CECILIA CHABANI

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914-***-****

CAREER OBJECTIVE:

To secure a position with a clinic as a Patient Navigator, where I can effectively utilize my skills, and my desire to support families to achieve their goals.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATES

Medical Interpreting Certificate-The Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Medical Interpreting – Certificate obtained July 2022

Community Health Worker Training at Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center

Core Training for Community Health Workers – Certificate obtained November 2012

The training included the following topics;

• Core Competencies of CHWs

• Helping Families Set and Reach their Goals

• Home Visiting

• Facilitation Skills: Family Conferences

• Strengths-based Assessment

• Communicating with Skill and Heart

• Patient Navigation

• Health Education

• Ethics

• Professional boundaries

Ida B. Wells High School – Diploma obtained 1998

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

• Intelligent and resourceful individual with extensive exposure to public and customer service requirements. Always attentive to the importance of maintaining excellent patient satisfaction.

• Received commendation from colleagues, supervisors and management for honesty and dedication

• Possess a cool temperament and energy to work the extra mile

• Experienced in handling difficult situations

• Committed person looking for exciting, challenging and new opportunities

• Bilingual [Spanish] in writing and speaking

EXPERIENCE

NYU Langone 2021- 2023

Community Health Representative

• Create Educational PowerPoint presentations in English and Spanish

• Build partnerships in the Community of Sunset Park (Brooklyn)

• Conduct participant recruitment, consent, survey administration, and data collection into SOBC initiates and participate in needs assessments and evaluation activities

• Serve as cancer health education specialist for multiple cancers (including breast, cervical, lung, colorectal, prostate, pancreatic and liver cancers), cancer prevention (including physical activity, nutrition, and vaccination) and Mental Health First Aid.

• Serve as a patient advocate by developing relationships with personnel in departments involved in the care of cancer patients (i.e physicians, nurses, radiology staff, and social services staff)

• Track interventions and outcomes including data into MS Excel, REDCap, and Epic.

• Cultivate relationships with schools, diverse community based organizations (CBOs), faith-based institutions, and community coalitions by attending community events and meetings to increase cancer awareness, with a focus on Brooklyn

• Coordinate conferences, meetings and workshop and other dissemination-related activities

• Guide patients through the health care system from screening, through diagnosis into treatment and survivorship

BronxCare Health System, Bronx NY 2014-2021

Community Health Worker

• Facilitate patient interaction and communication with healthcare staff and providers and streamline activities related to patient services and referrals.

• Identify environmental barriers to address the Social Determinants of Health.

• Conduct participant engagement activities to assist with the evaluation of patients’ health.

• Conduct administrative duties relevant to outreach, in reach and engagement to assist providers.

References Upon Request

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