Gabrielle Allard

Experience

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  Colorado Springs Independent

  Jan 2010 - May 2010

  Intern

  • Gained training and experience interviewing, researching and writing in a fast-paced environment;• Wrote short blurbs to advertise upcoming community events. (See: Issue of Apr 22-28, 2010 Vol. 18, No. 16 - listed as contributor)

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  Colorado State University-Pueblo

  Dec 2011 - May 2013

  Senator At Large - Associated Student Government

  • Member of Student Health Fees Committee and Security Committee;• Worked towards increasing availability of security and health-care related resources on campus;• Worked as a student advocate, by increasing and promoting student input in various campus matters.

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  TRIO Student Learning Center

  Jan 2012 - May 2013

  Tutor

  • Acted as a tutor for various subjects, including but not limited to: Psychology, Social Work, Mathematics, English, and Writing;• Acted as a mentor, encouraging healthy study habits and promoting good student-teacher relationships.

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  Colorado State University – Pueblo

  Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Orientation Leader

  • Planned and coordinated team-building activities for incoming freshman;• Participated in intensive training for team-building techniques;• Assisted incoming freshman with becoming familiar with campus and community resources.

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  Parkview Medical Center

  Jul 2013 - May 2016

  Behavioral Health Specialist

  • Conducted intake interviews and established treatment plans and interventions related to individual patient goals;• Conducted and recorded educational group counseling sessions for up to fifteen adult patients;• Assessed and recorded patient behavior and progress in treatment based on observations in regard to mood, affect, participation in treatment interventions, coping ability, and symptoms;• Assisted Case Managers with discharge planning and communicated with neighboring mental health agencies during the overall discharge process;• Resolved potential unsafe behavior with verbal de-escalation and redirection techniques. Show less

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  Health Solutions

  Dec 2015 - Jun 2022

  • Meet competing deadlines and exceed productivity and performance expectations (ranked Top Tier in the company for productivity during most recent annual review);• Conduct monthly and daily audits to ensure department compliance under Office of Behavioral Health, Beacon Health, HCPF, and HIPAA, as well as compliance within company policies and procedures;• Develop and implement innovative tools to improve efficiency of audit processes within the department;• Maintain consistent correspondence with other departments through participation in various committees and subcommittees (Audit Committee, Telehealth Committee, Safety Committee, Cultural Competency Committee, Data Subcommittee), and presenting audit and data findings, and plans of correction when needed;• Collect adverse and critical incident reports from within the department and file those with the Colorado Department of Healthcare Policy and Financing;• Take on a supervisory role within the Acute Treatment Unit, accommodating to various schedules and learning types, by creating and providing workflows with visual screenshots, setting up video meetings or making unit visits when necessary, and providing direction when existing staff are out of compliance, and instruction when staff need additional help understanding a process or procedure;• Review applications for employment and interview and train incoming staff, as well as oversee existing staff compliance with various in-services required annually;• Provide hands-on assistance on the unit when staff or clients are overwhelmed, by helping to create a safe, inclusive, and welcoming atmosphere, providing support and encouragement, and building trust;• Collected feedback from staff to present an entire unit renovation plan, which was approved by the CEO and implemented during my first year in this position. Show less • Developed a group curriculum based entirely on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance) and effectively implemented it into the daily unit schedule;• Interviewed incoming adult clients and conduct a thorough admission process to include creating individualized Treatment Plans specific to each client;• Conducted skills training group sessions to provide clients with distress tolerance techniques, illness management and recovery education, life skills, goal-setting strategies, future safety planning, and appropriate social interaction;• Maintained active consultation with each client’s family and/or community agency involved with the client’s life situation;• Maintained competency and proficiency with the organization’s electronic health record, and keep accurate, complete, and up-to-date records with 100% compliance with company, state, and federal policies and procedures;• Effectively worked with a multidisciplinary team to ensure overall unit safety among clients and workers. Show less

  • ATU Compliance Specialist

    Apr 2019 - Jun 2022

  • Healthcare Specialist

    Dec 2015 - Apr 2019
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  United States Space Force

  Aug 2023 - now

  Budget Analyst