Simone Kennedy, RN
Preoperative / Post-Operative Nurse at Orthoarkansas, PA- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Registered Nurse
Arkansas State Board of NursingMar, 2022- Oct, 2024
Experience
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OrthoArkansas
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United States
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Medical Practices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Preoperative / Post-Operative Nurse
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Sep 2022 - Present
Nurse specializing in complete pre-surgery documentation and assessment of patients for outpatient surgery plans in consultation with anesthesiologists and related follow-ups assessments. Patients are advised on surgery after-care and discharge instructions on dietary recommendations, physical activity requirements, surgery discharge education and recommendations and availability of community resources for patient care / caregiver needs. Checks patients in, completes the rest of patient history, vitals, gives medications, assists anesthesia with nerve blocks or surgeon with local injections. Provides post-operative assessment on patients while the patient awakens from anesthesia. ⧫ Leading team of 10+ healthcare staff and physicians in conducting surgery preparation and review of over 30+ patient discharge plans weekly based on physician prescription and surgery aftercare needs. ⧫ Surgery discharge recommendations are provided based on patient care needs and health education provided to caregiver to prevent re-admission to hospital and/or clinic. An after-hour care hotline number is provided to care-giver on an as needed-basis. ⧫ Provides suction, oxygen, pain, nausea, and other medications. ⧫ Evaluate patient vital signs with on-going case management review of goals and related metrics. Develops reports on patient satisfaction, infection control, and supply usage while assessing inventory supply as needed. Show less
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Baptist Health Arkansas
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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
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Labor & Delivery Nurse / Scrub Nurse / Circulating Nurse
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Jan 2022 - Aug 2022
Labor & Delivery Nurse Team Leader is responsible for high-risk pregnancy, cesarean section, scrub / circulating nursing care and case management in a Labor & Delivery department unit. Performed activities of daily living for the aiding mothers in the delivery of their infants and performing duties such as bathing, clothing, medication, and feeding. Collaborated with the Interdisciplinary Team for total care for high-risk and cesarean section pregnancies which require constant observation. Educated all mothers especially the high-risk mothers on premature infant care and ensured each mother was able to demonstrate daily care and basic life saving techniques – skin to skin bonding, breastfeeding and patient education on neonatal resuscitation. Ongoing review of electronic medical records, high-risk pregnancy / cesarean section claims, workman’s compensation claims, precertification requests for medical necessity and clinical appeals based on appropriate metrics. Maintenance and ongoing shift use of certifications in Basic Life Saving, Neonatal Resuscitation, S.T.A.B.L.E. program and AWHONN Fetal Heart Monitoring. Manages bed-side health and wellness concerns of approximately 300+ mothers / babies per quarter, including diagnoses of pre-eclampsia, moderate to severe allergies, eclampsia, pre-term delivery, cesarean delivery, low or high birth weight, birth defects, excessive bleeding during labor and delivery or after birth and problems with baby’s brain development. ⧫ Manages mothers daily by counseling high risk and cesarean section mothers on blood products, magnesium sulfate, pre-eclampsia, basic life saving techniques, neonatal resuscitation and fetal heart monitoring ⧫ Evaluate high-risk and cesarean section clinic maternity metrics and identifies resolutions to prevent delays in bed-side, labor & delivery and recovery care. Develops enhancements/changes and responds to ongoing needs for scrub or circulating nurse as needed. Show less
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Urgent Team
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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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Front Desk Receptionist
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Aug 2020 - May 2022
Front Medical Office Assistant is responsible for administration (email, meeting scribe, payroll, fax referrals, phone scripting) of patient and insurance referrals and initiatives related to insurance claims, billing, appointment scheduling and documentation within the patient electronic medical records (EMR) system. The role ensures preparation of the patient billing, co-payments, past debt, deductible and patient balance reports are completed in a timely manner. Consultations with patients, families and healthcare staff regarding specialty clinics, schedule medical examination and evaluation of health status. Performs administrative tasks and routing / retrieval of urine specimens and vital sign documentation as needed per shift lead medical staff. ⧫ Collaborate with internal clinical of over 10+ and 2 primary care medical professionals coordinate inner-office activities based on protocol and departmental needs ⧫ Serve as a spokesperson while sharing billing process and procedures to patients for the prevention of late payments and penalties ⧫ Coordinate patient appointments/intake registrations, insurance referrals, billing system, medical records and calls to the medical group. Utilized electronic medical records (EMR) Show less
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Arkansas Children's
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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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Patient Access Representative
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May 2021 - Sep 2021
The Patient Access Representative helps Burn and Surgery Clinical Unit patients schedule, obtain referrals and discharge from specific burn and clinical surgeries as part of the plan of care. This position schedules patients who are recovering from injuries and illnesses to regain movement and manage pain by booking inpatient appointments. Representative is involved in the direct referral to other health care staff based on the plan of care needs for patients. Under the direction and supervision of medical doctors, nurses and other health care professionals reviews insurance and other verification related information related to treatment of patients through Burn and Surgery Clinical related interventions. Records patients' progress and reports the results of each treatment based on the patients’ experience. ⧫ Schedules and provide referral appointments according to the patient’s treatment plan according to patient care protocols / treatment plans ⧫ Communicates with 5+ clinical unit managers and over 10+ health care interdisciplinary team members regarding patient progress, problems or plans. ⧫ Records over 50+ patient daily treatment notes / chart entries, portions of monthly progress notes, and discharge summaries timely and completely. ⧫ Maintain patient records confidentiality based on the latest HIPAA annual certification and guidance ⧫ Records burn and surgery treatment charges daily and completes over 50+ discharge tickets in accurate and timely manner as directed by policies and procedures Show less
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Patient Service Associate
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Apr 2017 - Aug 2020
The patient service associate is responsible for serving as the lead resource person for the licensed nurses by providing program oversight, management assistance and implementation technical assistance for the Psychiatric Research Institute Unit’s activities. This included provision of technical assistance to patient, first-time parents transitioning into parenthood and their families. Development and design of materials (factsheets, reports, brochures, campaign letters) to promote awareness of child and child psychiatric health and its’ effects. Information designed with a focus on families or palliative care patients. Investigates health education related information and shares with relevant persons to understand the disease diagnosis and treatment care plan. Educates the public, care providers and others on diseases, prevention, identification and treatment using presentations, professional guidelines and updates and medical literature to increase awareness. ⧫ Led 2 nursing staff in technical assistance efforts in 1:1 patient care, leading patient groups and activities, redirecting negative and aggressive patient behavior, managing meals, and working directly with the treatment team to provide a therapeutic experience for the patients ages 5 – 12 years of age ⧫ Managed the coordination of administration duties such as admitting and discharging patients, submitting patient reports, activities of daily living, obtaining patient vitals and drawing labs, and organizing patient records ⧫ Served as liaison for over 30+ patients per shift by attending to child psychiatric unit patients with ages ranging between 5-12 years old Show less
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Arkansas Army National Guard
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Patient Administrative Specialist
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Aug 2011 - Aug 2018
The Patient Administrative Specialist is responsible for serving as the lead resource person for the clinic by providing administrative oversight, technical assistance with patient charting and implementation technical assistance for handling the medical records of the soldiers/ patients in the battalion. This includes documentation of patient health information and organization of medical records for access and ease of use. Process necessary documents for appointments and referral for services. Interacts with internal and external staff to share information on disease identification, treatment and prevention resources. Engaged in professional development opportunities such as training, conferences, in-house staff meetings and online webinars to stay abreast of latest trends and emerging threats regarding public health such as first aide, PAD tech and hospital regulations / policy. Perform medical transcription of medical records, x-rays, patient encounters, diagnostic studies, exit instructions, consultations and patient referrals. Utilized skills in data entry, EMR system documentation, HIPAA patient documentation and compliance as well as ICD 9 coding/dictation. Conducts investigations of medical chart documentation and serves as patient histology case manager for medical staff. ⧫ Leads medical transcription support of over 4 clinical staff, team of physicians and 10 technical staff who are experience over 100+ technical assistance related-problems per day with data entry. ⧫ Train over 20+ non-clinical service team members on clinical systems, processes and procedures. ⧫ Review of data entry accuracy for the EMR system with over 30+ daily notifications for automated EMR imports, data exports and proactively take appropriate action for over 20+ types of system errors or unusual results in PAD tech ensuring real-time computer programs updates and technical assistance / troubleshooting of internet, GPS, and secure networks and efficiency of system functions Show less
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ARKANSAS HEALTH CENTER
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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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Certified Nursing Assistant
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Jan 2017 - Apr 2017
Nurse Technician is responsible for primarily caring for patients recently suffering from stroke and heart disease treatment, recovery and rehabilitation. This role facilitates efficiency of the nursing unit by training new employees and supervising their performance during the onboarding and new hire process. The nursing assistant is responsible for assisting residents with daily hygiene while transporting patients to their health care appointment within a timely manner. ⧫ Serves as agency nursing assistant liaison for the delivery of food to those who are shut in while providing health promotion information to patients and their visiting family members ⧫ Increased general administrative clerical efficiency by 100% within the first 3 months by introducing more efficient methods ⧫ Enacted change and continuous improvement of residential plan of care by assisting with personal care, eating, ambulating, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. I also charted the activities of daily living and vitals ⧫ Served as a nurse technician for a staff of over 20+ health care nurses and staff ⧫ Conduct chart audits and performing documentation of patient’s daily activities of life and health vitals. Show less
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Career Staffing Services
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Food Service Associate
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Apr 2014 - Apr 2017
The food service associate is responsible for restaurant customer service, sales, delivery and providing feedback to customers based on policies and procedures set forth by the regional office. The food service position encompasses the integration of marketing Career Staffing vendor products and services (i.e. special promotional events, retail business advertisements, and internal corporate products/services) designed to penetrate and strengthen awareness in targeted Central Arkansas area markets. Served as point of contact for Front of the House and Back of the House staff by communicating orders to chefs while prioritizing special orders/requests, removal of items from guest tables, answered questions regarding ingredients and menu items and delivered customers rapidly with accuracy to special dietary and allergen needs. ⧫ Demonstrating high quality professionalism, leadership, and communication with customers, management, internal departments, vendors, and prospective customers resulting in additional revenue generation of $50,000 per quarter ⧫ Managed to generate over $5,000 in revenue within 1 day and provided strategic direction in exceeding the monthly sales goal ⧫ Served as liaison between internal and external leaders for on-call as needed staffing to work banquets serving, plating, tables, and seating with placement of food and drinks for the customers then waitressing clean up afterwards Show less
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Arkansas Department of Corrections
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United States
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Government Administration
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200 - 300 Employee
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Correctional Officer
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Jul 2015 - Jul 2016
Corrections Officer is responsible for communicating community resources to prison / jail inmates while also providing appropriate referrals to corporate programs such as Case Management and Community Outreach Release Service. Provides the prison / jail administrative staff with timely resolutions to their adjustment needs by suggesting healthcare services and the need for internal / external social services, job referral resources, mental health, and answer eligibility questions when necessary. Serves in several capacities: corrections officer on a rotating assignment, floating shift lead and safety measures / continuum of jail inmate care. Update surveillance forms, instructions, and protocols and make improvement recommendations. Create and manage inmate file records to evaluate and maintain / improve quality of life while in the custody of the Arkansas Department of Corrections. Create and contribute to jail / prison communication materials to promote CDC-recommended healthcare-associated infection prevention strategies. Review and develop website materials and other communications related to infection prevention, surveillance, and suicide prevention response, ensuring consistency of the documents/messages with other CDC best practices and tools. Represents the organization at technical, policy, and local governmental strategic planning meetings with internal and external stakeholders and evaluates strategies that meet public health missions and goals. ⧫ Provides care management to over 300+ jail inmates per day while following care plans for supervising / monitoring inmates daily activities, including transporting inmates outside the facility to doctor’s appointments ⧫ Conducts head count of jail inmates and monitors inmates on suicide watch while conducting regular cell checks. Ongoing completed daily logs on all inmate and staff movement, security checks, hourly counts, perimeter checks, daily shift logs, weekly shift logs, daily shakedowns, and other tasks. Show less
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Conway Human Development Center
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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Residential Care Assistant
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Jul 2014 - Jul 2015
Residential Care Assistant is responsible for managing and providing clinical care to clients with diagnosed intellectual autistic issues. Main focus is in development of activities of daily life, treatment care plans, new patient goals, and creation of sustainable partnerships with allied healthcare organizations affiliated with the Conway Human Development Center. Provide ongoing educational programs based on treatment plans while also counseling children and adult clients on behavior change and educational improvement strategies. Assists clients with developmental disabilities with day to day tasks such as bathing, eating, and educating themselves. Dealt with and redirect negative behaviors that may cause harm to themselves, other clients, and staff. Documented various paperwork including their activities, food, medication, education, and hygiene. ⧫ Served as liaison between patient accounts and training over 10+ new employee staff leaders to streamline planning, coordination, implementation and evaluation of patient treatment services. ⧫ Consistently demonstrating high quality professionalism, leadership, and communication with clients, management, internal departments, and prospective clients resulting in additional client caseload ⧫ Managed to reduce stress and anxiety for over 20+ clients per day by creating reducing environmental triggers which are caused by behavioral and developmental issues Show less
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Education
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2020 - 2021
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Associate of Science - AS, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse -
2006 - 2009
Judson High School
Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates
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