Nursing Management, Compliance, Surgical(all areas), Pain management
Resume:
LISA C. HARGETT R.N
Concord, NC 28027
E-mail: *********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE To continue my career in nursing that will utilize my extensive
background in different areas of nursing as well as
my over 30 years of nursing experience.
EMPLOYMENT
EXPERIENCE:
09/11/2012- present CAROLINA BONE AND JOINT
Pineville, NC. Other
offices- Monroe, Lancaster, and Greensboro NC
RN. OSHA/COMPLIANCE
NURSE
INFUSION
NURSE
. Responsible for starting OSHA program and
bringing all four offices in compliance
. Responsible for revising, rewriting and
implementing all departmental Policy and
Procedures ( Orthopedics, Rheumatology, Pain
Management, Infusion department, Radiology, and
Physical Therapy ) for all four offices
. Gives patients IV infusions for treatment of
Arthritis, Osteoporosis, etc...
05/2012- 07/2012 ALLERGY AND ASTHMA CENTER OF LAKE
NORMAN,
Huntersville and
Mooresville, NC
CLINICAL SUPERVISOR
. Functions as supervisor for clinical staff in
office setting related to asthma and allergy for
3 MD's and 2 offices for adults and children.
. Responsible for ordering, mixing allergy serums
and venoms, interviewing and hiring of employees,
direct patient care, PFT'S, OSHA standards,
allergy injections, patient education, policy and
procedures, contacts with venders, staff
education, and other needs as directed by MD's.
. EMR- NextGen, My Allergy Shots
11/09-11/2011 CAROLINA UROLOGY PARTNERS-
NORTHEAST, Concord, N.C.
(Formerly, NORTHEAST
UROLOGY)
NURSE PRACTICE
MANAGER
.
. Carried out all operational/practice management
duties of a Urological Practice
Along with Financial Administrator. Supervises all
medical and non-medical staff
Of 25, 5 providers and 2 offices. In charge of
corporate functions.
. Worked with C.O.O., C.E.O, and other office
managers to successfully merge our
Office with 13 other offices to become Carolina
Urology Partners.
. Developed and implemented OSHA policies, procedures,
standards, and
Manuals. These
changes brought office into compliance and passed OSHA
Inspection with
excellent ratings.
. Designs and
implements clinical and non- clinical policy and procedures,
Monitors
compliance.
. Responsible for patient and staffing issues,
troubleshooting, conflict resolution,
Problem solving, work flow/loads, productivity,
personnel issues, some financial
Decision making, and approvals. Occupational
Health and compliance.
. Holds monthly M.D. board meetings and staff meetings.
. Recruits, hires,
and oversees the training of all clinical, clerical,radiology staff
And provides ongoing supervision and evaluation.
. Revised and
implemented sterile processing guidelines and procedures.
. Structural reorganization made to improve better
office flow for staff and
Patients.
. Direct contact with vendors, approving contracts,
service agreements, etc...
. Arranges and/or provides all in-service education.
. Ensures a safe, efficient, cost-effective, high quality patient
care environment.
. Knowledgeable of clerical aspects ( insurance payers, billing
tasks, A/R, financial
Administration)
. Strong clinical skills
. EMR efficient- Misy Tiger, Meridan, Medevolve,
Urochart
. Strong organizational, verbal, written, and
communication skills.
(Laid off due to reduction in staff, and
restructuring past merger. Elimination of
Position)
6/09- 1/2010 ULTROID TECHNOLOGIES, St.
Petersburg, Florida
R.N., EDUCATOR IN-
SERVICE PROVIDER
. Knowledgeable about the Ultroid Hemorrhoid Management System.
. Educator, in-service provider for state of North Carolina
. Provided demonstrations and in-service training to Physicians in
their offices of
The Ultroid medical
device.
. Provided closing agreement services. Sales and Marketing
6/09- 11/2009 ST. VINCENT HOME CARE SERVICES, Gastonia,
N.C.
R.N., AGENCY NURSE,
CLINICAL SUPERVISOR
.
. Performed detailed in-home patient assessments, initially and
annually, for
Personal Care Services (PACT Form), following
Medicaid Personal Care
Services Curriculum
guidelines. Determined Patient qualifications for services
By ADL'S
deficiency, developed plan of care
. Worked with clients' PCP to develop treatment plans, care plans,
concerns, or
Problems relating
to client.
. Supervisor to CNA'S, performed supervisory visits to client's home.
Developed
CNA'S work assignment from client's Plan of Care per Medicaid
guidelines.
. Designed and conducted educational programs for in-home CNA'S and
other
Personnel staff,
ensured CNA courses were scheduled and certifications were
Current. Ensured
agency hired and retained competent CNA'S.
. Assisted Agency Administrator with client
grievances, complaints, staffing
Issues, and audited and maintained client files to
meet licensing and
Regulatory standards.
. Medicaid Personal Care Services Curriculum
Certification
1/1984- 1/2009 CAROLINAS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM,
Charlotte, N.C.
(formerly Charlotte
Memorial Hospital)
(25 years)
(Transferred from One-Day Surgery Center at Carolinas
Medical Center)
SOUTHEAST PAIN CARE AT CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER-
UNIVERSITY
10/04- 1/2009
STAFF NURSE- R.N
. Staff nursing duties in office setting which
included detailed patient
Assessments, plan of care, discharge instructions,
etc... Schedule of 20- 40
Patients per day
. Assisted physicians with procedures such as
epidurals, nerve blocks,
Radiofrequency, joint injections, etc...
. Programmed, interrogated, and refilled pain pumps,
spinal cord stimulators, as well as assisted
physicians with implantation of spinal cord
stimulator trials.
. Telephone triage, assessments, phone in/ write
prescriptions, and
Write orders under physician or PA supervision.
. PACU past procedures
. Detailed orientated, precise and thorough
documentation skills
. Managed department's drug screening, diagnostic
testing protocol. Compiled
results for evaluation and review with physician
. Worked prn in Pre-op Admission testing area at CMC-
University Hospital
. EMR- Cerner
. ACLS and BLS certified
Transferred from CMC-University
ONE DAY SURGERY
CENTER AT CAROLINAS MEDICAL
CENTER- PATIENT
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
10/95- 10/2004
STAFF NURSE II/
PREOPERATIVE NURSE EDUCATION
. Responsibilities included data collection,
necessary labs and diagnostic test, assessments,
patient screening for anesthesia, evaluations for
pre-op patients, including collaboration with
anesthesia and doctors' offices for medical and
surgical clearances and problem solving to develop
a successful surgical plan of care.
. Utilized computer in data collection and
documentation, collaboration, and communication
with healthcare team to promote health and
continuity of care, as well as developed and
revised standards of care.
. Conducted pre-op patient and family education
. Completed assessments and teaching per phone and
by appointment for an average surgical schedule of
50-60 patients per day
. Preceptor, charge nurse, served on Preceptor,
Process Improving, and Schedulers' committees.
Performed annual patient care conferences, in-
services, unit projects, and policy and procedures
. Member of the Health Care Education Association (
HCEA )
ONE DAY SURGERY
CENTER AT CAROLINAS MEDICAL
CENTER- OPERATING
ROOM
10/94- 10/95
STAFF NURSE II/
GENERAL SURGERY SERVICE COORDINATOR
. Performed circulating duties in all surgical
services including General, ENT, Orthopedics,
GYN, Plastics, and Dental. Occasional scrub
duties
. Service coordinator for general surgery
. Assisted One-Day Surgery Patient Education and
Pre-Op departments frequently on prn basis
CAROLINAS MEDICAL
CENTER- UNIVERSITY (FORMERLY
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL)
5/92- 10/1994 ANESTHESIA/ PRE-OP EVALUATOR &
EDUCATOR/STAFF
NURSE II
. Contacted surgery patients by phone or
appointment to conduct assessments to determine
if pre-op anesthesia consultation was needed.
. Obtained data collection, medical records,
scheduled pre-op visits with Anesthesiologist as
needed, and obtained pre-op surgical clearances
. Met with Anesthesiologist on daily basis to
discuss patient load
. Served as only Nurse Educator handling a surgical
patient load of 20- 25 patients per day
. Patient Education- Delivered pre and post-op
teaching and surgical instructions to each
patient
. Worked daily outpatient pre-op, floating to phase
II recovery, PACU, and OR as needed. Served "on-
call" duties for PACU
. Affiliations- Piedmont Chapter, ASPAN, AORN
CAROLINAS MEDICAL
CENTER- UNIVERSITY
COMBINED UNIT (OUT-
PATIENT, PRE-OP, PHASE II, PACU)
12/91- 5/ 1992 STAFF NURSE II
. Worked primarily in pre-op and phase II recovery
. Rotated to PACU on daily basis prn, on call
duties for PACU
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER-
UNIVERSITY
8/88- 12/1991 PACU STAFF NURSE II/ CHARGE
NURSE
. On call duties for PACU
. Rotated to OR and Endoscopy on occasional basis
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER-
UNIVERSITY
2/86- 8/1988 OPERATING ROOM STAFF NURSE
. Performed scrub and circulating duties in all
surgical services and " on call duties"
. Rotated to Endoscopy, PACU, and Central Supply on
a frequent basis
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER-
UNIVERSITY
3/85- 2/ 1986 NEWBORN NURSERY STAFF
NURSE/ CHARGE NURSE
. Rotated to OB-GYN, Med-Surg Unit, ER, and ICU on
occasional basis
CHARLOTTE MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL (CURRENTLY CAROLINAS
MEDICAL CENTER)
1/84- 3/1985 NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
STAFF NURSE
CABARRUS MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL, Concord, NC
(Currently CMC-
Northeast)
6/1981-6/1983 MED-SURG, OB -GYN (1 YR.)/ NEWBORN
NURSERY (1 YR.)
STAFF NURSE
EDUCATION: CABARRUS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF
NURSING,
Concord, NC
(Currently, Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Louise Harkey
School of Nursing)
Diploma in Nursing, 1981
CERTIFICATIONS: BCLS (Current) ACLS (expired) will
renew if job requires
REFERENCES: Available upon request
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