Andrew Gordon
Mental Health Technician @Hackensack Meridian Health
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WORK HISTORY
Mental Health Technician @Hackensack Meridian Health
Belle Mead, NJ, US
Work on a psychiatric unit assisting with immediate patient needs & ensuring safety - Run small group discussions to help patients identify their goals and reduce stress - Work with individual patients to develop a list of positive reflections for use after discharge - Provide routine care to patients under an RN and apply crisis intervention techniques as necessary - Trained 30+ new technicians on best practices, policies, and procedures - Efficiently execute patient admissions and discharges - Collaborate with supervisors to improve the atmosphere on the unit for patients - Worked 100+ hour weeks to support the hospital when understaffed - Develop shift schedules for all unit colleagues in a collaborative, equitable and effective manner
EDUCATION
Rider University
Bachelor's Degree, Marketing and Entrepreneurship, 3.98
Rutgers University
Master of Social Work - MSW, Mental & Behavioral Health Area of Emphasis, 4.0
ABOUT ANDREW GORDON
Previously worked at tech startups playing a key role on small teams responsible for executing on company direction, strategy, marketing plan and sales process. After overcoming personal challenges and submersing myself in volunteering, discovered a deep newfound passion for mental health and social work resulting in pursing my master’s degree and obtaining my LSW.
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