Shirley Cole RN

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OBJECTIVE

Professional Registered Nurse with twenty-one years of experience seeks a position with an organization that fully utilizes my nursing experience and organizational skills as well as values my strong work ethic and commitment to providing quality nursing care.

AREA OF EXPERTISE & SKILLS

As clinical occupational-health nurse: reported workers’ compensation claims of injured EE to insurer with case management. Provided urgent care, physicals, vision testing, EKG’s, drug screens, PFT tests, hearing testing, administer medications, administer Flu shots, blood pressure screening, health care education and prevention. Triage medical calls from employee. Followed-up care of employees and referred injured employees for further evaluation and treatment to clinic or transfer EE to hospital-ER. In addition, followed-up with work area managers to coordinate accommodations for EE RTW. Monitored employees’ progress in EMR.

Proficient in rendering professional nursing care, assessing patients’ health, implementing and evaluating nursing care plans and setting nursing priorities and following through. Follow MD’s orders according to nursing policies and procedures. Verify and clarify medication orders with doctor and pharmacy. Communicated effectively with patients, doctors and staff. Administered medication and performed complex as well as routine treatment such as IV therapy and blood transfusions, pre-operative/post-operative care. Admit/Discharge patients to unit. EMR documentation of patients’ health condition, and provided patients’ education with discharge planning. Managed medical-surgical, LTC and Rehab units. Receiving and giving reports of patient condition to the oncoming shift. Supervised and managed other staff members in problem solving and in coordination of daily activities for medical-surgical unit.

As Case Manager-RN provided nursing services for homebound adult clients. Oasis assessment, evaluate patient’s families and home environment. Follow physician orders and treatment plans. Conduct follow-up visits per plan of care. Maintain good communication and organizational skills and communicates with physician and other disciplines. Supervised Home Health Aides. Participate in monthly conference of Disciplinary Team. Maintain CEU’s and inservices programs per nursing manager.

As office manager and community liaison: managed medical staff, answered incoming calls, scheduled doctor’s appointments for physicians, and collaborated with doctors regarding patient’s conditions and prescriptions. Worked with medical providers and potential clients regarding services provided by Home Care Physicians.

As utilization review nurse: Utilized Telephonics for medical review to determine intensity of service and severity of illness. Utilized InterQual for criteria ICD-9 Coding and CPT-4. Evaluate and investigate, to approve or reject hospital or non-hospital admissions and hospital/physician billings with members and providers. Determine appropriate setting and LOS. Performed concurrent reviews and consults with medical Director for reviews pending.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

06/2012-Present Occupational Health Nurse Health Care Innovations

12/2008-04/2011 Staff Nurse Riverview Health & Rehab/SJSC

05/2006-Present Clinical/Nurse-GYN/Staff Nurse Med-National Staffing/HFH/Beaumont

09/05-12/2007 Occupational Health Nurse Interim Occupational Health/GM-TECH

12/02-03/04 Case Manager, Home Care Nurse Quality Home Health Care of MI.

04/02-11/02 Office Manager and Liaison Home Care Physicians

08/99-12/01 Occupational Health Nurse Snelling Personnel Services/AAA Ins.

10/92 -10/93 UR-Nurse Blue Cross Blue Shield of MI

10/88-08/91 Staff Nurse Detroit Receiving Hospital

EDUCATION & TRAINING

1980-1988 Associate Degree in Nursing & Science Highland Park Community College

1981-1983 Medical Technology, Mercy College of Detroit

1980-1981 EMT/EKG Training, Majesky Adult Education Center, Detroit, Michigan

CERTIFICATION

September 2005 Occupational Nurse training at GM with Core Competency, Computer Training

March – October 1998 Basic and Advanced Massage Training with therapeutic touch, Healing

Aromassage Institute

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