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Attica

Summary

Skilled Patient Care Coordinator familiar with case management and care planning. 22-year history as Registered Nurse working in busy healthcare settings and leadership roles. Comprehensive understanding of care spectrum and processes for care coordination.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Patient Care Coordinator, RN

Franciscan Health
05.2010 - Current
  • Manage daily patient/nurse assignments
  • Resource nurse for unit staff
  • Perform charge nurse tasks such as daily staffing needs, staff scheduling, communication with managers/supervisors
  • Train new staff
  • Audits, education
  • Close communication with physicians, therapy staff, unit manager, nursing supervisors
  • Manage fluctuating and changing patient conditions
  • Provide leadership and support to floor nurses with declining patient conditions
  • Assist unit staff during rapid responses or code blue situations
  • Carry full patient assignment of 4-6 patients while managing charge nurse duties
  • Adapted to caring for medical overflow patients during pandemic/Covid surge
  • Participate in family conferences, family and patient teaching and discharge planning; arrange follow up appointments and ensure follow up therapies and DME are in place.
  • Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit

Registered Nurse

Home Hospital/St Elizabeth/Franciscan Health
09.2003 - 05.2010
  • Provided quality care to a variety of patients including stroke, multi trauma, orthopedic, amputations, neurological/neuromuscular conditions
  • Managed patient load of 5-6 patients
  • Experience in IV, IM, SQ and oral medication administration
  • Experience in wound care treatments
  • Experience with central lines, PEG and G/J tubes, tube feedings, Foley catheter insertion/maintenance, trach care/maintenance, intermittent catheterization
  • Extensive experience with mobilizing patients with injuries, post-op joint replacements, stroke, weight bearing restrictions, etc
  • Worked as a team with multiple disciplines in the management of patient care
  • Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit

Education

Associate of Science - Nursing

Ivy Tech Community College
Lafayette, IN
08.2003

Skills

  • Team leadership
  • New/oncoming staff training
  • Electronic charting
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Acuity adaptable
  • Attention to details
  • Reliable
  • Patient and family education
  • Staff scheduling
  • IV starts
  • IV fluid/electrolyte/blood administration
  • Admission and discharge processes
  • Multitasking
  • Critical thinking
  • Wound care
  • BLS
  • HIPAA protocol adherence
  • Patient satisfaction
  • Appointment scheduling

Timeline

Patient Care Coordinator, RN

Franciscan Health
05.2010 - Current

Registered Nurse

Home Hospital/St Elizabeth/Franciscan Health
09.2003 - 05.2010

Associate of Science - Nursing

Ivy Tech Community College

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