RN Crisis Clinician

• May 2022 - Present

Crisis Stabilization Nurse at UnityPoint Health

• Nov 2019 - Present

Crisis Stabilization Nurse at UnityPoint Health

• Nov 2019 - Nov 2019

Intensivist Clinical Liaison Nurse

• Nov 2015 - Nov 2019

I am a Clinical Liaison Nurse for our Intensivist program in our 8 bed Surgical Intensive Care Unit and our 12 bed Medical Intensive Care Unit. I review patient's lab and imaging results prior to rounding and assist with rounding, order entry and medical record completion. I facilitate communication between the bedside nurse and the Intensivist and other consulting physicians as well as facilitating communication with the patient's family and other disciplines involved in the patient's care. I also assist with procedures and respond to Rapid Response Codes, Code Blues and assist with Critical Care Nurse consults for the nurses on the general nursing units as needed.

Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist

• Aug 2014 - Nov 2019

Responsible for reviewing inpatient patient charts for accurate documentation. Working with EPIC, JATA and 3M software programs for data entry and DRG assignment. Interacting with physicians in a professional manner with queries to improve accuracy of diagnoses being treated and monitored during hospitalization. Assisting physicians with documentation improvement initiatives. Working with other Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists and aiding in educating newer staff to understand their role and improve match rates and query opportunities.

Registered Nurse Critical Care

• Jun 2005 - Aug 2014

To provide bedside nursing in a 12 bed Medical Intensive Care Unit.Cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring. Assisting in bedside interventions with physicians. Patient teaching and education of fellow staff members and nursing students. Clinical Coach. Working to improve patient satisfaction.

Case Manager

• Jan 2004 - Jun 2005

I was responsible for inpatient chart review to determine level of care and appropriateness of admission status. Concurrent insurance review and coordination of the patient's plan of care including discharge planning. Coordination of services and agencies to promote a smooth transition on discharge.

Registered Nurse

• 1995 - 1997

Registered Nurse

• 1988 - 1994

Worked as a staff nurse in a Level One Trauma inpatient surgical department. Responsible for circulating and scrubbing all specialties. Taking call for trauma and responding to level one traumas in the ED and then setting up for trauma cases. Coordinating care with other specialties to provide excellent patient care and outcomes for our surgical patients. Worked as a staff nurse in a Level One Trauma inpatient surgical department. Responsible for circulating and scrubbing all specialties. Taking call for trauma and responding to level one traumas in the ED and then setting up for trauma cases. Coordinating care with other specialties to provide excellent patient care and outcomes for our surgical patients.