Experience

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  Chicago lakeshore hospital

  Oct 2019 - Jan 2020

  Intake clinician

  • Thoroughly assessed patients of all ages and provided clinical summaries and recommendations based on the findings.• Collaborated with nurses and psychiatrists to determine the appropriate lowest level of care (outpatient referral or inpatient admittance) for patients.• Effectively handled crises such as regulating combative patients and assessing multiple patients in a short timeframe while maintaining personal and emotional equilibrium.• Enhanced customer service skills while interacting with different insurance companies to obtain initial pre-authorization of patient admissions.• Promoted to Shift Charge position, which entailed monitoring and documenting the efficiency of the intake department, delegating tasks amongst the clinicians, and determining incoming arrivals of referred patients. Show less

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  Adaptive legal services

  Jan 2020 - May 2023

  Legal assistant

  • Assisted with deposition coordination, discovery production and discovery responses, and trial preparation.• Organized and managed electronic and paper files to ensure ease of use and accuracy.• Effectively communicated with facilities and clients regarding treatment services relevant to each case.• Utilized strong writing and detail-oriented skills to accurately abstract medical records and deposition testimony in preparation for mediations and trials.

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  Specialized forensic unit pc

  Jul 2020 - Apr 2024

  Mental health professional

  • Provided intensive outpatient psychosexual treatment to juveniles and adults who committed sexual offenses/engaged in sexually problematic behaviors by conducting individual telehealth therapy based on Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) principles and utilizing cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic techniques, along with the treatment manuals, to reach the designated goals.• Provided individual psychotherapy and behavioral therapy services via telehealth (and occasionally in person) for residents with varying intellectual and developmental abilities and comorbid mental health diagnoses, including anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma.• Conducted psychological evaluations, which involved completing record reviews, clinical interviews, mental status exams, administration and scoring of psychological measures (e.g., WAIS-IV, MCMI-IV, Vineland-3, etc.), and interpretation of data, to provide current diagnostic impressions and subsequent treatment recommendations for residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities.• Conducted social assessments to monitor the overall functioning of residents, including assessing their social support, mobility, psychiatric and medical histories, and communication and self-care needs in addition to completing mental status exams. Also provided recommendations to improve the quality of care offered, such as acquiring communication devices for nonverbal residents and sensory objects.• Developed and regularly updated behavioral management plans to monitor the presence and frequency of various maladaptive behaviors, to identify relevant antecedents, and to recommend appropriate preventative/de-escalation strategies. Also required analysis of monthly behavioral data. Show less