Catherine Addison

Experience

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  Vancouver Division of Family Practice

  Feb 2015 - Mar 2016

  Project Support

  • Collaborated with Clinical Nurse Lead and Assistant Project Manager to develop PAI as part of the provincially funded "A GP for Me" initiative in effort to increase access to primary care providers in BC.• Developed project workflow diagrams and patient intake assessment templates. Performed patient intake assessments and directly facilitated their connections to primary care providers.

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  Best Promise English School

  Apr 2016 - May 2017

  English Second Language Teacher

  • Taught five weekly classes with an average of twelve students per class. Administered and graded tests and assignments to evaluate student progress.• Led teaching demonstrations to recruit new students and evaluated English proficiency to determine class placement.

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  Vancouver Division of Family Practice

  Nov 2017 - Aug 2022

  Reported to Program Director. Led operational arm of the Patient Attachment Initiative (PAI), a program that has matched over 30,000 Vancouver patients to primary care providers since 2015. Oversaw 2021-2022 fiscal year budget and managed a team of three administrative staff. • Developed and led engagement strategies for ~300 healthcare partnerships, including presenting to and educating referral partners about BC's primary care system.• Improved processes using Agile project management strategies, increasing monthly patient match rate from ~400 to ~600 between 2020-2022.• Oversaw program customizations of the PAI's Electronic Medical Record (TELUS CHR) account, improving data accuracy and workflows.• Maintained program data and produced comprehensive reports and communications to support funding maintenance and partner engagement, contributing to the continued success and growth of the program. Show less • Initiated and led transition of the PAI from a paper-based charting system to TELUS CHR (formerly InputHealth) while independently customizing program account, resulting in optimized workflows and improved data accuracy.• Developed online intake forms using survey tools to gather patient information and ensure program eligibility, improving patient experience.• Wrote key program documentation using plain-language guidelines to ensure patient comprehension. • Collaborated with other Vancouver Division departments to recruit 100+ family physicians and nurse practitioners to accept new patients from the PAI. Show less

  • Program Operations Lead - Patient Attachment Initiative

    Jan 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Program Coordinator

    Nov 2017 - Jan 2021
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  British Columbia Institute of Technology

  Nov 2022 - Apr 2023

  Worked in a team of four to develop a web-based music festival ticket management system using ASP.Net MVC framework and SQL Server. Collaborated with members to develop components with create and read functionality using C# programming language and object-oriented programming practices, and completed the following:• Designed database schema and ERD.• Implemented role-based authorization to secure necessary application components. • Implemented Agile project management methodologies.• Utilized GitHub for version control. • Worked with third-party services PayPal, reCAPTCHA, SendGrid.• Ensured positive UX/UI by creating UML diagrams and wireframes. • Created views using Razor Pages and style with Bootstrap and CSS. Show less Worked in a team of two to build a front-end webpage for an application that allows users to view movies from The Movie Database API using React, achieving a grade of 98%, with the following functionality:• Links to the Movie Database API, filtered responses on keywords such as “Top Rated” and “Upcoming”.• Uses React Hooks to manage state and handle asynchronous data fetching.• Implements List and Movie Details views.• Uses React Components for compartmentalization. • Uses React Router to streamline navigation.• Uses Global State (Context) to set displayed movie data.• Implements Local Storage and utilizes useReducer hook for adding, removing, and storing movies in a list of favorites.• Uses CSS to implement responsive styling. Show less

  • Music Festival Website Project

    Oct 2022 - Apr 2023

  • Movie App Project

    Nov 2022 - Dec 2022
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  Agilitek Solutions Ltd

  Jun 2023 - now

  Full Stack Developer