Contracting, Compliance Specialist, IRB Coordinator, Associate
Resume:
EDUCATION
May **’ – Present Western Governors University Online
MSN Nursing Program- Nursing Informatics
Estimated Graduation: February 2023
November 19’ – March 21’ Western Governors University Online
BSN Nursing Program
August 17’ – May 19’ Flathead Valley Community College Kalispell, MT
ASN Nursing Program
August 14’ – May 16’ Flathead Valley Community College Kalispell, MT
Prerequisites for ASN RN program
October 11’ – 2016 DeVry University Online
Pursued Bachelor’s Degree in Health Care Administration (Senior)
Estimated Graduation: Postponed
Licensure/Certifications
Registered Nurse Montana License # NUR-RN-LIC-145674
Registered Nurse Oregon License #20200293
Registered Nurse Washington License #RN61069444
Registered Nurse California License # 95247698
Emergency Medical Technician Montana License # MED-EMT-LIC-37922
NIHSS Certification
NREMT Certification
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS)
IV&IO, Airway, and Medication endorsements
HealthCare Provider CPR Certification (BLS)
National Institute of Health / The Belmont Report Certification
CITI Training regarding IRB responsibilities
WORK EXPERIENCE
October 18’ – Current Tech Software Inc./Brany New York
Tech Support/REMOTE/Independent Contractor
Maintain knowledge of Federal, State, and GCP regulations/guidelines for animal/human/social/behavioral research
Configuration and use of software
Meet with clients (via zoom) to assist them in configuring the software to meet their program needs
Answer support calls and assist clients as needed
Take support tickets from queue and assist clients as needed
Contribute to building the support knowledgebase
Attend support team calls as needed
Educate clients on new features in the software
Help clients make implementation decisions
Identify errors/bugs/potential enhancements within the system
Work with the development team
Communicate with team through Slack
Utilize Zoom
Utilize Excel and WORD
Work with IRB and IACUC committees
November 22’ – Current A Plus Healthcare Kalispell, MT
Registered Nurse
Complete insurance assessments on patients as assigned
Work as a Registered Nurse with pediatrics and geriatrics in patients place of residence, working within my scope
April 20’ – April 22’ AYA Healthcare Travel Nurse Company
Registered Nurse
Work within my scope of practice, as a Registered Nurse
Worked on various floors/specialties (cardiac, cardiac surgery, telemetry, surgery, medical, PCU, Stepdown, Intermediate Care unit, DOU, rehab, orthopedics, ED holding, and more.)
Utilized MEDITECH and EPIC for electronic medical record platforms
Utilized PYXIS and OMNICELL
July 19’ – April 20’ Kalispell Regional Healthcare Kalispell, MT
Registered Nurse
Work within my scope of practice caring for patients on the Intermediate Care Unit (stepdown, telemetry, cardiac) as a registered nurse.
Utilized MEDITECH for electronic medical record platform
Utilized PYXIS
March 15’ – April 20’ Evergreen Fire & Rescue Evergreen, MT
EMT/Firefighter
Utilize my EMT/Firefighter skills within the scope of my practice as well as within Flathead Valley Protocols.
Care for patients both on 911 calls and for long distance interfacility transports.
Assisting patients to transfer from and to objects (hospital beds, cots, house, floor, chairs, etc.)
Assist patients in position for pain management and comfort
Assess patients (conduct head to toe assessments, conduct SAMPLE history, etc.)
Assist higher level of care with patient treatment / interventions
Insert IV/IO – and fluids as necessary
Administer medications as necessary and per protocol
Insert advanced airways as necessary
Monitor patients (vitals, color, appearance, mental status, etc.)
Assist with student EMTs
February 19’ – April 20’ Flathead Valley Community College Kalispell, MT
EMT Instructor
Assist in EMT skills instruction and testing with the EMT students.
September 15’ – October 18’ Kalispell Regional Healthcare Kalispell, MT
IRB Coordinator/Contract Administration/Compliance Specialist
Coordinate the Institutional Review Board that oversees all the research that is conducted on campus
Set up meetings, order catering, prepare the agenda, prepare the Board Packet, take/write meeting minutes, maintain a signature sheet of all people who are present at the meeting and send out determination letters to the research personnel
Keep track of all research being conducted, the expiration dates, serious adverse events, amendments, modifications, or deviations
Write Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS) for the IRB office
Conduct audits at research sites quarterly and when studies close/ prepare audit summaries that are sent to the IRB / and prepare responses if necessary
Create and send invoices to research personnel / keep track of invoices and payments
Create and send IRB reviewer invoices to IO / keep track of invoices
Create documents, PowerPoints, algorithms, and excel spreadsheets as requested or needed
Well versed in the federal and state regulations regarding research {45 CFR 46}
Work closely with the research personnel as well as the IRB members and Chairperson
Do provider enrollment with insurance companies; fill out applications for each insurance company, do re-credentialing, revalidations, and complete provider directory updates
Work with several databases for daily tasks {eVIPS, IRBManager, CAQH, etc…}
Help build electronic forms for the IRB electronic software program (IRBManager) and research personnel
Work closely with the KRH Associate General Counsel for guidance/advice with IRB activities
Work with other healthcare facilities as requested to help them with their credentialing/provider enrollment
Proficient with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Outlook and Adobe Acrobat.
Work closely with the billing department to help get claims paid
Send insurance companies updates, terminations, and additional sites for each provider or group as needed
Connect with other Out Of State Medicaid companies to review their processes to get claims paid, enroll facilities and providers as necessary to get claims paid
Work with CAQH to become compliant with the deadline of having all providers up-to-date and actively using their database
Work closely with and provide education to anyone else within the organization that is interested in conducting research on the hospital campus
Help create processes, procedures, forms, and checklists for the IRB
Maintain webpage on internal URL site (The WIRE) for the IRB
Answer the phone, utilize the fax, scan, and copy machine
Do other tasks as requested
February 14' – September 15’ Kalispell Regional HealthCare Kalispell, MT
Employment Associate/Human Resources
Kept track of all employees required licensure/certifications for their positions/secondary positions in Kronos
Ran multiple reports each month to compile an excel spreadsheet to send out mail merge reminder letters to employees and their managers to notify them when their required certifications/licensure is about to expire
Pulled non-compliant lists for the prior month for employees who did not renew their required licensure/certification.
Compiled and organized the non-compliant list for employee relations to follow up.
Entered all diplomas for employees (mostly nurses) into the Kronos system
Ran reports for the Magnet coordinator on Nurses education and RN certifications that are Magnet approved
Made and audited all new hire files; troubleshoot and fixed any errors that were found in the data entry in Kronos and Meditech
Ran withholding reports to catch and fix any errors
Coordinated the Float Pool, a department consisting mostly of clerical and clinical employees. Placed employees within the Float Pool on assignments, check, correct and approve their timecards, assist in any corrective action that needed to be done
Interviewed, hired, scheduled pre-employment screenings, and did all new hire processes for all new float employees
Ran background checks and gathered references for new hires; ran background checks for other departments and sometimes outreach
Assisted all new hires with their hiring paperwork (consisting of filling out I-9, W4, Direct Deposit, probationary contract, HIPPA, Privacy and Security agreement, Parking Permit, and job description)
Made all Kalispell Regional and The HealthCenter badges for new hires, employees, volunteers, contractors, vendors, etc; also operated the access portion to the badges for the organization.
Manually entered new hires into the HRIS systems (Kronos and Meditech) when needed
Used our applicant tracking system, HealthCare Source, to help managers, review applications, and use for auditing purposes.
Assisted with getting General Orientation together for new hires
Assisted with setting up HR sponsored events: Hospital week, Christmas Party, Summer Picnic, Ice cream social, employee of the month, retirement parties, etc.
Gathered information for auditors/surveyors; observed when they audited the organization and helped when needed
Updated HR pages on the KRH website when appropriate
Worked closely with other departments/managers/ and other employees
Answered a multi-line phone and transferred calls accordingly
Jessie Sager
118 Barron Way ● Kalispell, MT 59901
aduvne@r.postjobfree.com ● https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessie-sager-3476b5a0
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