Melody Lassalle

***-*** **** *** ****** New York, NY 10009 • 917-***-**** • adi2zb@r.postjobfree.com

Education

LaGuardia Community College, Psychology September 2017 to Present

LaGuardia Community College, Community Health Worker Program – Certification January 2014

Work Experience

Health Educator

Community Health Worker

Evolent Health New York, NY April 2018 to Present

Creating liaisons between patients, physicians and medical homes

Conducted home visitations for non-utilizers and Medicare for over 100 participants

Worked closely with office managers at medical homes to capture accurate information on non- utilizers

Assisted patients on obtaining access to their medical home

Enhanced patient health literacy by reviewing care plans and referring to community resources as needed

Assisted Medicare recipients with transportation through city/government agencies

Bridging the care gaps between NYS Health Insurances and Physicians

Community Health Worker

Somos Community Care New York, NY 11/2016 to 3/2018

Connected with over 2,000 disengaged Medicaid patients through home visitations and phone calls

Helping physicians and office staff stay in compliance with NYS Health Measures and Care Gaps

Training physicians on how to use the correct tools and codes for individual patients’ diagnoses’

Ensuring that medical homes are up to date with all patients’ annual physicals, vaccines and health care measures

Made sure all medical homes have implemented electronic filing system

Intake Specialist

The Mayor’s Office of Veteran Affairs New York, NY 04/2014 to 06/2015

Liaison between city officials, veteran, community, US military and Veterans on land and overseas

Facilitated meetings between veteran organizations and HRA/Section 8 providers

Managed mental and physical health issues for veterans through service and clinical referrals

Resolve conflicts and help manage clients with substance abuse issues

Assisted veterans with legal, housing, civil court issues and Trained volunteers on veteran advocacy

Organized and managed a caseload of over 300 veterans

Leader/Parent Advocator

Families for Excellent Schools New York, NY 10/2012 to 03/2015

Facilitated meetings with non-traditional schools, local representatives and/or potential mayoral candidates

Lead group discussions on current school events and issues

Resolve conflicts and provide structure between NYC public school parents and Department of Education

Campaign tabling and phone banking

Provide families with information of upcoming events for their children’s school and community district

Assisted parents in finding the programs and extracurricular activities that will benefit their child’s needs

Child Care Provider

Independent Childcare Provider New York, NY 10/2007 to 09/2013

Managed all educational, recreational activities; health and nutritional plans; behavioral health inventions for household with children diagnosed with autism and speech disability

Skills

Bilingual: Spanish

Certified Community Health Worker and Certified in New York State Mental Health First Aid USA

CUNY’s Perfect Opportunity for Individual Skill and Excellent Development certification

Ability to work with diverse populations

Certified in Stanford Diabetes/Chronic Disease

Proficient in Microsoft: Excel, Word, PPT, Outlook, Eclinical Works, MDLand, Practice Fusion

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