Katherine L. Barmer

Permanent Address

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Morehead City, NC 28557

252-***-****

acbzuo@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Enthusiastic, hardworking public health professional with a clinical

background seeking to obtain a challenging leadership position providing

professional career growth in the healthcare industry.

Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Masters of Public Health-Focus in Public Health

Leadership/Concentration in Public Health Nursing, December 2012

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Certification in Core Concepts of Public Health, May 2008

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Bachelor of Science-Nursing, May 2006

Work Experience

Director of Care Transitions and Case Management December 2013-Present

. Overseas staff of case managers

. Develops and implements case management programs, including

utilization review, intake or discharge planning

. Continuous development, implementation, and quality improvement

of programs, services, and initiatives to reduce preventable

readmissions, unnecessary ED visits, improve transitions of care

. Provide oversight and coordination services for all existing

Case Management and Care Transition Services programs including

Diabetes Learning Center, outpatient medical nutrition services,

Telehealth Program, Carolina Access Transitional Care Management

Program, Parish Nurse Program, Transitional Care Program, Stroke

Transitional Care Program, Carteret Community Transitions

Project with CCME, development of rural health center, ED High

Risk CM Program

. Provide oversight and coordination of

services/programs/employees related to Case Management and Care

Transitions

. Maintains all budgetary responsibilities pertaining to Care

Transition Services and Case Management Services

. Completes and is responsible for 90 day work plans as well as

organizational goals and benchmarks

Director of Care Transitions March 2013-December 2013

. Continuous development, implementation, and quality improvement

of programs, services, and initiatives to reduce preventable

readmissions, unnecessary ED visits, and improve transitions of

care

. Provide oversight and coordination services for all existing

Care Transition Services programs including Diabetes Learning

Center, outpatient medical nutrition services, Telehealth

Program, Carolina Access Transitional Care Management Program,

Parish Nurse Program, Transitional Care Program, Stroke

Transitional Care Program, Carteret Community Transitions

Project with CCME, development of rural health center, ED High

Risk CM Program

. Provides direct oversight for all programs/employees associated

with Care Transitions

. Maintains all budgetary responsibilities pertaining to Care

Transition Services

. Completes and is responsible for 90 day work plans as well as

organizational goals and benchmarks

. Team lead for case management model sessions-continuously

evaluating case management model at CGH and implementing process

changes to provide greater efficiency and better patient

outcomes focusing on transitions of care

. Completion of Carteret General Hospital Community Health Needs

Assessment and Implementation Plans every three years

. Maintains oversight of all activities, initiatives, and programs

related to implementation plans

Outreach Services Coordinator August 2010-March 2013

Carteret General Hospital, Morehead City, NC

. Develop Carteret General Hospital's Outreach Services Department

. Continuous development, implementation, and quality improvement

of programs, services, and initiatives to reduce preventable

readmissions, unnecessary ED visits, and improve transitions of

care

. Provide oversight and coordination services for all existing

Outreach Services programs including outpatient Diabetes

Learning Center, outpatient medical nutrition services,

Outpatient Wound Care Program, Outpatient Healthy Heart

Telehealth Program, Outpatient Carolina Access Transitional Care

Management Program

. Provides direct oversight for all programs/employees associated

with outreach

. Maintains all budgetary responsibilities pertaining to outreach

services

. Completes and is responsible for 90 day work plans as well as

organizational goals and benchmarks

. Work towards the development of a federally qualified health

center/rural health center for Carteret County, working with

health center board of directors -acting as Executive Director

Registered Nurse Case Manager April 2010-August 2010

Case Management Coordinator

Carteret General Hospital, Morehead City, NC

. Functional owner for CMS chapter for Discharge Planning

. Functional owner for CMS chapter for Utilization Review

. Acts as case management team lead for EHR

. Acts as case management team lead for Providerlink

issues/concerns

. Handles day to day functions for case management department

. Handles scheduling for case managers/social workers

. Handles coordination of vendors

. Collaborate with Sentara on case management models

Registered Nurse Case Manager May 2008-April 2010

Carteret General Hospital, Morehead City, NC

. Utilizes a collaborative, proactive, and interdisciplinary

approach to planning the patient's care and the discharge plan

. Develops plans based on the assessment of the patient's/family's

needs, strengths, and available resources

. Proactively addresses identified problems, and facilitates the

patient's movement to the next level of care as soon as it is

medically indicated.

. Practices an outcome based case management approach to patient

care and program development

. Maintains current knowledge of information related to case

management, utilization management, discharge planning, and the

heath care system through attendance and active participation in

continuing education/professional organizations and staying

current in professional literature.

. Serves as a leader of the interdisciplinary team and

demonstrates the ability to manage relationships in a manner

which enhances professional role and effectiveness. Maintains

consistent collaboration focus.

. Participates in activities which support and enhance

departmental and organizational goals.

Registered Nurse May 2007-May 2008

Durham County Health Department, Durham, NC

. Apply nursing process in the delivery of safe, effective and

appropriate nursing care to low income pregnant women in a

prenatal clinic according to clinic protocols

. Facilitate care for individual patients by obtaining proper lab

work, arranging follow-up care, and providing information and

education to patients

. Screen patients upon entry into prenatal care

. Assess patient needs and connect to appropriate resources

. Communicate effectively with patients

Registered Nurse, UNC Hospitals August 2006-May2007

Chapel Hill, NC

. Apply nursing process in the delivery of safe, effective and

appropriate nursing care while maintainin complete and accurate

documentation according to UNC policies and procedures

. Continually assess the effectiveness of nursing care and

identify and support changes which improve outcomes

. Participate in educational experiences

. Deliver safe and developmentally appropriate care to patients

. Communicate effectively with patient families

Honors/Accomplishments

Executive Leadership Coaching

Healthy Carolinians of Carteret County

NoCVA/HEN Readmission Collaborative-team lead

Carteret Community Transitions Project/CCME-team lead

Crystal Shores Health Center-Acting Executive Director

Carteret General Hospital 2013 CHNA Team Lead

After Hours Rotary of Carteret County-member

Sigma Theta Tau International-Alpha Alpha Chapter

Development and implementation of Carteret General Hospital's Outpatient

Wound Care Program and Carolina Access Transitional Care Program,

Stroke Transitional Care Program, Transitional Care Program, and

Telehealth Program

Carteret General Hospital Health Fair Co-Chair, 2009, 2011

LEAN ED Value Stream Analysis-team member

Heart Failure Team Outpatient Representative

CGH Quality and Safety Council member

Carteret General Hospital-High Risk Crisis Team

Carteret General Hospital-VIP Team Representative

Providerlink Team Lead

UNC-Chapel Hill Deans List

Dr. Philip and Betsey Davis Scholarship Recipient

References available upon request

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