Gerardo Ocegueda Jr
Wood Dale
Summary
Experienced in behavioral health, patient care coordination, and therapeutic interventions, offering skills in functional behavioral assessments, bilingual communication, and compliance with regulatory standards. Brings expertise in documentation, team collaboration, and maintaining confidentiality in healthcare settings.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Behavioral Therapist
Ascension
04.2024 - Current
- Executed behavior modification techniques, such as extinction procedures, to minimize undesired actions.
- Formulated strategies to cultivate positive environments conducive to learning for clients with behavioral concerns.
- Leveraged evidence-based methods to create customized interventions addressing challenging patient behaviors.
- Engaged in ongoing supervision activities that focused on skill building and evaluation of therapeutic interventions used.
- Provided individual and group counseling sessions to help clients adjust behavior in a socially acceptable manner.
- Gathered essential information and documents from clients for record maintenance.
- Evaluated mental states in clients for development of treatment plans and therapy goals.
- Conducted assessments of patient's mental health status and developed appropriate treatment plans.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Northwest Community Healthcare
12.2021 - Current
- Input patient and prescription information to produce product labels and assist in prescription filling process.
- Maintained confidentiality of all patient records and information as required by HIPAA regulations.
- Complied with state regulations to maintain safe, clean pharmacy.
- Handled doctor calls and medication deliveries in facilitation of prescription orders.
Behavioral Health Associate
Northwest Community Healthcare
07.2022 - 04.2025
- Assist in the coordination of psychiatric care in an acute inpatient unit, working closely with nurses, psychiatrists, case managers, and administrative staff.
- Conduct therapeutic group activities and patient engagement sessions.
- Complete behavioral documentation in Epic, including safety checks, behavior notes, and incident reports.
- Maintained confidentiality of sensitive information according to HIPAA regulations and ethical guidelines for mental health professionals.
Lead Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens
06.2016 - 08.2022
- Oversaw daily operations of the pharmacy department, including supervising staff members, assigning tasks, and resolving conflicts.
- Coordinated third-party insurance claims processing activities including data entry into the computer system for payment authorization purposes.
- Monitored drug expiration dates to ensure safe dispensing practices were followed at all times.
- Performed quality assurance checks on a regular basis to ensure medications were properly filled and dispensed according to established protocols.
- Established and maintained patient profiles, included lists of medications taken by individual patients.
- Assisted with inventory management by placing orders with vendors and confirming receipt.
Community Management Intern
Walgreens Corporate
03.2021 - 11.2021
- Supported HR administration, new hire processing, and payroll.
- Audited sensitive data for HIPAA compliance.
- Conducted staffing analysis and supported onboarding.
- Analyzed data from multiple sources to identify trends in customer feedback and engagement.
- Developed strong communication skills by managing online communities for various clients.
- Ensured compliance with relevant laws and regulations pertaining to community management activities.
- Analyzed engagement metrics to identify opportunities for improving community connections and interactions.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology and Management
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL05-2022
Skills
- Psychiatric Care Coordination
- Behavioral Health Rounding & Observations
- Staff Training & Supervision
- Bilingual Communication (English-Spanish)
- Patient Monitoring & Documentation
- Hospital Workflow & Administration
- HIPAA & Joint Commission Compliance
- Functional behavioral assessments
- Behavioral intervention
- Applied behavior analysis
Certification
- Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI), 2022-11-01
- Basic Life Support (CPR), American Red Cross, 2021-02-01
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Behavioral Therapist
Ascension
04.2024 - Current
Behavioral Health Associate
Northwest Community Healthcare
07.2022 - 04.2025
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Northwest Community Healthcare
12.2021 - Current
Community Management Intern
Walgreens Corporate
03.2021 - 11.2021
Lead Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens
06.2016 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology and Management
Northeastern Illinois University
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