Amy E. Van Hagen
Springfield,IL
Summary
Highly analytical, detail-oriented Registered Nurse and Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC) applicant with over a decade of high-acuity clinical experience spanning Level I Trauma centers, Critical Care, and advanced Anesthesia training. Expert at conducting rigorous medical record reviews, identifying deviations from standard of care, and identifying medical errors or missing documentation. Adept at translating complex medical-legal data into clear chronologies and reports for attorneys. Combines deep medical expertise with an extensive corporate and scientific research background to deliver high-utility litigation support for personal injury, medical malpractice, and toxic tort cases.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Structural Heart Coordinator RN
Prairie Heart / HSHS St. John’s
06.2023 - Current
- Synthesizing massive patient clinical profiles and evaluating case merits against rigorous regulatory parameters.
- Managed intricate cardiac data including echocardiograms, CT scans and cardiac catheterization reports to determine patient eligibility for advanced procedures like TAVR, Watchman or MitraClip.
- Level I Trauma
Utilization Management RN
Memorial Medical Center
01.2022 - 06.2023
- Medical Necessity Auditing: Audited hundreds of medical records against strict objective criteria to determine if a provider met or deviated from the standard of care. Applied clinical guidelines to determine if care was appropriate.
- Chronological Chart Fact Finding: Evaluated medical necessity, resource allocation and regulatory compliance.
- Risk Management Education: Developed a deep knowledge of healthcare policy and regulatory compliance, critical for health law cases and insurance defense litigation.
- Objective Clinical Reasoning: Filtered out emotional bias to apply strict regulatory criteria thus providing objective, fact-based risk assessments.
- Regulatory and Compliance Knowledge: Familiarity with CMS (Medicare/Medicaid) regulations and institutional policies.
- Strong Documentation Analysis: Developed acumen in detecting missing documentation – vital in developing chronologies and identifying gaps in care.
- Denial and Appeals Expertise: Developed a knowledge of healthcare policy and regulatory compliance critical for health law cases and insurance defense litigation.
- Cross – Disciplinary Communication: Adept in translating complex medical situations for insurance adjustors into simple, persuasive terms for non-medical colleagues.
- Level I Trauma
Home Health RN
Memorial Medical Center
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Standard of Care Benchmarking: Operating independently in the field, developed expertise in meticulous documentation, clinical autonomy, risk management and regulatory compliance.
- Wound and Fall Expertise: Managed these issues in daily practice and developed the ability to identify negligence and/or proper adherence to protocols.
- Vulnerable Population Advocacy: Worked extensively with geriatric, disabled or chronically ill populations thus developing deep insight into elder abuse, neglect and product liability.
- Independent Risk Assessment: Further developed advanced assessment skills to identify subtle clinical declines.
- Fraud and Abuse Detection: As home health is highly scrutinized for Medicare fraud, upcoding and unnecessary visits, acumen in spotting phantom billing, altered records and compliance violations was vital.
- Patient and Family Education: Taught non-medical families how to manage complex care. Readily able to identify absent or failed patient transitions.
- Level I Trauma
Cath Lab Procedural RN
Prairie Heart / HSHS St. John’s
09.2018 - 04.2019
- Analyzed complex electronic medical records (EMR) in high-liability procedural settings, ensuring 100% accurate documentation of interventions, medication delivery, and patient outcomes.
- Audited adherence to strict sterile protocols, informed consent procedures, and advanced cardiovascular standards of care to minimize institutional risk and procedural complications.
- Level I Trauma
PICC Team RN
HSHS St. John’s Hospital
05.2016 - 09.2018
- Served as the institutional subject matter expert for vascular access protocols, successfully executing 800+ ultrasound-guided insertions and monitoring for adverse outcomes.
- Risk Management Education: Designed and presented Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) mitigation seminars to Emergency and Trauma physicians to ensure regulatory compliance and lower liability metrics.
- Evidence Synthesis: Authored a comparative clinical evaluation poster for the Association for Vascular Access (AVA) National Conference, demonstrating advanced literature review and clinical data analysis skills.
- Level I Trauma
Hospice Unit Staff RN
HSHS St. John’s Hospital
02.2015 - 05.2016
- Evaluated end-of-life care pathways for compliance with healthcare regulations, ethical standards, and advance directives.
- Reviewed medical charting for accuracy in palliative care delivery, managing high-stakes communication between medical staff and families.
CRU/CVICU Staff RN
Prairie Heart Institute
08.2013 - 06.2014
- Managed post-operative recovery for complex cardiothoracic surgeries (CABG, TAVR), monitoring for acute deviations from standard physiological baselines.
- Maintained detailed medical chronologies, ensuring immediate identification and documentation of secondary complications or systemic failures.
Medical ICU Staff RN
Memorial Medical Center
06.2010 - 06.2012
- Evaluated multi-system medical records shift-by-shift in a high-acuity ICU, cross-referencing physician orders with nursing execution to ensure protocol compliance.
- Monitored high-risk medication titrations and mechanical ventilation protocols, serving as a critical line of defense against medical errors.
- Level I Trauma
Freelance Production
Commercial Film Industry
Los Angeles, USA
01.1996 - 01.2007
- Managed large-scale project tracking, resource allocation, and operational budgeting under tight deadlines.
- Interpreted complex logistical guidelines and built high-performance teams, demonstrating strong leadership and corporate communication skills applicable to legal discovery teams.
- Los Angeles, CA
Research Assistant
University of Iowa Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology
01.1993 - 01.1996
- Executed rigorous scientific research methodology, data collection, and qualitative analysis for peer-reviewed literature.
- Co-Author: Published medical research in Immunity, Vol. 3, 349-358, demonstrating an elite ability to digest, interpret, and defend complex scientific data.
Education
Master of Science - Nurse Anesthesia
SIUE
Edwardsville, IL01-2014
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
MacMurray College
Jacksonville, IL05-2010
Bachelor of Arts - Literature, Science & the Arts
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA01-1990
Skills
- Medical Record Review & Analysis
- Standard of Care Assessment
- Medical-Legal Chronologies
- Regulatory & Policy Compliance
- Risk Management & Liability Mitigation
- Informed Consent Evaluation
- Audit Trail Interpretation
- Surgical & Anesthesia Standards
- Vascular Access Complications
- Expert collaboration
- Merit assessment
- Interdisciplinary communication
- Medical record auditing
- Regulatory compliance
- Patient eligibility assessment
- Patient scheduling
- Interdisciplinary meetings
- Clinical decision-making
- Documentation accuracy
- Cross-disciplinary communication
Additional Professional Experience
- Freelance Production, Commercial Film Industry, Los Angeles, CA, 01/01/96, 12/31/07, Managed large-scale project tracking, resource allocation, and operational budgeting under tight deadlines., Interpreted complex logistical guidelines and built high-performance teams.
- Research Assistant, University of Iowa Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology, 01/01/93, 12/31/96, Executed rigorous scientific research methodology, data collection, and qualitative analysis for peer-reviewed literature.
- Co-Author: Published medical research in Immunity, demonstrating an elite ability to digest, interpret, and defend complex scientific data.
Timeline
Structural Heart Coordinator RN
Prairie Heart / HSHS St. John’s
06.2023 - Current
Utilization Management RN
Memorial Medical Center
01.2022 - 06.2023
Home Health RN
Memorial Medical Center
01.2019 - 01.2021
Cath Lab Procedural RN
Prairie Heart / HSHS St. John’s
09.2018 - 04.2019
PICC Team RN
HSHS St. John’s Hospital
05.2016 - 09.2018
Hospice Unit Staff RN
HSHS St. John’s Hospital
02.2015 - 05.2016
CRU/CVICU Staff RN
Prairie Heart Institute
08.2013 - 06.2014
Medical ICU Staff RN
Memorial Medical Center
06.2010 - 06.2012
Freelance Production
Commercial Film Industry
01.1996 - 01.2007
Research Assistant
University of Iowa Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology
01.1993 - 01.1996
Master of Science - Nurse Anesthesia
SIUE
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
MacMurray College
Bachelor of Arts - Literature, Science & the Arts
University of Iowa