Chandra Dwight Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

160 E Erie Ave

Nurse care coordination for children and youth with chronic conditions children with complex illnesses who are enrolled in a dedicated practice for children with special health care needs. Serve as single points of contact for the families and providers. Create care plans, communicate with families, providers, insurance companies and advocate for children and their families inside and outside the health care and school systems.Essential Duties & Responsibilities Serve as the contact point, advocate, and informational resource for patients, care team, family/caregiver(s), payers, and community resources  Work with patients to plan and monitor care: o Assess patient’s unmet health and social needs o Develop a care plan with the patient, family/caregiver(s) and providers (emergency plan, health management plan, medical summary, and ongoing action plan, as appropriate)  Facilitate patient access to appropriate medical and specialty providers Educate patient and family/caregiver(s) about relevant community resources Facilitate and attend meetings between patient, family/caregiver(s), care team, payers, and community resources, as needed Cultivate and support primary care and specialty provider co-management with timely communication, inquiry, follow-up, and integration of information into the care plan regarding transitions-in-care and referrals Attend all Care Coordinator training courses/webinars and meetings Provide feedback for the improvement of the Care Coordination Program

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, United States

Provide prescribed medical treatment and personal care services to our residents in skilled care, follow established policies and procedures while providing compassionate care to our residents. Supervise all aspects of direct and indirect nursing care. Prepare, review, and coordinate nursing assignments, for support staff.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Charge Nurse - Calculate patient acuities, assisting staff in completing their work, act as clinical resource, delegate workload appropriately & fairly. Anticipate patient needs, staffing requirements, manage crises, and assess/evaluate clinical & operational information. Coordinate multiple tasks, deal with interruptions, use own methods to keep organized. Be accessible and the influence atmosphere of unit in positive manner.• Educate patients and their families on disease processes, medical-surgical procedures and other aspects of therapeutic regimens, including medication and pain management techniques * Administer CVC, intravenous, oral, intramuscular and subcutaneous medications.• Provide a broad range of general nursing care services in areas of vital signs, catheters, feeding tubes, IV and central line care.• Recommended and implemented changes to the medical unit regarding assignment delegation and prioritization, resulting in a higher standard of patient care.

3400 Civic Center Blvd

Experienced in acute care of the pediatric/adult patients, servicing surgical, adolescent, and renal, gastroenterology, and endocrine patient populations. Specialized care is provided to patients with acute and chronic renal failure requiring peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis, pre and post renal transplant care. In addition, experienced with the B.Cepacia subspecialty of the Cystic Fibrosis population. Staff participates in an annual training session on supportive care for patients with behavioral health and developmental issues.* Charge Nurse - Calculate patient acuities, assisting staff in completing their work, act as clinical resource, delegate workload appropriately & fairly. Anticipate patient needs, staffing requirements, manage crises, and assess/evaluate clinical & operational information. Coordinate multiple tasks, deal with interruptions, use own methods to keep organized. Be accessible and the influence atmosphere of unit in positive manner. * Educate patients and their families on disease processes, medical-surgical procedures and other aspects of therapeutic regimens, including medication and pain management techniques * Administer CVC, intravenous, oral, intramuscular and subcutaneous medications.* Provide a broad range of general nursing care services in areas of vital signs, catheters, feeding tubes, IV and central line care.* Recommended and implemented changes to the Medical unit regarding assignment delegation and prioritization, resulting in a higher standard of patient care.

Philadelphia Pa

Oversee and deliver comprehensive care to children with complex medical conditions. Our population consists of children and young adults who require central line care, IV antibiotics, TPN, airway management/monitoring, ventilator dependent, transplant recipients, and intensive wound care. Orthopedic devices & interventions, seizure management/intervention. Assisting staff in completing their work, act as clinical resource, delegate workload appropriately & fairly. Anticipate patient needs, staffing requirements, manage crises, and assess/evaluate clinical & operational information. Coordinate multiple tasks, deal with interruptions, use own methods to keep organized. Be accessible and the influence atmosphere of unit in positive manner. Providing stoma care, enteral feeding, apnea monitoring, chest physical therapy, and suctioning and nebulizer treatments. Intermittent shift coordinator.

Philadelphia Department Of Human Services

Child Health Consultants, LLCConduct in home visits order to assess the health and safety risks to a child when a report of medical neglect has been made. Conduct health risk assessments in abuse and neglect situations to identify risks from medical perspectives that are not evident to the social worker. Develop protocols for in-home protective service workers to use for children with special health care needs( for e.g.: diabetes, failure to thrive, sickle cell disease, seizure disorder, cerebral palsy and neurologic disorders, lead poisoning, asthma). Participate in the weekly intake multidisciplinary team meeting. Interpret medical reports; communicate with hospitals whenever there is a child abuse injury. Facilitate communication between medical providers and social workers. Participate in service planning, investigation, and court hearings.Establish relationships and collaborate with community resources that work with children with special needs. Attend monthly interagency meetings focused on improving the care of children in the child welfare system:Children in Substitute Care, Children with Special Health Care Needs, Immunizations providers meeting.

Senior Nursing Aide – Asthma Care Unit, Renal, Adolescent Work under direction of nursing and medical staff assisting with procedures, physical and occupational therapy for patients with brain and other physical injuries.  Records vital signs. Transport patients. Cover 1:1 safety observations for patients with behavioral or change of mental status. Equipment safety checks: inspect, maintain, and trouble shoot medical devices specific to the unit. Order unit par levels and stock bedside supplies. Cover inpatient clerk desk: answer phones, call lights, monitor nurse call system, file documents, maintain patient charts, and paging system.