Home Health Management

D EBORAH L. VEST

*** ********* ********** *** ***********, SC 29485 Phone: 843-***-**** abh7rg@r.postjobfree.com

Licensed Practical Nurse

Dedicated Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) with specialty experience in Medicaid Managed Care.

Developed strong skills for telephonic Case/ Disease Management.

Reliable, ethical healthcare provider with proven ability to build positive relationships with patients,

family members, physicians and other medical professionals.

Professional Experience

SELECT HEALTH OF SOUTH CAROLINA–NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 2000 to 2009

Licensed Practical Nurse

Key Results:

• General Case Management for plan members with chronic illnesses. Coordinated

care with physicians, durable medical equipment, home health, children’s rehab services,

hospitals, family members, waiver programs, pharmacies and transportation.

• Provided education telephonically to general case management members on their

disease process.

• Documented accordingly to NCQA or URAC standards.

• Disease Management for plan members with asthma and diabetes. Coordinated

care with physicians, durable medical equipment, home health, pharmacies and family

members and transportation.

• Provided education telephonically on how to manage asthma and diabetes.

Provided appropriate educational material.

• Attended asthma conference in 2008.

• Member of the South Carolina Asthma Alliance.

• Reviewed Inpatient stays using Interqual.

• Reviewed outpatient procedures.

• Reviewed for continuation of home health services, PT, OT, ST, durable medical

equipment.

• Assisted the director of medical services in 2002 in developing the asthma disease

management program.

• Consistently made suggestions on how to improve the programs and the

educational material being sent to members.

• Assisted with the Healthy Hoops program for children with asthma.

• Assisted in transforming processes to improve all Case Management/Disease

Management programs.

• Participated in the asthma/diabetes workgroup to improve HIDDIS measures.

1991 to 1996

MONTGOMERY REGIONAL HOSPITAL – BLACKSBURG, VA

Licensed Practical Nurse

Key Results:

• Performed charge duties on all shifts on a step down unit from Medical Surgical.

• Medication administration including IV push.

• Started and maintained IV’s.

• Assisted physicians with starting central lines.

• Wound Care.

• Assisted PT, OT, ST in optimizing patient goals.

1989 to 1991

RADFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL– RADFORD, VA

Licensed Practical Nurse

Key Results:

• Charge duties on all three shifts on an Extended Care Unit.

• Medication administration.

• Wound Care.

EDUCATION

Radford City School of Practical Nursing

LPN 1987

Radford University

Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology

Minor in Biology

1996

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