Christine Tollison RN/MSN
Information Technology Application Analyst at Transitions Hospice- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Specialty Practice Registered Nurses
IDFPRSep, 2013- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Transitions Hospice
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Information Technology Application Analyst
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Jun 2021 - Present
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Palos Community Hospital - Chicago, IL
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Palos Heights, Illinois, United States
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Utilization Review Nurse
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Nov 2016 - Apr 2021
o Initiate ongoing communication with leadership and staff o Assist with criteria updates for private insurance coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, and HMO o Daily reviews completed for all units, ensuring criteria met for inpatient or observation o Appropriate admission status and case determination coordinated daily with Physicians Advisors o Plans for timely discharge through communication with all practices daily o Assist with code 44 when Medicare patients discharge within one midnight o Aid daily multidisciplinary meetings, providing input regarding Utilization Management and discharge Show less
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Davita Dialysis
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Dialysis Nurse
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Oct 2014 - Jan 2021
• Cannulation of patients for dialysis • Excellent communication skills to listen and communicate with patients and teammates • Multi-tasking skills, with great time management and prioritizing capabilities • Computer skills and proficiency in MS Word and Outlook • Managing anemia adequacy, administering IV medications. • Cannulation of patients for dialysis • Excellent communication skills to listen and communicate with patients and teammates • Multi-tasking skills, with great time management and prioritizing capabilities • Computer skills and proficiency in MS Word and Outlook • Managing anemia adequacy, administering IV medications.
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Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital (HCML)
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Houston, Texas, United States
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NURSING INFORMATICS INTERNSHIP (180hrs)
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Jan 2020 - Oct 2020
• Learned the work process of nursing informatics and the important collaboration with the Information System. • Understood the clinical workflow of each department and how it is crucial when implementing and maintaining a computer system. • Shared responsibilities for the support of clinical and operational improvements with Informatics optimization. • Epic Rover Implementation • Lab Barcode Specimen Scanning • Assisted Co-Leads with EMR Upgrades with IT and Clinical leadership • Collaborated with stakeholders for Epic Rover/Barcode projects/technology initiatives. • Created and implemented initiative to increase barcode scanning from 84% to 98% Show less
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VITAS Healthcare
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Case Manager/ Admission nurse
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Feb 2017 - Jul 2018
-Manage patients' pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, monitoring patients' responses, and changing care plans accordingly. -Document data related to patients' care including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes. -Diagnose acute or chronic conditions that could result in rapid physiological deterioration or life-threatening instability. -Provide 24 hour on call services to clients to provide symptom management. -Document case management assessments, activity, treatment approach and resolutions by evaluating their physical, mental, social, and environmental health status and preparing narrative and statistical reports -Admit, care for, and treat patients brought to the unit with pain management; continuously monitor for during and post complications. -Harness systematic approach to provide nursing care to patients and families/populations by performing both focused and comprehensive assessments leveraging data and analytics. Show less
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Mercy Hospital & Medical Center
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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300 - 400 Employee
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Registered Nurse (RN)
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Sep 2014 - Sep 2015
• Administering medications • Managing intravenous lines, observing, and monitoring patients' conditions, • Maintaining records and communicating with doctors. • Implementing plans through tasks such as preparing patients for operations, wound treatment and monitoring pulse, blood pressure and temperature • Administering medications • Managing intravenous lines, observing, and monitoring patients' conditions, • Maintaining records and communicating with doctors. • Implementing plans through tasks such as preparing patients for operations, wound treatment and monitoring pulse, blood pressure and temperature
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LEXINGTON HEALTHCARE AND REHAB CENTER
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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Registered Nurse
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Jan 2010 - Aug 2014
Assist in managing and monitoring the delivery of all resident services: personal care, medication, health care • Assist in hiring, training, supervising, and developing resident service order and maintain inventory supplies, equipment and supplemental. services for residents • Carried out proper tracheostomy suctioning techniques • Applied sterile dressings and handled tube feedings. Assist in managing and monitoring the delivery of all resident services: personal care, medication, health care • Assist in hiring, training, supervising, and developing resident service order and maintain inventory supplies, equipment and supplemental. services for residents • Carried out proper tracheostomy suctioning techniques • Applied sterile dressings and handled tube feedings.
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Lexington Healthcare)
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Orland Park, Illinois, United States
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SUPER USER
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Mar 2013 - Sep 2013
• Served as resource/Super User for staff members when needed. Assisted in troubleshooting minor computer issues nursing staff may encounter. • Served as part of Go-Live resource team to ensure smooth transition from paper charting to EHR/EMR charting. • Assisted with the training of current and new staff members to learn EHR charting. • Served as resource/Super User for staff members when needed. Assisted in troubleshooting minor computer issues nursing staff may encounter. • Served as part of Go-Live resource team to ensure smooth transition from paper charting to EHR/EMR charting. • Assisted with the training of current and new staff members to learn EHR charting.
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Education
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Grand Canyon University
Master's degree, Health Informatics -
Chamberlain University
Bachelor's degree, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse -
Ivy Tech Community College
Associate of Science in Nursing, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse