Angelia Bence
Daviston,AL
Summary
Versatile Registered Nurse with over 6 years of experience delivering high-quality care to patients. Proven leader skillful in uniting and guiding nursing teams toward achieving patient care goals and improving satisfaction. Focused on continuously driving innovation and improving patient outcomes.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Perioperative Nurse
East Alabama Medical Center
Opelika, AL
11.2021 - Current
- Organized, implemented and appraised perioperative nursing care for each patient throughout entire surgery experience.
- Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
- Evaluated and adjusted life support equipment, tubing and peripheral devices providing critical assistance to fragile patients.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Delivered key information to patients and caregivers to prepare for operations, side effects and expected recovery process.
Registed Nurse, Utilization Management (Per Diem)
Amerithealth
Remote
03.2023 - 05.2024
- Assessed patient eligibility for services and benefits according to insurance policies and guidelines.
- Conducted utilization reviews, concurrent reviews, authorization requests and discharge planning.
- Collaborated with healthcare providers to ensure appropriate level of care was provided in a cost-effective manner.
- Monitored treatment progress by reviewing medical records, lab results, physician notes.
- Provided education about health plan coverage and benefit options to patients and families.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Baptist Health/ Wolfson's Children's Hospital
Jacksonville, FL
02.2020 - 11.2021
- Decisively and confidently makes judgments on patient conditions based on vital signs, patient presentation, and initial assessment of pediatrics to adults
- Appropriately triages via ESI
- Maintains open and clear communication with physicians to coordinate effective patient care.
- Knowledgeably assists in Cardiac Arrests, Rapid Sequence Intubations. STEMIs, Code Strokes, Traumas while communicating and utilizing team work
- Provides wound care, and implementation of orthopedic devices with patient education
- Merged empathy and strong interpersonal skills by ensuring both physical and emotional needs of patients and families were maintained
Registered Nurse, Case Manager
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL
10.2020 - 02.2021
- Collaborated with physicians during medical rounds, updated treatment plans and provided plan of care to patients and families.
- Managed care of minimum 21 patients daily
- Advocated for patients by identifying insurance coverage, communicating care preferences to practitioners and verifying interventions met patients' treatment goals.
- Assessed and reviewed patients for discharge and planning and integrated services for patients requiring home care, home infusion and durable medical equipment (DME).
- Secured insurance authorizations to acute rehabilitation facilities or long-term care placement.
- Knowledgeable with Medicare, Medicaid guidelines
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
UF Health Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
11.2016 - 02.2020
- Uses advance clinical skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care for high volume patients in emergency & critical situations at a nationally certified Level 1 Trauma ,Comprehensive Stroke and Chest Pain Center among high acuity patients with complex cases.
- Expert in providing quality care from pediatrics to adults.
- Recognizes patient conditions & rapidly provides interventions in unpredictable situations.
- Collaborates with multi-disciplinary team to facilitate appropriate patient care and positive outcomes. Appropriately delegated tasks to personnel.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Triaged and treated high-volume caseload in busy emergency room setting using ESI
Float Pool Patient Care Technician
UF Health Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
02.2016 - 12.2016
- Cared for various acuity of patients on different units within the hospital.
- Conferred with multidisciplinary healthcare team to help effectively manage patient conditions with regular testing and vitals assessments.
- Supported patient admissions, discharges and transfers to promote team efficiency.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
10.2016
High School Diploma -
Yulee High School
2008
Skills
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Treatment plans knowledge
- Teamwork
- Patient Advocacy
- Utilization of EHR charting
- Culturally-sensitive care
- Critical Care, Case Management experience
- Coordination of services
- Critical thinking
- Microsoft Office
- Effective communication
- Regulatory compliance
Affiliations
- Standing Ovation awarded from both patients and coworkers for quality patient care, improved outcomes & team
- Member, ENA
Certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- NIHSS
- TNCC
- CPI
- State of Florida, Multistate Compact License RN9447583
Timeline
Registed Nurse, Utilization Management (Per Diem)
Amerithealth
03.2023 - 05.2024
Perioperative Nurse
East Alabama Medical Center
11.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse, Case Manager
Mayo Clinic
10.2020 - 02.2021
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Baptist Health/ Wolfson's Children's Hospital
02.2020 - 11.2021
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
UF Health Jacksonville
11.2016 - 02.2020
Float Pool Patient Care Technician
UF Health Jacksonville
02.2016 - 12.2016
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
High School Diploma -
Yulee High School
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- NIHSS
- TNCC
- CPI
- State of Florida, Multistate Compact License RN9447583
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