Amanda Henry
Summary
Public Health nurse dedicated to promoting community health through prevention and educational outreach. Effective mentor and natural leader focused on fostering positive and collaborative organizational culture. Dedicated to promoting health among at-risk populations through education, special services, and preventive health care.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Department of Veteran Affairs
11.2021 - 02.2022
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Authored clinical notes and updates to be reviewed by patient's primary physician.
- Used CPRS to maintain database of relevant information for practitioners to access and coordinate patient care.
- Coordinated with interdisciplinary professionals to develop plans of care, administer tests and monitor patient status.
- Effectively communicated with physicians regarding patient needs, performance, medications and changes.
- Prepared clinical notes and updates for review by primary physician.
Public Health Nurse
Dodge County Public Health
03.2017 - 11.2021
- Lead in Prenatal Care Coordination Program
- Educate clients on developmental milestones, and perform developmental screenings
- Patient follow up and management of communicable diseases, including case management of positive COVID cases along with guiding businesses and agency's on outbreaks at facilities
- Coordinate volunteers to help with clinics
- Schedule homebound individual vaccination
- Coordinator for Dementia grant received through ADRC
- Coordinate for Opioid Prevention grant the county received
- Community outreach education at community events and schools.
- Prevented illness by education public on healthy practices to stop disease.
- Met with members of public and local leaders at various community events and discussed ways to reduce illness, food contamination and obesity.
- Attended research meetings, took notes and provided accurate updates on projects.
- Designed client satisfaction surveys, preserving confidentiality of participants and program information.
- Coordinated work groups and outreach activities.
- Prepared expense reports, filed fund disbursement requests and managed credit card and project expense reconciliations.
- Collected, organized and disseminated quality data from multiple sources.
- Safely administered flu and pneumonia vaccinations, providing education to customers on vaccines, dosage, indications, precautions, contraindications and potential side effects.
- Supervised performance of clinical staff, identifying areas requiring immediate improvement.
- Provided extensive materials and answered questions from public during COVID public health crises, while advising on protective measures.
- Drafted and edited correspondence and prepared meeting materials.
- Visited homes, assessing patient and family needs.
- Educated community members about environmentally-related health issues.
- Assumed responsibility for agency in absence of director.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Beaver Dam Community Hospital
01.2010 - 01.2017
- Performed activities of daily living including bathing and dietary needs
- Work with collaborative healthcare team to restore patient to their previous wellness
- Performed documentation of activities performed with patient
- Asses and report any changes to patient conditions to RN.
Education
Bachelors of Science in Nursing -
Marian University
Fond Du Lac, WI12.2016
Skills
- Needs Assessment
- Clinical billing and reimbursement
- Research abilities
- Case Management
- Program Evaluation
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Research and reporting
- Emergency Preparedness
- Health screenings
- Budgeting and financial management
- Immunization Administration
- Program implementation
- Community Events
- Health Promotion
- Home-based service
- Child and adolescent health
- Community Outreach
Certification
- RN License State of WI, 2/2022, 233764-30
- CPR for Healthcare Provider, 2023
- Certificate of Completion of Culturally Competent Nursing Care: A Cornerstone of Caring
- Certificate of Completion ICS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, and 800
Coursework
- Pharmaceuticals Oncology
- Patient Center Care Across Life Span
- Maternity/Pediatrics
Communityrelations
- Manager of Recreational youth hockey team, 2015,2016
- St. Paul Food Pantry, food distribution through clinical experience, 2014
- Participated in Relay for Life, 2011
- Youth Skating instructor, 2010-2016
- Assessed Blood Pressures, Agnesian Diabetic Forum, 2014
References
References available upon request
Timeline
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Department of Veteran Affairs
11.2021 - 02.2022
Public Health Nurse
Dodge County Public Health
03.2017 - 11.2021
Certified Nursing Assistant
Beaver Dam Community Hospital
01.2010 - 01.2017
Bachelors of Science in Nursing -
Marian University