for clients

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  AIDS Healthcare Foundation

  Apr 2015 - Jul 2016

  Linkage-to-Care Specialist

  Assessed client’s understanding of their HIV status using Motivational Interview and strengths-based counselling; available to meet with clients to discuss their HIV status, barriers to care, and readiness to enter HIV care; delivered all aspects of linkage services including referrals, eligibility, and evaluation of consumer needs; worked with AHF benefits coordinators, office administrators, and case managers to ensure clients were linked to care.

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  Harris County Public Health

  Aug 2016 - Jan 2021

  Lead Epidemiologist

  Epidemiological surveillance of infectious diseases, electronic medical data capturing, patient disease information/history entering in electronic medical records, disease reporting to State Department of Health and Human Services (DSHS), outbreak investigation, disaster relief efforts, data visualization, data cleaning, data management, data analysis using Excel, data presentation, and report writing.• Harris County, Houston, TX (February 2020) -- Activated during the 2019 global Covid -19 pandemic and served in a number of positions including contact tracing lead and trainer, team lead for school investigations, and media correspondent. Gave a number of local interviews as well as speaking with Ari Shapiro on All Things Considered.• Harris County, Houston, TX (September 2017) – Participated and Collected door to door CASPER needs assessment survey; assisted with survey data entry• Harris County, Houston, TX (February 2017) – Participated and Collected door to door CASPER needs assessment survey• Hurricane Harvey Surveillance, Houston, TX, U.S. (2017) – First responder in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey; assisted with epidemiological surveillance at the NRG shelter, conducted cot-to-cot surveys of shelter residents, team lead for volunteer survey teams, data analysis, and created reports for Health Department leadership • Harris County 2017 Cyclosporiasis Outbreak, Houston, TX, U.S. (2017) – Conducted interviews, data collection and analysis for the Harris County Cyclosporisis outbreak of 2017. Assisted the Epi-Aid team from CDC with their investigation. Show less

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  Harris County Public Health

  Dec 2021 - now

  • Communicable and Emerging Disease Manager

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Epidemiology Operations Manager - Emerging Diseases

    Dec 2021 - Jun 2024