High School Registered Nurse

Lea Wimbley

Email: abovlm@r.postjobfree.com

Address:

City: Parsonsburg

State: MD

Zip: 21849

Country: USA

Phone: 443-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Responsible RN with excellent communication skills demonstrated by 33 years of experience in healthcare. Skilled in providing specialized care from hands on primary ICU and Dialysis care, to experience in dealing with Intake Coordination, Utilization Review, and Nursing Management of a Hospice Team.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore MD 1/2001 to 5/2006 (Nursing)

High School Dipolma from St. Petersburg Junior College, Baltimore MD 1/2001 to 9/2012

High School Dipolma from New Hampshire Vocational Technical School, Baltimore MD 1/2001 to 9/2012

High School Dipolma from, Baltimore MD 1/2001 to 9/2012

Job History / Details:

Professional Summary

Responsible RN with excellent communication skills demonstrated by 33 years of experience in healthcare.

Skilled in providing specialized care from hands on primary ICU and Dialysis care, to experience in dealing with Intake Coordination, Utilization Review, and Nursing Management of a Hospice Team.

Licenses

Registered Nurse in the state of Maryland. ACLS and BCLS trained and maintained.

Skill Highlights

Hemodialysis Nurse

CRRT trained

Intensive Care Unit trained

Telephonic review for out of state and out of country patients charts

On-site reviews for Carefirst standard of insurance purposes

Intake Coordinator for tri-state Hospice Care

Coding of all referrals using ICD-9 codes

Verifying hospice appropriateness per COPS regulations

RN Liaison for Medstar Hospitals in Baltimore

Hospice educator for our affiliates

Professional Experience

September 2010 to Current

Peninsula Regional Medical Center Salisbury, Md

Staff Nurse

Hemodialysis Nurse: responsible for evaluating and treating acute and chronic patients while hospitalized. Sound, ethical and independent decision-making ability consistent with medical protocols.

Critical Care Float: responsible for transporting critically ill patients to testing and maintaining their ventilatory status, and hemodynamically stabilizing IV drips.

June 1992 to August 2010

Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore, Md

Staff Nurse

Charge Nurse coordinating 2 Critical Care Units. Encompassing 17 patients, 9 nurses along with Interns and Residents in a critical care, teaching environment.

ACLS and BCLS instructor, for all house staff and healthcare workers.

July 2007 to August 2009

Community Hospices White Marsh, Md

Nursing Manager

Nursing Manager of a team for home hospice. Responsible for patient care team including Patients and their Families, RN's, Home Health Techs, Social Workers, Pastoral Care, and Volunteers. Included budgeting, coordinating admissions, contacting insurance agencies, conferencing with Physicians, and obtaining authorizations,

RN Intake Coordinator and Coder for Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC home Hospice along with admission to 2 inpatient Hospice Units in DC and Maryland.

November 1998 to April 2000

Carefirst Blue Cross Blue Shield Baltimore, Md

Utilization Review Nurse

Telephonic and On-site reviews of patients charts to insure they were meeting Carefirst standards. Provided patient diagnosis under strict time constraints. Communicated with Physicians, Social Workers, Case Management about length of stay issues and plan of care.

Education and Training

2006 College of Notre Dame of Maryland Baltimore, Md

Bachelor of Science Nursing

Magna Cum Laude

1991 St. Petersburg Junior College St. Petersburg, Florida

Associate of Science Nursing

Phi Theta Kappa

1981 New Hampshire Vocational Technical School Berlin, New Hampshire

Practical Nursing Certificate Nursing

President of Class

President's Honor List

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