Work Experience
Different Jobs, Internships, and Volunteering
Work Experience
Behavioral Health Consultant Student
Hope Family Health Center
June 2021 – Current
- Shadowed interviewing patients, as well as performed the interviews alone.
- Further, had to come up with treatment plans and goals.
- Developing individual learning objectives for the clinical experience.
- Met with the physician prior to clinical experience to discuss details and plan for the patient.
- Kept patient information confidential and respected patients’ rights to privacy in compliance with HIPAA guidelines.
- Documented patient health history and progress notes in EHR system.
- This practicum included counseling one-on-one sessions over the course of the semester.
- Interviewing techniques were learned and honed, as well as developing practical treatment plans and goals for clients.
- Kept patient information confidential and respected patients’ rights to privacy in compliance with HIPAA guidelines.
- Documented patient health history and progress notes through SOAP notes.
- Meets with supervisor prior to clinical experience to discuss details and plan for the patient.
Mental Health
Counseling Student
UTRGV Counseling Center
Fall 2022
lab technician
UTRGV Diagnostics Lab
August 2020 – August2021
- Received and checked in microbiological and chemical samples and specimens.
- Process the samples, input, and manage the data as the samples arrive.
- Prepare solutions to be run through the KingFischer machine as well as prep the RT-PCR machine.
- Perform RT-PCR tests on the samples as well as ensure that the tests were run correctly.
- Created chemical solutions according to standard formulas.
- Analyzed test and experiment results while maintaining compliance with specifications.
Internships
Student intern
Therapaints Therapeutic Riding and Counseling Services
August 2018 – May 2019
- During the time of this volunteer and internship time, we would walk the horses with the clients in order to engage and communicate with them as part of the therapy session.
- There was also the need to cared for the horses every morning by grooming, feeding, cleaning any feces and feeding them so they would be ready for the clients.
- Shadowed medical intakes and provided feedback on the results of the patients to their perspective families.
- Taught children about different animal species within different biozones.
- Give presentations to children in the NASA Zone (Science on a Sphere) about what is in space and the descriptions of common astrology topics.
- Engaged students with different art pieces as well as the history of the art and painters
Mueseum Intern
IMAS: International Museum of Arts and Sciences
May 2018 – August 2018
Student Medical Intern
Dr. Juan Rosales Cardiology Clinic
May 2017 – August 2017
- Assisted patients for intake and performed initial screenings.
- Performed and learned to read and analyze EKGs and echocardiograms.
- Aided in the preparation and execution of X-
raying clients. - Documented patient health history and progress notes through SOAP notes.
- Meets with supervisor prior to clinical experience to discuss details and plan for the patient.