Housing Stabilization Specialist at Link of Hampton Roads (2025-07 – Present)
- Housing stabilization and homelessness prevention
- Trauma-informed and client-centered care
- Housing First model implementation
- Crisis intervention and de-escalation
- Individualized service planning
- Motivational interviewing
- Cultural competency and equity-based practice
- Mental health and substance use support coordination
- Benefits navigation (SSI/SSDI, Medicaid, SNAP, TANF)
- Community outreach and engagement
- Advocacy and client empowerment
- Time management and high-caseload management
- Documentation and case management systems (HMIS, ETO, Clarity, or similar)
- Confidentiality and compliance (HIPAA)
Victim Advocate at Commonwealth Attorney's Office (2022-06 – 2025-04)
- Assist victims and witnesses of crime in court proceedings
- File applications for victims of crime to receive reimbursement medically or financially due to being a victim
- Assist prosecutors with court proceedings
- Maintain notes on court proceedings and victim/witness information
- Explain victims' rights to persons' who had crimes committed against them
- Assist victims/witnesses with the court proceedings on what to expect and do
- Develop safety plans with clients
- Provide resources to victims of crime
- Coordinate with others to organize the yearly Victims' Crimes Rights Week event
- Liaison between courts, attorneys, resources, and victims of crime
- Built and supported ongoing relationships with different government organizations for clients' needs
- Built rapport with clients and their family members
- Make referrals for clients in need of counseling services
- Assist clients with housing needs to ensure safety for being cooperative in criminal cases
- Set up and coordinate outreach events in the community
Home Health Aide at BAYADA Health Care (2024-06 – 2024-12)
- Assist with bathing, dressing, grooming, and eating
- Help with meal preparation
- Assist with mobility
- Managed medications
- Transported to doctor appointments
- Housekeeping duties
- Provide emotional and social support
- Help promote mental wellbeing
Mental Health Associate at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (2021-06 – 2022-06)
- Conduct therapeutic groups for patients under scope of practice
- Conduct 1:1 interaction with patients, allowing them to voice concerns and feelings
- Work closely with patients experiencing drug and alcohol abuse problems, depression, etc.
- Worked with patients ages 18 and older who were suicidal or homicidal
- Research services for patients needing housing
- Collaborated with programs such as the community services board and shelters
- Communicate effectively with other staff to work together as an interdisciplinary team
- Conducted safety checks every 15 minutes to ensure patients did not harm themselves or others
- Monitored mealtimes for patients to ensure each person received a meal meeting their dietary restrictions
- Provided emotional support for patients
- Documented patient information in the electronic health record system
- Maintained CPR training
- Completed prevention modification
- Gathered and recorded vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, respiration, pulse) of patients using medical equipment
Mental Health Technician at East Carolina University Medical Center previously, Vidant Medical Center (2018-11 – 2021-06)
- Admit patients to the unit by reviewing paperwork, rules, and regulations, conducting search and seizure of them and their belongings, and orientating them to their rooms and the unit
- Rounded on patients every 15 minutes to ensure no eloping, self-harm, suicide, or inappropriate behavior with other patients had occurred
- Completed interventions with patients to document their progress (goal setting, ensuring there are no suicidal or homicidal ideations and, if so, alerting other staff members, etc.)
- Checking vital signs of patients
- Documenting progress notes, admission notes, and intervention notes promptly
- Maintained patient confidentially when accessing patient medical records
- Supervised mealtimes among patients
- Reporting all events that occurred during a shift to coworkers assigned for the next work shift
Nursing Assistant at River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation (2017-12 – 2018-10)
- Worked under supervision and as a team player with registered nurses
- Helped patients 60 and older with daily activities such as bathing, walking, using the restroom, etc.
- Checked vital signs of patients including blood pressure, temperatures, pulse, and O2
- Promptly reported any behavioral or health issues in patients to superior
- Cared for patients by checking on them every 2 hours to ensure their needs were met
Nursing Assistant at River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (2017-05 – 2017-08)
- Performed basic wound care
- Monitored vital signs of patients
- Performed safe patient transfer techniques
- Practiced infection control by following protocols such as using personal protective equipment
- Communicated with patients and care providers so that patient needs were met
- Helped patients with personal hygiene
Nursing Assistant at Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation (2016-08 – 2017-03)
- Serve meals and help patients with hygiene
- Answering patients' call bells promptly
- Cleaning patients' rooms
- Change linen
- Stock supplies
- Assist patients in mobility
- Operate medical equipment to assist patients with transfers
- Encourage social functioning by ensuring patients interact with others in group activities
- Pay attention to ensure the patient's dietary restrictions are met
Nursing Assistant II at East Carolina University Medical Center previously, Vidant Medical Center (2016-02 – 2016-08)
- Prepped patients for surgery by bathing them in CHG soap (Chlorhexidine gluconate), and surgical soap
- Emptied medical drains of patients to monitor output including foley catheter, chest tubes, and suction cannisters
- Monitored vital signs every hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, or 8 hours depending on medical orders
- Followed protocol when patients were under precautions such as droplet, airborne, standard, and contact
- Prevent pressure injuries in patients by changing their position every 2 hours
Nursing Assistant at River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (2015-04 – 2016-02)
- Kept detailed records on patients that could be accessed when information about their health was needed
- Reported changes in patients' health to registered nurses
- Checked blood sugar levels before and after dinner of patients
- Assisted with the transfer of patients utilizing gait belts and Hoyer lifts
- Helped patients with activities of daily living
- Checked vital signs of patients per doctors' orders
