PIERRE G. COLAS

**** ******* *******

347-***-****

adx7oc@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

® As a dedicated and knowledgeable professional with experience in case management, I seek to bring my abilities to add value to your organization. I am a self-motivated individual with a proven track record of success overseeing client needs and ensuring necessary care.

EXPERIENCE

CONEY ISLAND HOSPITAL, HHC HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORP. — Brooklyn, NY Discharge Follow-Up Case-Worker, 2007 – 2010

® Tracked patients for 72 hours post-discharge, ensuring housing and safety, as well as contacting patients by home visit or phone to remind of after-care appointments.

® Communicated and collaborated with treatment team during discharge planning meetings to discuss appropriate placements for patients.

® Located vacant beds in appropriate facilities, providing referrals and obtaining appointments.

® Informed patients of appointment times, dates, and locations, providing MetroCards if necessary.

Caseworker for the ACT Team (Assertive Community Treatment), 2002 – 2007

® Maintained a caseload of 10 MICA patients on an outpatient basis, providing referrals and assessing necessary services.

® Conducted regular home visits, assessing patient disposition, mental status, and compliance with assigned treatment and medication in the community.

® Recorded regular documentation regarding patient progress or decompensation according to individual and group interaction and assessment, updating and organizing charts.

® Collaborated with clinical team to discuss patient treatment plan discharge dates, post-discharge plans, and aftercare.

® Coordinated appointments with Psychiatrist, Therapist, MD, dental professionals as well as recertification of entitlements, Medicaid, food stamps and benefits.

® Advocated for patient rights, needs, and entitlements, providing referrals and communicating needs.

® Provided assistance to patients with housing, education, and occupational goals.

® Kept charts organized with updated patient information including updated treatment plan, Psychosocial, Mental Status and Annual Physical.

® Knowledgeable on online digital documentation devices and programs, computer savvy.

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® Assisted patients with entitlements, and provided a variety of educational, informative and recreation group activities, discussion groups, or counseling sessions.

Psych Tech, 2001 – 2002

® Collaborated with a clinical team of nurses, psychiatrist, Social Workers, and Medical MD, in a 32-bed capacity psychiatric inpatient acute facility unit and emergency room knowledgeably.

® Conducted regular q15 and q30 rounds, confirming individual patient presence and safety and monitoring of pulse, respiration and blood pressure.

® Facilitated regular supportive group discussions, educating patients on relevant issues including inpatient Rules and Code of Conduct, Coping Skills, Risk Factors, and treatment compliance.

® Provided assistance to patients with Activities of Daily Living (ADL) including towels, shower toiletries, and supervision with shaving, as well as disposal of sharps. EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Stony Brook University, 2001

ASSOCIATE OF LIBERAL ARTS

Kingsborough Community College, 1998

LANGUAGE SKILLS

® Language skills in English and Spanish

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