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Alycia Aguilar

San Diego

Summary

Dynamic RN Case Manager with over two years of experience at an acute care hospital, excelling in care coordination and discharge planning. Proven ability to manage diverse responsibilities while ensuring quality patient advocacy. Skilled in interdisciplinary collaboration and proficient in electronic health records, delivering exceptional outcomes under pressure. Committed to enhancing patient care through effective communication and strategic planning.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

RN Case Manager

Kindred Hospital/Scion Health
San Diego
03.2023 - Current
  • Care coordination
  • Conducting comprehensive & psychosocial assessments
  • Arranging and participating in family care conferences
  • Identifying barriers to discharge
  • Placing referrals for discharge planning purposes & communicating with various agencies
  • Planning & implementing appropriate discharge plans based on individual needs & insurance plans
  • Daily & weekly communication between patients, physicians & multidisciplinary healthcare team
  • Timely documentation in the electronic health record
  • Patient advocate
  • Placing after calls for discharged patients
  • Excellent communication skills with patients, family and staff
  • Ability to manage a wide variety of tasks & responsibilities
  • Proficient typist
  • Ability to work well under stress

RN School Nurse

RO Health agency
San Diego
12.2022 - 02.2023
  • Float School nurse for elementary to high school students in the San Diego Unified school district

Infusion Nurse

Eden IV Clinic
08.2021 - 12.2022
  • Conduct physical patient assessments
  • Establish intravenous access
  • Infuse intravenous therapy: medications, hydration, vitamin therapy
  • IV certification

Director of Nursing

BrightStar Care of San Diego-Home Health
07.2021 - 12.2022
  • Oversight of clinical operations
  • Ensuring delivery of quality care
  • Driving organizational growth
  • Administrative tasks
  • Conducting initial home patient assessments, living room visits & reassessments
  • Supervision of nursing staff
  • Responsible for maintaining compliance of policies, procedures & quality control
  • Responsible for conducting infection control in-services
  • IV infusions and direct patient care
  • Conduct interviews
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Certificate in Director of nursing training

Relief Nurse II, Infusion

Ventura County Medical Center/Hematology-Oncology
02.2015 - 07.2017
  • Responsible for intravenous medication infusions: chemotherapy, monoclonal antibodies, blood transfusions & antibiotics
  • Responsible for patient teaching, assessments & responding to infusion reaction emergencies
  • Collaboration with oncologists & pharmacists
  • Phone triage nurse for oncology patients
  • ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certification

Staff Nurse II, ARU

Natividad Medical Center
Salinas
09.2014 - 02.2015
  • Responsible for direct patient care
  • Complete nursing admissions & discharges
  • Daily communication with physicians, families & interdisciplinary team
  • Medication administration-all routes
  • Respond appropriately during patient related emergencies
  • Electronic documentation

RN Charge Nurse/RN Supervisor

Country Villa Skilled Nursing Facility
10.2010 - 09.2014
  • Assist in the development, implementation & evaluation of policies, procedures & guidelines
  • Conduct educational in-services for nursing staff
  • Supervision of staff
  • Direct patient care
  • Medication administration
  • Patient education
  • Communication with physicians, patients & families
  • Member of the Quality Improvement Committee
  • Member of the Pain and Psychotropic Committee

Education

Master Degree - Nursing

University of Phoenix
Arizona

Associate Degree - Registered Nursing-Associate of Science

Hartnell Community College
Salinas, CA

Bachelor Degree - Criminal Justice

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

Skills

  • Case management
  • Ability to manage a wide variety of tasks and responsibilities
  • Training in InterQual
  • Proficient typist
  • Ability to work well under stress
  • Care coordination
  • Discharge planning
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Effective communication
  • Task prioritization
  • Certified in CPR/AED
  • Electronic health records
  • Acute care experience
  • Home health nursing experience
  • Specialized healthcare referrals

References

Personal and professional references available by request.

Summary Of Experience

My nursing career has included a range of positions. I am currently an inpatient case manager at Kindred Hospital in San Diego. I maintain a daily case load of twenty or more complex medical patients. I work closely with physicians, various insurance agencies, Kindred's interdisciplinary team, patients, families, home health agencies and other providers. My role consists of detailed discharge planning focusing on successful patient discharges to the appropriate lower level of care. Prior to becoming a case manager, I was a director of nursing for a local home health agency in San Diego. I also have nursing experience as a bedside nurse for many years in various nursing settings.

Certification

  • Registered Nurse License 782249

Timeline

RN Case Manager

Kindred Hospital/Scion Health
03.2023 - Current

RN School Nurse

RO Health agency
12.2022 - 02.2023

Infusion Nurse

Eden IV Clinic
08.2021 - 12.2022

Director of Nursing

BrightStar Care of San Diego-Home Health
07.2021 - 12.2022

Relief Nurse II, Infusion

Ventura County Medical Center/Hematology-Oncology
02.2015 - 07.2017

Staff Nurse II, ARU

Natividad Medical Center
09.2014 - 02.2015

RN Charge Nurse/RN Supervisor

Country Villa Skilled Nursing Facility
10.2010 - 09.2014

Master Degree - Nursing

University of Phoenix

Associate Degree - Registered Nursing-Associate of Science

Hartnell Community College

Bachelor Degree - Criminal Justice

San Francisco State University
Alycia Aguilar
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