Case Manager Registered Nurse
Resume:
Madelene C. Howard, RN
Marion, MT 59925
***********@*****.***
406-***-**** cell
Objective:
Employment as a Registered Nurse, Outpatient Clinic, Case Manager.
Education:
Associate Degree: Nursing, June 1993: Essex Community College, Baltimore, MD
High School Diploma: June, 1972: Seton High, Baltimore, MD
Certifications:
RN-WCCM: Workers’ Compensation Nurse Case manager, July, 2006
BLS: Basic Life Support and Automated External Defibrillator, May, 2019
Intravenous Therapy for Home Health: October, 1995
ACLS: Advanced Cardiac Life Support 4/7/2016-4/7/2018
Certificates:
Critical Care Course, March, 1996
Dysrhythmia Course, February, 1996
Positions Held:
Heavens Peak Health Care Clinic:
Registered Nurse Clinical Office
08/07/2023- Present: Working as a clinical nurse in an office setting. Rooming patients, taking vital signs, refilling prescriptions, performing blood draws and Intravenous infusions, writing referrals, phoning patients with lab results and appointment schedules, Prior authorizations for patients medications, Testing for DOT physicals, Utilization of durable medical equipment, interstaff communication. Other duties as assigned.
Home Depot:
Customer Service Representative; Front Desk
08/26/2022-08/04/2023 Working as Front Desk Customer Service Representative answering phones, pulley orders and reading to custom pick-up. Ensuring orders are correct and asigning drivers for delivery. Pulling curbside orders and delivering to customers. Phoning customers to alert ready pick-up status and times for orders to be picked up. Cashing out customers items for purchase.
DCI INC., LLC:
Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse
09/2017-06/2018 Working as a peritoneal dialysis nurse in clinic and home dialysis. Care of the PD patient administering medication, documentation, and teaching, in hospital dialysis for CCPD/CAPD. Monitoring lab and treatment care assuring adequate dialysis.
Aureus Medical Group
Contract Nurse:
05/2017-08/2017 Working for the Wellpinit Health Clinic as the triage/ urgent care nurse. Screening patients for the providers, documenting visits, IV starts for fluid hydration, suture removal, medication administration, immunizations, and other duties as requested.
The Vortex Group
Contract Nurse:
01/2017-04/2017 Working as Circulation Nurse/Pre-OP with Arctic Surgery Center. Caring for the surgical patient within the Ambulatory surgery center.
Seward Mountain Haven, Green House LTC
Staff RN:
05/2016-01/2017 Caring for the Elderly in a GreenHouse home environment. Medication administration, wound care, feeding tubes, blood draws, and documentation of elders' daily care.
Life Health Travel Agency:
Crow Agency Travel Nurse: Med/Surg./Clinical/ER
02/2016-05/2016 Care of Medical patients, medication administration, IV’s, Clinical Outpatient, help in ER when required.
Genesis HealthCare
Staff RN: 11/2015-12/2015 Genesis HealthCare/Whitefish Care Center, LTC; Care of the elderly in Long Term Unit, medication administration, wound care, care of the dying elder.
Big Sandy Medical Center
Staff RN: 04/2015-11/2015 Working with Big Sandy Medical Center, a CAH with 22 bed Long Term Care and Swing Bed, Small ER, and Outpatient Clinic.
MDS Coordinator: Elkhorn Health and Rehabilitation
06/2014-03/2015 Performing assessments and reporting for Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement with Elkhorn Health and Rehab. Initiating and updating Care Plans, Discharge Planning for Rehab patients.
MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONIST:
02/2012-02/2013 Transcribe medical chart notes for Nurse Practitioner, Wichita, KS: Internal Medicine.
CASE MANAGEMENT:
10/2011-02/2012 Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation, Bethel, Alaska: Case Manager, Outpatient Clinic
06/2006-06/2007 Hoover Rehabilitation Services, Inc. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Case Manager, Workman’s Compensation Coordination of care, providing for optimal timing in all aspects of treatment. Working with Physicians, Physical Therapist, Employers, Insurance Adjusters, and Employees to assure a swift return to work. Function as Case Manager for Outpatient Clinic assisting with referrals, appointment scheduling and follow up.
SURGICAL NURSE:
09/2010-11/2010 Bartlett Regional Hospital, Juneau, Alaska: Staff Nurse, OR
02/2005-09/2005 Carroll Hospital Center, Westminster, Maryland: Staff Nurse, OR
03/2002-04/2003 Northern Baltimore Surgery Center, Towson, Maryland: Pre-Op/PACU
02/1997-06/2000 St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Heart Institute, Towson, Maryland: Staff Nurse, OR
02/1996-02/1997 John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland: Staff Nurse, OR
Circulate and Scrub General Surgery and Open Heart procedures. Responsible for Pre-op and Recovery of patients. Function as Charge Nurse, assuring all staff follows Joint Commission guidelines for the care of the surgical patient.
EMERGENCY ROOM:
10/2009-01/2010 Browning Hospital, Indian Health Services, Browning, Montana: Staff Nurse
06/2000-09/2001 St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland: Staff Nurse
Working in the Main Emergency Department caring for patients across the age spectrum with minor to life threatening emergencies. Triage of patients based on the 5 Level Emergency Severity Index.
MANAGEMENT/DIRECTOR OF NURSING:
01/2010-08/2010 Northern Rockies Medical Center, Cut Bank, Montana: Director of Nursing
10/2007-01/2008 The Peaks Senior Living Community, Flagstaff, Arizona: Director of Staff Development
Develop, maintain, and update written policies and procedures that govern the day to day functions of the departments. Responsible for assisting and maintaining the level of training required to meet the needs of the staff.
TRAVEL NURSING:
03/2008-09/2009 Anderson Bates Staffing Solutions, Inc., Mesa, Arizona: Assignments listed below:
03/2008-05/2008 Kayenta Health Center, Kayenta, Arizona Indian Health Services. Outpatient Clinic Nurse for the Kayenta Outpatient Center.
06/2008-09/2008 Chinle Hospital Center, Chinle, Arizona, Indian Health Services. Triage Nurse for the Outpatient and Emergency Departments.
10/2008-09/2009 Pinon Health Center, Pinon, Arizona, Indian Health Services. Managed the Outpatient Clinic 15 bed unit. Performed duties as Case manager while serving as Acting Senior Clinical Nurse. Participated as a Core member of the Innovations in Planned Care and as a member of the Hospital Emergency Command System as the Operations Chief.
DETENTION CENTER STAFF NURSE:
06/1995-04/1996 Baltimore County Detention Center, Towson, Maryland
Duties included wound management, intravenous infusions, triage and emergency care of inmates. Stabilization and transport in emergency situations.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Power Point, and Medi-tech program.
REFERENCES: Available upon request.
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