Shayon Hewitt

** **** ****** **** *** Mount Vernon, NY, 10553 Cell: 914-***-**** adg4rc@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Establish and maintaining a career within the mental health field by focusing on behavioral and biopsychosocial problems and disorders while developing skills

EDUCATION

Fordham University MSW- 8/30/2020

CUNY Lehman College – Bronx New York graduated 12/2017 BA in Sociology and Africana Studies

Certificate

Mandated Reporter, Medicaid Service Coordination CORE, CPR Certified, SCIP Certified, Certified Investigator, First Aid Certified

EXPERIENCE

Care Manager Mount Vernon, NY

Advance Care Alliance 04/01/2019-Present

- Providing care coordination to people diagnosed with an intellectual disability and mental disorders.

- Caseload of 38

- Monthly face to face visits at home/ school/ program

- Composing Life Plans

- Composing psychosocial

- Facilitating Life Plan reviews, annually and semi-annually

- Obtaining and maintaining Medicaid benefits, SSI, and Medicare

-Seeking services appropriate for persons served.

- obtaining housing subsidies and assisting client with housing

Social Worker/ Case Manager. (Temporary COVID-19) Bronx, NY

New York State Office of Mental Health/ The bridge Inc. 04/22/20-10/14/20

-Maintained a caseload or individuals with mental health disorders

-Provided bio psycho-education to persons served

-Assisted with obtaining and maintaining MA benefits

Clinical/ Medical Social Work Intern Yonkers, NY

St. Johns Riverside Hospital 05/01/2019- 03/14/2020

- Maintained a caseload of individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders within the women’s inpatient substance use unit; implemented knowledge of evidence-based social work treatment modalities to provide psychotherapy for clients, facilitating self-sufficient and empowerment.

- Facilitated recovery-oriented substance abuse and mental health psycho-educational groups and individual sessions.

- Developed a comprehensive database of community agencies to promote linkage coordination and development.

Taconic Innovations Inc. Mount Vernon, NY

Medicaid Service Coordinator Team Leader (MSC) / Intake Manager/ Quality Assurance 06/2015- 04/30/2019

- Providing MSC/ case management to people diagnosed with an intellectual disability and mental disorders.

- MSC Caseload of 35

- Supervising 8 Medicaid Service Coordinators

- Reviewing and signing off on ISP

- Monthly face to face visits at home/ school/ program

- Composing Individualized Service Plan (ISP)

- Composing psychosocial

- Facilitating ISP reviews, annually and semi-annually

- Obtaining and maintaining Medicaid benefits, SSI, and Medicare

-obtaining housing subsidies and Assisting clients with housing

-Seeking services appropriate for persons served.

- Training new MSCs

- Obtaining eligibility for persons with intellectual disability.

-Verifying insurance eligibility.

-Outreach

-Fixing billing issues

-Developing and modifying processes to support the efficiency and effective enrollments of persons served.

-Responsible for non-clinical paperwork related to enrollment, financial department.

-Utilizing the state database, CHOICES, for day habilitation programs, community habilitation programs, respite services, Medicaid service coordination services, Supplemental programs, ISS programs in Metro region, Taconic region, and Hudson Valley-region.

- Incident Review Committee (IRC)

- Certified Investigator

- Human Rights Committee (HRC)

- Corporate Compliance

Leake and Watts DD Department Mount Vernon, NY

Direct Support Professional (DSP) 12/13-11 /16

-Assisted adults with intellectual disabilities and mental disorders with daily living.

-Assisted children, with intellectual disabilities and mental disorders, to enhance their daily living skills.

-Administered medication directed by Nurses order

CDF Freedom Schools Program ` Mount Vernon, NY

Servant Leader 5/13 – 9/13

-Delivered the Integrated Reading Curriculum to a class of no more than ten students for 6–8 weeks during the summer months, according to the standards developed by the Children's Defense Fund and the local program sponsor.

-Set up and break down his/her classroom space, including securing and organizing the appropriate materials.

-Collaborated with staff to establish and maintain a supportive and structured environment for the children entrusted to their care.

-Served as a leader of afternoon activities and other special events; chaperone field trips and Participate fully in the National Training.

SKILLS

Interpersonal skills

Management Skills

Cross-cultural understanding

Compassion

Analytical skills

Planning and Organizing

Problem Solving

LOCADTR 3.0

Medisked

E PACES/ EMEDNY

CHOICES

Professionalism

Ability to Work With Little or No Supervision

Able to work with a team

Customer Service

Research skills

Fast Form

CAGE

MAST

SMAST

DAST

CRAFT

AUDIT

R Studio

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Access)

References

Elaine Bryant Director at St. John’s Riverside Hospital 914-***-****

Jose Mateo Care Manager Supervisor at Advance Care Alliance. 917-***-****

Shana Yee Manager of Services at Taconic Innovations Inc 917-***-****

Briana Edwards Café Manager at Advance Care Alliance 914-***-****

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