Mental Health Account Executive

Pierre Rowen

Email: *********@********.***

Address: **** ***** ******** ****#****

City: Chicago

State: IL

Zip: 60640

Country: USA

Phone: 773-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $50,000

Willing to Relocate

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PIERRE J. ROWEN

5555 N. Sheridan Road, Apt. 1814, Chicago, IL 60640

773-***-**** *********@********.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

* Strong Commitment to Supporting Disabled Veterans: Awarded an Albert Schweitzer Fellowship to implement a jobs program for veterans, targeting those with traumatic brain injuries and PTSD.

* Excellent Clinical Skills: Completed Graduate Internship in Crisis Management at Leyden Family Mental Health Center; worked with clients diagnosed with severe mental health diagnoses in crises and provided group/individual interventions with them in aftercare settings.

* Survey Design and Data Analysis Skills: Master`s thesis was published and earned professional awards, demonstrating effective quantitative and qualitative analyses skills. Proficient with SAS.

* Strong Verbal and Written Communication Skills: Prepared Commissioners` Reports, draft legislation, and delivered televised presentations before elected officials, the public, and the media.

EDUCATION

* A.M., School of Social Service Administration and Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy, University of Chicago (expected 2014)

* M.A., Luskin School of Public Affairs (Urban Planning), UCLA, 1994

* B.A., (Urban Geography), minor in Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University, 1990

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Feinberg School of Medicine

Parkinson`s Disease and Movement Disorders Center, Chicago, IL 2012 - 2013

Assistant to the Program Coordinator (Graduate Internship)

* Participate in federally-funded clinical trials

* Assist with oversight and planning for monthly support groups.

* Review and evaluate grant submissions for program and research awards.

* Complete rounds at the hospital; provide family systems interventions.

* Provide case management services relating to long-term care options and end-of-life issues.

Leyden Family Mental Health Center, Franklin Park, IL 2011 - 2012

Crisis and Mental Health Provider (Graduate Internship)

* Provided crisis management and assisted clients and emergency providers with hospitalization procedures, addressed care coordination, housing, entitlement benefit, and guardianship issues

* Conducted assessments, interventions, treatment plans, and psychotherapy with clients; addressed issues relating to trauma, severe mental illness, and physical disability using various forms of intervention.

Care for Real, Chicago, Illinois 2012 - 2012

Employment Specialist (Albert Schweitzer Fellowship)

* Provided job readiness, job training, and job placement services to over 250 clients experiencing barriers to employment using a strengths-based model;

* Monitored progress toward goals and performance metrics.

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 2011 - 2012

Assistant to the Director of Managed Care (contract position)

* Managed contractual agreements with commercial insurance, worker`s compensation contractors, and embassies outside of the U.S., regarding provisions of care for hospital, day rehab, and outpatient services; prepared contract renewals, hospital policies and annual charge masters.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 2002 - 2011

Health Operations and Implementation Specialist

* Served as Chair of the Enterprise-wide Employee Wellness Steering Committee. Managed public health initiatives (e.g., seasonal flu vaccine programs); managed various wellness rewards programs; oversaw the marketing, communications, budget, accruals, and performance of an on-site medical clinic for employees; monitored the performance of the company`s wellness initiatives.

Senior Account Executive, Provider Network

* Ensured provider satisfaction and provided problem resolution services to many of Chicago`s premier medical facilities; served as liaison between medical providers and software vendors to achieve greater submittal of electronic claims and increased use of other electronic commerce tools.

* Result: providers now submit 91% of claims electronically, up from 68% when project began three years earlier, resulting in corporate savings of $35 million.

City of Seattle, Mayor`s Office, Seattle, WA 1997 - 2002

Senior Planner and Legislative Analyst

* Prepared Commissioner`s Reports and council bills for the Council`s consideration and made televised presentations before elected officials, the public, and the media.

* Managed Seattle`s award-winning neighborhood planning program.

AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS

* Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, 2012-2013

* Micozzi, M., Rowen, P. (1993). Running on Empty: The Travel Patterns of Extremely Poor People in Los Angeles, Transportation Research Record 1395, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C.)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

* Peer Visitor Volunteer, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

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