Experience

Sharp Reese Stealy
• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Population Health RN Case Manager for Disease Management

  • Aug 2018 - Present


Scripps Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• RN Case Manager

  • Mar 2013 - Jul 2018

  Responsible for providing comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation and overall evaluation of individual patient needs.PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIESEvaluate patient to determine care, when the patient should be discharged, home planning, and other needs and action plans.Complete expanded assessment of patient at time of admission.Facilitate investigations, medical and treatment referrals, and ongoing legal proceedings.Works with agencies and service providers to facilitate case coordination and information sharing.Help patients understand their conditions and treatment options.Interpret medical documents.Ensure that patient tests are appropriate and necessary.Coordinate the integration of social services/case management function.Present denial letter.Evaluate patient satisfaction and quality of care provided.Communicate with physicians and develop working relationship.Maintain appropriate cost.Assess patient's progress throughout hospital stay.Refer cases where patients and/or family would benefit from counseling.Help patient and family make informed decisions.Review treatment goals and resources.Provide education and literature about diagnosis.Participate in the development and implementation of patient care policies and protocols.Promote effective and efficient utilization of clinical resources. Show less

• Hospice Admissions RN

  • Mar 2013 - Feb 2014

  Completes an initial and ongoing comprehensive assessment of patient and family to determine needs.Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process.Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician's plan of care.Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitates the patient's efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care. Show less



San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Hospice Admissions RN

  • Sep 2005 - Mar 2013

  Completes an initial and ongoing comprehensive assessment of patient and family to determine needs. Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process. Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change. Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process. Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician's plan of care. Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs. Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan. Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitates the patient's efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care. Show less



Alvarado Hospital

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Medical Surgical RN

  • May 2001 - Sep 2005

  Conducts an individualized patient assessment, prioritizing the data collection based on the adult or elderly patient’s immediate condition or needs within timeframe specified by client facility’s policies, procedures or protocols. • Conducts ongoing assessments as determined by the adult or elderly patient’s condition and/or the client facility’s policies, procedures or protocols and reprioritizes care accordingly. • Develops plan of care that is individualized for the adult or elderly patient reflecting collaboration with other members of the healthcare team. • Performs appropriate treatments as ordered by physician in an accurate and timely manner. • Performs therapeutic nursing interventions as established by individualized plan of care for the adult or elderly patient and his/her family. • Provides individualized patient/family education customized to the adult or elderly patient and his/her family. • Documents patient assessment findings, physical/psychosocial responses to nursing intervention and progress towards problem resolution. • Initiates emergency resuscitative measures according to adult resuscitation protocols. • Maintains confidentiality in matters related to patient, family and client facility staff. • Provides care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to the adult or elderly patient’s and family’s diversity, preserving their autonomy, dignity and rights. • Reports patient condition to appropriate personnel during each shift. • Maintains current competency in adult medical surgical nursing. Show less