Inpatient Case Manager - Stanford Palo-Alto
(2022-10)
Patient assessment: Evaluate the physical, psychosocial, and medical needs of patients throughout their hospital stay.
Care plan development: Create and implement individualized care plans that outline treatment options and goals in collaboration with the healthcare team.
Care coordination: Serve as a central point of contact, coordinating services, appointments, and therapies with physicians, social workers, and other providers.
Patient advocacy: Act as a liaison between the patient, family, and healthcare system to ensure needs and preferences are met, including navigating insurance coverage and financial assistance.
Discharge planning: Plan and facilitate the transition from the hospital to the next level of care, which may include home health, skilled nursing, or other community resources.
Monitoring and evaluation: Track patient progress, monitor outcomes, and adjust the care plan as necessary.
Documentation: Maintain accurate and thorough records of all case management activities, assessments, and communications.
Compliance: Ensure care plans and services comply with all relevant healthcare regulations, insurance guidelines, and quality standards.
Clinical Nurse Coordinator - Good Samaritan Hospital - Oncology Inpatient Unit (CHEMO CERT ID# 843608)
(2021-08)
- Obtains data for nursing assessment from patient and/or family
- Learns to utilize assessment data to formulate nursing diagnosis
- Observes patient behavior and documents in a clear, concise manner
- Identifies obvious patient care problems and established priorities for care based on nursing and medical diagnosis
- Under direction initiates a patient care plan and collaborates with other staff members when appropriate; may suggest revisions to a patient care plan dependent upon the changing needs of the patient
- Contributes to the development of unit standards of care
- Under direction, plans patient teaching activities
Registered Nurse II (Per diem) - Kaiser Permanente under AMN - MS
(2020-11 - 2021-08)
- Obtains data for nursing assessment from patient and/or family
- Learns to utilize assessment data to formulate nursing diagnosis
- Observes patient behavior and documents in a clear, concise manner
- Identifies obvious patient care problems and established priorities for care based on nursing and medical diagnosis
- Under direction initiates a patient care plan and collaborates with other staff members when appropriate; may suggest revisions to a patient care plan dependent upon the changing needs of the patient
- Contributes to the development of unit standards of care
- Under direction, plans patient teaching activities
- Complies with external and internal licensure regulations and accreditation body standards pertaining to nursing practice
- Recognizes and implements legal and ethical responsibilities and duties of registered nurses
- Establishes priorities and gives nursing care based on the patient care plan
- Accepts accountability for all nursing care provided
- Monitors compliance with safety standards and care protocols for self and others
Registered Nurse II / Charge Relief - Natividad Medical Center - ARU / MS
(2020-02 - 2022-08)
- Obtains data for nursing assessment from patient and/or family
- Learns to utilize assessment data to formulate nursing diagnosis
- Observes patient behavior and documents in a clear, concise manner
- Identifies obvious patient care problems and established priorities for care based on nursing and medical diagnosis
- Under direction initiates a patient care plan and collaborates with other staff members when appropriate; may suggest revisions to a patient care plan dependent upon the changing needs of the patient
- Contributes to the development of unit standards of care
- Under direction, plans patient teaching activities
- Complies with external and internal licensure regulations and accreditation body standards pertaining to nursing practice
- Recognizes and implements legal and ethical responsibilities and duties of registered nurses
- Establishes priorities and gives nursing care based on the patient care plan
- Accepts accountability for all nursing care provided
- Monitors compliance with safety standards and care protocols for self and others
Lead Nurse/RN - Fremont Hospital Behavioral
(2019-06 - 2019-10)
- Responsible for maintaining a safe environment through the use of monitoring devices, restraining techniques where deemed necessary
- Provide social support for patients by creating and encouraging patients to take advantage of opportunities such as support groups, social activities and other therapeutic measures as well as participating with patients where appropriate
- Assess patient's physical and mental status based on the presenting symptoms and complaints
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to develop, implement and evaluate treatment
- In charge with admissions, discharges, education and monitoring progress and responses of patient's treatments and psychotropic medications as allowed by laws and regulations collaborative practice agreement
RN Intake Coordinator/Clinical Nurse Supervisor - We Care Home Care
(2018-08 - 2019-04)
- Manages daily patient referral and intake process
- Maintains compliance with all state, federal, and CHAP referral/intake regulatory requirements
- Maintains positive working relationships with current and potential referral sources
- Ensures seamless transition of patients to home care by providing relevant patient information to the clinical team
- Ensures maximum third party reimbursement through insurance verification and authorization processes
- Builds and monitors community and customer perceptions of We Care - Home Care & Hospice, Inc. as a high quality provider of services
- Maintain annual and monthly census
- Ensure all patient information is entered correctly and completely into the electronic record
- Track admission and discharge documents, ensuring timely and correct completion
- Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of community resources and assists referral sources in accessing community resources should services not be provided by We Care - Home Care & Hospice, Inc.
- Initial screening and validation of applications
- Ensure that all applicants meets the hiring requirements
- Monitors and maintains employees training certificates and registrations
- Validating of visit logs
- Maintains and monitors all employees confidential files
- Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization
- Assess the acuity of care required by patient
- Develop and implement staffing plan for shift based on patient acuity, patient census and available staff
- Serve as a resource to staff for solving clinical problems
- Assist staff to efficiently utilize staffing resources to meet patient care requirements and other professional responsibilities
- Provide for immediate follow-up, documentation and communication of incidents to appropriate manager and director
- Act as a resource in identifying and/or solving administrative/operations challenges
- Work collaboratively with nursing and ancillary staff to solve problems in a fair, consistent manner
- Contact representatives of departments not presently in the hospital for assistance with problem solving, timely and appropriately
- Act as a resource, interpret and ensure adherence to WCHC and nursing philosophy, policies and procedures
- Report to the administrator-on-call significant incidents and problems such as: unusual patient or family problems or concerns, physician concerns, borrowing or lending of major equipment, major damage or utility outages, security problems, public relations or media events
Triage Telehealth Nurse – Remote / Triage Nurse (Contract) - First Call Nursing Services - Milpitas, California
(2017-02 - 2018-06)
- Telephone assessment and triaging of patients and provide advise based on disposition and protocol
- Acts as liaison between family, patients and physicians and other departments on services needed and assists NP/physician with the scheduling of patient's appointment and procedures
- Answer patients, referring physician and family's inquiry appropriately and within the realm of the expertise and relay information appropriately
- Follow-up with the patients and/or physician to ensure that all issues are resolved
- Responsible in creating monthly clients report and analysis for quality improvement
Nurse - Emerald Hall – Acute
