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DETENTION OFFICER
Summary

Due to my previous SMI Case Management positions, working as supervisor for the Yuma County Sheriffs department and working in the PACT acute mental health facility, I have a great level of experience and am adept at handling high caseloads without sacrificing quality of care. I operate in high-pressure environments while recommending best resources and courses of action to benefit patient needs and return each to optimal quality of care. I am accustomed to treating diverse patient needs while managing dynamic conditions. Offering excellent clinical knowledge and judgment combined with strong documentation, vitals monitoring and problem-solving abilities. Well-versed in managing emergent cases with grace and efficiency.

Skills
  • Bilingual Spanish Speaking/Reading
  • Windows 8
  • Excel
  • Word
  • Chrome
  • Trained in self defense
  • Interpersonal oral and written communication skills
  • Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Negotiations
  • Finger print clearance
  • Weapons Trained
  • Treatment plans knowledge
  • Documentation expertise
  • Patient advising
  • Quality assurance controls
  • Emotional awareness
  • Intake and discharge
  • De-Escalation Skills
  • Crisis Prevention
  • Suicide Prevention
  • Report writing
  • Scholarly Research
Experience
Detention Officer / COCONINO COUNTY JUVENILE COURTS - flagstaff, AZ 02/2010 - 03/2012
  • Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
  • Monitor conduct of prisoners in housing unit, or during work or recreational activities, according to established policies, regulations, and procedures, to prevent escape or violence.
  • Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.
  • Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidences of inmate disturbance, and keep daily logs of prisoner activities.
  • Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
  • Settle disputes between inmates.
  • Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections.
  • Participate in required job training.
BHT / THE GUIDANCE CENTER - flagstaff, AZ 02/2010 - 01/2012
  • Worked along side doctors and nurses with the treatment of patients while maintaining their safety and providing care through de-escalation techniques.
  • Completed admission and exit packages.
  • My duties also included support to meet consumers needs with ADLS as needed.
Corporal Day Shift Supervisor / YUMA COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT - yuma, AZ 02/2007 - 01/2009
  • Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidences of inmate disturbance, and keep daily logs of prisoner activities.
  • Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.
  • Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.
  • Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
  • Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
  • Process or book convicted individuals into prison.
  • Settle disputes between inmates.
  • Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections.
  • Participate in required job training.
  • Take prisoners into custody and escort to locations within and outside of facility, such as visiting room, courtroom, or airport.
  • Counsel inmates and respond to legitimate questions, concerns, and requests.
  • Drive passenger vehicles and trucks used to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals, and work sites.
  • Assign duties to inmates, providing instructions as needed.
  • Arrange daily schedules for prisoners including library visits, work assignments, family visits, and counseling appointments.
  • Supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers.
BHP SMI Case Manager / Excel - Yuma, ARIZONA 03/2000 - 06/2002
  • Coordinated resources from diverse providers for intervention plans.
  • Coordinated support services and optimized communication between healthcare workers and patients.
  • Reviewed and recorded progress of patients.
  • Managed all logistics for abuse and neglect cases from start to finish.
  • Determined and coordinated appropriate level of care to meet individual patient needs.
  • Developed appropriate care plans for at-risk individuals and high-risk families.
  • Collaborated with various healthcare providors to facilitate delivery of services.
  • Reviewed effectiveness of treatment for individual and family situations.
  • Communicated with legal services providers, social services agencies and local judicial systems regarding cases.
  • Reviewed treatment plans against individual goals and healthcare standards.
  • Coordinated between various entities to manage cases.
  • Assisted patients in receiving high-quality, appropriate care with best possible results.
Education and Training
GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY - Phoenix Arizona 2019 B.S: Psychology

GPA: 3.87
Grand Canyon University - Phoenix, AZ Expected in 11/2020 Master of Science: Addiction Counseling
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • COCONINO COUNTY JUVENILE COURTS
  • THE GUIDANCE CENTER
  • YUMA COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT
  • Excel

School Attended

  • GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY
  • Grand Canyon University

Job Titles Held:

  • Detention Officer
  • BHT
  • Corporal Day Shift Supervisor
  • BHP SMI Case Manager

Degrees

  • GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY - Phoenix Arizona 2019 B.S : Psychology
    Grand Canyon University - Phoenix, AZ Expected in 11/2020 Master of Science : Addiction Counseling

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