Wanda Schlemmer

Registered Nurse

Mart, TX *****

ad2ahc@r.postjobfree.com - 254-***-****

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

WORK EXPERIENCE

RN case mgr

Amedisys Hospice

Aug 24, 2021 to present in PRN role

Hospice case manager: Performs educational consults with potential clients, performs admission

Assessment; establishes initial POC with nursing frequencies and updates POC as necessary

To meet changing needs of the patient. Provides education to the patient/family/caregiver

Regarding disease process and progression, pain management, nutritional needs, and end of life care.

Provides support to patient, family, caregivers.

Attends weekly IDG meetings: prepares and submits admission, discharge, and recurring data

Participates in on call and back up call rotation

RN Case Manager/Alternate Supervisor

Standards Hospice

Feb 2019 to Sept 2020

Hospice case manager: Performs educational consults with potential clients, performs admission

assessment; establishes initial POC with nursing frequencies and updates POC as necessary

to meet changing needs of the patient. Provides education to the patient/family/caregiver

regarding disease process and progression, pain management, nutritional needs, and end of life

care.

Provides support to patient, family, caregivers.

Attends weekly IDG meetings: prepares and submits admission, discharge, and recurring data

Participates in on call and back up call rotation

Functions as supervising nurse of all clinical staff in the absence of DON

Review/ Acceptance/ Denial of hospice referrals

May authorize non formulary medications after careful consideration of benefits vs outcomes and costs.

Makes recommendations for alternative medications when necessary in order to achieve maximum benefit/results

RN Behavioral, Contract

AT Staffing-Lufkin, TX

March 01, 2018-present

Contract with MSSLC (state supported living center)

Waco Center for Youth

RN Direct care- clinic nurse: Performs sick call, triage, and patient assessments. Works in collaboration with Medical Provider and ANP to perform quarterly and annual patient physical assessments. Assists in sick call (performs MD ordered wound care, treatments, procedures, obtains cultures, VP for blood chemistry. Provides education to patient and staff regarding symptom management, disease progression/regression and when to notify nurse with specific findings. Performs chart audits to ensure documentation meets guideline standards and performs medication observations by other nursing staff

RN Hospice Case Manager

Texas Home Health Hospice - Waco, TX -

February 2017 to March 2018

Hospice case manager: Performs educational consults with potential clients, performs admission

assessment; establishes initial POC with nursing frequencies and updates POC as necessary

to meet the changing needs of the patient. Provides education to the patient/family/caregiver

regarding disease process and progression, pain management, nutritional needs, and end of life

care.

Provides support to patient, family, caregivers.

Attends weekly IDG meetings: prepares and submits admission, discharge, and recurring data

Participates in on call and back up call rotation

RN Case Manager/Field

Gentiva/Girling - Waco, TX -

October 2015 to November 2016

Evaluates and performs Oasis assessments for admission, recertification, resumption of care

and discharge of individual clients; supervision of home health aide, LVN; coordination of care

between disciplines; attends weekly case conference

MDS Coordinator

Daybreak Ventures - Italy, TX -

December 2015 to February 2016

Performs individual resident assessments for submission to state for facility payment.

Accepts on call assignment; acts in role of supervisory nurse when needed; attends daily stand

up meetings

Coordinates/conducts all resident care plan meetings with resident/family members as applicable

QA Nurse/RN Team Lead/RN Clinical Supervisor

Bluebonnet Health Services - Waco, TX -

October 2010 to October 2015

Responsibilities include:

Reviews and assists with coding ICD 9/ICD 10 and reviewing of Oasis documentation

Assists with review of all patient charts every sixty days for accuracy of documentation

Monitors for trends that may require additional education in an effort to maintain accuracy of

documentation according to Medicare guidelines

Participates in quarterly QAPI meetings and assists in developing teaching programs for staff

Monitors Infection Control

Manages and orders supplies for patient use

Assists with intake and referral processes when needed

Assists with billing audits for RAPs and EOE when needed

Assists with admission, recertification and discharge visits/Oasis completion as applicable

Monitors staff scheduling and patient assignments

Assists in Hiring process

Orientation of New Hires

Responsible for in service training

Direct Oversight of clinical staff

LVN field nurse, QA nurse, Intake Coordinator

Healthwise Home Health - Waco, TX -

November 2004 to January 2010

Acts in a variety of roles including performing direct patient care in the patient home by carrying

out physician ordered assessments, treatments and procedures including Wound Vac therapy,

IV therapy,

TPN, as well as Venipuncture for labs, QA nurse for four offices, Intake Coordinator and involved

in on call

rotation

LVN Charge Nurse/Treatment Nurse/ADON

Spring Seasons - Mart, TX -

March 2002 to December 2004

Completes admissions, discharges; transcribes and carries out physician orders, makes

assignments and supervises CNA staff

Treatment nurse, administers physician ordered treatments, initiates proper skin treatment

protocol,

assesses residents for skin breakdown, tears, and or bruising and submits weekly corporate

reports. Orders and maintains supplies for treatments

LVN- PRN

Medical Staffing Network - Waco, TX -

March 2000 to December 2004

Works as an LVN in various long term care, hospital and occupational health settings. Including

forensic nursing according to assignment needs on a PRN basis

LVN

McLennan County Jail - Waco, TX -

December 1998 to December 2001

Assessment of inmates upon arrival to the facility, provides medical treatments where indicated

triage of inmates for medical care and transport to hospital as necessary, performs treatments

for cuts, inhalation

therapy, phlebotomy, IV therapy, and EKG's, assists with routine physician clinic and sick call,

completes intake procedures and transcription of physician orders

LVN Charge- Scheduler

Quality Care of Waco - Waco, TX -

January 2000 to April 2001

Charge nurse for Medicare unit, completes admissions, discharges, transcribes orders,

Implements physician ordered services, medications, treatments

Responsible for hiring of nursing assistant staff, management of staff immunizations and duties

of on-call rotation

LVN- Field Office

Girling Health Care - Hillsboro, TX -

November 1997 to November 1998

Provides physician ordered services to patients in their home, including assessments,

venipuncture, wound care, patient teaching on disease processes, reports change in patient condition to

physician, orders supplies, faxes all lab reports

Location closed in Nov 1998

LVN Charge nurse

Lake Shore Village Healthcare - Waco, TX -

August 1995 to November 1997

Charge nurse, responsible for admissions, discharges, transcription of physician orders, makes

assignments for and supervises nursing assistant staff

Account manager

Spenco Medical Corp Waco, TX

Mar 1987-Aug 1993

Telemarketing sales and service of medical products to nationwide accounts

EDUCATION

ASN

Lamar State College - Port Arthur, TX

August 2012 to May 2014

McLennan Community College - Waco, TX

LVN

August 1994 to August 1995

NURSING LICENSES

RN

Expires: March 2023

State: TX

RUG Certified: Expires Sept 2022

Computer skills:

Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Multiple EMR software systems

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