Overview

Seasoned RN with experience in medical, psychiatric, geriatric, and home health experience. Oversight of multi-office operation experience. Comfort and familiarity with policy and procedure oversight.

Education

ADN- Lurleen B. Wallace Community College- Greenville, Alabama- LPN-RN Mobility Program -2009-2011

LPN-Washington-Holmes Vocational-Chipley, Florida-2000-2001

Experience

Angels Care Home Health -Psych RN Case Manager/DON/ Interim Administrator April 2014-Present

Oversight of all business operations and clinical elements of multisite home health agency

Responsible for monitoring profit/loss, utilization of FTEs appropriately, review of budget

Served as Director of Nursing

Participation in and coordination of Professional Advisory Committee Meeting

Familiarity with Medicare Regulations pertaining to Home Health

Familiarity with ICD9-10 coding and Oasis

Networking with Physicians, Assisted/Skilled Nursing Facilities, and other Health Care providers.

Responsible for payroll, HR Functions such as Evaluation, discipline, hiring, and termination of employees

Psychiatric RN Case Manager-performed admissions on psychiatric clientele, visit patients in home settings and monitor, treat, and educate on mental health diagnoses, interventions, and comorbidities, coordinate with other members of health care team to ensure optimum care for patients, weekly on call responsibilities, participation in community classroom series, Participation in weekly case conference.

Oversight and implementation of Disaster Preparedness funtions

On Call 24-7 for Clinical Issues

Responsible for increasing average reimbursement on Medicare Episodes for Home Health Patients

Responsible for Oversight of Billing

Maintaining relationships with Referral Sources

Wiregrass Medical Center - RN Charge Nurse Geriactric Psych Unit June 2007-April 2014

Provide clinical oversight to RNs, MHTs during shift.

Perform Admission Nursing Assessments, responsible for initial and ongoing assessment of patients.

Complete discharge process and planning, develop and implement treatment plans, Utilization of Nonviolent Crisis intervention to de-escalate agitated patients, administer medications, transcribe physician orders, and collaborate with attending physicians to provide effective patient treatment.

Leading and Responding to Medical and Psychiatric Emergencies

Family Medical Center-LPN August 2004-June 2007

Lab draws, Vital signs, prepared patients for the physician, assisted physician with procedures, Insurance verifications

HealthMark Regional Medical Center-LPN-ICU May 2002-August 2004

Admissions, medication administration, IV, Discharge planning, care plans.

Certifications and Additional Experience

RN License #: RN9378612 Exp Date: 4/30/2017

CPR Expiration Date: 12/2015

Daily use of Microsoft Office Products

Use of Go To Meeting routinely

Training on ICD-10 and ICD-9

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