Case Management Patient Care
Resume:
Minnie C. Lipsky
Southaven, MS 38671
OBJECTIVE
To continue a professional career in the healthcare field will utilize the diversity of my experience and academic training in areas including case management, nursing research, physician collaboration, team leadership, documentation, and patient assessment/stabilization/ monitoring.
NURSING OVERVIEW
Offer a solid base of experience in nursing, supported by demonstrated effectiveness in team leadership, staff development, patient care/case management within a homecare, acute care, and academic environment. Experience includes strong skills in teaching pre/post-operative care and stability/effectiveness in emergency situations: as well as emphasized research and a greater physiological knowledge of critical situations and nursing interventions. Skilled at maintaining communication with team members and coordinating efficient, smooth-running operation/program/projects to ensure high quality of work performed as well as detailed/accurate documentation.
EXPERIENCE
The Shot Nurse
September 2024 to Present
Staff Nurse
Ensure accurate and safe vaccine administration, educating patient on the importance of the potential side effects of vaccinations, and monitoring patients for any adverse reactions.
Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, TN
June 2024 – September 2024
Staff Nurse
Utilize clinical skills while working directly with physicians and supervisors for maximum quality care.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
February 2009-May 2025
Kelly Services
Allsource Services
Aerotek
Walker Healthcare
Chart Abstractor for HEDIS project
Reviewing and abstracting medical records to reflect plan performance and quality of care.
Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare, Memphis, TN
January 1998-March 2006
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Utilize clinical expertise, theory, conceptual framework and scientific rationale to independently and collaboratively design, develop, and directly or indirectly provide patient care to transplant patients with complex nursing care needs. Work collaboratively as a team to meet the educational needs of the staff as identified by Nurse Managers, Nationals Standards, Administration, Clinical Practice Guidelines, QA, and JCAHO. Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to provide standards for patient care facilitating positive outcomes, through involvement in multidisciplinary planning rounds, consultation and committee participation. Develop and implement teaching plans for hospital wide educational needs in collaboration with other departments. Provide consultation to administration, staff, and interdisciplinary departments based on areas of expertise. Traveled throughout the Mid-South promoting organ collaborative. Developed the transplant education manual for liver, kidney, and pancreas patients.
Visiting Nurses Association, Memphis, TN
March 1995 - January 1998
Case Manager
Utilize strong organizational and supervisory skills coordinating home care nursing services and managing a forty-patient caseload.
Responsible for scheduling and training of LPNs and CNAs.
Daily duties include problem solving, wound care, precepting students and RNs patient evaluation, healthcare team conferencing agency documentation completion/analysis, patient/caregiver education and discharge planning.
House call Home Healthcare, Memphis, TN
January 1997 – June 1997
Case Manager
Supervising and monitoring of varying responsibilities such as patient needs, continuity of care, and regulatory compliance.
Maintain optimum productivity by matching needs, abilities, and territories.
Participate in educational in-service programs, total care plan training
and monthly billing.
Contribute to the efficiency of operations and skillful documentation.
Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, TN
June 1991 – March 1995
Charge Nurse (May 1993 – March 1995)
Utilize clinical skills while working directly with physicians and supervisor for maximum quality care.
Extern (June 1991 – May 1993)
Patient assessment, vital sign monitoring, catheterization, and blood sugar monitoring.
EDUCATION
Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
Master in Adult Health in Nursing, Graduated December 1997.
Union University, Jackson, TN
Bachelor of Science, Nursing, Graduated May 1995.
Phillips College, Helena, AR
Associate’s degree, Nursing. Graduated May 1993.
PUBLICATIONS
Journals – Peer Reviewed
Strickler, R. & Phillips, M.L. (2000). Astrocytoma’s: The Clinical Picture.
Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 4 (4), 153-158.
Sims, K., Strickler, R, Roldan, L., & Phillips, M.L. Gastroparesis.
American Journal of Nursing, 100(11), 24A – 24D.
Smith, S., Tutor, R, Phillips, M. Resolving conflict in today's health care environment. Journal
of Psychosocial Nursing, 39(11), 36-44.
ABSTRACTS
Tutor, R. Smith, S., Phillips, M., Moore, M., Parham, B., Brown, D., Lo, A.,
Stanton, D., Gaber, O., & Marshall, B. (2005). Transplant Recipient and Donor Patient
Education Program: Answers To Questions. Submitted to International
Transplant Nurses Society: January 25, 2005.
Tutor, R., Smith, S., Phillips, M., Moore, M., Parham, B., Brown, D., Lo, A.,
Stanton, D., Gaber, O., & Marshall, B. (2005). Development Of A Transplant Education Program For Staff Across the Continuum Of Care. Submitted to International Transplant Nurses Society: January 25, 2005.
Brown, D., Moore, M., Parham, B. Lo, A., Marshall, B., Phillips, M., Smith, S.,
Stanton, D., Tutor, R. Gaber, A. O. (2005). Improving The Efficiency of The Pre-
Transplant Evaluation. Submitted to International Transplant Nurses Society: January 25,
2005.
Parham, B., Moore, M., Brown, D., Lo, A. Phillips, M., Smith, S., Stanton, D.,
Tutor, R., Gaber, A. O., Marshall, B. (2005). Differences In Living Donor Kidney
Transplantation Between African Americans And Non-African
Americans. Submitted to International Transplant Nurses Society: January 25, 2005.
Marshall, B., Stanton, D., Brown, D. Lo, A. Moore, M., Parham, B.
Phillips, M., Smith, S., Tutor, R., Gaber, O. A Systematic Approach To Improve The
Efficiency Of a Transplant Clinic. Submitted to International Transplant Nurses Society:
January 25, 2005.
PRESENTATIONS
Transplant Patient Education: Answers to the Questions. Tutor, R., Smith, S. & Phillips, M (2005). International Transplant Nurse’s Society. Presented in Orlando, FL. September 2005.
Tutor, R., Smith, S., Phillips, M. Development of A Transplant Education Program For Staff Across the Continuum of Care. International Transplant Nurses Society. Presented in Orlando, FL. September 2005.
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