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Central Care Navigation

 Transition of Care, Complex Case Management, and Disease Management program development and implementation Vendor management Business owner of Optum HFHP vendor contract for disease management Spoke at Get Well Networks Client Conference on Fixing Fractures in Communication to Improve Population Health HFHP liaison for Matrix, Jvion, and Skylight/GWN

 Identification and Stratification of HFHP/FHCA members utilizing predictive analytics and current admission information determine the need for participation in the ICM program. Made referrals to and collaborated with all teams, departments, and vendors for care coordination and re-admission prevention. Liaison for Skylight/GWN at HFHP. Assisted in the development of the post discharge positive culture alert program and the implementation across the IDN. Assisted in the development, training and use of the HRM dashboard at HFHP.  HFHP Medical Management liaison for Matrix. Worked closely with the Medical Directors at HFHP for member care coordination and re-direction to in-network physicians.  Program development and implementation. Managed the HUB e-mail box and made referrals as appropriate Oversight of non-clinical intake staff. Reconciled data monthly to report to statistics used for review by multiple departments. SCM superuser and trainer for Medical Management.

 Experienced in providing pre and post care to patients undergoing cardiac catheterization, electrophysiological studies, cardioversions, pacemaker and AICD insertion, TEEs and a variety of general surgeries.  Competent in the admiration of conscience sedation and the care of the sedated patient.  Specialized in the care and education of CHF patients and their families.  Assisted physicians in a variety of bedside procedures including but not limited to cardioversion, TEE, central line insertion, chest tube insertion, endoscopy, and colonoscopy.  Competent in the dosage calculation, initiation, monitoring, and discontinuing of cardiac drips.  Closely monitored patient’s telemetry monitor and notifying the physician of changes in the patient’s rhythm and condition.  Calmly and efficiently responded and intervened in emergency situations such as Code Blue, Stroke Alert, and a variety of other emergencies occurring on and off the unit.

 Assisted physicians in preforming upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, resolution of foreign body impactions, bronchoscopy, tracheostomy insertion, PEG tube insertion, and JG tube insertion under conscience sedation and general anesthesia in a variety of settings including the GI Lab, the bedside, and the OR.  Scheduling and coordination of all GI Lab cases in all areas of the hospital including emergency cases and after hour’s cases. Competent in the administration of conscience sedation and the care of the sedated patient.  Assisted physicians in the management of upper and lower GI bleeds in a calm and efficient manner. Assisted physicians in the collection and processing of a variety of specimens.  Admitted and prepared both in patients and outpatients for all GI lab procedures and the main OR. Including admission assessments, health history, IV insertion, lab draws, review of lab values, obtained and analyzed 12 lead EKG’s and pre procedure education.  Worked closely with anesthesiologist’s in the preparation of patients for the safe administration general anesthesia.  Recovery of all endoscopy patients from conscience sedation and general anesthesia.  Discharge education of all endoscopy patients.

 Assisted physicians in preforming cardioversion’s and TEE’s under conscience sedation and general anesthesia.  Competent in the admiration of conscience sedation and the care of the sedated patient. Assisted physicians in preforming dobutamine stress echocardiograms, exercise stress echocardiograms.  Preformed Tilt table tests independently Experienced in preforming and analyzing 12 lead EKG’s Proficient in IV insertion and maintenance including difficult IV sticks.

 Acted effectively as the relief weekend Clinical Charge Nurse on a busy 38 bed cardiac PCU. Managing staffing, staff assignments, coordinating patient placement, addressing patient, family, and physician concerns and complaints, instrumental in facilitating safe and quick discharges, coordination of interdisciplinary rounds, assisting floor RN’s when necessary with patient care.  Experienced in providing pre and post care to patients undergoing cardiac catheterization, electrophysiological studies, cardioversions, pacemaker and AICD insertion, TEEs and a variety of general surgeries.  Competent in the admiration of conscience sedation and the care of the sedated patient.  Specialized in the care and education of CHF patients and their families.  Initiated, maintained, and discontinued Aquaphresis at the bedside. Assisted physicians in a variety of bedside procedures including but not limited to cardioversion, TEE, central line insertion, chest tube insertion, endoscopy, and colonoscopy.  Competent in the dosage calculation, initiation, monitoring, and discontinuing of cardiac drips.  Proficient in peripheral IV insertion. Closely monitored patient’s telemetry monitor and notifying the physician of changes in the patient’s rhythm and condition.  Calmly and efficiently responded and intervened in emergency situations such as Code Blue, Stroke Alert, and a variety of other emergencies occurring on and off the unit.

 Cared for a wide variety of new trauma and surgical patients.  Experienced in tracheostomy care, chest tube management, VAC dressings, a variety of other wound care and dressings, C-Spine precautions.  Assisted physicians in a variety of bedside procedures including but not limited to cardioversion, TEE, central line insertion, chest tube insertion, endoscopy, and colonoscopy.  Cared for patients pre-op and post-op for a variety of surgical procedures. Was instrumental in the coordination of discharge planning and post discharge care, working closely with physicians, case managers, and social workers.

 Floated between 3 hospitals in all areas of patient care Taking vitals (blood-pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration), recording intake and output, height, and weigh, obtaining routine lab samples not requiring laboratory personnel, helping patients with ADLs (activities of daily living) for which they need assistance, such as bathing, combing hair, brushing teeth, shaving, putting on stockings and/or slippers, dressing, ambulation, and toileting, helping patients with equipment for their treatment such as anti-embolism stockings, bladder scanner, intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) devices, etc. as well as helping patients to move, transfer from bed to chair, or transporting them to other departments for testing or treatment, observing the patient and surroundings assists the nurse to assess the progress of the patient as well as any needs the patient might have for medical intervention, observing and removing any potential hazards which could cause accidents.