Andrea Ver Meer

• Skills include patient intake, treatment planning, anticipating surgeon needs and providing successful set up for procedures
• Pt advocacy in a stressful situation
• Knowledge of administering narcotic medications, dental radiography, ACLS, and PALS
• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
• Established strong working relationships with insurance representatives, fostering open communication channels for efficient resolution of coverage issues or disputes related to medical necessity determinations.
• Contributed to cost savings by applying evidence-based guidelines to determine medical necessity and appropriateness of care.
• Promoted interdepartmental collaboration to streamline workflow processes, resulting in improved efficiency and patient outcomes.

• Assist in office based surgical procedures including: sinus surgery, ear surgery, fine needle aspirations, and excisional biopsies
• Performed prior authorization review of services requiring notification.
• Obtained authorizations from multiple insurance carriers for various levels of care.
• Providing education regarding sinonasal and ear concerns, thyroid and parathyroid issues, facial trauma, head and neck cancer, and pre and post-operative care
• Responsible for charting and documentation with an electronic medical record
• Travel to outreach clinics
• Supervising Nurse to diverse nursing staff of BSNs, RNs, and RMAs
• Promoted interdepartmental collaboration to streamline workflow processes, resulting in improved efficiency and patient outcomes.
• Assisted in maintaining regulatory compliance by staying up-to-date on Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance requirements for utilization review activities.
• Ensured continuity of care across transitions by collaborating with healthcare providers, patients, and families to facilitate communication and coordination of services.

• Company Overview: A Clinical Evaluation of the UP Drug-Coated Device in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis
• A Clinical Evaluation of the UP Drug-Coated Device in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis

December 2016

• Resolve II Sinus Implant study

• Company Overview: A randomized, double-blind, parallel group PhIII study to assess the clinical efficacy and safety of 100mg SC Mepolizumab as an add on to maintenance treatment in adults with severe bilateral nasal polyps
• A randomized, double-blind, parallel group PhIII study to assess the clinical efficacy and safety of 100mg SC Mepolizumab as an add on to maintenance treatment in adults with severe bilateral nasal polyps

• Company Overview: A randomized, 24-week treatment, double-blind, placebo-controlled efficacy and safety study of dupilumab 300 mg every other week, in patients with bilateral nasal polyposis on a background therapy with intranasal corticosteroids
• A randomized, 24-week treatment, double-blind, placebo-controlled efficacy and safety study of dupilumab 300 mg every other week, in patients with bilateral nasal polyposis on a background therapy with intranasal corticosteroids

• Company Overview: Sinuva Sinus Implant
• Sinuva Sinus Implant