Highly diversified Registered nurse with 30 years of experience in healthcare. Offering a proven history of successfully advocating for patients and working with practitioners. Passionate about delivering quality care and facilitating efficient healthcare coordination.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Case Manager
CenterWell Home Health
North Charleston, South Carolina
09.2025 - Current
Conduct comprehensive Oasis recertification, resumption of care, and discharge assessments.
Develop, implement, and manage individualized plans of care in coordination with physicians and interdisciplinary team members that ensure compliance with Medicare, CMS, state, and agency regulations.
Perform ongoing skilled nursing visits, including wound care, medication management, disease education, and patient monitoring.
Supervise and provide oversight to LPNs.
RN Case Manager
Trident Medical Center
North Charleston, SC
07.2018 - 06.2025
Coordinated medical services in the post acute setting such as dme, home health, home infusion, rehab, hospice, etc..
Facilitated referrals to community resources for additional support services.
Actively participated in multidisciplinary rounds discussing complex cases with members of the healthcare team.
Facilitate referrals for long term care facilities and the funding of such services.
Utilized computerized Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
RN Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse
Trident and Summerville Medical Center
North Charleston, SC
09.2009 - 07.2018
Provide care on a 5 bed medical and surgical Pediatric unit
Primary diagnosis consist of respiratory, sepsis, jaundice, wound/infection, appendectomy, ent surgeries, gastrointestinal issues, dehydration, and orthopedic surgeries
Primary duties include medication management, iv therapy, management of oxygen administration, phototherapy, and many more
Staff the Mother/Baby unit and the Level II Nursery as well
In July 2012 the unit was moved to Summerville Medical Center and the service line was expanded to a PICU.
RN Staff Nurse
Palmetto Pines Behavioral Treatment Center
Summerville, SC
06.2007 - 02.2009
50 bd psych facility for adolescent boys with behavioral and sexual disorders
RN Staff Nurse
Boone Hospital
Columbia, MO
06.2006 - 05.2007
6 bed surgical short stay unit for pediatric to geriatric patients
RN Staff Nurse
Virginia Adult and Pediatric Asthma & Allergy
Richmond, VA
04.2002 - 05.2006
Adult and Pediatric Asthma and Allergy Clinic
RN Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse
Forest Park Hospital
St. Louis, MO
08.1997 - 11.1999
Mother/baby unit- antepartum, postpartum, and healthy newborns
RN Staff Nurse
DePaul Hospital
St. Louis, MO
06.1996 - 04.1998
40 bed orthopedic skilled nursing unit and 7 long term care beds
RN Staff Nurse
Fitzgibbon Hospital
Marshall, MO
09.1995 - 05.1996
28 bed medical/surgical unit infants to senior citizens
Education
Associate of Occupational Studies - Culinary Arts
NEW ENGLAND CULINARY INSTITUTE
Essex Junction, VT
12.2001
Diploma - Registered Nurse
BURGE SCHOOL OF NURSING
Springfield, MO
06.1995
Skills
Staff Development and Precepting
Managing multiple clinical responsibilities
Advanced clinical knowledge of diseases and disease processes
Patient centered care
Discharge planning
Critical care modalities
Pre and post operative care
Preparing patients for medical procedures
Assisting physicians
Venipuncture
IV catheter placement
Central line management
Intravenous therapies
Health plan knowledge
Medical insurance knowledge
Critical thinking
Collaboration with clinical liaisons
Psychiatric disorders knowledge
Certification
REGISTERED NURSE, South Carolina #R105965, Vermont #026-0025160, Missouri #137998, Virginia #0001176934
References
Kate Pratt, Social Worker, 843-864-3474
Wendy Panaro, Manager of Case Management, 843-291-2910
Mikki Winningham, Clinical Liaison, 843-696-5909
Luisa Del La Rosa, Pediatric RN Retired, 843-718-8925