Heather Schwinn

Cuyahoga Falls, OH *****

acwdc3@r.postjobfree.com - 330-***-****

To gain experience and knowledge and to utilize my skills as an RN in a way that provides quality care and

security to patients, family members, and hospital staff.

Licensure/Certification

Ohio RN license #394586, Current-2013

American Heart Association CPR certification, Current-2012

WORK EXPERIENCE

Hospice Resource Nurse

Summa Health System - Akron, OH - December 2015 to Present

Responsibilities

Responsible for coordinating and scheduling visits for hospice care. Triage phone calls from patients and

family for direction of care. Collaboration with medical directors on patient care needs, medication orders.

Scheduling any diagnostic testing needed. Making follow up calls to patients to check status and medical

condition. Documenting in the EMR any changes in the patient. Ordering supplies to meet patient needs in the

home. Quality control for chart documentation. Verifying patient diagnosis is coded correctly and collaboration

with billing staff on patient procedure codes. Familiar with Horizons, Medic,Citrix, Point Click Care software.

Accomplishments

Making the process of coordinating and scheduling visits to patients more streamlined and keeping other team

members more involved and aware of patient changes and needs.

Skills Used

Case managing, critical thinking, time management

RN Case Manager

Hospice of Medina - Medina, OH - May 2015 to Present

Responsibilities

Responsible for a caseload of 18-20 patients. Coordinating and overseeing care for patients in the home and

in skilled nursing centers. Collaboration with doctors on patient care. Providing and maintaining patient comfort

and helping families care for loved ones during end of life. Responsible for order verification on all medicines

and any treatments needed. Maintaining patient dignity while caring for patients in their home. Verifying all

correct diagnosis codes. Chart auditing.

Accomplishments

Helping families care for their loved ones and make the end of life transition more acceptable and comforting.

Skills Used

Time management, critical thinking

RN

Select Specialty Hospital - Akron, OH - June 2014 to May 2015

Responsibilities

Caring for patients in the ICU, or Step Down, or working on the Med-Surg floor. Assessments, IV medication

administration, wound care, lab draws, administration of blood products. Caring for very critically ill patients.

Accomplishments

Seeing the impact and results of my nursing skills help improve the quality of life for my patients and their

families.

Skills Used

IV med administration, lab draws nightly, assessments, care of patients on a vent and/or with a tracheostomy.

Collaboration with various specialists in patient care. Wound care, critical IV drips, caring for patients who are

critically ill.

RN Charge Nurse

Wayside Farm Nursing and Rehab - Peninsula, OH - January 2014 to May 2014

Responsibilities

Supervision of LPN's and STNA's, medication administration, ordering supplies and medicine as needed,

collaboration with health care team on patient care, review labs, obtain specimens for tests, wound care and

treatments

RN Staff Nurse

West Central Medical Group - Toledo, OH - May 2009 to October 2013

Internal medicine office. Assessments, phone triage, medication administration.

Experienced in electronic medical records.

Experienced in chronic wound care.

Experienced as a surgical scrub technician.

EDUCATION

Associate in Nursing

Terra State Community College - Fremont, OH

May 2013

Nursing

Northwest State Community College - Archbold, OH

May 2010

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