Case Manager Behavioral Health
Resume:
juk
Arifa
Alizad
Professional Summary
Dedicated and results-driven medical professional with over 10 years of experience in healthcare settings. A collaborative team player skilled in working within multidisciplinary teams and adept at coordinating care with specialists and healthcare professionals.
Current Position
Behavioral Health Case Manager
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants-USCRI
Education
6-Year MD
Kabul University of Medical Sciences "Abu Ali Ibn Sina" Kabul, Afghanistan
2010
Valerie Rusch Fellow (American Association for Thoracic Surgery) Cardiac Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital - Boston MA, USA
August 1, 2022 - October 30, 2022
Cardiac Surgery Resident
French Medical Institute for Mothers and Child
Kabul, Afghanistan
2019-2021
Contact
8615 Rexford Cove Ct, Richmond
Texas 77407
*********@*****.***
www.linkedin.com/in/arifa-alizad-
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Experience and Training
Behavioral Health Case Manager
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
April 3, 2023 – September 30, 2024
• Worked collaboratively alongside a multidisciplinary team of social workers, counselors, community behavioral health workers, psychiatrists, and psychologists. Communicated effectively with the clinical team to ensure individuals' and families’ needs are being met.
• Conducted intake interviews with clients to gather information about their mental health history and evaluate their needs.
• Referred clients to other treatment programs or agencies when it is determined that they need additional services.
• Participated as appropriate in interdisciplinary clinical team meetings to discuss individuals and families’ treatment plans.
• Collaborated with other agencies, family members and other relevant parties involved in the client’s care.
• Evaluated service provision and client’s progress on an ongoing basis.
• Provided follow-up to re-engage clients who fail to appear for appointments or drop out of treatment.
• Completed all documentation of services on a timely basis company policy, and professional standards.
• Participatde in appropriate orientation and training opportunities to improve clinical skills and increase knowledge of applicable regulations.
PC APA Case Manager - Preferred Community Department The Alliance Houston, Tx
April 1, 2022 – July 30, 2022
Responsibilities
• Outreached potential program participants in a variety of manners.
• Enrolled clients in Preferred Communities Program.
• Provided assistance with medical appointments and access to health care.
• Provided assistance with health clinic orientation and transportation.
• Provided assistance with enrollment in public or private health coverage.
• Get trained in Crisis Intervention and able to conduct basic mental health assessment.
• Maintained files for each PC client.
Clinical Observer - Cardiothoracic Surgery Department HCA Health Care Houston, Tx
Dec,2021-Jan,2022
Responsibilities:
• Shadowed cardiac surgery professionals, watching work and making observations about tasks.
• Pursued all opportunities for learning by attending procedures, treatments and examinations.
• Actively participated in discussing differential diagnosis and treatment plans with cardiac surgeons.
• Discussed the different problems and presentations with which the patients are coming to cardiac surgeons and also follow-up cases.
• Discussed the latest developments, diagnostic aspects, and treatment protocols.
• Maintained confidentiality of all patient information according to the HCA policies.
• Had the opportunity to see different procedures like: Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), Diagnostic cardiac catheterization, Heart ablation surgery, Isolated valve surgery, Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC), Pacemakers and automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillators, Surgical valve repair and replacement, Endarterectomy.
• Got the opportunity to observe a broad spectrum of cardiac diseases and patients of all ages and backgrounds were operated at this facility.
Cardiac Surgery Resident - Cardiac Surgery and Diagnostic Services French Medical Institute for Mothers and Child Kabul, Afghanistan Mar 1, 2019 – Aug 25, 2021
Responsibilities:
• Informed patients of risks prior to procedures to assist families and patients in making educated decisions for personal care.
• Thoroughly assessed patients to identify medical condition and level of surgical risk.
• Prescribed preoperative and postoperative treatments and procedures such as sedatives and antibiotics.
• Performed invasive procedures such as thoracenteses, chest tube insertions and placement of central venous.
• Performed first assistant duty in all adult and pediatric cardiac surgeries.
• Performed emergency surgeries like PDA Closure, PA Banding, BT Shunt, ASD Closure and VSD Closure independently.
• Monitored patient health condition after surgery by coordinating follow-up meetings with patient.
• Performed regular rounds to check on patients' following surgery, discuss patient condition and coordinate care.
• Collaborated with other medical professionals to check patient condition.
• Educated patients on recovery methods and times. Conducted research to develop and test surgical techniques to improve operating procedures and outcomes.
• Counseled patients on preventive healthcare, discussing proper nutrition, hygiene and exercise.
• Trained and supervised medical students, trainees and residents engaged in special activities and procedures. Medical Officer - Cardiac Surgery and Diagnostic Services French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children
Mar 4, 2015 – Feb 28, 2019
Responsibilities:
• Performed first assistant duties in all adult and pediatric operations.
• Directed and coordinated patient care activities.
• Completed patient referrals to other medical specialists.
• Confirmed consistent and accurate medical recordkeeping practices.
• Applied continuous process improvement strategies to enhance case management, programs and clinical management.
• Produced monthly department reports like, quality indicators, patient readmission, ICU stay, length of hospital stay, post-op infection, wound infection & mortality and morbidity.
• Developed policies and procedures for effective patient management. JCIA Medical Officer - Quality Assurance Department French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children
Dec 23, 2012– Feb 28, 2015
Responsibilities:
• Assisted in developing and implementing policies and procedures for quality health care, especially for the medical division.
• Participated in internal and external quality audits
• Monitored continuity of care for patients across the hospital
• Conducted post-satisfaction survey
• Streamed line for customer feedback management system in hospital
• Investigated and follow up incident reported to Quality Assurance Department
• Strengthened mortality and morbidity review meeting
• Provided extensive quality assurance training for different departments in the hospital. Data Entry Clerk - Monitoring & Evaluation Department DAI Global
Sep - November 2012
Responsibilities:
• Compiling, sorting, and verifying the accuracy of information before it is entered
• Entering data into appropriate fields; databases, records, and files
• Updating databases or records with new information as it becomes available
• Correcting and modifying inaccurate files and records
• Complying with security backups and regular checks to ensure data is saved and stored properly
• Summarizing data for standardized reports
Verbal Autopsy & ICD Coder - Reproductive Age Mortality Study (RAMOS II) Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
April 1, 2012 – June 30, 2012
Responsibilities:
• Reviewed survey records and interpreted documentation to identify diagnoses and causes of death and to select appropriate coding sequences.
• Resourcefully used coding conventions and rules from World Health Organization, the International Classification of Diseases External 10th Revision to assign diagnostic codes.
• Used Software to assign procedure and diagnostic codes to survey records.
• Reviewed, analyzed, and managed coding of diagnostic and treatment procedures contained in survey medical records. Monitoring & Evaluation Officer - Drug Abuse Survey Spectre Group International
November 2011-March 2012
Responsibilities:
• Manage, coordinate, and support clinical monitoring activities, including investigator and site selection.
• Collected regulatory documentation and ensure accuracy.
• Conducted regular monitoring visits from the regions to oversee the progress of the health projects and ensured that the projects are on track as per the work plan and donor commitment.
• Provided written feedback to the regions and shared M&E reports with the Ministry of Public Health.
• Was responsible to conduct field level monitoring in a regular basis. Research Officer - Research Department
Ministry of Public Health
April 2011 – October 2011
Responsibilities:
• Participated in different steps of study design and provided assistance to the research program Manager.
• Actively participated in the preparation of training materials to train data collectors/surveyors.
• Supervised the data collection process and provided technical support during data collection to surveyors and data collectors.
• Organized and facilitated investigator and coordinator meetings, conferences and events associated with research activities. DATA Officer - Research Department
Ministry of Public Health
April 2011 – October 2011
Responsibilities:
• Completed data entry tasks with accuracy and efficiency.
• Tracked and maintained records for research department.
• Corrected data entry errors to prevent duplication or data degradation.
• Maintained files, records and chronologies of entry activities.
• Kept optimal quality levels to prevent critical errors and support team performance targets.
• Added documents to file records and created new records to support filing needs. ICD Coder Verbal Autopsy - Afghanistan Mortality Survey (AMS) 2010 Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) January 2011 – February 2011
Responsibilities:
• Reviewed survey records and interpreted documentation to identify diagnoses and causes of death.
• various coding books, procedure manuals, and on-line encoders.
• Resourcefully used coding conventions and rules from World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision to assign diagnostic codes.
• Implemented coding procedures that reduced mistakes and simplified processes.
• Reviewed medical records to select appropriate coding sequences.
• Reviewed, analyzed, and managed coding of diagnostic and treatment procedures contained in survey medical record References
Rayhana Rahim, Ph.D.
Behavioral Health Program Manager
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
******@********.***
refugees.org
Arlington, VA (HQ)
Ahmad Hakimyar
Behavioral Health Program Officer
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
*********@*********.***
Houston, Tx
Mr. Jullien Gaer MS, FRCSEd, FRCS(Cth) Consultant
cardiac surgeon
Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals
Hill End Road, Harefield, Middlesex. UB9 6JH.
UK Email: *.****@****.***.**
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