Meghan Lawless

Experience

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  Paul Quackenbush Photography

  Jan 2003 - now

  Assistant

  Seasonal Part-time. Graphic design editing, interfacing with labs, running credit card sales, and greeting clients.

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  Cordero

  Mar 2004 - Nov 2005

  Skills Trainer

  Juvenile residential treatment facility. Worked with boys in groups of 6-12 and one on one. Supervised and assisted with maintaining a schedule for day to day life using the Positive Peer Culture Model. Responsible for completion of Health Insurance Forms/HICF, developed organizational systems including Mental Health notes.

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  Golden Acres Retirement Home

  Dec 2005 - Jul 2006

  Lead Medicine Aid/Caregiver

  Retirement center for severely and persistently mentally ill, and developmentally disabled adults over 40. Lead staff member on shift. Distributed medications to clients, made medical decisions, performed medical tasks, managed various staffing issues, trained staff, interfaced with family/guardians and the state, assisted clients with daily functioning, addressed health and behavioral needs, maintained charts.

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  Alterra

  Jun 2006 - Sept 2006

  Lead Medicine Aid

  Assisted living community, for independent and beginning stage Alzheimer's and dementia residents, as well as hospice care for about 150 residents. Lead Medication Aid, distributed medications, performed medical tasks, assisted clients with daily functioning, addressed health and behavioral needs, charting, and managed team employees.

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  Homes for Community Living

  May 2010 - Jun 2012

  Program Manager, Human Rescource Assistant

  Single and small group homes for developmentally disabled clients with the goal of community integration • Human Resource Assistant Scheduling, interviewing, hiring and firing, researching open cases, and file maintenance. • Program Manager Managed several client houses and associated staff (40 clients, 60+ staff). Employee training, scheduling, interviewing, and employee evaluations. Managed client finances and medical care. Provide on-call advice.

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  Sosa and Company

  Mar 2013 - Dec 2013

  Job Coach

  Taught developmentally delayed clients job skills, provided opportunities to increase social interaction and independence. Utilized Excel and other computer programs to report and track client progress. Established and maintained relations with community businesses. Developed work systems for clients. Maintained 90%+ state billable hours’ percentage.

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  Telecare Corporation

  Mar 2015 - now

  Provide and implement clinician services at five bed residential facility for individuals living with mental illness and co-occurring disorders. Duties including: clinical assessments, risk assessments, develop and ensure implementation of treatment plans, one on one and group therapy, case management, counseling staff on following best therapeutic practices. Management of employee’s including: day to day operations, assisting the Director in disciplinary actions, supervision of employees, assisting with implementing policy and procedural changes, ensure legal and operational requirements are being followed. Interim Director while position was unfilled. Regional CPI trainer. Show less Case management and linkage to outpatient systems for individuals leaving Evaluation and Treatment centers, and link to resources in the community. Brief therapy using RCCS, DBT and other therapeutic techniques. Run groups, teach skills, medication and psychoeducation, and assist E&T with high behavioral needs clients. Medical records includes: data recording, analysis and reporting, marketing, creating and accessing electronic charts, and quality review. Helped open team, including creating forms and templates ensuring proper adherence to WAC’s, create policies and procedures and organizational systems. Enter billing and data using Avatar and other systems. Show less

  • Program Director

    Oct 2021 - now

  • Assistant Director

    Sept 2019 - Oct 2021

  • Peer Team Lead

    Mar 2015 - Sept 2019