LETICIA APPIAH (BROWN) MSN, BSN, RN

Tel: +1-703-***-****

Email: ad4qb1@r.postjobfree.com

REGISTERED NURSE

Highly organized, self-motivated registered nurse with over 21 years of vast experience in the healthcare industry. Exceptional organizational, management, supervisory and time management skills combined with the ability to work collaboratively with professionals from a variety of diverse backgrounds. Excellent analytical and oral/written communication skills with a proven ability to excel in challenging and complex environments. Specially trained in Informatics, RAI MDS and McMaster Case Management.

Area of expertise

*Registered Nurse Clinical Case Manager on all units* Emergency Nursing* TNCC Certified* Triage Nursing *HEALTH INFORMATICS *IMCU *CVICU *Acute/ Sub acute and Skilled Rehab Nurse *Nursing Management. *Hiring and Training of new nursing staff *Lead preceptor for nursing students *Adult Brain Injury* Adult Orthopedic/MSK *Adult Spinal Cord Injury *Stroke care. * Wound care training. *EPIC Super User *MIDAS *ALL SCRIPTS *NAVIHEALTH *ACLS. *BLS. *TNCC. *EMT. *RAI-MDS. *Meditech Super User. *Pixalere *IV Certified. *Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) Certified *Mental Health/Psych, Alzheimer / Dementia specialty training

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1.Medical Solutions Staffing

Clinical Case Manager

October 2021-date

•Coordination of care for Surgical, ER, CVICU, transplant, and medical surgery patients.

•Evaluate the physical, functional, psychological, environmental, social, learning and financial needs of patients.

•Recognize problems, goals and interventions planned to meet patient’s needs, while prioritizing their goals.

•Progression of care, and proactive discharge planning

•Act as a liaison between patients and their families, doctors, and other health care providers.

•Responsible for expediting the timely and safe discharge for all patients

•Complete concurrent review for patients

•Multidisciplinary team meeting to formulate best care plan to suit patient’s needs in order to promote client’s optimal level of well-being.

•Provided training and orientation to new nursing staff

2.Inova Alexandria Hospital

Clinical Case Manager

June 2021-Oct 2021

•Actively participated in clinical performance improvement activities.

•Provided discharge planning and continuity of care for assigned patients in the acute and post-acute setting. Understands pre-acute and post-acute resources.

•Provided coordination of services and acts as key liaison between patient, the patient's family, and the interdisciplinary healthcare members.

•Applied utilization management techniques to determine the medical necessity, appropriateness, and efficiency of the use of health care services, procedures, and facilities.

•Responsible for timely regulatory compliance and facilitation of pre-certification and payor authorization processes, when indicated.

•Worked with multi-disciplinary team on implementing and evaluating patient care plans and progression throughout the continuum. Works collaboratively in communication with physicians, nursing, and other members of the multi-disciplinary care team to effect timely and appropriate patient management.

3. Dominion Hospital

Case management, Admissions and referral nurse

April 2019 –June 2021

•Provided admission and discharge planning, and continuity of care for assigned patients

•Triage patients as necessary

• Provides coordination of services and acts as key liaison between patient, the

•patient's family, and the interdisciplinary healthcare members

•Used competent clinical skills in completing clinical and behavioral health

•assessments.

•Monitoring of potential and/or current clients’ needs, utilizing technology.

•Giving concise report to physicians in order to obtain appropriate placement for

•clients per physician.

•Respect confidentiality, privacy, safety, and patient rights.

•Complete insurance pre-certifications in a timely fashion.

•Notify physician of problems with pre-certifications and need for peer-to-peer review

•in a timely fashion.

•Utilize therapeutic communication on the phone and in person with clients and

•families.

•Communicate professionally with physicians, referral sources, and hospital staff.

•Keep up with date with admissions processes, insurance information and hospital policies.

4. Alberta Health Services

Case Manager

March 2016 – April 2019

•Coordinated educational activities and used appropriate resources to develop and implement an individualized teaching and discharge plan with clients and their families

•Performed hands-on nursing care by utilizing the nursing process to achieve quality outcomes for clients

•Educated and assisted clients to live with and appropriately manage chronic illnesses and injuries

•Assisted clients in returning to their normal lives following a serious illness or injury

•Prepared clients and their loved ones for future self-management and decision-making responsibilities by encouraging clients' independence and ongoing goal achievement

•Taught specific rehabilitation nursing techniques to help clients and their families to develop the self-care skills necessary to move toward full rehabilitation

•Coordinated nursing care activities in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team to facilitate achievement of overall goals

•Coordinated a holistic approach to meeting patient's medical, vocational, educational, and environmental needs

•Used effective oral and written communication skills to develop a rapport with clients, their families, and health team members and to ensure the fulfillment of requirements for legal documentation and reimbursement

•Acted as a resource and a role model for nursing staff and students and participated in activities such as nursing committees and professional organizations that promote the improvement of nursing care and the advancement of professional rehabilitation nursing.

•Initial assessment for home care eligibility and to identify client’s needs for their return home

•Care planning tailored to fit patient’s needs

•All stages of wound care, medication administration

•Multidisciplinary team meeting to formulate best care plan to suit patient’s needs in order to promote client’s optimal level of well-being

•Liaised between physicians and clients

•Weekly case reviews with a multidisciplinary team to brainstorm and find solutions for complex patient needs.

•Placement assessment and transition referral to an alternate level of care.

•Linked clients to internal and external resources.

5. Salvation Army

Resident Care Manager

Oct 2009 - April 2016

•Assess residents for facility appropriateness prior to admission.

•Admitted and discharged residents.

•Assisted Psychiatrists and Physician during resident care rounds

•Recruited, led and supervised the Interdisciplinary Team to ensure efficient, consistent, and comprehensive resident care planning and delivery based on Residents’ choice.

•Provided leadership through a respectful, collaborative approach to monitor, supervise and direct the interdisciplinary team in care provision.

•Worked in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to promote health and safety awareness, safe work practices and monitors nursing staff for safe, competent professional practice.

•Attended and participated in Residents’ Care conferencing.

•Coordinated and assisted with various care programs, as needed (e.g. Wound care, flu clinics, monthly audits, new projects as allocated by the Director of Care).

•Provided new Staff orientation, Med and Nursing student preceptorship.

•Ensured appropriate staffing levels, and time sheet submissions.

•Weekend on-call nurse on a rotational basis to assist the staff with emergent/urgent situations.

•Supported Staff in advocating for Resident choice and autonomy in decision-making and care planning.

•Offered ongoing education and advocacy to the residents and families, staff and volunteers.

•Developed and monitored implementation plans for change.

•Participated in assessments, by reviewing the resident’s chart and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to ensure patient-centered care is provided.

6. Wentworth Manor.

Charge Nurse /Unit Supervisor

NOV 2007 – AUG 2009

•Coordinated nursing care activities in partnership with other members of the interdisciplinary nursing team to facilitate achievement of residents’ overall goals.

•New admit assessments and ongoing day to day assessments

•Assessed residents and notified physicians for change of conditions

•Medication and treatment administration

•Supervised staff on my shift and assisted with problem solving.

•Followed up on incident reports and investigation reports.

7. Specialty Care of Marietta

Sub –Acute Unit

Staff Nurse

JULY 2005 – NOV 2007

•Treatment of all stages of wound care including wound vac

•Post-Surgical Care

•IV therapy; Enteral and Parental Nutrition administration.

•Foley catheter insertion and care, colostomy / ileostomy care, pre- and post-operative care, palliative / hospice care.

•Worked as part of the rehabilitation team and contributed to and implemented evidence-based treatment approaches that promoted physical, psychosocial, and spiritual health.

8. Sunrise Assisted Living Dunwoody, Georgia, USA.

RESIDENT CARE MANAGER

OCT 2002 – JULY 2005

•Worked with the Executive director to coordinate delivery of care to residents and managed a team of staff.

•Trained med techs to administer medication, did minor wound care.

•Organized homecare support for residents with complex wounds, and residents who needed OT, PT and RT.

•Direct and indirect provision of care according to each resident’s nursing and medical plan of care and in accordance with state and federal regulations and accepted nursing standards of practice.

Education

AMERICA SENTINEL UNIVERSITY

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING- INFORMATICS

2021.

ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY

BACHELOR OF NURSING PROGRAM

Graduated /NCLEX 2016

Bates Technical College

ASSOCIATE IN NURSING

LPN, 2001

Tacoma Community College

Certification in EMT-B 2001

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