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Health & Wellness Educator, Curriculum Development

Location:
Lakewood, CA, 90713
Posted:
November 18, 2012

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Robin R. Karadayi c044ve@r.postjobfree.com

**** ******** **. || LAKEWOOD, CA 90713 562-***-****

Profile Summary

. Three decades of experience across healthcare sectors solidify skill

sets in projects as case manager, educator, and administrator.

. Inspirational and passionate toward making a difference, a heart for

the human condition: Actively reaches out to peers via committee work

making broad statements in integral ways through St. Joseph's Values

In Action committee and Employee Advisory Council. Takes time to

listen, observes, discovers needs, and meets them through

compassionate connections.

. Highly effective communicator: concise written and verbal skills;

collaboratively contributes toward, and instrumentally develops

various writing and research projects: grants, program, training,

post-secondary education, and marketing materials, utilizing soft

tools to organize, track, inform, and maintain clarity and vision of

projects.

. Progressive, whose expertise includes diverse multi-tasking ability,

maintains core tasks and assignments while taking on various

projects: Advanced Therapy Solutions- Electrotherapy prototype garment

design for Plastics post-surgical use; Greet The Day- Event

coordination for Spa Day Retreat & grant proposal writing, research;

St. Joseph Hospital- Applied Clinical Aromatherapy for Cancer Center ;

Boy Scouts of America-Event coordination of local entities for troop

meetings, and fund raising events with local prime time TV show

taping/ production sessions.

Professional Experience

Wellness Matters, LLC Lakewood, CA

Owner- Manager 8/2010- Current

Program Director, Clinical Educator [CE], Post-Secondary Education

. Professional: Develops continuing education for healthcare providers that

enhances community impact through compassionate, functional

interaction.(e.g. "Supportive Touch", "Biofield Care ", Clinical Reiki".

Oriented for the medical, dental, and wellness sectors. [application for

continuing education credentialing- in progress, for Board of Registered

Nursing.]

. Community: Proposes, develops, and implements educational topics of

interest through community program model, providing broader awareness of

self-sustainable skills for individuals seeking improved health, at cost-

effective levels. (e.g. "Refresh & DeStress", etc.) [City of Lakewood

Park & Rec 2008- current.]

. Develops curriculum; Athletic therapy, etc., post-secondary education

[Lincoln Institute 2/2012-current.]

. Consulting: Dental practice management [Ron Krause, DDS 9/2012-

current.]

. St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare [Wellness consultant -current.]

Advanced Therapy Solutions [ATS] Bradenton, FL

CE -Mid, & Southern California- Mid-West Regions [Home office / 90%

Travel] 1/2011- 2/2012

. Coordinates venues for lecture events and travel. Markets to physician

base via educational support, InService. Analyzes patient therapy

outcomes regionally, via MS Excel spreadsheets. Maintains product QC

for user satisfaction, liaising with manufacturer and patients.

. Projects: Collaborates in research, executes design and construction

of prototype garments, implements trial use for Plastics-

Electrotherapy DME; for use in breast augmentation and liposuction

procedures. [M.K. Ambe, M.D. "The Real Housewives of OC Surgeon."]

Develops therapy regimen with ATS Medical Dir. and NFL Team Physician,

for indications in acute sports injury in professional athletics.

[Oakland Raiders NFL.]

. Provides case management of multi-regional patient base undergoing

microcurrent electrotherapy. 40-60 new patients monthly achieving pain

management outcome within 60-90.

. Meets ever-changing regional goals and organizational direction

through frequent phone conferences with multi-regional team.

Robin R. Karadayi

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Professional Experience (continued)

Massage Envy Seal Beach, CA

License Massage Therapist 4/2010 - 11/2010

. Provides bodywork for clients. Serves as specialist for oncology

clients.

Greet the Day

Newport Beach, CA

Director of Agency Programs

12/2009 - 4/2010

. Project: program implementation; Spa Day Retreat for Chemo Comfort

program patients.

. Event organizer, develops Policy & Procedure, and collaborates for

grant proposals; Liaises between the organization and partners; board

of directors, medical facilities, oncologists, and spa directors

within various healthcare sectors.

Staff Seekers Orange, CA

Project Contract 10/ 2003 - 4/2010

. Contract work: Collections, delinquent insurance receivables, various

administrative and clinical.

St. Joseph Hospital Orange, CA

Program Development, Wellness Educator, Licensed Massage Therapist 5

/ 2005 - 10/2009

. Projects: Develops written content for Wellness Center service

brochure, as well as instructs support groups in integrative

techniques and stress management. Liaises with pain management team to

research, develop, and implement Applied Clinical Aromatherapy for

oncology patients for a hospital-wide model, provides sound clinical

data to support the efficacy of clinical use of aromatherapy for

intervention. Writes Policy & Procedure.

. Serves as an integrative medicine InService trainer and liaison for

clinical staff, to maximize recipients comfort with chronic pain and

during procedures [Oncology & Endoscopy Centers].

. Helps shape change hospital-wide with participation in the Employee

Advisory Council and Values In Action committee which strive to

promote a compassionate, positive environment for employees and

patients.

. Provides therapeutic bodywork for employees and medically compromised

individuals; chronic pain, fibromyalgia, lymphedema, oncology, renal,

diabetes, and work comp injury.

Aquarium of the Pacific Long Beach, CA

Volunteer 7 / 2008 - 12/2010

. Project: Assists with kelp boat research excursions on the Orange

County Kelp Project- sea urchin statistical analysis; counts and

categorizes species types, assists in Urchin relocation efforts, and

serves as a diver's safety link while submerged. Provides exhibit

education for patrons.

Seacrest Chiropractic Cypress, CA

Licensed Massage Therapist 1/2006 - 3/2006

. Projects: Manages chair massage contract with Long Beach Municipal

Airport; serves departing / arriving travelers. Curriculum Advisory

Council Member: Spring session board review for integrative techniques

curriculum. (e.g. text books and curriculum content) [National

Institute of Technology 2/2006- 6/2006.]

Practice Management & Multi-Practice Schedule Coordinator 1983-

2005

. Practice management: AR; yielding 99%, customer service, financial

system development / implementation, tracking, statistical analysis.

Coordinates events calendar for associates and appointment schedule

for multi-practitioner offices, RDA clinical tasks, etc.[Ronald T.

Krause DDS, Paul L. Liberti DDS, Eric O. Johnson DDS, T. Roy Nakai

DDS.]

. Project: Implemented Campus Link advertisement with California State

University, Long Beach's Student Union faculty staff, and student

dental care; resulted exposure to 300,000 people/year. [Paul L.

Liberti DDS 1999-2003.]

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Education

Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA

Coursework, Business & Marketing, Art & Fashion Design 2002 - 2009

. Transfer program; completed over 65 credit hours completed- to date.

Lincoln Institute of Body Therapy Orange, CA

Certification, Therapeutic Massage (500 Hours) 2004 - 2005

. Deep Tissue, Sports, Swedish, Aromatherapy, Adv. Circulatory, Chair

Massage, and Feng Shui.

. Reflexology, Dermatological Conditions, Spa Modalities, Hot Stone, and

Barefoot Shiatsu.

Additional Certification (154 hrs to date)

Healing Touch - Level I || Myofascial Release - I, II, UNW & MOBs (John

Barnes Technique)

Reiki Master Instructor 2007 || Aromatherapy - Fullerton College (2006)

|| Oncology Massage

Lymphatic Massage || BLS/CPR Healthcare Provider

Credentials

Wellness Matters LLC (2010)

California State Certified Massage Therapist #: 26779 (2010)

Licensed Massage Therapist, City of Orange & Anaheim (2005-2009)

Certified Member / Liability & Insurance - ABMP (Current)

License in Consulting & Education: Life Essentials - City of Lakewood (2006-

2011)

Registered Dental Assistant (1985 -Inactive since 2005)



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