Management Health
Resume:
ROBERT EASON III
BROOKLYN, NY 11212
************@*****.***
Reliable, quality focused public health professional, experienced in providing counseling, case management, and
health education. Offer hands on experience with clients, and thrives on helping others make positive changes in their
lives. Upholds exceptional interpersonal skills and handles client interactions with tact and confidentiality.
EDUCATION
Master of Professional Studies: Pastoral Care and Counseling, NY Theological Seminary, (2009)
Bachelor of Arts: Social Sciences: Psychology and History, Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, NJ (2007)
Associate of Arts: Liberal Arts, Bard College, Hudson, NY (2005)
Relevant Coursework and Interests: Human Genetics, Biology of Diseases, Medical Ethics, Anthropology, Legal
Research and Social Psychology; Public Health, Education, History, Law, Literature and Writing
TRAINING
NYS Law Library, Legal Research Certificate (2000)
NYS Department of Health, HIV-AIDS Certified Peer Education Specialist (2008)
NYC Dept. of Health-Mental Hygiene, Multi-Spot Rapid Confirmatory HIV Test Technician (2013)
International Antiviral Society-USA, training/completion in essential management of HIV infection and viral hepatitis,
antiviral medicine, workshops in chronic disease management and counseling methods for diverse populations (2013-
14). Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel Programs
*NYS Driver’s License and personal vehicle
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (NYCHHC), NYC
Health Educator-Associate Director, HIV Services –MetroPlus Section 2013-Present:
• Essential duties include managing a team of four health educators and case manager associates working in the
field and on site, focused on overall health promotion of disease prevention, harm reduction, and chronic
disease self management while counseling patients and their families to adapt to healthy positive behaviors.
• Knowledge of evidence based programs to identify need specific treatment plans and applying functional
therapy to educate whole families, which includes counseling families to help them cope with relatives living
with HIV-AIDS; also educating them to manage their lives in relation to prenatal infections, other chronic
diseases, medical adherence, treatment plans to assist them in overcoming barriers, domestic violence,
substance abuse, smoking cessation, and unemployment with the goal to achieve change oriented behaviors.
• Experience with Medicare and Medicaid regulations, HIPPA regulations, health insurance exchange products
training, cultural sensitivity training, information security and compliance training, and workplace social
relations. Thorough knowledge of entitlements such as HASA, ADAP and NYS Public Health Law Article
27F protection for HIV+ persons.
• Administrative duties include updating electronic medical information, team member performance
evaluations, forward written reports and statistical information to upper management, prepare audit reports
for NYS Department of Health, and participate in panel interviews for new hires.
• Conduct medical investigations through field work, electronic research, observation, and interviewing
patients, family members, and health care professionals.
• Perform community outreach and case management services for patients living with HIV-AIDS and other
chronic disease or illnesses such as hepatitis, diabetes, cancer, and sexually transmitted infections; also
condom distribution, HIV-AIDS intervention, and baseline surveys.
• Responsible for client needs and assessments via telephone or in person by promoting medication (antiviral)
therapy and adherence, outpatient/inpatient care, substance abuse treatment, smoking cessation, setting acuity
levels, and good health practices through clean living.
• Trained in cultural awareness management to serve diverse populations living with HIV-AIDS such as
adolescent infections, LGBT specific and underserved groups.
• Knowledgeable of Antiretroviral AIDSMEDS Drug Chart, proficiency in instructing patients in medication
options, dosages, dietary restrictions, side effects, and drug interactions.
• Carry out home and hospital visits to patients that are non-compliant to primary care and not adhering to
medications with the goal of returning them into treatment and care.
• Expertise in teaching HIV-AIDS health education classes: infectious diseases, safe sex, risky behavior,
transmission and prevention, process of infection, meaning of viral load and cd4 t-cell counts, risk reduction
counseling and treatment adherence. Courses taught on site and at various hospitals, schools, and community
based organizations.
• Provide on-site health education presentations to medical doctors, nurses, incoming staff, and other healthcare
professionals.
• Security clearance authorization to access electronic medical records and personal health information,
proficient in reading patient’s medical charts, performing clinical investigations, and research utilizing
Quadra Med, ICD-9, and DCMS software to examine viral load, t-cell counts, opportunistic infections, and
other relative biological information concerning infectious disease and illnesses.
Center for Community Alternatives (CCA), Brooklyn, NY
Case Manager/Success Advocate, 2/2013-8/2013:
• Key responsibilities: worked with a team of case managers and other professionals providing client direct
services for young adults (18-24 years old) referred by courts, probation, parole, defense attorneys and other
criminal justice stakeholders. Duties included planning program activities for alternative to incarceration and
post release client specific services to prepare cohort for positive life changes.
• Liaison with other service providers to assist clients with civic community engagement projects such as
community gardens, churches, nursing homes, and local political activism.
• Heavily assisted in coordinating daily classroom activities and developing relevant curriculums to fit client
needs. Academic workshops included formation of “Word for The Day” positive affirmation group exercise;
News and current events discussions; resume writing; mock interviewing; how to handle rejection; stress
management; alternatives to violence; and conflict resolution.
• In addition, planned field trips, graduations, and alumni support programs.
• Provided workforce development such as: job training programs, internship placements and unsubsidized
employment, put into operation OSHA 10 Construction Training course to advance cohorts employability,
served as on site construction skills trainer, and assisted cohorts in college preparation.
• Conducted interviews and assessments of incoming cohorts, completed comprehensive intake
documentations; also responsible for weekly payroll stipends, tracking attendance, monitoring educational
performance and program compliance; and served as on-site HIV-AIDS Peer Educator.
• Initiated one on one weekly counseling session with cohorts for assessments, retention, crisis intervention and
outreach as needed. Collaborated with educational and job development specialists to ensure clients meet
appropriate educational and job placements. Collected program information, maintained case files and assist
with completion of monthly reports through Outcomes data entry software; responsible for forwarding
progress reports to upper management, courts, parole officers, probation officers, and other stakeholders;
participated in internal and external trainings to develop and implement new strategies.
PACE Services, Westchester, NY
Supervisor HIV-AIDS Peer Educator Specialist, 2005-2012:
• Responsible for directing the administrative activities and supervision of staff that provided HIV-AIDS
education, rapid HIV testing (OraQuick), and counseling to clients living with HIV-AIDS in correctional
setting. Trained new staff members, logged notes and reports for upper management.
• Provided financial planning and budgeting for day to day management and program development.
• Developed harm reduction curriculums for LGBTQ, heterosexual, young adult and older populations; basic
facts about HIV-AIDS concerning process of infection, transmission and prevention, testing, meanings of
viral load and cd4 t-cell counts, and medication options chart.
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