Amanda Joy Puchalski
Gibson City,IL
Summary
Registered Nurse with 25+ years of experience in inpatient/acute care, non-clinical and corporate settings. Extensive experience using both verbal and written communication to achieve the best patient and member outcomes. Looking for an opportunity to showcase highly developed organizational skills, strong attention to detail, and a strong desire for optimization to yield effective results.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assisted Nurse Manager of Hospital Family Birthing Center
Ascension St. Mary Hospital
09.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse-Utilization Management Telecommute RN
UnitedHealth Group
02.2016 - Current
- Review fertility treatment requests for medical necessity and eligibility.
- Consistently meet all case load and TAT requirements.
- Work in conjunction with member’s Fertility Clinics to ensure accurate documentation is received in a timely fashion.
- Communication with members regarding decisions and next steps.
- Participation in committees and meetings to help identify areas needing support and to improve work-flow processes.
- Maintenance of multiple state licensures.
Nurse Manager of Hospital MedSpa
Presence St. Mary’s Hospital
12.2012 - 02.2016
- Attended all hospital management meetings.
- Managed all nursing staff, non-clinical staff, physicians and masseuses.
- Hired staff as needed.
- Managed MedSpa budget.
- Scheduled all staff.
- Provided all treatments, including botox injections, dermal fillers, chemical peels, facials, microdermabrasion and more.
Fertility RN
Chicago IVF/Advanced Reproductive Health Center
12.2008 - 11.2012
- Gave complete care to infertile couples.
- Performed follicular and early gestational ultrasounds.
- Interpreted lab and ultrasound findings for patients undergoing fertility treatment cycles.
- Coordinated multiple IVF cycles, simultaneously.
- Assisted in the operating room during IVF procedures.
- Performed intrauterine inseminations and endometrial biopsies.
- Provided early prenatal check-ups after pregnancy confirmation.
- Assisted with HSGs and SHSGs.
Labor and Delivery RN
Medstaff
03.2008 - 07.2008
- Worked with antepartum, intra partum and postpartum patients.
- Obtained Level 3 experience with preterm labor, diabetes in pregnancy, pregnancy induced hypertension and fetal heart rate interpretation.
- Performed non-stress testing.
- Served as circulatory during cesarean sections.
- Cared for normal and high-risk newborns.
- Cared for patients with fetal loss.
- Served as Night Charge Nurse when working midnights and Day Charge Nurse when working day shift.
Labor and Delivery RN
Riverside Medical Center
06.1998 - 02.2008
Head Nurse of Obstetric and Gynecologic Office
Westwood OB/Gyn
10.2005 - 05.2007
- Managed all nursing staff and medical assistants.
- Attended all management meetings.
- Scheduled nursing staff and physician staff.
- Provided services for obstetrical patients when the doctor was called out of the office or when he/she fell behind.
- Responsible for ordering all office supplies.
- Circulated rooms, when short staffed or staff was busy.
- Scheduled and provided education to patients needing tertiary care at outside facilities.
Labor and Delivery RN
RN Network and American Mobile
10.2003 - 06.2005
Education
Associates in Applied Science - Registered Nursing
Kankakee Community College
05.1998
Certification
- California Registered Nurse-License ID: 646753 (active)
- Colorado Registered Nurse-License ID: 165624 (expired)
- Illinois Registered Nurse-License ID: 041310102 (active)
- Louisiana Registered Nurse-License ID: RN105726 (expired)
- Nevada Registered Nurse-License ID: 813886 (active)
- New Mexico Registered Nurse-License ID: RN-85143 (active)
- Oklahoma Registered Nurse-License ID: R0121323 (active)
- Oregon Registered Nurse-License ID: 200440040RN (expired)
- Washington Registered Nurse-License ID: RN00177525 (active)
- Wyoming Registered Nurse-License ID: 37726 (active)
- Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification (expired)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification (expired)
- AWHONN Fetal Heart Monitoring, completed 2009
- Botox Certification, completed 2012
- Dermal Filler Certification, completed 2012
Timeline
Assisted Nurse Manager of Hospital Family Birthing Center
Ascension St. Mary Hospital
09.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse-Utilization Management Telecommute RN
UnitedHealth Group
02.2016 - Current
Nurse Manager of Hospital MedSpa
Presence St. Mary’s Hospital
12.2012 - 02.2016
Fertility RN
Chicago IVF/Advanced Reproductive Health Center
12.2008 - 11.2012
Labor and Delivery RN
Medstaff
03.2008 - 07.2008
Head Nurse of Obstetric and Gynecologic Office
Westwood OB/Gyn
10.2005 - 05.2007
Labor and Delivery RN
RN Network and American Mobile
10.2003 - 06.2005
Labor and Delivery RN
Riverside Medical Center
06.1998 - 02.2008
Associates in Applied Science - Registered Nursing
Kankakee Community College