Case management Wound Care Home Health

Location:

Edinburg, TX

Posted:

July 24, 2024

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Cynthia Jennings (Christian) Pena

*** ***** ******, ********, ** 78539

**************@*****.***/770-***-****

I have been a Registered Nurse for 25 years. My experience includes antepartum nursing, medical-surgical nursing, home health, and wound and ostomy care. I am seeking a full time position as a wound care and ostomy nurse.

Experience:

Piedmont Rockdale, Conyers, Georgia

2021-present

I evaluate inpatient and outpatients for wound care and develop a plan of care for the patient while collaborating with the physician on wound care treatment orders. I am the Ostomy nurse and perform pre-surgical markings for the surgeon, teaching on the type of procedure the surgeon will perform, educating the patient/cg post-operatively about how to care for their stoma, how to pouch the stoma, and on the resources available to the patient following discharge. I am competent in NPWT advanced wound care treatments.

Piedmont Rockdale

2019-2021

Staff RN on a Med-Surg unit. Responsible for implementing the Nursing process while caring for 6 patients. Responsibilities include patient care, assessment, implementing plan of care, evaluating, and reassessing the plan of care. I was the Unit Based Educator for the unit and developed continuing education objectives. I also precepted new nurses to the unit.

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2015-2019

Contract RN for Home Health Agencies in Georgia such as Amedisys, SunCrest, and Visiting Nurse Health System. Responsible for in home patient assessments, developing a plan of care and determining the need for other disciplines such as PT/OT/SLP/MSW. Performed OASIS documentation, in home visits, simple and complex wound care, referred patients to wound clinics as needed, teaching patients and caregivers disease processes and how to manage them. Communication with physicians and all disciplines on patient care and plan of care for the best outcomes. Supervised home health aides and LPNs.

Cynthia Jennings (Christian) Pena

Piedmont Newton/Newton Medical Center

2009-2015

RN Home Health Case Manager

Provided comprehensive skilled nursing to patients in the home setting. Completed patient assessments and developed a plan of care using OASIS documentation. I took call to triage patient needs. Skills in the home setting included nursing assessments, teaching patient and caregivers disease processes and medication management. Performed complex wound care including NPWT dressing changes. Performed and instructed caregivers on tracheostomy, urostomy, ileostomy, colostomy, and peg tube care. Managed indwelling catheter changes, PICC line care/dressing changes, and accessing and de accessing port a caths as well as IV infusions and home blood draws. Worked with all disciplines to provide the best patient outcomes.

Newton Medical Center

2003-2009

Staff RN responsible for care of up to 5-6 patients per shift. Patient assessments, developing a plan of care and evaluating and modifying plan as needed to achieve the best outcomes for each patient. Performed charge nurse responsibilities as needed.

Dr. George L. Smith III

2001-2002

RN for Dr. Smith’s office. Assisted him with patient care, EKGs, Labs,scheduling outpatient appointments/testing, managing supplies, and in office medications.

Piedmont Atlanta

1999-2000

Antepartum RN

Took care of patients with pre term labor, HEELP syndrome, hyperemesis, multiple gestation pregnancies, fetal

monitoring, cervical exams, and induction of labor.

Education:

Georgia Baptist College of Nursing/Mercer University—Atlanta, Ga

Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing

Graduated in December 1998

Cynthia Jennings (Christian) Pena

Emory University—2022: CWOCN program

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