Home Health Case Manager
Resume:
Krista J Schoolcraft
Troup, TX 75789
903-***-**** cell
Career objectives:
Being a nurse has been a very rewarding career for 20 years. I love being able to help others. I have found that my true calling in life is to help others. There are all situations in which individuals need our help. I have four degrees and I am looking for an opportunity to broaden my horizons as an individual and employee while continuing to help individuals whether as a nurse or something completely new.
Work History
Aug 25, 2017-present
Encompass Health Home Health
Case Manager Aug 25, 2017-Dec 8, 2018
Go out to patient’s homes, provide wound care, assessments, medication management, education, and assist patient in home with nursing care. Oasis start of care, recerts, end of care, discharges.
Clinical Team Leader Dec 8, 2018 – February 28, 2020
Coordinate home health services provided to clients according to standards of practice. Review all patient information of Start of Care, Recertification, Resumption of Care, Evaluation visit, Add on orders, assist with case conference, review and approve orders, provide oversight of patient care, and assist the Branch Director with office and staff management along with education and training. Interpersonal relationships with physicians, referral sources, patients, caregivers, and staff. Traveled around the country training branches with transition to CTL role
Case Manager March 1, 2020 – march 17, 2024
Go out to patient’s homes, provide wound care, assessments, medication management, education, and assist patient in home with nursing care. Oasis start of care, recerts, end of care, discharges.
Care plan management specialist
March 18, 2024 to present
Review all patient information of Start of Care, Recertification, Resumption of Care, Evaluation visit, Add on orders. Coding, plan of care validation. Interpersonal relationships with physicians, referral sources, patients, caregivers, and staff.
July 27, 2017-Oct 2017
Royal Home Healthcare
Go out to patients homes, provide wound care, assessments, medication management, education, and assist patient in home with nursing care. Oasis start of care, recerts, end of care, discharges.
July 25, 2017 to Sept 2017
Angels of care pediatric home health
Care for pediatric patients in the home with complex needs such as IVs, g-buttons, teach, vents, CPT, IPV, cough assist, medications and all nursing care.
July 20, 2017 – June 2019
New Direction Home Health
Go out to patients homes, provide wound care, assessments, medication management, education, and assist patient in home with nursing care.
June 20, 2017 – July 21, 2017
Concord Health
Interim Director of Nursing
Oversee entire nursing department including assisted living and assisted living memory care. In-service, teach, guide, discipline all nursing staff. Maintaining monthly and weekly reports on skin, falls, incident reports, infection control, dietitian and pharmacy recommendations. Quality Care measures meeting weekly. Running interdisciplinary team meetings weekly. Restraint reduction. Monitoring nursing positions. Attend and participate in Quality Assurance meetings, care plan meetings, family conferences, clinical meetings, conference calls, and morning stand up. Work with physicians hand in hand. State regulations.
March 27, 2017 – May 10, 2017
Meadow Lake Senior Living
Director of Nursing
Oversee entire nursing department including assisted living and assisted living memory care. In-service, teach, guide, discipline all nursing staff. Maintaining monthly and weekly reports on skin, falls, incident reports, infection control, dietitian and pharmacy recommendations. Quality Care measures meeting weekly. Running interdisciplinary team meetings weekly. Restraint reduction. Monitoring nursing positions. Attend and participate in Quality Assurance meetings, care plan meetings, family conferences, clinical meetings, conference calls, and morning stand up. Work with physicians hand in hand. State regulations.
June 15, 2016 – March 23, 2017
Lufkin Skilled Nursing – Oasis
Director of Nursing
Oversee entire nursing department. In-service, teach, guide, discipline all nursing staff. Maintaining monthly and weekly reports on skin, falls, incident reports, infection control, dietitian and pharmacy recommendations. Quality Care measures meeting weekly. Running interdisciplinary team meetings weekly. Restraint reduction. Monitoring nursing positions. Attend and participate in Quality Assurance meetings, care plan meetings, family conferences, clinical meetings, conference calls, and morning stand up. Work with physicians hand in hand. State regulations.
July 27, 2015-June 8, 2016
Daybreak venture
Regional Nurse Consultant
Oversee multiple buildings for compliance with designated systems, assist with state surveys, plan and perform Mock Surveys to assist buildings prepare for annual surveys. Maintain weekly reports of instances going on in buildings. Provide guidance with investigations, system compliance, survey process, and any information needed from facilities. Promote team work and effectiveness.
July 9, 2012 – July 24,2015
Senior Living Properties
Regional Nurse Consultant
Oversee multiple buildings for compliance with designated systems, assist with state surveys, plan and perform Mock Surveys to assist buildings prepare for annual surveys. Maintain weekly reports of instances going on in buildings. Provide guidance with investigations, system compliance, survey process, and any information needed from facilities. Promote team work and effectiveness.
Director of Nursing-Overton Healthcare Center
Oversee entire nursing department. In-service, teach, guide, discipline all nursing staff. Maintaining monthly and weekly reports on skin, falls, incident reports, infection control, dietitian and pharmacy recommendations. Quality Care measures meeting weekly. Running interdisciplinary team meetings weekly. Restraint reduction. Monitoring nursing positions. Attend and participate in Quality Assurance meetings, care plan meetings, family conferences, clinical meetings, conference calls, and morning stand up. Work with physicians hand in hand. State regulations.
May 17, 2011 – July 5, 2012
Frankston Healthcare Center
Director of Nursing
Oversee entire nursing department. In-service, teach, guide, discipline all nursing staff. Maintaining monthly and weekly reports on skin, falls, incident reports, infection control, and pharmacy recommendations. Quality Care measures meeting weekly. Running interdisciplinary team meetings weekly. Restraint reduction. Monitoring nursing positions. Attend and participate in Quality Assurance meetings, care plan meetings, family conferences, clinical meetings, conference calls, monthly P&L meetings, and morning stand up. Work with physicians hand in hand. State regulations.
Apr 05, 2010 - Apr 08, 2011
The Clairmont Tyler
Director of Nursing
Oversee entire nursing department. In-service, teach, guide, discipline all nursing staff. Maintaining monthly and weekly reports on skin, falls, incident reports, infection control, and pharmacy recommendations. Quality Care measures meeting weekly. Running interdisciplinary team meetings weekly. Restraint reduction. Monitoring nursing positions. Attend and participate in Quality Assurance meetings, care plan meetings, family conferences, clinical meetings, conference calls, monthly P&L meetings, and morning stand up. Work with physicians hand in hand. State regulations.
Jun 01, 2009 – Jun 01, 2010
Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital affiliated with Encompass Rehab
Registered Nurse/ Team Leader
Care for rehab patients post CVA, heart attack, motor vehicle accident, and surgery. IV, oral, and g-tube medications, wound care, charting, code team member, admissions, discharges, coordinating care, drawing blood, IV insertion, lead other nurses on the team, offer assistance and knowledge.
Feb 05, 2009 – Apr 22, 2009
Panola Care and Rehabilitation Center
Restorative Coordinator
Oversee restorative program, weight management system, fall system, restraints, resident exercise program, and all duties associated with being a floor nurse.
Oct 16, 2007 – Jan 19, 2009
Southwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Director of Nursing
Oversee licensed nurses, certified nurse assistants, assistant director of nursing, MDS coordinator, and treatment nurse. Central supply ordering, maintaining budget, staffing, employee discipline, in-servicing employees, incident/accident tracking and trending, state plan of corrections for surveys, state reportable incidents, checks and balances with charts, quality assurance meetings, PPD, infection control, and working hand in hand with the lab, pharmacy, and physicians to ensure proper procedure and protocols of nursing home business.
MDS/TILE/Care Plane Coordinator
Gather and enter information regarding residents into the computer that the state bases pay rates. Texas RUGS certified. No deficiencies on care plans or MDS’s during full book survey process. During TILE’s I had a 5.5% error rate, the lowest in that buildings history during TILE review.
Charge Nurse
Work PRN as a charge nurse. Administer medications to 33 residents. Perform all skin, breathing, and diabetic treatments along with assessments. Documenting through Medicare charting and charting by exception.
Aug 16, 2007 – Oct 10, 2007
Oakbrook Healthcare Center
Charge Nurse
Care for 60 patients ranging from able to complete most ADL’s themselves to total dependent on staff for all ADL’s. Maintaining g-tubes, IV’s, Foley catheters, and suprapubic catheters. Charting for hospice, Medicare and exceptions. Maintaining a safe, worry free environment for the patients.
Aug 16, 2006 – Jul 27, 2007
Truman Smith Children’s Center
Charge Nurse
Care for 25 disabled children ranging from vegetative state to walking and eating by mouth. Maintaining g-tubes, ventilators, trach care, suprapubic catheters, and colostomies. Administering medication and feedings. I learned to be able to observe patients by their signs and symptoms due to their inability to communicate and discover whether they were in pain or distress or not feeling well. I also performed all skin treatments from acne to pressure ulcers.
Staffing Coordinator/Medical Records
Medical records duties include: safeguarding clinical records, filing inactive records, and providing copies of needed records to agencies providing continuing care of residents. Staffing coordinator duties include: schedule/staffing of approximately 30+ certified nursing assistants per day, keeping accurate attendance/TB records of certified nursing assistants, interviewing/hiring new nursing assistants, conducting OSHA, drug testing, and completion of the new hire packet. Nursing management also on call once per moth. During the week on call the responsibility of covering nursing shifts is taken on in addition to normal duties.
Education:
May 2012 – Oct 2013
Bachelor’s Degree
Major: Business Management
Graduated: Yes
Jun 2002 – Dec 2004
Associate’s Degree
Major: Nursing
Graduated: Yes
Aug 1998 – Aug 2001
Tyler Junior College
Associate’s Degree
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
Graduated: Yes
Aug 1998 – Aug 2001
Tyler Junior College
Associate’s degree
Major: General Studies
Graduated: Yes
Occupational License/Certification
Texas State Board of Nurse Examiners
Registered Nurse
License # 715446
Issued: Jun 01, 2005
Expires: June 30, 2026
WOCNB
Wound Trained Associate
Issued December 2021
Computer Skills:
Typing speed: 60 wpm
Email software (outlook express), photo shop, internet explorer, scanners, printers, etc, power point, Microsoft publisher, Quick Care, Matrix, AHT, VCPI, Microsoft office, wrote, prepared and typed the Bronze Award for long term care facility.
Additional skills:
Data entry, hospital computer systems, 10 key, assessments, charting, vital signs, working with physicians and nurse practitioners, writing policy and procedures, developing forms, managing teams.
References:
Lewis Belyeu, RN
Care Plan Management Specialist Team Lead
Enhabit home health
Danie’l Taylor
Intake Coordinator
Encompass Health Home Health Tyler
Megan Huggins, RN
Branch Director
Enhabit Home Health
Dannette Leach
Case Manager
Enhabit Home health
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