Health Care Palliative

Location:

Torrance, CA

Posted:

May 24, 2024

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SAKURA BURKHART'S RESUME

**** ****** **. ***. *** Torrance, CA 90503 310-***-**** ad5xul@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Utilizes 24 plus RN years of accumulated technological and holistic nursing skills, experiences, and knowledge to flourish & support health care members in delivering most optimal, medical, and/or palliative care through compassionate teamwork. Harnesses common & advanced complex medical & nursing concepts & creates various fields of implementation systems to follow through on patients’ & agency’s daily & long-term goals which renders positive quality & effective patient (pt) outcomes. Accomplishes timely hospice initial & comprehensive assessments to include all of the individualized patient’s needs, pain/comfort management, dignity, respect, functional status, nature & condition for admission, imminence of death, severity of symptoms, drug profile, pt & family bereavement education & need for further referrals.

●Advises strong policies and procedures knowledge ●Inserted/managed: Intravenous (IV) lines, Foleys, use as prior Unit Labor Shop Steward to facilitate nasogastric tubes, rectal tubes, restraints, NT-tube,

harmony between nurses & management teams. Tracheostomy, blood products, & IV medications.

●Enforces effective time management via organization, ●Researches common & unusual patients' medical

prioritization, & incorporation of appropriate conditions & familiar with what professionals would cultural & medical language communication skills. follow as best practices to ensure health & wellness.

●Types 55 WPM, proficient with EPIC, Carelink, ●Summarizes medical information concise & simple

Cerner, Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Power Point, &/or documents comprehensive detailed reports Outlook & quick to learn new computer systems. relating to medically necessary healthcare delivery.

●Responds to plan of care via ensuring appropriate ●Operated medical equipment, recognized compliance with state & federal regulatory standards. & recommended effective equipment & any defects ●Conducts patient centerd advocacy. reported.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Sakura, Legal Nurse Consultant, LLC, 06/2020 – current registered under Hawaii’s good standing certificate. Successfully completed all LNC courses & utilized multi-talented skills to serve attorneys & medical personnel with individualized patient care plans. Coordinated timely research to assist in proper diagnosis & treatment for complicated patient cases rendering successful recoveries. Interacts, assesses, plans, implements interventions & evaluates via nursing processes with patients to render appropriate consultations, treatments, & referrals for them while maintaining HIPAA laws. Generates infection prevention guidelines for medical personnel, patients & various communities.

Telephonic, LNC, RN Case Manager, Workman’s Compensation, 01/2021 - 05/2023 Hawaii Employer’s Mutual Insurance Company Honolulu, Hawaii. Triaged remotely via thorough assessments, research, & planning, & implemented appropriate healthcare via telehealth, then directed injured workers to pertinent medical facilities for continuity of care. Activated best practices which included developing & implementing clinical pathways & guidelines to reduce variation & overuse, utilizing prior authorization & concurrent review processes to verify medical necessity, eligibility, & coverage of services requested & provided promoting patient centered medical homes & facilities.

Agency RN, 09/2007 - 11/2012, and 06/2019 - 05/2023 Altres Medical Honolulu, Hawaii.

Established an overview of various institution's operational systems and functioned appropriately and accordingly to fulfill each center's vision of health care delivery, including, Medical-Surgical facilities, Long Term Care, Tripler Army Medical Center (military), and Kahimohala (mentally compromised communities).

Quality Management Specialist RN, 09/2019 – 06/2020 Kuakini Medical Center Honolulu, Hawaii

Abstracted data for various specifications, such as, Severe Sepsis, Surgical Care Improvement Project, & Orthopedic Departments surgeries in compliance with the Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services. Developed Quality Improvement guidelines & educated Physicians, Nurses, Managers, & staff about Septic Shock & Severe Sepsis diagnosis & coding via integrating utilization management & quality assurance skills.

Home infusion RN, 06/2018 – 06/2019 Option Care Honolulu, Hawaii. Educated self-administration of home intravenous medications infusion to cut hospital costs for both patients and various hospitals. Researched and applied for patients, insurance qualifications while handling all patient documents including filing & billing.

Med Surg RN, 06/2011 – 06/2018 Queen's Medical Center (16 years Magnet certified Hospital) West Oahu Ewa Beach, and Honolulu Hawaii. Cultivated and collaborated floor cultures amongst Registered Nurses, Doctors, and other hospital staff to render most optimal treatments for each patient and their family via individualized and ethical care plans. Resourced as a positive role model for fellow nurses and team members via providing holistic care, managing disease processes, recognizing red flags/triggers, and remedying patient's health needs on medical surgical units. Compiled knowledge background to deliver exceptional care to 15 different units covering multicultural patients with multi-systems dysfunctions, such as, psychological, neurological, cerebrovascular, cardiovascular, respiratory, orthopedic, musculoskeletal, endocrinologic, genitourinary, and obstetrics with co-morbidities. Discharged & transitioned patients from hospital to home while completing Case Management and Social Work steps to ensure timeliness.

Hospice Charge Nurse, 05/2010 - 07/2011 Saint Francis Hospice Honolulu, Hawaii. Managed Hospice inpatient and outpatient care including with family members via telephone and/or in person. Educated and guided through the denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance, & death and dying process while assuring everyone maintained their best comfort level, dignity, and respect.

Med Surg RN, 03/2004 - 01/2010 Straub Medical Center Honolulu, Hawaii. Rendered care to medical surgical and/or Oncology patients in the process of chemotherapy and radiation treatments, including medication reconciliation & wound care. Follow up via telephone reviews with discharged patients assuring their health and wellness were addressed effectively.

Registered Nurse, 05/2001 - 03/2004 Kahu Malama Nurses Inc. Honolulu, Hawaii. Transitioned to acute care from owning an Adult Residential Care Home & serving the Geriatric, Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Parkinson’s population for 5 years. Foreseen patients’ homecare needs after provided 24 hours care to wheel chair bound.

EDUCATION

Legal Nurse Consultant Modules, 2019-2021’

American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, online Chicago, IL

Associate of Science: Registered Nurse, 1999-2000’

Excelsior University – (Online Courses) New York, NY

Associate of Science: Registered Nurse, 1991-1998’

Kapiolani Community College - Honolulu, HI

Sakura Burkhart RN’s COVER LETTER

License #: California RN95373875, issued 03/22/2024

License #: Hawaii RN-47743, issued 05/15/2000

3656 Garnet St. Apt. 328 Torrance, CA 90503

ad5xul@r.postjobfree.com, Cell #: 310-***-****

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to you to express my strong interest in the Expert Practice Consultants position. Highly experienced in the nursing process & evidence-based practices to effectively & timely implement cost savings approaches. Managed services for 5 years, at Skilled Nursing facilities for Geriatric Alzheimer’s & Dementia patients where I first encountered hospice patients. Directed care for 13 yrs. as Medical Surgical RN which included hospice, oncology, & multisystem care. As a patient advocate, I have a passion for providing quality care to patients and enjoy continuing education via working with updated policies & procedures through Medicare, state & federal regulations’ requirements to support the medical community & clients.

I adapt swiftly to new medical systems, & consistently exceed performance expectations. Collaborates with multi-departmental staff to establish, monitor & engage in ongoing operational needs while problem solving unique challenges & engaging opportunities for professional relationships’ growth. Communicates via clear, concise effective listening & interpersonal skills to support integrated teamwork efforts & goals with follow through practices. Operates consistently with HIPAA compliances within organizational guidelines while building positive connected patient rapport & relationships.

Currently, Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC) with 23 years of multidisciplinary RN skills, including acute care, oncological experience, & hospice transitioning which mostly were conducted at the Queen’s medical center while it was and continues to be Magnet certified > 16 yrs. Rendered needs while being a float nurse there, on their med-surge, oncology, psychological, neurological, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, post-partum, GI & ortho units. Engaged in surgical, non-surgical, physical therapy & occupational therapy services as well as coordinating use of MRI, CT, & numerous other procedures requiring use of various medical equipment. Provides precise interactive, assessments, planning, intervening, & evaluating patient centered medical processes via virtual methodologies through prior experiences to analyze patients’ behaviors, responses, medical records/reports.

Prior history of preparing for mock audits which passed by RICO & CMS, & involved preventative measures, root cause analysis on red flags within medical facilities & developed corrective action plans post audits with follow up oversights. The Kuakini Hospital’s billing dept requested for me to create a Sepsis & Septic Shock guide which was published, displayed & utilized in their electronic medical library to educate their ER resident physicians. This methodological system cut costs by 50% while providing optimal care.

I have spent over 20 years in wound care & diabetes management, with philosophical awareness of comfort, dignity, autonomy, quality of life, patient and family empowerment education, medication reconciliation, pain prevention & management, & strong head to toe assessment skills which makes me the perfect candidate as a continuing compassionate hospice nurse expert consultant. My dedication to continuous improvement aligns with ethical core values & I am eager to contribute my innovative ideas & proven track record to optimize patient safety, & genuine compassionate diverse patient care within CA’s BRN. I am confident I would prove to be an asset to your institution, as I am a fast learner, self-sufficient, flexible & hard worker. I look forward to hearing from you and would love to further discuss my skills and talents during an interview to make a meaningful impact & significant difference in the legal & health care sector & in patients’ lives served through your establishment.

Sincerely,

Sakura Burkhart, RN, LNC

Reference Letter

To Whom It May Concern,

I am writing to recommend Sakura Burkhart, RN for the Registered Nurse position which she is interested in. I am an ICU and Medical Surgical Registered Nurse of 30 years who has known and worked with Sakura for 5 years at The Queen’s Medical Center. Sakura served as our unit’s union labor representative for 3 years and she proved to be a true patient advocate who assured our nurses were positively supported so that we were able to deliver the best quality care to our patients. She is consistently current in medical knowledge, issues surrounding patient care, changing policies and procedures, best nursing practices, and safety measures.

Sakura is known to be a genuine, honest person and professional who becomes acquainted with every medical team member to assure that all our common goals are followed through on. I believe she is a great communicator and educator who would be an exceptional benefit for your HealthCare Team. She is well rounded and most capable of meeting and beating deadlines whether it be in documenting or treating and establishing a rapport with clients. While working with me at the Queen’s Medical Center she earned titles, such as, “super-nurse,” and “miracle worker.” Sakura shared with me that when she first became a nurse at Aloha Nursing and Rehab Centre the patients there called her “Doctor,” and when she worked at St. Francis Hospice the Nuns there called her an “Enigma” because of the consistent high-quality work she delivered. She is a great problem solver with difficult patient assignments which also entailed the use of various medical equipment. Please, don’t hesitate to contact me by cell number: 910-***-**** or email: ad5xul@r.postjobfree.com if you have any further questions and requests.

Best Regards,

Brenda Kraetschmer, RN

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For Sakura Burkhart, RN

Brenda Kraetschmer, RN Co-worker QMC West Magnet Hospital

Acquainted for: 10 years.

Cell phone #: 910-***-****