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Registered Nurse Palliative Care

Location:
Springville, NY
Posted:
July 29, 2024

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Kristin A. Young

REGISTERED NURSE

Springville, NY 814-***-**** ad7mbf@r.postjobfree.com

Background

Dynamic, compassionate and patient-centered Registered Professional Nurse with 39 years of experience across various medical disciplines. Focused on positive patient outcomes with high attention to detail. Experience

Buffalo Medical Group, Palliative Care Registered Nurse September 2023 - Present

• Telephonic outreach calls to appropriate palliative care/high-risk patient population to reduce ER utilization and hospital admissions

• Encourage use of Buffalo Medical Group same day clinic and advanced care practitioners to manage patients safely and effectively outside of the hospital setting and increase patient satisfaction

• Perform monthly outreach calls at minimum to assess patient needs, notify PCP and intervene when necessary to manage patients outside the hospital setting

• Identify patients who frequently utilize ER and hospital and telephonically intervene to avoid ER visits and hospital

• Refer palliative care services, support services, and social work as needed to assist patients at home and offer additional support

Fallon Health Weinberg, Registered Nurse Care Manager March 2020 – September 2023

• Performed case management for members enrolled in a managed long-term care plan

• Completed UAS assessments to assess member needs

• Engaged in monthly calls on all members to ensure a safe and proper care plan, and made adjustments as necessary to enhance member satisfaction

• Performed pertinent additional assessments according to members needs, hospitalizations, ER visits, falls, and transition of care

• Ensured initial care plan and services are put in place for new members

• Completed tasks for authorization of covered service to member services. Participated in weekly team meetings and mandated education

• Encouraged member participation in care planning process to increase compliance and satisfaction with care being provided

• Analysis of monthly member calls to ensure 92% completion rate, striving to meet 100% Gibson, McAskill, & Crosby, LLP., Legal Nurse Consultant June 2015 – March 2020

• Reviewed and analyzed voluminous medical records to ensure accuracy and precise pertinent information for medical malpractice litigation and provide attorney with proper facts and details to defend their clients in a lawsuit

• Reviewed medical records to identify past medical history of clients, identified additional medical providers which may be pertinent to each case

• Prepared medical chronology for attorneys to prepare for depositions and trial

• Obtained medical experts to review and perform reviews of client cases

• Participated in expert conferences; identified and presented pertinent medical information relevant to the particular case

• Performed any additional projects and/or tasks as directed by attorneys Sena Kean Manor, Staff Development Coordinator June 2014 – April 2015

• Provided staff education regarding policies and procedures

• Provided yearly in-services for all staff

• Performed yearly CNA evaluation

• Maintained infection control reports monthly for residents and staff, reported any infections to the state as mandated by the PA Department of Health.

• Performed weekly environmental checks facility wide to ensure cleanliness of resident and staff areas and report deficiencies to staff and management. Initiated corrective action plan as needed with follow-up

• Administered yearly flu vaccines to residents and stall; pneumococcal vaccines as needed

• Provided staff coverage in absence of nursing staff on residential units

• Completed resident rounds with staff physicians and medical director McKean Co. VNA & Hospice, Bradford Reg. Medical Center, Intake Coordinator February 2003 – May 2014

• Gathered and coordinate patient information from referral sources to create home health or hospice referral

• Performed insurance authorizations

• Assigned ICD-9 codes to appropriate diagnoses

• Performed OASIS review

• Assisted supervisor with scheduling of staff as needed

• Served as charge nurse on weekends

• Triaged patient calls

• Coordinate and assign rehab referrals as ordered by physicians

• Performed benefit checks in absence of home health biller as needed

• Acted as home care liaison in absence of regular staff member

• Marketed home health and hospice services through tout local and out-of-area locations

• Obtained patient information to coordinate and facilitate referrals

• Provided supervision for field staff in absence of supervisor Bradford Regional Medical Center, Operating Room Registered Nurse August 2001 – February 2003

• Circulated through operating suite

• Labeled specimens from surgical procedures

• Disinfected equipment as needed. Performed quality control practices during decontamination to ensure sterility of instruments utilized in operating and endoscopy suites

• Provided on-call coverage

Bradford Regional Medical Center, Registered Nurse Case Manager September 1997 – August 2001

• Assessed patients for discharge planning needs

• Assisted with placements in long term and short for patients in skilled and assisted living facilities

• Performed insurance authorizations and provided concurrent reviews of patients during their acute care stay

• Obtained DME for patients at discharge

• Made appropriate community resource referrals for patients as needed McKean Co. VNA & Hospice, Bradford Reg. Medical Center, Registered Nurse June 1989 – September 1997

• Coordinated care between patients and physicians

• Gathered information to facilitate transition from hospital to home care setting

• Provided comfort/palliative care to patients at end of life and provided support to their families

• Served as intake RN

Divine Providence Hospital, Registered Nurse August 1988 – June 1989

• Provided direct care to orthopedic, neurological, and subacute patient populations

• Performed daily patient assessments

• Responsible for patient care coordination

Staff Registered Nurse, Bradford Regional Medical Center June 1985 – August 1988

• Provided direct care to medical, surgical, labor & delivery, post-partum, and newborn patients

• Performed daily patient assessments

• Responsible for patient care coordination

Education

Erie Community College. AAS Nursing 1983-1985

Licensure

New York State Registered Professional Nurse



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