Heidi Mitchell

Registered nurse with extensive experience in acute care and outpatient settings, including pre-op/PACU.

Background includes referrals, denials, and appeals, along with concurrent and retrospective review. Strong assessment skills with the ability to evaluate medical necessity, identify barriers to care, and support timely, appropriate patient outcomes. Experienced in working with underserved populations and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Amergis Staffing – Sacramento County Health Center

(2024-04 - 2025-10)

• Processed referrals, managed denials and submitted appeals for Sac Cty Health Center Medi-Cal patients
• Monitored patient flow to ensure timely access to care
• Served as a resource to a multidisciplinary team

Various short-term positions - Various locations throughout Greater Sacramento

(2019 - 2023)

• Worked as house supervisor, Sutter Auburn
• Outpatient surgery nurse, pre-op/PACU nurse
• Folsom Endo PACU nurse
• Mental Health Nurse, Sierra Vista Hospital
• Dialysis nurse, Davita Dialysis Center

Watsonville Community Hospital

(2017-02 - 2018-05)

• Data abstraction
• Concurrent and retrospective review
• Process improvement code stroke protocol

RN II/Relief charge nurse - Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital

(2007-10 - 2015-08)

• RN II/Relief charge nurse in outpt surg center in acute care hosp
• Prepared & recovered surgical pts (adults & peds)
• Oversaw unit operations on a shift-by-shift basis

Staff nurse - Natividad Medical Center - Salinas, CA

(2006-02 - 2007-10)

Staff nurse in mother/baby & nursery at county hosp caring for an underserved population

Charge nurse, Staff nurse - Watsonville Community Hospital

(1993-06 - 2005-08)

• Charge nurse overseeing labor & delivery, mother/baby, nursery
• Staff nurse labor & delivery, mother/baby, nursery units
• Circulated and recovered C-sections

BSN - Nursing - Western Governors University (2020)

AA - Nursing - Cabrillo College (1991)