RHONDA MONTGOMERY, MSN, C/PHCNS, APRN

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Townsend, DE 19734

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acu41f@r.postjobfree.com

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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