Susan Vanloo Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Mo, Us

• RAC-CT RN MDS coordinator responsible for adequately assessing residents using federal RAI process, which assesses a resident’s clinical, behavioral, psychological, nutritional, and physical strengths to create an individualized care plan that considers the resident holistically. Work with IDT members to ensure care plan guidelines are followed and compliant with ethical standards and Medicare requirements for optimal resident outcomes.•URA/RN case management experience ensuring the delivery of efficient and effective post acute rehabilitation/skilled nursing services following CMS guidelines, to reduce the misuse of services, and to promote high quality and safe transitions to the next level of care working collaboratively with the therapy team.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Flexible RN with the experience and skills to assume multiple roles as needed as RN insurance case manager, discharge case manager, RN admissions liaison, RN MDS coordinator, billing office, social services, education coordinator, unit manager, charge nurse

St. Louis, Mo, Us

St. Louis, Mo, Us

• Developed and implemented challenging and engaging in-services and staff development activities. • Led team to zero citation CMS annual licensure survey• Review and recommend risk management programs to comply with regulatory requirements based on quality measures• Coordination of infection control processes for staff and residents• Lead role in the quality assurance performance improvement committee• Perform competency testing of nursing department personnel including initial and annual training• Participated in the disaster readiness committee, including attendance at community disaster organization meetings and organize, run and evaluate disaster drills• Provide leadership and encouragement to the staff, serving as a resource• Maintain the in-service record data base to comply with state and federal education requirements• Participated in safety committee and rehab committee• Experienced with the state survey process and uses strong communication and interpersonal skills to work well with the state surveyors

St. Louis, Mo, Us

• Serve as charge nurse following established standards of nursing practices and implementing facility policies and procedures related to resident care • Deliver a complete range of nursing services and skills including wound vacs, colostomies, IVs, PICC line management, medication management, injections, respiratory treatments and resident teaching utilizing the nursing process• Work directly with physicians, therapists and supervisors to notify them of resident condition changes or any unusual observations and implement therapeutic interventions• Accurately obtain and document resident histories, assessments, care provided and resident’s response• Readily volunteer for increased duties delegated by supervisors including assisting with quarterly audits and assessments, monthly MAR/TAR changeover, serving as the weekend House Supervisor and performing competency testing for nursing personnel during skills fairs

• Serve as charge nurse on the Active Life Transition Unit delivering a complete range of nursing services and skills including CAPD, wound vacs, colostomies, IVs, TPN, medication management, injections, respiratory treatments and resident teaching utilizing the nursing process• Accurately obtain and document resident histories, assessments, care provided and resident’s response• Maintain an organized nursing station and medication cart• Compliant with HIPAA privacy regulations, Tendercare policies and State of Michigan Regulations• Work directly with physicians and the therapy staff to notify them of resident condition changes and assist them with therapeutic interventions• Excellent with admissions and all required documentation• Repeatedly commended by supervisors and members of other departments for outstanding accuracy and quality care

• Authored and maintained the HIPAA privacy policy, office policy manuals and patient intake forms• Responsible for all insurance and patient billing, medical coding using CPT codes and ICD-9 codes, and insurance claim resolution• Manage patients during office visits utilizing the nursing process• Schedule surgical, radiological and laboratory procedures• Obtain surgical pre-authorizations• Assist MD with sterile and non-sterile dressing changes, and office surgical procedures• Attend regular Physicians of West Michigan office manager meetings• Responsible for all aspects of running the front of the office: answering phones, medical transcription, scheduling patients, greeting patients, accounts receivable, updating and maintaining patient charts

• Responsible for displaying and selling high-end jewelry and Tumi luggage• Work closely with clients to accurately determine needs• Implement new organizational techniques for the jewelry department• Took initiative to learn inventory system, responsible for ordering and receiving new jewelry

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Taught advanced curriculum under supervision of the directors to pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade classes and assisted students in socialization skills• Liaison between administration and parents

• Manage and implement care for cardiac and neuro patients, providing clinical nursing skills including IV infusions, medication management, injections, respiratory treatments, cardiac monitoring, pre- and post-op evaluations utilizing the nursing process • Responsible for patient teaching• Experience working all shifts• Work independently and cooperatively• Teach patient care to unlicensed personnel• Act quickly and decisively to avoid a crisis, excellent problem solver and decision maker