Registered Nurse Medical

HELENE FISCHGRUND

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COLONIA, NEW JERSEY 07067

C#: 908-***-****

H#: 732-***-****

hfischgrund @aol.com

CAREER PROFILE:

• Nurse Case manager (Worker’s Compensation)

• Medical Transcription Supervisor/Office RN (Orthopedic/Spine)

• Occupational Health Nursing

• Medical/Surgical nursing

• Pediatric nursing

PROFESSIONAL:

FIRST MCO 2012-Present

NURSE CASE MANAGER/WORKER’S COMPENSATION

• Currently employed as a nurse case manager. My job duties include initiating the interview process of new patients, scheduling appointments and follow up care for physician visits and/or diagnostic testing, while working in conjunction with the adjuster and employer to ensure a timely return to work and recovery for each individual patient. This encompasses computerized documentation in the form of nurses’ notes and a diary of events of each encounter.

NEW JERSEY SPINE CENTER CHATHAM, NEW JERSEY 2005-2012

REGISTERED NURSE/MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION SUPERVISOR

• Previously employed in a spine surgical practice consisting of six physicians as a Registered Nurse/ Medical Transcription Supervisor. My duties consisted of working in a clinical setting interviewing and collecting data from our patients, who were new to our practice as we implemented our electronic medical records system, assisting patient’s with including pre-op and post op care in conjunction with the spine surgeon..

• Transcription including Worker’s compensation and PIP claims for case management and insurance purposes, Independent Medical Examinations, H&P’s, consultations, office notes, knowledge of EMR.

• At present, I am working on a project which entails preparing for the clinical customization module of the EMR system and instruction of other staff members on the use of EMR.

• Duties included delegation of jobs and training of new employees

• Involved in the interviewing, hiring and termination process

• Coordinated Transcription Department meetings

• Department problem solving

• Employee scheduling

• Department problem solving

• Ordering supplies and general office work

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OVERLOOK HOSPITAL, SUMMIT, NJ October 2006-January 2007

• Medical transcriptionist for the Cardiology Department. Transcription of echocardiograms, cardiac catheterizations, stress testing, venous doppler studies.

TRINITAS HOSPITAL (FORMERLY ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL), ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY

1989-2005 (Worked in-house for one year then contracted with the hospital to work at home)

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONIST

• Transcription of all medical reports for physician including H&P’s, consultations, radiology, cardiology, operative reports

• General office work including filing, charting and, phones.

CAHILL CLINIC IRONBOUND NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 1983-1989

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSE

• Worked as an RN in an industrial clinic setting which provided care for many companies in the Ironbound area.

• Immediate care given to injured patients, pre-employment physical examinations, EKG, venipuncture, audiometry, spirometry, urine drug testing, autoclaving instruments, ordering supplies.

ELIZABETH GENERAL HOSPITAL ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY 1981-1983

STAFF NURSE MEDICAL/SURGICAL UNIT

• Employed as an RN on a Medical Surgical/Orthopedic Unit, which entailed providing pre-op and post op care to patients.

• Charge Nurse in the absence of the Head Nurse on several occasions on the Medical/Surgical Unit.

• Worked as graduate nurse on a Pediatric unit caring for children in their acute phase of illness.

EDUCATION:

• RUTGERS COLLEGE OF NURSING/ RN REFRESHER - FEBRUARY 2012- APRIL 2012

CERTIFICATION

• ELIZABETH GENERAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING

1978-1981 DIPLOMA IN NURSING

• UNION COLLEGE

1978-1981 ASSOCIATES IN SCIENCE

• WILL BE ENROLLING AT AMERICAN SENTINEL UNIVERSITY, COLORADO, TO PURSUE BSN DEGREE /DECEMBER 2012.

• BLS CERTIFICATION - JANUARY 2012

SCHOLARSHIP: LINDEN HIGH SCHOOL - Diane Long Nursing Scholarship - 1978

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PERSONAL INFORMATION:

ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE, CLARK, NEW JERSEY

• Volunteered preparing food for homeless shelters and AIDS facilities in the Newark area for several years in conjunction with the social concerns committee.

ST. THERESA’S SCHOOL, LINDEN, NEW JERSEY

• Volunteered as head class parent coordinating parties and dances for the school children for 3 years.

• Playground supervision.

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