Manager Nurse

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Elaine M. Smith

Objective

To work in an environment that utilizes my education and experience enabling me to provide excellent quality care.

Experience

1-18-4 to present VNA Nazareth Home Care Louisville, KY

Senior Clinical Manager/Field Staff RN

Management of daily operations of RN, LPN, HHA, and Rehab field staff

Establishing and maintaining annual budget

Delivering quality care to homebound patients

7-8-2 to 1-18-4 Jewish Hospital Louisville, KY

Utilization Review/Care Manager

Chart review of medical necessity for Medicare and third party payors via Inter-Qual criteria.

Discharge Planner

7-5-2000 to 7-8-2002 National Health Systems/ Health Care Review Louisville, KY

UR Nurse Case Manager

Telephonic utilization review of hospital admissions for Kentucky Medicaid recipients and private third party payers.

7-20-98 to 7-4-2000 Med-Shares Home Care Louisville, KY

Clinical Manager

• Manager of daily operations for a team of nurses, home health aides and physical therapists.

9-1993 to 7-20-1998 Hardin Memorial Hospital Elizabethtown, KY

Staff Nurse Labor & Delivery

Provided care to the laboring and delivering patients, relief night-shift charge nurse, relief staffing in Newborn Nursery and Post Partum.

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1-1993 to 9-1994 St Anthony’s Hospital Louisville, KY

Staff Nurse Labor & Delivery

• Provided care to the laboring and delivering patients, relief night-shift charge nurse, relief staffing in Newborn Nursery and Post Partum. Childbirth Educator teaching child birth classes to expecting parents.

______________________________________________________________________________3-1991 to 1-1993 Spectra Care Home Health Louisville, KY

Home Health Nurse- LPN

• Provided nursing care to Medical-Surgical home care patients and their families.

9-1990 to 3-1991 Humana Hospital University Louisville, KY

Staff Nurse- LPN- TCU

• Provided nursing care to patients in Telemetry Care Unit.

6-19-88 to 12-1988 Humana Hospital Audubon Louisville, KY

Staff Nurse- LPN-Med-Surg

• Provided nursing care to patients in a Medical Surgical setting.

_________________________________________________________________________________1-1988 to 9-1990 Humana Pre-Admissions Louisville, KY

Pre-Admission Review Nurse- LPN

• Telephonic review of patients before admission to acute care facilities to assure the medical or surgical admission met Humana established criteria.

________________________________________________________________________________6-1987 to 1-1988 Methodist Evangelical Hospital Louisville, KY

Staff Nurse- LPN- Float Pool

• Provided nursing care to patients in a Medical Surgical, Post Partum, and Telemetry Care Unit settings.

1985 to 6-1987 Christopher East Nursing Home Louisville, KY

Staff Nurse- LPN

• Provided nursing care to patients in Personal Care, Intermediate Care, and Skilled Care Long Term Care setting.

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2-1985 to 6-1985 Christian Church Home Louisville, KY

Staff Nurse- LPN

• Provided nursing care to patients in Personal Care, Intermediate Care, and Skilled Care Long Term Care setting.

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2-1985 to 6-1985 Bethesda Health Care Louisville, KY

Staff Nurse- LPN

• Provided nursing care to patients in Personal Care, Intermediate Care, and Skilled Care Long Term Care setting.

Education____________________________________________

2-2010 to 7-2012 Indiana Wesleyan University Louisville, KY

Master’s of Nursing MSN

Family Nurse Practitioner

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11-2007 to 10-2009 Indiana Wesleyan University Louisville, KY

Bachelor of Science in Nursing –BSN- cum laude

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1-1991 to 12-1992 Jefferson Community College Louisville, KY

Associate Degree Nursing – RN

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1-1984 to 1-1985 IVY-Tech Sellersburg, IN

Diploma- LPN

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3-1983 to 9-1983 Spencerian College Louisville, KY

Diploma Nursing Assistant

Memberships______________________________________________

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

National Association of Professional Women (NAPW)

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives (KCNPNM)

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