RN Case Manager

JUDITH LICHTENWALNER BSN RN

**** * ****** ** ********* PA 18104 865-***-****

**********@*******.***

Professional Summary

Caring RN providing compassionate, skilled, appropriate care and education to patients and their families/loved ones. Empathetically going alongside patients/loved ones in their life journey: listening, caring, guiding, educating. Detail oriented and dedicated to seeing through to completion and achieving best outcomes. Strong communication skills and coordination of care. Dependable, consistent, works well with colleagues and interdisciplinary staff, providing motivation and leadership for excellence. EXPERIENCE

SEPT. 2011 TO CURRENT

PATIENT CARE MANAGER, ST. LUKE’S VNA, BETHLEHEM, PA Responsible for quality, safety, and efficiency of patient care providers in the VNA Home Hospice Program – RN’s, CNA’s, and Staff Coordinators. Includes performance improvement, regulatory compliance, programs and services, planning, staff development and evaluation, goal setting, and measuring outcomes. All with the goal of providing highest quality care. FEB.2010 TO AUG. 2011

CHARGE NURSE MERCY RESIDENTIAL HOSPICE, KNOXVILLE, TN Provide complete patient/family care in 18-bed residential hospice. Collaboration with interdisciplinary staff and volunteers. Advocating for and work with grieving families. Manage staffing to meet requirements of care.

NOV.2007 TO FEB.2010

STAFF NURSE MERCY HEALTH PARTNERS KNOXVILLE, TN

Responsible for providing total patient care through team nursing for 5-8 high acuity med/surg and oncology patients. Included administration of meds and IV’s, admissions and discharges. Functioned as patient advocate and collaborated with interdisciplinary staff. SEPT.2004 TO OCT. 2007

CASE MANAGER VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION LANCASTER, PA Provided case management and primary nursing care to a wide variety of adult med/surg patients. Included wound care, tele-health monitoring, advocacy for patients/families, coordination and utilization of community resources, and collaboration with interdisciplinary staff.

MAY 2001 TO AUGUST 2004

STAFF NURSE/SHIFT FACILITATOR

Responsible for provision of complete care for adults and adolescents on a neuroscience/trauma/medical surgical unit. Included administration of meds and IV’s, admissions and discharges, collaboration with interdisciplinary staff. Participated in Performance Improvement Committee.

2

SEPT.1999 TO APRIL 2001

CHARGE NURSE CALVARY FELLOWSHIP HOMES LANCASTER, PA Provided care in skilled healthcare unit for 30+ long term care residents, including assessments, planning, administering meds. As 11-7 supervisor, included assessment and intervention in emergencies among independent living residents.

EDUCATION

EASTERN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY HARRISONBURG, VA

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

Graduated cum laude

ALLENTOWN HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING ALLENTOWN, PA NURSING DIPLOMA

SKILLS

• Extensive experience in varied nursing

specialties: hospice, home health, med/surg,

long term care.

• Very strong team player, with objectives of

creating win/win situations for all co-workers,

patients, and families/loved ones.

• Work hard to make all team members feel

valued and an integral part of the healthcare

team and its successes.

• Compassionate and kind in all dealings with

patients, families/loved ones, co-workers,

all interactions.

• Outstanding record of consistent

attendance and punctuality.

• Self motivated to achieve excellence.

Contact this candidate