Medical Nurse

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February 27, 2013

F. KATHERINE EDWARDS

Round Lake Park,IL 60073

aboiwd@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: To continue to advance my career in Casemanagent/Utilization Review

EDUCATION:

CONCORDIA COLLEGE Bachelor of Science in Nursing, June 5th, 2007

COLLEGE of DU PAGE Glen Ellyn IL Associate Degree in Nursing, May 1976

UNIVERSITY of ILLINOIS Chicago Circle Campus, IL two quarters Psychology/Sociology

COLLEGE of ST. THERESA Winona,, Minnnesota Psychology /Sociology 1966 68

WORK EXPERIENCE:

CASE/CAREMANGER for ONCOLOGY Department at Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Cancer

Treatment Center of America Zion, IL from August 2002 to present. Long distance telephonic management

of patient symptom management and inpatient discharge planning. Helped develop new Utilization Review

Department at this hospital using M&R gudelines. Assisted with appeals/denials.

UTILIZATION MANAGEMENT RN/IPA RESURRECTION PHYSICIAN PROVIDER GROUP/ MSO GREAT

LAKES Des Plaines, IL from September 2000 until present. Utilization review using M&R and Interqual

criteria, discharge planning, casemangement of inpatients and outpatients.

DISCHARGE PLANNER/ACCESS COUNSELOR NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Arlington

Heights, IL. From April 1994 December 1999. Discharge Planning (two years) on Ortho, Medical,Cardiac

and Pediatric units. Access Counselor (3 years) with combined duties of precertification, UR, and

casemanagement on same units.

DISCHARGE PLANNER HIGHLAND PARK HOSPITAL (7 years) on Ortho and Med/ Surg units and Staff

nurse on Medical/Surgical/Oncology unit for 1.5 years.

STAFF NURSE Oncology /Medical unit at American International Hospital, Zion, IL for 2 years.

PRIVATE DUTY HOME NURSE CONCERNED CARE and MEDICAL HELP Agencies Des Plaines, IL for

five years for CVA, ALS, Ventilator, Amputee, and Terminal Care Clients .

PRIMARY CARE RN and TEAM LEADER DELNOR HOSPITAL, St. Charles, IL for two years from August

1976 to August 1978.

OUTSIDE INTERESTS: Certified Emotion Code energy worker. Public Information Officer for fifteen years,

teacher for Baha'i Sunday School, Summer School Camp Teacher at Treehaven Institute on the Pine Ridge

Reservation. Promoter and collector of Native American Art and Culture, doll collector and published poetry

writer.