Alden Leanier

Mental health counselor/ patient care tech / case manager

Newark, NJ 07104

ad4hv6@r.postjobfree.com

+1-302-***-****

Energetic sales professional with a knack for matching customers with optimal products and services to meet their specific needs, consistently received positive feedback from customers. More than 6 years experience as a mental health counselor in hospitals and clinics in the state of Delaware Very understanding about maintaining the hospital setting along with the understanding "its not my job" doesn't belong in the hospital work place. Also lived, and traveled abroad, developing a keen sensitivity toward people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Also fluent in Spanish and presently studying Arabic. With a background With computer skills that includes MS word, Excel and internet applications. Willing to relocate: Anywhere

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Case Manager

New horizons - Newark, NJ

September 2022 to Present

My duties were to help assist outpatient clients with group facilitating meetings along with intakes and outakes along the day to day routine also make calls for their housing and social security etc to assist with any problem they may occurred along the lines I have a case load of 15 clients to help see the doctor and assist with blood work and daily needs listen to clients if their has been any problems occurring in their lives and try to manage it best way I could to solve any dilemma which was 90 percent successful I'm a good listener and I have been in mental health for 16 years so I'm very good at dealing with clients with special needs

Mental Health Technician/ patient care tech

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center - Paramus, NJ

May 2019 to Present

My duties were to assist in nursing duties and monitor and accurately help with patients needs and wants during the shift while taking notes of their behaviors or changes in behavior reporting for doctors to evaluate also performing social workers in their deires to what facilities the patients report to after care Patient Care Technician, Emergency Department tech 1 St. Barnabas Health System, Inc. - Belleville, NJ

August 2013 to December 2023

Working in the hospital setting my responsibilities varied often I worked all three shifts throughout my work week, I coordinated and managed drug and alcohol groups, mental health groups, adolescent groups, geriatric groups, and performed groups in the out patient program, after every session was completed I logged and filed every patients response from the group session. While working on the units I helped assist maintaining the hospital setting I performed patient monitoring throughout every unit checking the patients whereabouts every 15 minutes of every hour during my work shift, while working on the unit I also monitored patient behavioral patterns on every unit except geriatric and logging my observations from my shift in each individual patients chart for the doctor to review it the following day and recommend what behavioral medicine that would be best for each patient. While working overnight I prepared new admissions charts and performed chart breakdowns upon discharge. I also worked in admissions as per diem my duties in that area were to interview the new admissions, performed heart rates, ran labs to view what each patient had in their system to ensure they get the proper treatment, I also had to reach out to each new admission insurance companies to find the best treatment for each patient. While working at the hospital I developed certain skills such as blood drawing performing ekg and I was transferred to the emergency department where I participated in rapid responses in emergency situations which I worked there for 4 years im a expert at phlebotomy and ekg and I perform very well under pressure the emergency department can be very unpredictable and I performed at the best of my ability at any giving time without any hesitation or panic I been employee of the month on multiple occasions I picked up any extra shift I was asked to also switching to the er (pess) department working with nurses and screeners on patients and making decisions that are voluntary or involuntary or releasing the patients while also assisting in patient emergencies also performing vitals blood work and ekg and reporting it to the doctors. Along with working in the er I floated around to various units such as same day surgery where I worked as a surgerical tech also in the or (operating room) as a tech as well, I also assisted in cat scan as a tech with experience in being a tech for x ray I'm familiar with medical terms as well. Education

Associate of Applied Science in criminal justice

San Jose city college - San Jose, CA

2010

Criminal Justice

Valleyforge Military Academy - Wayne, PA

2008

High School Diploma

William penn highschool

2007

Skills

• Confident (Less than 1 year)

• maintenance (Less than 1 year)

• Microsoft office (Less than 1 year)

• MS OFFICE (Less than 1 year)

• operations (Less than 1 year)

• Mental Health Counseling

• Operations Management

• Arabic

• Pharmacy Technician Experience

• Addiction Counseling

• Social Work

• Crisis Intervention

• Behavioral Health

• Customer service

• Computer skills

• Blood sampling

• Phlebotomy

• Supervising experience

• Laboratory experience

• Driving

• Data entry

• Documentation review

Certifications and Licenses

Driver's License

CPR Certification

June 2022 to June 2024

BLS Certification

June 2022 to June 2024

CNA

Certified Phlebotomy Technician

Certified Medical Assistant

ASCP Certification

First Aid Certification

June 2022 to June 2024

EMT Certification

Additional Information

Skill Highlights

Ability in dealing with behavioral issues operations management Proven patience and self discipline Client/ Patient focused Motivation techniques quick learner

Confident public speaker Computer proficient

Patient-oriented Microsoft office

Relationship and team building File/records maintenance bilingual English and Spanish Training and development Expertise in behavior

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