Yee Yang IRIS Consultant
Yee has a background in Human Services and Healthcare. She is bilingual in Hmong. She has a passion and dedication to working and taking care of people. Yee worked in human services for 15 years mentoring and collaborating with family, youth and elderly. Seven of those years she worked with people who are physically and developmentally disabled. She enjoys working with individuals to identify their long-term care goals and find creative ways to achieve them.
Work History
Date of Employment
- 3/15/2021
Job Title
- Yee Yang, IRIS Consultant
Educational Background
Name of Institution
- Bryant Stratton College
Major/Degree
- Human Services/Nursing
Experiences that prepared me for this position:
Eau Claire County Department of Human Services-Family with Children and Elderly Disabled Department: worked with state funded programs including Medicaid, Food Share, Childcare, Caretaker supplement, Milwaukee County IRIS Program: worked with physically and developmentally disabled participants to self-direct their supports and services including supportive home care, day care and self-directed personal care, Methodist Manor Skilled Nursing Facility: provided care and treatments to mental health, dementia/AlzheimerÕs, subacute, rehab patients.
County/Region I'm Familiar With
Milwaukee County
Languages or Communication Skills
Hmong, English
I'm comfortable with pets in the home
Yes
More about me
Yee has a background in Human Services and Healthcare. She is bilingual in Hmong. She has a passion and dedication to working and taking care of people. Yee worked in human services for 15 years mentoring and collaborating with family, youth and elderly. Seven of those years she worked with people who are physically and developmentally disabled. She enjoys working with individuals to identify their long-term care goals and find creative ways to achieve them. Aside from her human services experience she is a nurse who provides technical procedures in caring for subacute, convalescent and chronically ill geriatric patients in a skilled nursing facility. Family is really important to Yee. She enjoys reading, cooking, family occasions and participating in her childrenÕs recreational events. Yee loves to connect and network with people to become friends and a support system to help inspire each other together. She joined Connections because she believes that our diversity makes us stronger, smarter, and helps us better serve the needs of our communities.