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SKILLS

Many years of Nursing experience in different fields.

Positive Attitude and good motivator of others. Lived in different parts of this worlds and have good understanding of diversity. Fair and Loyal worker. Used to work independent. Good Team player. Strong Faith.

HEIDI MARTIN-HESTER

RN

EXPERIENCE

INTERIM HEALTH CARE - TRANSITION CARE COORDINATOR

Responsible to work with patient, their families and other caregivers in management of their progressive illness under the direction of the Palliative Care Advanced Practice Nurse.

July 2016 - current

SCOTT & WHITE HOSPICE - RN CASE MANAGER

Managing Care of terminal ill patients following Medicare guidelines by establishing and executing the appropriate Plan of Care monitoring medication and providing mental support to family members and patient. Coordinating between the members of the Core team. Supervising HHA and their POC.

June 2012 – June 2016

New Century Hospice - RN Case Manager

March 2011 – June 2012

Lighthouse Hospice – RN Case Manager

January 2008 – September 2010

Indian Oaks Nursing and Rehab - ADON / DON

Establishing Work schedule for Staff, supervising Nurses and HHA’s, educating staff in form of inservices. Coordinating Care between Patient,Families, staff and Medical Director .

September 2006 – January 2008

North Austin Medical Center – ICU Staff NurseJanuary 2006 – September 2006

Kings Daughters Hospital – PACU Nurse

Preparing Patients for surgery and recovering patients after Surgery until transferred to surgical floor.

April 2004 – January 2006

Scott & White Memorial Hospital SICU

Nurse Tech (while waiting for my credentials)

March 2003 – April 2004

Metroplex Hospital - Nurse Assistant (while waiting for my credentials)

August 2002 -March 2003

German Red Cross - Certified Nurse for Intensive Care and Anaesthesiology

During my career with the German Red Cross I worked at Klinikum Mannheim/ Heidelberg for 9 years, where I worked at different Intensive Care Units including 6 years in a Trauma Unit .

May 1993 – July 2002 (July 2002 we immigrated to the USA)

Klinikum Kaiserslautern – RN

Worked at Neurology unit, Urology Unit, Endoscopy, GYN OR and MICU.

April 1981- May 1993

EDUCATION

HAUSWIRTSCHAFTLICH – SOZIALPFLEGEISCHE BERUFS FACHSCHULE MARIENHEIM KAISERSLAUTERN

(HIGH SCHOOL)

AUG 1974 – SEPT 1977

STAATLICHE KRANKENPFLEGE SCHULE DES KLINIKUMS KAISERSLAUTERN (NURSING SCHOOL)

April 1978 - April 1981

Graduated as RN

TeleKolleg Suedwest

2year degree in social studies

Jan 1989 – Dec 1991

Fachkrankenpflegeschule fuer Intensiv Pflege und Anaesthesy

Klinikum Mannheim

June 1993 – September 1995

Certification for Intensive Care and Anesthesiology

Central Texas College

3 month clinical to meet the requirements to take the NCLEX

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE OR LEADERSHIP

During my years as a Nurse in Germany I Volunteered with the AIDS AID in PR work, providing education in Schools about AIDS.

May 1989 – May1992.

From August 1991 – April 1993 I also volunteered at the Jail in Kaiserslautern, where I worked together with a Social Worker on resocialization of Inmates .

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