RN Case Manager Resume

Jacqueline J. Kiehne

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Education

Alvernia College, Reading PA Associate Degree in Nursing, May 1998

National Collegiate Nursing Award

Cedar Crest College, Allentown PA Nursing Program, August 1993-May 1995

Reading Area Community College, Reading PA Pre-Nursing, August 1991-May 1993

Yorketown Business Institute, College Park MD Certificate in Programming, May 1982

University of Maryland, College Park MD Journalism, August 1974-May 1976

Related Experience

Lovelace Hospital Medical Center, Albuquerque NM. RN, August-2021-Present. Providing professional nursing care for patients on Medical-Surgical and Tele units. Providing medication, treatments, assessments, teaching, documentation and coordination with an interdisciplinary team for the hospitalized patient.

Maxim Health Care, Columbia MD. Travel RN, August-2015-June 2021. Provide professional nursing care for patients in the hospital setting. Work with patients on medical surgical telemetry units. Provide medication, treatments, assessments, teaching, documentation and coordination with an interdisciplinary team for the hospitalized patient.

St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore MD. Clinical Unit Coordinator, November 2001-November 2011. Organizes patient care for the shift by: collaborating with the nursing office, achieving adequate staffing levels based on census and acuity; assigning patients to nursing team members based on patient needs and competency of team members; the coordination of unit activities for the shift; acting as the unit’s resource person to other hospital departments; assigning supportive personnel effectively; coordinating patient admissions, transfers and discharges. Provide bedside care considering the needs of patients, and assume a patient care assignment as necessary. Establish and maintain rapport and working relationships with patients’ families, nursing staff, other members of the health care team, and other departments.

Participate in nursing governance. Orientation and development of team members and assists in identifying individual learning needs. Participate in risk management and performance improvement activities. Act as a patient advocate by ensuring that patients are given information needed to make decisions and support patients in their decision making. Follow established safety and infection control procedures intervening in unsafe situations. Accountable for efficient use of resources and support of the hospital mission.

Howard County General Hospital, Columbia, MD. RN II, June 2000-August 2002. Provide

professional nursing care in the hospital's float pool. Care of patients in medical-surgical, oncology, postpartum, IMCU and short stay units. Provide medication, treatments, assessment, teaching, documentation and coordination with an interdisciplinary team for the hospitalized patient.

Maryland General Hospital/Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation, Baltimore, MD. RN II, September

1999-August 2001. Provide professional nursing care for patients in the acute rehabilitation setting, as well as on the Brain Injury unit. Provide medication, treatment, assessment, teaching, documentation, and coordination with interdisciplinary teams for the CVA, head injury, spinal injury, and orthopedic patient in acute rehabilitation. Supervision and training of non-professional nursing staff. Collaboration with an interdisciplinary team in tri-weekly rounds to monitor patient progress. Formulation and evaluation of care plan, incorporating patient goals. Participation in family conferences, offering education to patients and to the family, facilitating family involvement in the patient’s rehabilitation. Provide medication teaching and discharge teaching for the patient and for their family.

Keswick Multi-Care Center, Baltimore, MD. Team Leader/Charge Nurse, May 1999-September 1999. Provide professional nursing care for the long term care resident recovering from acute health alteration as they return from hospitalization. Provide nursing care in coordination with the attending MD, social work, physical/occupational therapy. Provide assessment, monitoring, identification of problems and potential problems and assuring safety of patients during the recovery process. Documentation of patient’s progress and provide for discharge planning. Provide direct supervision of assistive personnel.

Northwest Hospital Center, Baltimore, MD. RN I, December 1998-May 1999. Provide professional nursing care for patients undergoing orthopedic, neurologic, and gastrointestinal alterations on stroke, medical/surgical unit. Collaboration with MD, PA, social work and therapy staff to coordinate patient care. Development of a nursing care plan for assigned patients. Evaluation of patient responses to nursing interventions with appropriate alteration in plan of care. Identification of patient teaching needs and provide instruction for patient and family. Utilization of assessment skills to monitor patients undergoing health alteration. Identifying problems and potential problems and incorporating them into the patient’s plan of care. Delegation of duties to assistive personnel.

Health South Reading Rehabilitation Hospital, Reading PA. Graduate Nurse/RN, May 1998-

December 1998. Provide professional nursing care for patients on the Acute Rehabilitation as well as the Neuro Trauma Nursing Units. Assisting patients experiencing CVA, head injury, spinal injury, and orthopedic alterations. Supervision and training of non-professional nursing staff and mentoring of nursing students. Documentation of patient data. Collaboration with an interdisciplinary team in weekly meetings to monitor patient progress, making recommendations to update and revise treatment/therapy plans. Provide teaching to patient and family. Provide medication teaching for patients and family. Formulation of care plan, establishing patient goals. Review of patient plans and evaluate for effectiveness. Student Nurse, December 1996-May 1998. Provide care and treatments under direct supervision of RN for patients in Acute Rehabilitation and Neuro Trauma Units. Documentation of patient data. Provide teaching for patients and family. Certified Nurse Aide. August 1996-December 1996. Provide care for patients in the Acute Rehabilitation and Neuro Trauma units. Assist patients with ADLs, encouraging independence.

Rainbow Home, Wernersville PA. Patient Care Worker (Volunteer), September 1997-August 1998. Health care provider for patients experiencing AIDS related symptoms. Assessment and monitoring of residents for side effects of medication or changes in physical and emotional condition. Assisting patients with ADLs and comfort measures, working with their family. Documentation of patient data. Provide teaching for patients and family.

Medical Personnel Pool, Allentown, PA. Home Health Aide, May 1993-December 1995. Provide care for patients in the home setting in accordance with nursing care plan. Assessment and monitoring of patients discharged from hospital for complications, providing hospice and respite care for terminally ill patients and their families. Assurance of a clean and safe environment in the client’s home. Provide grooming, hygiene, and support of ADLs for home clients.

Professional Development

Nursing in the Prisons. Independent study. Lehigh Valley Prisons through Cedar Crest College,

Allentown PA. Research paper: HIV Education in the Prison System.

HIV/AIDS: Issues and Skills, Counseling the Chemically Dependent. Kids Peace National Centers for Kids in Crisis. Certified Addictions Counselor for 15 credit hours through Cedar Crest College, Allentown PA

A Domestic Violence Intervention for Health Care Providers. Philadelphia Family Violence Working Group, through St. Joseph’s Hospital and Reading Hospital Medical Center, Reading PA.

Nursing Care of the Patient with a Burn Injury. Burn Foundation Nursing Advisory Council through Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown PA.

Immunization Update Conference. 2.5 CEU hours. The National Immunization Program, Department of Health and Human Services through Reading Hospital Medical Center, Reading PA.

State Licensure: MD,NM

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