NARDYS RUIZ

*** **** *****, *********, ***** ****2

956-***-****

Email: adyfea@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: Consideration for employment in order to expand my knowledge and professional experience Employment History:

* Sun Valley Nursing and Rehab /Momentum Skilled Services, Harlingen, Texas January 3, 2023 to June 14, 2023

JOB TITLE: Director Of Marketing

Full Time, as Marketing Director/Clinical Liaison Responsible for working with Hospitals, LTACHS, MD Clinics and Case Managers in order to promote and bring business to the facility for Short Term Long Term or Memory Care for patients requiring extended care post acute or possible Long Term Care. Responsible for Coordination of Care to the Facility.

*Rio Grande Valley Home Health, Harlingen, Texas

November 2020 to December 31, 2022

JOB TITLE: Business Development Specialist

Part-Time assisting with a growing Home Care Business in the Harlingen and Brownsville Areas

*Valley Baptist Medical Center Harlingen, Texas

December 2018-June 2020

JOB TITLE: Clinical Care Transitions Team Lead

• Team lead for local hospital for Clinical Care Transitions

• Responsible for identifying, scheduling and following up on unnecessary Hospital readmissions in order to prevent government penalties for the hospital by communicating with discharged patients.

• Responsible for assigning care transitions team nurses a patient assignment in order to teach disease processes, medications, and to ensure that the patient is assigned a post follow-up appointment with their primary care physician all to be done within a 30 day window

• Responsible for abstracting, preparing and presenting various reports monthly for the hospital Cardiac Care team and positions as well as preparing and presenting reports monthly to the hospital stroke committee and Physicians

• Participated annually with the Valley Baptist LVN School Advisory Board as a Committee Member which had been prior established for 4 years before employment in the Transitional Care role. APC Home Health, Harlingen, Texas

March 2015-November2018

JOB TITLE: Director of Clinical Care Transitions

• Directed and Supervised a team of Clinical Nurse Marketing specialists to market, develop and maintain accounts with the medical community in order to provided business to patients in the community for Home Health care Services throughout Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy counties in the Rio Grande Valley as well as the direction of Clinical Nursing staff in Corpus Christi and surrounding communities.

• Responsible for networking with Medicare Advantage programs, HMO’s and various insurances for expansion of the clinical patient care network for Home Health care services

• Responsible for working and coordinating with local ACO’s to improve readmission rates by utilizing “Best Practices” and “Patient Centered Care”.

• Developed and implemented education guides and clinical pathways for nursing staff as well as for patient teaching in order to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations

• Implemented training to nursing staff for “Care Transition Coordination “at patient discharge

• Maintains LVN License and utilizes nursing knowledge for patient care improvement National Nursing and Rehab Home Health, Rio Grande Valley and Corpus Christi, Texas August 2014-March 2015

JOB TITLE: Regional Sales Manager, Business Development

• Responsible for Managing and Supervising the Business Development Team for the Rio Grande Valley and Corpus Christi

• Coordinated and managed the Marketing Team in their accounts assigned to them in their areas

• Direct Involvement with the Community, Physicians, Patients and Hospitals to Coordinate with the discharge process of Home Health Care as well as with TMF for implementing "

• Corporate Administrative role involving travel and various events and continuing education throughout Texas

• Maintains LVN License and role to assist with Clinical needs in Caring for Patients Valley Baptist Medical Center, Harlingen, Texas

APRIL 2013 – August 2014

JOB TITLE: LVN Transitional Case Manager, Care Management

• Responsible for identifying and enrolling high risk patients to Transitional Program for follow up with home visits and or phone calls to prevent 30 day readmissions

• Coordination of schedules for External Case Manager and for CCTP Coach to ensure patients are being followed after discharge from the hospital

• Direct involvement with Home Health agencies, Skilled Nursing Facilities and Long Term Acute Care Hospitals for continuum of care to avoid re-hospitalizations

• Working closely with TMF and local Coalitions with the AAA and the CTI Coaches involved with the Lower Rio Grande Development Council and Loopback Analytics

• Work with Physicians by making recommendations for their patients during discharge planning to ensure that their patients are receiving some type of service or follow up after they leave the hospital

• Attendance in monthly Cardiac Care Committee meetings as well as Quarterly Utilization Management Committee meetings

• National Board Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Licensed Nurse (CHPLN) Weekly meetings with University of Texas Regional Academic Health Science Center MD Residents to instruct and guide them with their discharge processes and planning as well as an active participation in their evaluations Valley Baptist Home Health an Amedisys partner, Harlingen, Texas JOB TITLE: Care Transitions Coordinator

January 1, 2012 to April 2013

• Responsible for Marketing of Company services and Coordination of referrals to Home Health

• Responsible for assisting in reducing 30 day readmission rates

• Worked as a bridge between referrals source and the Home Health agency

• Participated in weekly Multidisciplinary discharge rounds with Medical Residents at VBMC

• Attended New Physician Orientations to introduce the program to oncoming physicians to the facility

• Team Leadership role and responsibilities with area Skilled Nursing facilities and LTACHs to assist with the discharge plan of patients leaving those facilities coming to our Home Health agency

• Active participation with TMF and local Coalitions to reduce rehospitalizations

• Hospice and Palliative Care Certification and Team member participant with VBMC Palliative Care Team • Top Talent Evaluations and received Sales Service Award in Chairman’s Club which was a high honor with our Partner Company Amedisys

Valley Baptist Home Health, Harlingen, Texas

JOB TITLE: Hospital Liaison/Marketing

July, 1, 1991 to December 31, 2011

• Responsible for the Coordination of referrals to VBMC Home Health

• Marketing of company services

• Responsible for assisting in reducing readmissions with active participation with CMS

• CMS award for reducing hospitalizations in 2011

• Weekly participations with RAHC Medical residents in discharge planning and participation in their evaluations

• Hospice and Palliative Care Certification (CHPLN)

• Palliative Care Team participation

• Six Sigma Team Participation

(Continued) VBMC HH Hospital Liaison duties:

• 10 years field Nursing Staff experience, scheduling, auditing and Quality Improvement participation prior to Liaison role

• Top Talent evaluation scores annually

BEAUMONT HOME HEALTH

JOB TITLE: Field Staff LVN

Beaumont, Texas

Jefferson County

April 1990 to June 1991

• Field staff nurse for Home Health agency. Responsibilities as a visiting nurse in Home Health care EDUCATION:

Uvalde High School, Uvalde, Texas (1976-1979)

High School Diploma received in 1979

Delta Career College, Beaumont, Texas (1989-1990)

LVN degree pursued and received in 1990

REFERENCES:

James Castillo, MD

Valley Baptist Medical Center, Harlingen

Medical Director, Palliative care Hospice, Rio Grande Valley 956-***-**** (cell)

(Cameron County Medical Advisor)

Luis Reynoso, MD

Valley Baptist Medical Center, Harlingen

Internal Medicine and Medical Director Harlingen Nursing and Rehab and Atrium Place Rehab Harlingen, Texas

956-***-**** (cell)

Dawn Wolda

(Former VP Business Development, Amedisys)

Vice President of Business Development

Carpenter Health Network

Houston, Texas

281-***-**** (cell)

Annette Davis RN, CHPN

Palliative Care Specialist/Manager

Valley Baptist Medical Center

Harlingen, Texas

956-***-**** (cell)

Maia Baker, RN, BSN

Director of Nursing (Former DOO,Amedisys,Harlingen) Rio Grande State Center (Retired)

Harlingen, Texas

956-***-**** (cell)

Magbolahan Kuye, MD

Internal Medicine

Harlingen, Texas

956-917-***-**** (Cell)

Oladayo Sanusi, MD

Internal Medicine

Harlingen, Texas

956-***-**** (Cell)

Emmanuel Akinyemi MD

Infectious Disease Specialist

Harlingen, Texas

956-***-**** (Cell)

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