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Perform complete history and physical assessmentsProvide prescribed medical treatment and personal care servicesIdentify patients’ specific health problems Designing diagnostic and therapeutic plans to meet needs of patientManage complex, chronically ill elderly patients Diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic conditions Provide education for the patient and/or family regarding the patient’s care and the patient’s spinal cord injury or disease Consult with… Show more Perform complete history and physical assessmentsProvide prescribed medical treatment and personal care servicesIdentify patients’ specific health problems Designing diagnostic and therapeutic plans to meet needs of patientManage complex, chronically ill elderly patients Diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic conditions Provide education for the patient and/or family regarding the patient’s care and the patient’s spinal cord injury or disease Consult with interdisciplinary team and specialists as needed Show less

Spinal Cord Injury Outpatient & Urodynamics ClinicAssessing health maintenance such as; vital signs, bowel regimen, bladder management, skin integrity, functional ability colorectal screening, diabetic foot, eye, urine exams, PSA, immunizations, PTSD, depression, learning preferences, smoking history, alcohol consumption, sexual concerns, fall risk, medication reconciliationCoordinate patient encounter with entire SCI interdisciplinary teamComplete ordered interventions prescribed… Show more Spinal Cord Injury Outpatient & Urodynamics ClinicAssessing health maintenance such as; vital signs, bowel regimen, bladder management, skin integrity, functional ability colorectal screening, diabetic foot, eye, urine exams, PSA, immunizations, PTSD, depression, learning preferences, smoking history, alcohol consumption, sexual concerns, fall risk, medication reconciliationCoordinate patient encounter with entire SCI interdisciplinary teamComplete ordered interventions prescribed by physician as well as policy (complex/simple wound care, ostomy care, indwelling catheter removal or placement, obtaining labs ordered)Case manage St. Louis (hub) and Lexington, Louisville, Wichita, Kansas City, Columbia, Fayetteville, Marion, Poplar Bluff, Topeka, Leavenworth (spokes) veterans with spinal cord injury/disease for their annual evaluations with spinal cord interdisciplinary team.Perform urodynamic studies on veterans who have been referred for urinary complaints.Educate patient on interventions that may help urinary dysfunction within scope of practice, such as intermittent catheterization, timed voiding, and double voiding. Show less

Manages the physical and mental aspects of care for these patients such as rehabilitation for the newly injured, wound care, coping with a spinal cord injury, education for the patient and family and medical-surgical needs of the patientObserves patient, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies appropriate interdisciplinary team member of patient’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significantServes as leader for group of personnel rendering nursing care… Show more Manages the physical and mental aspects of care for these patients such as rehabilitation for the newly injured, wound care, coping with a spinal cord injury, education for the patient and family and medical-surgical needs of the patientObserves patient, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies appropriate interdisciplinary team member of patient’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significantServes as leader for group of personnel rendering nursing care to a number of patientsParticipates in performance review and performance improvement projects for change in personal and organizational goals (PICC line performance improvement award and Diversity and Inclusion performance improvement award in 2010Outstanding rating on proficiency reports Show less

Recruits and co-ordinates trial subjects covering informed consent, screening and inclusion of the subjects adhering to safety and compliance issuesCo-ordinates and manages the clinical trial, communicates with sponsor and authorities, visit coordination, sampling, time management and product accountabilityCollects and manages data on skin integrity and pressure ulcer risk, collects source documents, registers and manages adverse events, files and archives, manages monitoring visits.