Case Manager Registered Nurse

Robyn Roach, RN

**** ******** ***** • Nashport, OH 43830

740-***-**** • Cell: 740-***-**** • **********@*****.***

Case Manager

Dedicated registered nurse with more than five years of experience managing worker’s compensation cases. Effectively communicate with patients and medical personnel to coordinate care plans. Expertise providing case management and establishing individual treatments. Act as patient advocate to enforce duty restrictions and execute measures to reduce cost of care. Foster strong working partnerships with clients, families, and medical staff. Possess in depth knowledge of guideline, including worker’s compensation laws and Presely Reed regulations. Excel as team member and individual contributor. Hold associate’s degree in nursing and RN licensure in Arkansas; pursuing licensure in Ohio. Recognized for superior work ethic and high professional standards.

Related Experience

NOVARE, Jonesboro, AR • 2010

Per Diem Field Case Manager

Attended medical appointments with injured clients. Facilitated return to full duty work and release from care.

BUNCH AND ASSOCIATES, Commerce, TX and Lakeland, FL • 2000–2005

RN Telephonic Case Manager

Facilitated medical care and provided encouragement and feedback relating to current care and workman's compensation cases. Reviewed and documented all conversations with clients and providers. Performed initial triage for catastrophic cases. Updated adjuster on client diagnosis and treatment. Authorized treatment and medications according to workman's compensation laws in several states. Obtained necessary hospital and physician documentation from hospital. Coordinated with physicians, therapists, and other medical and supply professionals. Determined patient recovery barriers and return-to-work guidelines based on Preseley Reed regulations. Advocate for clients to enforce light duty restrictions at work. Negotiated pricing with medical providers.

Additional Experience

OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER OF JONESBORO, Jonesboro, AR • 2010

Per Diem Registered Nurse

Attended PRN training for position in GI Lab. Reviewed charts and instructed patients prior to procedures; charted vital signs, medication, and condition of patient after procedures. Administered sedation medication per physician’s instructions.

METHODIST AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER, NORTHEAST, San Antonio, TX • 1997

Staff Nurse

Provided direct patient care in Extended Recovery Care Unit, including post-operative care, discharge teaching, and patient education. Worked as Charge Nurse (unsupervised) on night shift.

SOUTHWEST TEXAS METHODIST HOSPITAL, San Antonio, TX • 1990–1997

Pool Nurse/Post Operative Care, 1997

Supported various areas of peri-operative patient services. Provided direct patient care and instruction upon release.

Staff Nurse, 1990-1996

Cared for post-surgical patients in Post Anesthesia Recovery Room. Monitored airways, extubated patients, implemented chin/jaw thrust, and evaluated EKG monitor for abnormal rhythms. Worked with chest tubes, hemovac, constvac, and Jackson Pratt drains. Supported Coronary Intensive Care Unit.

Education and Certification

Associate Degree in Nursing, San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX.

Licensed RN in Arkansas; pursuing licensure in Ohio.

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