Patient Care Health
Resume:
RENEE ADELSTEIN, R.N., M.S.N.
*********@*******.***
Torrance, California 90505
Professional Profile:
Strong leadership skills in team building, operations, problem solving, initiative, decision making, integrative care, and providing high quality patient care and experiences.
Excellent rapport with patients, physicians, staff, and leaders.
Strong understanding of the community, how community services operate, and knowing how business ties into the community’s needs.
Persistent and resilient. Accepts all new challenges and changes.
Self-directed, and works well independently.
Excellent communication skills with patients, families, and health care team members.
Professional Experience:
MHC Healthcare, Tucson, Arizona
April 2016-Present
Nursing Manager
Clinical Manager for 13 Community Clinics in the Tucson area
Ensures compliance of new and established clinical processes and procedures
Direct oversight and management of all Registered Nurses, including RN Care Partners and RN Hospital Liaisons
Provide programs to staff that include comprehensive assessment, planning, training, implementation and overall evaluation of their duties, and ensuring appropriate patient coordination to ensure quality patient outcomes
Assist with Medical Assistants: Any education needed, skills validations, 90-day competencies, teaching new procedures, checklists for education, yearly competencies, and support
Manage payroll
Manage patient triage calls with team, and also engage in answering calls
Manage regulatory compliance
Manage scheduling for staff
Lead meetings for staff
Manage productivity reports
Manage Cologuard reports from Exact Sciences
Provide support to providers
Educate staff on integrative care model in the clinics including: OB, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Behavior Health services
Frequent rounding with all staff in clinics
Northwest Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona
April 2012- 2016 (Core staff) – July 2017-July 2018 (Per-diem)
Nurse Case Manager
Coordinate the overall interdisciplinary plan of care for patients from admission to discharge
Act as a liaison between patient/family and the healthcare team to ensure necessary care is provided safely
Work with new admissions, assessing their conditions and needs in order to develop a safe plan to home
Review clinical documentation
Advocate for the patient and family by identifying patient choices, spiritual needs, cultural, language, and socioeconomic barriers
Monitors the safety and effectiveness of the patients environment and equipment
Utilize the nursing process to access, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
Documents on the patient care and discharge plans
Works with community Liaison’s to coordinate the discharge plan for patients and their families to go to skilled nursing facilities, acute rehabs, home health, hospice, long term care facilities, need for home medical equipment, outpatient needs, e
Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tucson, Arizona
October 2007- April 2012
Manager of Labor and Delivery and OB triage, Family Support Center, and Perinatal Assessment Suites
Managed 100 employees
Manage a 20 bed in-patient Labor and Delivery unit and OB Triage
Manage team needs in many directions in Family Support Center: In-patient lactation, out-patient lactation, retail Breastfeeding Center, Post-Partum Depression, Natural Family Planning, 250 Childbirth Education classes a year, Primeros Pasos Prenatal clinic, and the Footprints program for parents that have lost a baby
Coordinated programs with El Rio Clinic and St. Elizabeth’s Health Center
Manage a high risk prenatal clinic which cares for over 950 high risk pregnant mothers a month. Developed a strong physician relationships and team in working collaboratively within the clinic
Managed budgets and consistently was under budget
Manage payroll
Manage regulatory compliance. Have been part of ADHS review at Primeros Pasos Prenatal clinic
Responsible for preparing performance evaluations for staff
Manage community partnerships. Work with the community on the yearly Baby Fairs, Walk to Remember, and speaking engagements in the community. High understanding of the community and how services operate
Manage the Marketing collateral for Women’s Care
Take call for all Women’s Care Service line. Work on service recovery in the in-patient areas when fellow managers have been out on leave or not present for the day
Manage scheduling for staff
Perform patient and employee rounding
Strong problem solving skills, and knows the book of business in continually striving to implement change that results in improvement
Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tucson, Arizona
October 1989- October 2007
Worked as a Labor and Delivery Nurse
Worked as a Post-Partum Nurse
Worked in the Nursery
Floated to Special Care Nursery and worked with the feeder/grower babies
Homes Health nurse in the Tucson community visiting new moms and their babies
Preceptor for students and new employees
Staffing Coordinator
Supervisor and coordinator of the High School Shadowing program throughout the Tucson community
Coordinated over 250 students, who shadowed on 11 different units at St. Joseph’s and St. Mary’s hospital
Education:
Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona
Graduated with a Master of Science in Nursing Leadership
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Graduated with Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Licensure and Certifications:
Arizona State RN License: RN057118
California Nursing License: RN95077071
American Heart Association for BLS: Current
Volunteer Work & Supplementary Nursing Activities:
Alternate for the MHC Healthcare IT Steering Committee 6-27-2023 to present
Participating in the Clinical Practice, Equity and Wellness Committee at MHC Healthcare: October 2024 to present
Participating in the Health Equity Steering Committee
Worked on the MHC Healthcare Operation Desktop Rescue Committee 5-2021 to present
Worked at MHC Healthcare Career Fairs
Worked at MHC Healthcare Health Fairs
Worked at MHC Healthcare Covid vaccine Clinics 2020-2021
Worked at MHC Healthcare Flu Clinics
Spine and Joint Committee Member: NWMC
Fab 50 Northwest Medical Center Nursing Committee
Member of the Fun committee at Northwest Medical Center planning activities for employees
Chosen by the CNO to represent CHN on the Nursing Leadership Council (2011-2012)
Member of the CHN Interdisciplinary Council (2011-2012)
Leader of the Joint Commission Committee for Women’s Care (2007)
Committee member for American Heart Association through St. Joseph’s hospital (2010-2012)
Perinatal Safety Committee member (2005-2007)
Lactation Unit-Based Practice Council member (2005-2012)
Leader for Health fairs for Women’s Care (2005-2012)
Volunteer at Ronald McDonald House (2002-2014)
Organize indigent families for Christmas drives in the Women’s Care department (2005-2012)
Served on the recovery room committe in helping design the new unit (2004)
Participating on the Evidence Based Nursing Practice Committee (2003-2005)
Served on planning team and coordinator for Girl Scout Career Fair Beta Mu Projects yearly (2002-2007)
Nurses Practice Council on LDRP: Served as President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, and member (1995-2005)
Ambassador for St. Joseph’s Hospital: Campaign for Caring Program (2003-2005)
Leadership positions in the Marana School District: President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and secretary (1997-2007)
Volunteer for Court Appointed Special Advocate Program for abused and neglected children (1989-2000)
Honors and Awards:
Member of the Honor Society for Nursing Sigma Theta Tau, Beta Mu Chapter: 2008- Present
Won the Teamwork Award Carondelet St. Joseph’s: 2008
Chosen as the “Unsung Hero” recognized as a CHN associate for outside volunteer work: 2007
Fabulous 50 Nurses Winner, Tucson Nurses Week Foundation: 2005
Chosen to represent Carondelet at the Promise of Caring Nursing Program: 2006
Volunteer of the Year for Quail Run Elementary and the Arizona Post Newspaper: 2000
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