Certified Home Nurse Manager

LINDA STEPHENS, RN

**** ************ **. **********, Texas512-***-**** Cell

Extremely experienced RN looking for position utilizing vast knowledge base to triage and assist patients with conditions/disease to maintain or improve health status. Work experience:

Accredo

January 2017-present

Responsibilities include:

• Care of Home infusion patients for Accredo Specialty Pharmacy.

• Care of Immunodeficiency patients with IVIG and subcutaneous therapies.

• Infusion therapy administration for all enzyme deficiency, and rare disorder patients.

• Care of PAH patients with PO, Subcutaneous and IV therapies.

• Hospital teaching for patients with complex therapies, home IV and SC PAH therapies, coordinating with MD offices, family members, and Hospital staff in preparation for self infusion in the home setting.

• Case management for all described therapies.

• Virtual and phone visits for medication management, disease progression, dietary and mechanical issues and resolutions.

• Communication with MD offices for management for patient teaching and follow up orders.

• Complex training for home and hospital inpatients to assure complete independence for patient and family members.

• Preceptor for new employees, organize and complete nursing supervisory visits. Infusion of Care

May 2015-2017

Responsibilities include:

• Care of Home infusion patients in the entirety of Central Texas.

• Care of Pediatric and adult patients.

• Port care and Peripheral IV insertions.

• Patient teaching for self- administration of steroids, or other medications in the home.

• Patient teaching for subcutaneous IG for patients in the home care setting. Austin Gastroenterology

October 2011-2017

Responsibilities include:

• Care of pre, intra and post procedure GI patients.

• Remicade infusions in AG infusion center.

• Venofer infusions in AG infusion center.

• IV educator for center RN and Tech staff.

• Performed liver scans with newest ultrasound equipment available.

• Involved in Performance improvement for the GI and infusion center.

• Control of all MD orders for infusion center for the GI practice.

• Responsible for reviewing and approving documentation for final filing. PromptCare Home Infusion

September 2010-September 2011 Home IV Infusion.

Responsibilities include:

• Care coordination between Nursing, Pharmacy, MD offices, and Hospital case managers.

• Patient teaching for Home Infusions, CV access, and Peripheral Access devices.

• Counseling patients and caregivers on all aspects of health care needs.

• Coordinating care between private and certified home healthcare agencies.

• Scheduling Nursing visits and ancillary needs for patient at home.

• Pre-cepting nursing staff new hires and current employees to maintain level of expertise.

• Maintaining Medical Records to meet regulatory standards, and CHAP certification.

• Arranging in-services to keep RNs current on all age specific competencies.

• Administration of medications and Infusions following INS standards. These infusions include Biologicals, IVIG, Steroids, chemotherapies and antibiotics. Monitoring off all these therapies in accordance with the company and INS policies.

American Outcomes Management 2005-2013

Bioscrip Infusion services 2005-2009 Home IV Infusion services. Responsibilities include:

• Performing all aspects of care for home infusion patients for large NJ Territory.

• Patient Self -infusion teaching.

• PICC line insertion, dressing changes, and blood draws.

• Infusion monitoring for transplant patients, chemotherapy patients, and chronic illness patients.

• Port infusions for adult and Pediatric patients (Gaucher’s Disease).

• Sit through visits for many auto-immune disease patients. SHORE GASTROENTEROLOGY/OCEAN SURGICAL PAVILLION Oakhurst, NJ 7/2002-5/2005 Center Director Ambulatory Surgery Center. Responsibilities include:

• Full accountability for staff of surgery center and 5 MD office practice.

• Physician and mid-level staff credentialing for admitting and procedure privileges

• Responsible for all State and Federal Standards for Ambulatory surgery center.

• Patient care including Admitting and IV starts for 30+ patients /day.

• PACU patient monitoring and Discharge with full range of patient education.

• Remicade infusions for Office practice patients. GI practice with multiple Crohn’s and Colitis patients.

• All previously stated responsibilities under Nurse Manager of same facility 1997-1999. American Outcomes Management Manhattan, NYC

2000-2002 Home IV Infusion Company, based out of NY, NY. Responsibilities included:

• Performing all aspects of care for home infusion patients for large NJ Territory.

• Patient Self -infusion teaching.

• PICC line dressing changes, and blood draws.

• Infusion monitoring for transplant patients, chemotherapy patients, and chronic illness patients.

• Port infusions for adult and Pediatric patients (Gaucher’s Disease).

• Sit through visits for many auto-immune disease patients. EDUCATION :

Enrolled in classes for BSN @Jacksonville University/Tampa FL online program. 1986-ADN Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ 1997- LPN Monmouth County Vocational School, Long Branch, NJ Certifications:

PICC/Midline certification 2005, 2011

Chemotherapy Certification, RWJ University Hospital 1988 CCU Certification, Bayshore Community Hospital 1987 IV Certification, Bayshore Community Hospital 1987 Professional Organizations:

Infusion Nurses Society (INS)

Professional Nursing License;

NJ RN NO89357- not renewed

TX RN 806493 exp 11/30/2023

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