Advance Practice Registered Nurse, Community and Public Health
Resume:
RHONDA MONTGOMERY, MSN, C/PHCNS, APRN
Townsend, DE 19734
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Curriculum Vitae
Objective
Continue to integrate the Patient Centered Care Model into my practice and those that I have the opportunity to influence through strong collaborative relationships, role modeling and leadership.
Professional Strengths
Accountable
Collaborative practice
Effective verbal and communication skills
Leadership and Coaching expertise to maximize employee resources
Multitasker
Public Speaking and Presentation skills
Successful conflict resolution
Analytical with the ability to see the whole process
Culturally Competent
Program development and management
Health and Wellness Promotion
Patient Advocacy
Evidence Based Practice over a wide range of medical and mental health clinical situations, with strong assessment, evaluation and treatment skills.
Case Management, to include Inpatient and Outpatient Services
Professional Experience
MEDXM- SANTA ANA, CA 3-2016 to present
Mid-Level Provider
Provides comprehensive physical and mental health in home assessments, reporting back to health plans and making referrals to appropriate providers, promoting the members’ health and wellness through maximization of health plan benefits.
MID ATLANTIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH – NEWARK, DE 12-2015 to present
Mental Health Advance Practice Nurse
Provides evaluation and treatment of the mentally ill individual in a private clinic setting.
CONNECTIONS CSP – JAMES T VAUGHN CORRECTIONAL CENTER - SMYRNA, DE 7-2012 to 3/2016
Chief Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurse
Provided evaluation and treatment for the mentally ill offenders.
Provided consultation for those treatment resistant mentally ill offenders managed by other providers.
Supervision of a team of Advance Practice Nurses throughout Connections’ Correctional Health Care contracts.
ABR COUNSELING ASSOCIATES – DOVER, DE 4/2012 to 2/2016 Mental Health Advance Practice Nurse
Provided evaluation and treatment of the mentally ill individual in a private clinic setting.
MHM - JAMES T VAUGHN CORRECTIONAL CENTER – SMYRNA, DE 1/2012 to 7-2012
Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurse
Provided Mental Health evaluation and treatment for mentally ill offenders.
MEADOWWOOD – NEW CASTLE, DE 1998-2012
Nursing Supervisor/ Director of Admissions/ Director of Utilization Review
Provided supervision to a staff of RN’s, LPN’s, Mental Health Assistants and
Social Workers while providing care in an Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital.
BAYHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER – MILFORD, DE 2009-2011
Bariatric Program Developer/ Coordinator
Developed, implemented and managed a surgical bariatric program.
WILMINGTON V.A. MEDICAL CENTER – ELSMERE, DE 2007-2009
MRSA Prevention Coordinator
Developed, implemented and managed the MRSA Prevention Program’
Provided surveillance and report of data regarding infection rates
Provided Infection Prevention/ MRSA education to all new employees, volunteers
and staff for annual Infection Prevention Inservice Education.
DELAWARE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER – WILMINGTON, DE 2006-2007
Nurse Manager Admission Unit
Managed a 45 bed acute inpatient psychiatric unit
MBNA AMERICA – NEWARK, DE 2004-2006
Occupational Health Nurse/Case Manager
Provided primary care in an occupational setting
Provided case management of short and long term disability benefit for
those employees unable to work due to acute and chronic illness.
CHRISTIANA CARE – NEWARK, DE 1997-2003
Team Leader/Senior Case Manager – Health Plan (1998-2003)
Provided intensive case management services to both a commercial
and Medicaid population.
Provided consultation and supervision to other members of the Case Management Dept.
Nursing Supervisor – Visiting Nurses Association (1997-1998)
Provided supervision to nurses in the field, providing skilled home care visits.
AETNA HEALTH PLAN – WILMINGTON, DE 1993-1997
Appeals Coordinator/Team Leader (Inpatient Case Managers)/Senior Care Manager
Provided intensive case management services to both a commercial
and Medicaid population.
Provided consultation and supervision to other members of the Case Management Dept.
Managed the denials and appeals for services under the health plan benefits deemed to be
not medically necessary or a non- covered benefit.
GERATRIC SERVICES OF DELAWARE – NEW CASTLE, DE 1984-1993
Quality Assurance Coordinator/Nursing Supervisor/ Staff Nurse
Provided skilled nursing visit to homebound clients
Supervised the provision of the skilled visit documentation of the visit,
assuring the visit met criteria for reimbursement.
Education
WILKES UNIVERSITY; Doctor of Nursing Practice, In progress Nov. 2017
WESLEY COLLEGE; MSN – Community and Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist Dec. 2011
BRYN MAWR HOSPITAL OF NURSING; RN Diploma May 1980
Professional Organziations
Delaware Nurses Association
American Nurses Association
National Commission on Correctional Health Care
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
American Psychiatric Nurse Association
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
Professional Licensure, Prividgeling and Certification/Awards
State of Delaware Division of Professional Regulation:
Registered Nurse L1-0013669
Community Health Nursing Clinical Nurse Specialist LT-0000103
Advanced Practice Nurse Controlled Substance Registration AN-0008754
United States Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA Registration Number MM2717924
Delaware Department of Corrections; Bureau of Correctional Healthcare Services
Statewide privileges granted as an Advance Practice Registered Nurse with prescribing authority
Credentialed with the following health insurance plans as an Advance Practice Registered Nurse with prescribing authority:
United Health Care
Aetna
Comp Psych
Blue Cross Blue Shield, pending
Delaware Division of Health and Social Services; Credentialed Mental Health Screener
Delaware Department of Corrections; Warden’s Award; 2015
Delaware Nurses Association and Delaware Today Top Nurse Award; 2016
ANCC Advanced Public Health National Certification by Portfolio Pending
Presentations
Montgomery, R., Timme., & Thompson, T. (2014, July). The use of higher dose decanoate antipsychotic medications in the treatment of severe mental illness in the prisoner population. Workshop given at the annual Mental Health Conference of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC), Denver, CO.
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