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Polk City, Iowa *****

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Natalie Stevenson

I am a very compassionate and caring individual who has the ambition to succeed in any given environment.

EXPERIENCE

Clive Behavioral Health-Intake Behavioral Health Nurse

June 2023-Present

●Responsible for timely processing of inquiry and referral calls. Responsible for coordination of all admission processes and serves as liaison to referral sources,families, payors,physicians, unit and hospital personnel involved with each admission. Verify insurance,triage patients,complete assessments, enter calls and admissions in the computer system.

●Stepping Stone Family Services, pm where West Des Moines, Iowa — IHH Nurse Care Coordinator

July 2021 - June 2023

●Responsible for assisting clients with medication adherence, appointments, referral scheduling, tracking follow-up results from referrals, understanding health insurance coverage, transition of care, wellness education, and health support or lifestyle modification.

●Caseloads consist of clients with Serious Mental Illness, Severe Emotional Disorder, complex trauma and comorbid medical substance use disorders.

●Advocate and support clients/families by engaging with community agencies and providers on their behalf to ensure access to needed services to increase wellness of self-management and to reduce avoidable emergency visits and hospitalizations.

Primary Healthcare, Des Moines— MAT Nurse Case Manager

April 2019 to April 2020

●Assist with the treatment of all medication assisted treatment of substance abuse disorders.

●Documenting HPI, charting and performing vitals, assist with inductions, complete prior authorizations, venipuncture, monitoring counseling verification, tracking patient count and Suboxone patients to comply with physicians waiver compliance, call and reach out to patients who have discontinued services or have no call/no showed to appointments, assisting patients if inpatient services is needed.

●Attending and actively participating in Opioid Task Force and MAT meetings.

●Assisted with the enrollment and screening of clients for the grant funded program that allowed patients to receive free services while in treatment.

Iowa Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, West Des Moines — Oral Surgery Nurse

March 2017-April 2018

●Assist surgeons with oral surgery from starting IV's and sedation, handing instruments, recovering the patient, and giving detailed discharge instructions. Obtained medical histories and appropriate labs prior to extractions. Performed X-Rays prior to extractions and also during procedures.

Iowa Clinic, West Des Moines-Endoscopy Nurse

January 2014-July 2015

●Assist the surgeons with all endoscopy procedures from starting the IV, providing sedation to the patient, assisting with the scope during the procedure, performing vitals, cleaning scopes, recovering the patient, and giving detailed discharge instructions.

●Obtained medical histories and verified that the prep was completed according to the surgeons orders.

●Preparing and sending any specimens that were obtained to the laboratory for further testing and verifying the specimen was received.

●Organized and directed monthly infection control meetings and collaborated with staff to improve quality measures.

Surgery Center of Des Moines, Des Moines- Operating Room Nurse/Charge Nurse

December 2006-February 2013

●IV catheter administration

●Administration of IV, SQ, IM, and orals medications

●OR Circulation

●Assessed the need for, obtained, and interpreted appropriate lab tests

●Monitor patients throughout the whole recovery and discharge process.

●Instruct patient/family members on proper discharge care

●Educate staff on safety and proper infection control practices throughout the facility and held monthly meetings.

●Audit patient charts to instill correct documentation

●Oversaw and manage a number of clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism.

●Self directed with astute judgment skills and a high level of personal accountability.

●Coordinated Quality Improvement Activities (QIA's) to identify performance areas for improvement.

●Responsible for call bi-monthly, which assisted staff and surgeons with additional surgical cases and problems.

EDUCATION

Des Moines Area Community College — ASN

August 2003 -May 2006, Ankeny Iowa

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

Registered Nurse- Iowa-Multi-State Compact License

Expires: October 2023

BLS- American Heart Association

Expires: June 2025

Mandated Reporter Training-State of Iowa

Expires: July 2026

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