Stephanie Mcdevitt Email & Phone Number

- Formulates new workflows for nurse case management referrals for new and existing worker's compensation claims.- Provides claim direction to assist claimants in reaching MMI.- Performs claim reviews to identify areas of care that need intervention and compensability - Performs utilization reviews for medical necessity for various medications, surgical treatments, DME, etc. for numerous states.- Works with vendors in assisting care for claimants.- Works collaboratively with claims adjustors to guiding care that is efficient and within the claimant's best interests toward a path of healing and returning to work.- Communicates with claimants, attorneys, adjusters, legal teams, physician offices and other facilities to deliver quality care efficiently while being cost effective.- Interviews nurses to be a part of worker's compensation nursing team.- Creates education materials for company process and internal systems

- Performed utilization review for peers within a third-party medical review service for a wide variety of clients in various medical specialties. - Communicated with peer physicians, clients, and other utilization review nurses to ensure that cases are reviewed efficiently, promptly, and accurately. - Reviewed for medical necessity according to the clients needs. - Adhered to client standards, reviews guidelines, and utilizes recent standard of care studies to assist in nursing decision making where applicable.- Interviewed and trained peer reviewers to use internal systems

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

- Coordinated hundreds of patients’ care within company’s network to deliver the safest, most cost-effective care while also identifying appropriate from inappropriate treatment plans.- Communicated with hospitals, case managers, doctor’s offices, and patients in various states while adhering to each state’s guidelines to develop treatments plans.- Used proprietary system to document, participating in various meetings with management and peers on how the system and our vendors could best work for the role’s needs.

Scranton, Pa

- Worked with post-op/respiratory patients in a clinical setting on 30 bed unit. - Promoted ADLs, manage pain, and educate patients on diagnoses. - Communicated with doctors and acted as an advocate for the patient and family.

- Assisted with the transition from two different Electronic Medical Records. - Assisted with the 2013 federal mandatory EMR transition with the doctors at Regional Hospital of Scranton. - Taught new employees about the EMR system in place (Sorian) and kept hospital employees informed on updates to the system. - Constant resource on the floor to nurses and doctors with charting questions.

Scranton, Pennsylvania Area

- Worked with post-op/respiratory patients in a clinical setting on 30 bed unit. - Promoted ADLs, manage pain, and educate patients on diagnoses. - Communicated with doctors and act as an advocate for the patient and family.

Regional Hospital Of Scranton

- Functioned as a one-on-one instructor with senior level nursing students from the University of Scranton Nursing Program. - Taught the students hospital policy techniques such as wound care, passing medications, and patient teaching on my Medical Surgical floor.

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

- Worked with patients with neurological deficits on 7A Neuroscience- Patients included kidney transplant, esophagectomies, Whipple’s and bariatric patients on GI specific floor 4KS

- Worked with nurses in caring for Medical-Surgical patients. - Assisted with activities of daily living including hygiene, range of motion, and eating meals. - Prepared rooms for incoming patients, took vital signs at designated times, and met patients’ needs as requested.

Master'S Degree, Nursing Science, 4.0

Bachelor Of Science, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse, 3.2

Activities and Societies: Nursing Students Organization (NSO) National Students Nurses Association (NSNA) Laboratory, classroom.

4.0

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, History Club, The Flame Magazine Committee (a student run magazine featuring short works.