Harriet James
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Professional Profile:
8+ years’ experience as a Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse in the State of Florida #RN9329751
Solid foundation in Inpatient Nursing, Utilization Management Review
Discharge planning, Assessments, Treatment planning and Home health care experience
Knowledgeable of ICD-9 and ICD-10 coding
Medical Software Healthcare Management Systems (Meditech); Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Professional Experience:
Cognizant Technology Solutions Tampa, FL 11/2019 to Present
Utilization Management Nurse Reviewer
Review the day to day timely clinical and service authorization review for medical necessity and decision-making.
Review works with health care providers to ensure appropriate approval of plan benefits.
Review clinical information provided to assess medical necessity and the appropriateness of the treatment setting through the application of appropriate policies and criteria (Milliman)
Concurrent review of inpatient services, discharge planning, retrospective review, and special needs facilities (SNF).
Memorial Hospital of Tampa Tampa, FL 05/2015 to 11/2019
Medical/ Surgical Telemetry Nurse (PRN)
Performing assessments, planning, facilitating., making recommendations, and evaluating patients with acute conditions: Handled inpatient adults
Utilization Management Review
Gathering of patient’s information for Meditech documentation
Developing plan of care that included educational and discharge planning interventions
Conduct comprehensive assessments that includes medical, behavioral, pharmaceutical and social needs of patients
Fairway Oaks Center Tampa, FL 07/2012 to 11/2019
Continuous Care Nurse (PRN)
Making outbound calls in a day to family members, doctors and hospices for patient’s medication and conditional changes; Focused on Adults population
Performing chart audit, utilization management and documenting and maintaining chart audit results Conducts case management and serves as a liaison between patients, their families, and healthcare providers such as Medicare and Medicaid
Supervises medical and non-medical staff as well as residents and family and provides education to improve patient outcomes
Utilizes ICD-9 and ICD-10 to create patient codes used to help identify illnesses and treatments for medical billing and insurance purposes
Advanced Home Health Tampa, FL 01/2016 – 12/2017
Field Nurse (PRN)
Performed case management, care advising and conducted comprehensive assessments that includes medical, behavioral, pharmaceutical and social needs of patients
Assigned for the discharge and admission of patients
Manor Care Health and Rehab Tampa, FL 02/2007 to 09/2016
Rehabilitation Nurse/Continuous Care Nurse (Fulltime to PRN)
Provided care to patients after knee and hip surgeries
Administered prescribed medications for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of medical illness or condition
Assigned for the discharge and admission of patients
Accurately and promptly implemented physician’s order
Supervised CNAs and non-medical staff
Florida Hospital of Tampa Tampa, FL 01/2010 to 02/2012
Staff Nurse
Provided care for patients on a medical surgical unit; Handled inpatient adults and pediatrics
Admitted and discharged patients
Acquired and recorded patient information
Started and maintained intravenous therapy and blood infusion
Education:
University of South Florida
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Master of Science in Health Informatics: Anticipated completion date: 12/2020