Adrienne Rodgers
Atlanta,GA
Summary
Seasoned Clinical Transplant Nurse Coordinator with a proven track record at Piedmont Health Care, excelling in treatment coordination and clinical leadership. Demonstrates expertise in healthcare documentation and quality improvement, significantly enhancing patient care and operational efficiency. Skilled in fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and implementing evidence-based practices for superior health outcomes. Notable strengths include effective communication, problem-solving abilities and maintaining high standards for patient safety and wellness. Past roles have shown significant improvements in patient satisfaction rates and workflow efficiency within healthcare facilities.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Transplant Nurse Coordinator
Piedmont Health Care
Atlanta, GA.
08.2013 - Current
- Collaboration with various medical disciplines, social workers, insurance, and regulatory agencies to coordinate patient evaluation, care plans, and continuation of care for a diverse patient population.
- Screening from the referral phase all the way through to post-discharge to coordinate appropriate patient care interventions that properly utilize clinical resources, and concurrently follow guidelines to ensure proper reimbursement for services.
- Initiates diagnostic tests, performs independent, critical medical reviews, and provides leadership in the collaboration of interdisciplinary care for a large multi-organ program.
- Utilizes advanced evaluation and documentation processes to navigate patients through a complex medical regimen.
- Participation with performance improvement teams and senior administrators to act as a change agent for operational improvements and workplace standards
- Chart review to ensure appropriate diagnosis-related group (DRG) documentation
- Utilizing current regulatory guidelines to identify documentation needs and provide Structured Query Language (SQL) based solutions
- Actively participates in policy/protocol surveillance and updates to ensure regulatory compliance
- Utilizes strategy tools such as Lean/Toyota Production System, Root cause analysis (RCA), and Six Sigma to develop practice standards that focus on quality improvement, safety and increased productivity
- Continuous contribution to quality assurance and performance by conducting analytic and scientific-based data reviews to implement actionable insights and quantitative outcomes for overall program quality
- Contributes to the creation and execution of quality improvement initiatives.
Critical care nurse
Favorite Staffing
02.2020 - 06.2022
- Provided acute care in ICU settings to support various hospitals across the nation as they experienced overwhelming pandemic related shortages
- Duties included assisting in bedside procedures, operating complex medical equipment, initiation and monitoring of vital treatments for critically unstable patients.
- Actively participated in daily rounds with physicians providing feedback regarding patients' status and progress towards goals of care plan.
Clinical Nurse Instructor
Henry Ford Community College
06.2011 - 12.2013
- Served as an expert resource for nursing practice, medication administration and knowledge application for nursing students
- Provided critique and constructive feedback for clinical performance in both simulation and hospital settings
- Utilized evidence-based practice to promote high-level clinical skills among upcoming nursing students.
Registered nurse/Nurse educator
Henry Ford Hospital
01.2007 - 01.2013
- Practiced bedside nursing for abdominal transplant patients
- Managed a complex medication regime
- Coordinated multidisciplinary and independent chart reviews
- Implementation of safety protocols for regulatory and compliance requirements amongst all clinical staff
- Prepared, updated, and executed monthly and annual education requirements
- Conducted extensive independent reviews for multiple compliance surveys including CMS
- Prepared educational resources for staff
- Prepared education materials for patients and initiated education tracking strategies for staff and patients.
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE in nursing -
Oakland University
01.2007
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE in public relations/communications -
Oral Roberts University
01.2001
MASTER OF SCIENCE in nursing -
Herzing University
Skills
- Quality improvement
- Telephone triage
- Care coordination
- Healthcare documentation
- Clinical leadership
- Quality Analytics
- Qualitative Outcomes
- Independent critical medical review
- Multi-platform software utilization
- Strategy Development
- Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist Certified Apprentice
- Completion of over 200 hours of CDI module and application driven competency courses
- Performance Improvement
Timeline
Critical care nurse
Favorite Staffing
02.2020 - 06.2022
Clinical Transplant Nurse Coordinator
Piedmont Health Care
08.2013 - Current
Clinical Nurse Instructor
Henry Ford Community College
06.2011 - 12.2013
Registered nurse/Nurse educator
Henry Ford Hospital
01.2007 - 01.2013
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE in nursing -
Oakland University
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE in public relations/communications -
Oral Roberts University
MASTER OF SCIENCE in nursing -
Herzing University
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