Health Manager

E MILY RP KOBRIN, MA

917-***-**** • *****.******@*****.*** • 475 Washington Blvd, Apt 2101N • Jersey City, NJ 07310

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CenterLight Health System (Formerly Beth Abraham Family of Health Services), Bronx, NY Oct 14 – Present

NORC Health Indicators Grant Administrator (Part-Time), Beth Abraham Health Services

• Develop and implement group and individual programming for all aspects of Health Indicators

• Manage Health Indicators program to meet UJA-Federation of New York and NYC Department for the Aging (DFTA)

compliance: maintain an organized system of required records and reporting; track and analyze data regarding program

effectiveness and clients’ healthcare markers; attend trainings

New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA), New York NY Aug 14 – Apr 15

Healthcare Consultant (Part-Time), Community-Based Care Transition Program (CCTP) Queens Collaborative

• Monitor patient identification and referral process as developed by Queens Collaborative partners

• Assist partners in improving identification, referral, and data collection processes

• Monitor partners’ reported data to evaluate the meeting of projected targets

• Develop and administer quality improvement protocols for tracking and reporting required outcomes data to Centers for

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

• Develop monitoring tools for program intervention and data tracking

• Ensure timely data submission, aggregate and analyze data and reports

• Track grant deliverables, ensuring fidelity of program intervention

• Coordinate partner participation in CMS Learning Sessions, site visits and conference calls, and participate in same

CenterLight Health System (Formerly Beth Abraham Family of Health Services), Bronx, NY Dec 10 – Oct 13

NORC Health Plus Program Grant Administrator, Beth Abraham Health Services

• Administered NORC Health Plus Program in Parkchester Enhancement Program (PEP) for Seniors, a

Naturally Occurring Retirement Community-Supportive Service Program (NORC-SSP) in which Beth Abraham

Health Services is the lead agency and healthcare partner

NORC-SSPs are community-based programs for persons aged 60 years and older living within defined geographic areas (NORCs),

that provide social service, healthcare, educational and recreational services on-site in the housing complex or neighborhood

o Led Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs and Diabetes Self-Management Programs*

o Administered PHQ-9 screenings for depression

o Conducted Behavioral Activation (BA) therapy for depression with senior Parkchester residents and oversaw

BA implementation at PEP

o Managed program’s grant to meet NYC Department for the Aging (DFTA) contract compliance: maintained

an organized system of required records and reporting; tracked and analyzed data regarding program

effectiveness and clients’ healthcare markers; attended trainings; oversaw billing and budget

o Conducted outreach, recruited new participants, and oversaw volunteers

o Developed community marketing tools and strategies to promote health education and programs

• Assisted in PEP for Seniors’ strategic planning

Metropolitan Jewish Health System (MJHS), Brooklyn, NY Apr 08 – May 10

Manager of Business Initiatives Aug 09 – May 10

• Tracked, analyzed, reported, and presented statistics for Business Initiatives departments (All Home Care

agencies, Central Intake, Community Initiatives)

• Analyzed and modified departmental processes in order to maximize efficiency and improve operations

• Oversaw special events/projects (Home Care Month, Social Work Month, Nurses Week, employee

recognition, etc.)

• Coordinated marketing efforts on behalf of Business Initiatives’ departments: produced PowerPoint

presentations; managed ordering and internal distribution of promotional items; ensured proper company branding

was upheld

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E MILY RP KOBRIN, MA

917-***-**** • *****.******@*****.*** • 475 Washington Blvd, Apt 2101N • Jersey City, NJ 07310

• Organized efforts to generate new business opportunities and increase promotion of existing business,

securing opportunities to showcase MJHS within both professional and community settings

• Provided administrative support to VP of Long Term Care and Business Initiatives

NORC-SSP Grant Administrator, Community Initiatives Apr 08 – Aug 09

• Oversaw, developed, and implemented the HeartWatch Campaign, a one-year AoA (Administration on

Aging) federal grant-funded program designed to improve the heart health of clients of three NORC-SSPs partnered

with another healthcare organization

o Developed targeted programming that led to an increase in heart health knowledge, understanding of

healthcare laboratory markers, self-reported exercise and healthy eating habits; and a decrease in missed

doctor’s appointments

o Created the Brooklyn NORC Coalition to join NORC-SSPs and leverage resources in tough economic times

o Supervised eight HeartWatch staff and managed community nursing services

o Conducted outreach and collaborated with local healthcare, social service, and community agencies

o Collaborated and maintained relationships with elected representatives and local officials

o Managed program’s grant to meet AoA contract compliance: maintained an organized system of required

records and reporting; tracked and analyzed data regarding program effectiveness and clients’ healthcare

markers; attended trainings; oversaw billing and budget

• Managed the nursing component of four NORC-SSPs in which MJHS is the healthcare partner

• Assisted the Director of Community Initiatives in oversight of seven staff, evaluations, and departmental

growth

CenterLight Health System (Formerly Beth Abraham Family of Health Services), Bronx, NY Jan 06 – Apr 08

Project Manager, CenterLight Healthcare (Formerly Comprehensive Care Management) Oct 06 – Apr 08

• Conducted corporate compliance auditing and reporting

• Aided development of web-based databases; provided training and support to staff utilizing such internet

applications

• Assisted with coordinating the opening of new federal PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the

Elderly) sites, including preparing for state and federal assessments

• Wrote, designed and produced quarterly staff newsletter that was distributed to over 2,000 employees

• Conducted demographic analyses, including mapping using computerized mapping software Maptitude

• Oversaw PEP for Seniors NORC-SSP as representative of lead agency and healthcare partner: budget;

editing monthly newsletter; assisting in event planning, program implementation and grant writing; marketing and

promotional item production; attended monthly partners’ meetings

Intergenerational Program Grant Administrator, Beth Abraham Health Services Jan 06 – Oct 06

• Developed and implemented the Intergenerational Program at PEP for Seniors NORC-SSP, linking youth

and elderly in activities and events in PEP, seniors’ homes, schools, and the Parkchester community

• Managed program’s grant to meet NYC Department for the Aging (DFTA) and NYC contract compliance:

oversaw billing and budget; exceeded reporting standards; maintained required documentation; assisted in grant

writing

• Recruited, interviewed, selected, trained and supervised over 100 student participants, volunteers and

elders

• Wrote and designed PEP Talks, a monthly newsletter distributed to over 40,000 Parkchester residents,

businesses and community organizations

• Assisted in NORC-SSP program implementation: grant writing; oversight of consultants; special events;

participant recruitment; collaborating and maintaining relationships with elected representatives and community

agencies

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E MILY RP KOBRIN, MA

917-***-**** • *****.******@*****.*** • 475 Washington Blvd, Apt 2101N • Jersey City, NJ 07310

• Played an integral role in PEP’s monthly partners’ meetings, discussing programmatic activities and

development

To Our Children’s Future With Health, Inc., Philadelphia, PA Aug 04 – Jul 05

Case Manager, The Den – Adolescent Violence Reduction Program (AVRP)

• Developed and implemented individualized service plans and linkages to appropriate community resources

for caseloads of 25 truant and/or delinquent adolescent clients and their families

• Completed court reports and attended court hearings on behalf of clients

• Complied with the Department of Human Services (DHS) contract requirements and documentation

standards

• Engaged in client case conferences to amend treatment plans and assess program efficiency

• Supervised four college interns, six instructional staff, and all Den participants (neighborhood youth

attended program voluntarily alongside court-mandated clients)

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E MILY RP KOBRIN, MA

917-***-**** • *****.******@*****.*** • 475 Washington Blvd, Apt 2101N • Jersey City, NJ 07310

EDUCATION

John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY

Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology. February 2006

University of Maryland, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, College Park, MD

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Criminology & Criminal Justice. May 2004

SKILLS

• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Photo Editor, and Office Outlook

• Adobe Acrobat, Reader, and Photoshop

• Maptitude (computerized mapping software)

• Certified as a Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) Leader*

• Certified as a Stanford Diabetes Self-Management Program (DSMP) Leader*

• Trained in Behavioral Activation (BA) therapy**

• Trained in the Lovaas Model of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy***

*The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program and Diabetes Self-Management Program were developed at the Stanford Patient Education

Research Center at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA under the direction of Kate Lorig, R.N., Dr. Ph. For more information, please also visit the

official website at http://patienteducation.stanford.edu.

**http://sgec.stanford.edu/webinar/2012Handouts/Apr/SGEC_Handout_April_2012.pdf

***The Lovaas Model of Applied Behavior Analysis has undergone rigorous research at UCLA under the direction of Dr. O. Ivar Lovaas, proving its

effectiveness in treating children with autism. http://www.lovaas.com/about.php

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