Rebecca dennis.reb@gmail.

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Dennis
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https://rdennisintegrativestudies.weebly.
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Patient focused health care professional with 15 years’ experience, with a strong understanding that social
circumstances do impact health outcomes. Highly skilled to empower patients to actively participate in their own care
through a multidisciplinary viewpoint.

JANUARY 2019 – PRESENT

Readmissions Patient Care Navigator / Vituity, Roseburg, OR
Interdisciplinary team member who works to lower the incidence of hospital readmissions and improve patient
outcomes.

 Establish relationships with different roles and agencies, both inside the hospital and the community, to
facilitate a continuum of patient care
 Understand social barriers that impact patient health outcomes
 Exhibit cultural awareness of my community
 Empower patients to participate in their overall wellness, by encouraging self-care and health care literacy
 Use data to measure program outcomes to improve patient encounters and resource provision

AUGUST 2018 – DECEMBER 2018

Access Coordinator / Compass Behavioral Health, Roseburg, OR
Coordinate access of care for clients, and their families, who seek mental health services.

 Perform behavioral health screenings and schedule client according to Coordinated Care Organization metric
 Maintain clinical schedules for family therapists, social workers, and psychologists
 Provide referral services to clients who need assistance from community partner agencies, such as: housing,
food, transportation, insurance, and primary care health providers
 Process client referrals from community partners (primary care providers, Child Protective Services, and juvenile
corrections program)
 Tabulate weekly reporting tools regarding client treatment plans

APRIL 2017 – AUGUST 2018

Mental Health Service Work Study / Veterans Affairs Medical
Center, Roseburg, OR
Support Mental Health Administrative Officer by performing tasks in care of military veterans’ mental health initiatives.

 Create and distribute monthly “Caring Card” to high-risk veterans

 Coordinate interviews for open positions in the service
 Complete special projects as directed; including Social Work Week activities
 Attend monthly Mental Health Engagement Counsel (MHEC) meetings, which aim to address concerns and build
relationship with veteran advocates and community partner agencies
 Design and implement work-space efficiency initiative
JUNE 2015 – NOVEMBER 2015
Core Services Team Leader / American Red Cross, Aviano Air Base,
Italy
Service to Armed Forces station program leader who advanced resiliency programs for active duty military members and
their families.

 Establish Reconnection Workshops on base to help military families cope with the complexities of deployments
 Provide American Red Cross and base information to active duty military members and their families
 Direct American Red Cross’ volunteers in compliance with the mission of base Military Treatment Facility
commander
 Introduce newly established partnership between base station and Wounded Warrior Project by planning and
executing a luncheon for 300 military personnel
 Partner with fellow station leaders to successfully plan and accomplish Aviano Air Base’s first ever blood drive
for the Armed Services Blood Program

Education
IN PROGRESS
Bachelor of Arts / Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR
I am pursing a major in Integrated Studies, with a triple minor in Anthropology/Sociology, Health & Wellness, &
Psychology.

SEPTEMBER 2018
Foreign Language Studies / Umpqua Community College,
Roseburg, OR
I completed two-years of undergraduate studies in Spanish. Member of Phi Theta Kappa, International Honor Society of
Community Colleges.

DECEMBER 2009
Associates Degree of Science / Arapahoe Community College,
Littleton, CO
I graduated with an overall GPA of 3.87 and was an active member of Phi Theta Kappa, International Hour Society of
Community Colleges.