Experience

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  Sedgwick CMS

  • Eden Prairie, MN

  • Case Management Consultant

    • Feb 2013 - Present
    • Eden Prairie, MN

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  Legal Nurse Ally

  • Legal Nurse Consultant

    • Dec 2012 - Present

    Here are some of the ways Legal Nurse Ally can work for you:• Screen and analyze cases for merit• Indexing, tabbing, and binding of medical records• Organize, review and summarize medical records• Medical Chronologies and Time Lines to identify key areas of your case• Locate and prepare Expert Witnesses • Create tools for depositions and trial• Identify Standards of Care and deviations from those standards• Assist with discovery and trial preparation• Attend, observe and report on Independent Medical Exams / Defense Medical Exams (IME/DME)• Review of supplemental records and depositions• Special projectsThe services of a Legal Nurse Consultant are cost-effective: cheaper than a physician and more efficient than someone without medical training. Nurses routinely review medical charts and reports, have meaningful contact with the patient, and understand the flow of events and resources in the health care system. This knowledge saves you time and money.Legal Nurse Ally provides medical legal consulting services to law firms. Our mission is to provide dependable analysis and recommendations on the health care issues you face in your legal practice. Susan specializes in the areas of Occupational Health and Workers Compensation, but can work with any medical claims, records and reports.

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  Marshfield Clinic

  • Rice Lake, WI

  • Workers Compensation Nurse Case Manager

    • May 2006 - Aug 2012
    • Rice Lake, WI

    Case Management to patients, employers, insurance carriers, attorneys, and health care providers regarding Workers Compensation claims. Liaison to improve communication and facilitate highest level of function for the employee

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  Investing Women Investment Club

  • Founding Member

    • 1997 - 2012

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  Lakeview Medical Center, Rice Lake, WI

  • Rice Lake, WI

  • Member, Board of Directors

    • Jul 2002 - May 2006
    • Rice Lake, WI

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  The Turkey Store/Jerome Foods

  • Managed Care Coordinator/Benefits Manager

    • 1996 - 2001

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  Heritage Manor Nursing Home

  • Rice Lake, WI

  • Assistant Director of Nursing

    • Feb 1989 - Mar 1991
    • Rice Lake, WI