Open To Work
Amy Koval
New Freedom,PA
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Case Manager
Evergreen Nephrology
09.2024 - Current
- Responsible for the overall care management of patient panel
- Establish trusting relationships with patients and families to provide clinical and emotional support and foster collaboration throughout their care journey.
- Serve as an advocate for patients to ensure proper and timely resources and support
- Perform assessments and identify the needs of patients and caregivers based on values, care goals, and individual preferences, and translate these into patient centered, actionable care plans
- Coordinate the interdisciplinary approach to achieve continuity of care.
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of care management plans regularly, modifying interventions as necessary
- Collaborate with physicians, APPs, and other clinical disciplines to create, implement and manage integrated care plans
- Identify cost-effective measures for patients that support care goals of improving patient outcomes and quality while effectively managing resource utilization.
- Facilitate patient and caregiver education
- Support seamless transitions of care as patients move between care settings, proactively addressing barriers and collaborating with IDTs.
- Actively participate in clinical huddles and patient care conferences
- Collecting data to prepare and deliver reports on patient outcomes and patient/caregiver satisfaction
RN Case Manager
Landmark Health/Optum
Harrisburg, PA
10.2022 - 09.2024
- Responsible for clinical operations and medical management activities across the continuum of care from assessing and planning to implementing, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating a large panel of patients
- Provide health education, coaching and treatment decision support for member
- Make outbound calls to assess member’s current health status
- Identify gaps or barriers in treatment plans
- Provide patient education to assist with self-management
- Interact with Medical Directors on challenging cases
- Coordinate care for members and services as needed (home health, DME, etc.)
- Educate members on disease processes
- Encourage members to make healthy lifestyle changes
- Make calls post-discharge to ensure that discharged members receive the necessary services and resources
- Document and track findings
Wellness Nurse
SpiriTrust Lutheran
Shrewsbury, PA
05.2020 - 10.2022
- Assess and screen independent living residents
- Organize and facilitate educational presentations
- Serve as a liaison and a resource to clientele
- Organize Wellness Fair. Chair utilization review committee
- Assist residents with navigating healthcare
RN Supervisor
SpiriTrust Lutheran
Shrewsbury, PA
08.2003 - 05.2020
- Supervise RNs, LPNs and CNAs. Ensure nursing operational standards are met
- Provide reports on productivity, quality and customer service metrics
- Ensure all nurses follow policies and procedures
- Train new team members
- Evaluate nurses’ performance
- Inform family members about medical procedures and doctors’ instructions
- Handle complaints or other issues
- Establish a compassionate environment by providing psychological support to patients, family, and friends
- Evaluate patients and report to MD
- Initiate and update care plans
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to provide highest quality of care to patients
- Performed RNAC duties including: scheduling and completing assessments, care plans, team meetings, audits, reporting significant changes, and discharge planning
- Acted as Infection Control Nurse and ADON as needed
School Nurse Substitute
Southern York County School District
Glen Rock, PA
09.2012 - 01.2014
- Assess students with injuries or illness
- Administer medications
- Treat minor injuries
- Review medical history
RN Charge Nurse
Stella Maris
Timonium, MD
10.1997 - 10.2002
- RN charge nurse supervising dementia unit.
- RN staff nurse on skilled unit
- Provided bedside care
- Phone intake
- Monitored and documented patient's vitals
- Provided daily medication administration and administration of all medications
- Treated life-threatening emergencies
- Patient education
- Carried out the care plan planning
- Provided discharge planning
- Consulted and coordinated with healthcare team members
- Facilitated the plan of care
- Demonstrated leadership skills
RN Supervisor
Genesis Multi-Medical Center
Towson, MD
01.1997 - 03.1998
- Assessed patient physical, social, language or mental needs
- Maintained patient records
- Medication administration including narcotics and intravenous therapy
- Delivered patient education
- Developed and managed treatment plans
- Provided discharge planning
- Consulted with physicians
- Facilitated the plan of care
- Performed direct clinic nursing administrative duties
- Demonstrated leadership skills
RN
Hazleton St. Joseph Medical Center
Hazleton, PA
10.1994 - 12.1996
- Provided direct nursing care for up to 8 patients per shift
- Performed patient assessments
- Monitored, recorded and communicated patient condition
- Administered oxygen and blood products
- Provided life-saving interventions
- Able to plan and implement individualized teaching and advice to patients
- Developed and managed treatment plans
- Developed and implemented discharge plans
- Assisted physicians
- Directed or supervised less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel
- Trained new staff
Education
Associate in Nursing -
Luzerne County Community College
05.1994
Skills
- Case Management
- Nursing Home
- Home Health
- Home Care
- Dementia Care
- Nursing
- Employee Evaluation
- Medication Administration
- MDS
- Hospital Experience
- Proficiency in multiple EHRs
- Epic
- DocTalk
- Powerchart
- Health Gorilla
- Allscripts
- Zus
- Dhin
- PointClickCare
- Crisp
Certification
RN License, PA (Multi-State/Compact), DE, VA, NY, NJ
Work Preference
Job Search Status
Open to workWork Type
Full TimeLocation Preference
RemoteSalary Range
$85000/yr - $200000/yrTimeline
RN Case Manager
Evergreen Nephrology
09.2024 - Current
RN Case Manager
Landmark Health/Optum
10.2022 - 09.2024
Wellness Nurse
SpiriTrust Lutheran
05.2020 - 10.2022
School Nurse Substitute
Southern York County School District
09.2012 - 01.2014
RN Supervisor
SpiriTrust Lutheran
08.2003 - 05.2020
RN Charge Nurse
Stella Maris
10.1997 - 10.2002
RN Supervisor
Genesis Multi-Medical Center
01.1997 - 03.1998
RN
Hazleton St. Joseph Medical Center
10.1994 - 12.1996
Associate in Nursing -
Luzerne County Community College