Registered Nurse – Inpatient Mental Health Unit - US Department of Veterans Affairs - Madison, WI
(2024-02)
Full-Time – 40 hours per week
- Coordinates daily administrative tasks such as nursing assignments and patients' care.
- Makes nursing diagnosis of mental health status of veterans and recommends treatment options.
- Consults with psychiatrists and other mental health teams in designing treatment plans for veterans.
- Performs clinical and technical aspects of care in accordance with established policies, procedures, standards of practice, and within the scope of the State Nurse Practice.
- Develops individualized care plan using a collaborative approach with the veterans and family and health care team.
- Evaluates veterans' progress toward expected outcomes on an ongoing basis throughout the shift.
- Documents all veteran's information on medical charts and follows physicians' orders.
- Utilizes appropriate nursing diagnosis and data obtained during assessment to determine veterans' realistic outcomes and document them accordingly as measurable goals on veterans' individual care plan.
Registered Nurse – Adult Inpatient Mental Health - Miramont Behavioral Health - Middleton, WI
(2024-09)
PRN – 12 hours per week
- Works with other team members in delegating tasks and activities appropriately.
- Modifies the plan of care, focusing on age and development status and patient outcomes.
- Assesses patients' educational needs and ability to participate and learn to achieve the patient plan of care through collaboration with other team members.
Charge Nurse – Acute Inpatient Mental Health Unit - US Department of Veterans Affairs - Hines, IL
(2020-11 - 2024-02)
Full-Time – 40 hours per week
- Facilitated nursing care delivery by supervising the work of nursing staff and addressing their individual needs to provide quality care to our veterans.
- Responsible for the management and coordination of care on the unit by working in collaboration with interdisciplinary team to ensure excellent patient care is provided.
- Worked in conjunction with the physicians, social workers, and other nurses to ensure smooth care from when patients are admitted till discharged.
- Oversaw patients' admission, transfers, and discharges; and promptly addressed any issues.
Charge Nurse – Behavioral Health Intensive - AMITA Health Saints Mary Medical Center - Chicago, IL
(2019-03 - 2020-11)
Full-Time – 40 hours per week
- Responsible for coordinating the activities of the unit and assigning work to the nursing staff as the unit protocol.
- Responsible for patient coverage during staff absences, while ensuring appropriate staffing levels are maintained.
- Assessed patients' mental and physical status through interview, observation, and physical assessment of actual problems.
- Worked with other team members in delegating tasks and activities appropriately.
- Modified the plan of care focusing on age and development status and patient outcomes.
- Assessed patient and family educational needs and ability to participate and learn to achieve patient plan of care through collaboration with other team members.
- Reviewed the plan of care and consulted with the physician and other health care providers to adjust the plan to assure optimum patient outcomes within the scheduled timeframe.
- Utilized the caring behaviors of empathy, active listening and cultural sensitivity and supported patients' dignity.
Registered Nurse – Med Surg Observation - Advocate Condell Health Care - Libertyville, Illinois
(2018-10 - 2019-03)
Full-Time – 40 hours per week
- Performed a comprehensive assessment of all assigned patients and completed the appropriate documentation process.
- Responsible for initiating frequent admissions and discharges in a fast-paced environment.
- Monitored and communicated changes in patients' condition promptly to the physicians.
- Identified the patient's learning ability, level and readiness, and documented accordingly.
- Identified and prioritized nursing diagnosis and patients' needs and documents.
- Worked in collaboration with patients, families, and other interdisciplinary teams during patients' care plan, and documented accordingly.
- Utilized appropriate nursing diagnosis and data obtained during assessment to determine patients' realistic outcomes and documented them accordingly as measurable goals on patients' individual care plan.
Senior Accountant - Pilsen Wellness Mental Health Center - Chicago, IL
(2016-10 - 2018-10)
Full-Time – 40 hours per week
- Conducted monthly departmental data analysis while monitoring for compliance.
- Performed verification of Medicaid, Department of Human Services, and MCOs billings.
- Prepared financial statements and organized materials for board of directors reports.
- Reconciled all month-to-date reports for preparation of Monthly Financial Statements.
- Prepared Statement of Functional Expense (SFE) workpapers monthly.
- Investigated and implemented initiatives designed to improve efficiency and quality.
- Maintained, reconciled, and recorded the company's system of Accounts Receivable.
- Recorded month-end Medicaid, DHS, and Managed Care Organization (MCO) billings.
- Performed periodic evaluation of internal controls and recommended improvements.
- Ensured timely and effective performance of all financial activities of the organization.
- Assisted the CFO in the timely month-end close process by performing GL maintenance.
- Prepared and recorded appropriate journal entries or adjustments as needed.
- Performed timely monthly bank reconciliations for assigned accounts.
- Reviewed, approved, and signed payment requests for all programs and divisions.
- Investigated all discrepancies and communicated all findings to management.
Senior Accountant - Robert Half International, Inc. - Hoffman Estates, IL
(2013-10 - 2016-10)
Full-Time – 40 hours per week
- Responsible for departmental budget management and variance analysis.
- Conducted monthly analysis of budget versus and worked in collaboration with the management to embark on strategic planning.
- Performed month-end, quarterly, and year-end close process.
- Reconciled of complex general ledger accounts.
- Drafted and generated Standard Operating Process (SOP).
- Prepared financial statements including footnotes.
- Generated daily and monthly journal entries.
- Performed detail-oriented financial statement analysis.
- Analyzed processes and procedures and implemented enhancements and improvements.
- Responded to management inquiries for financial information to facilitate decision-making.
Assistant Vice President - HSBC Bank USA. N.A. - Mettawa, IL
(2005-10 - 2012-01)
Full-Time – 40 hours per week
- Supervised the work of other Staff Accountants and Financial Analysts.
- Provided leadership and strategic planning by monitoring unit performance.
- Responsible for reconciliation of loan accounts with an estimated portfolio of $45.7 billion.
- Prepared a detailed balance sheet variance analysis report for presentation to management.
- Performed detailed analysis of financial statements received from various business units.
- Maintained internal controls documentation to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley.
- Provided support to internal and external auditors during quarterly audit reviews.
- Responsible for the analysis and reconciliation of GL accounts to determine the risk level.
- Ensured that financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP.
- Initiated the completion of Comprehensive Accounting Profile and Procedure (CAPP) for SOX compliance.
