Annette Pellens
Bakersfield,CA
Summary
24 years nursing background. Diverse experiences in multiple disciplines.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Health Education RN lvl ii
Kaiser Permanente
03.2017 - Current
- Collaborates with other educators, managers, physicians, and other healthcare providers to develop, design, deliver and evaluate/improve education strategies and programs/classes based on member/patient and needs, as well as department, organizational goals/objectives and regulatory needs
- Direct patient instruction in both classroom setting and online
- Bariatric case manager
- Performed pre and post discharge care of bariatric surgery patients while following regulatory and accreditation standards
- Case management and disposition
- Teaching Kaiser Permanente Bariatric Options Program to department standards
- Direct patient care of clinic patients on provider schedule.
licensee/administrator rn
westchester home corporation
09.2003 - 09.2021
- Operating and managing two State Licensed RCFE assisted living facilities with 6 elderly clients per address
- Created and implemented all staff curriculum, training and compliance requirements.
- Created and implemented all facility policies and procedures
- Compliance with State Laws on RCFE/TITLE 22 regulations
- Medicare and Medical billing and reporting. CMS, Quality and compliance with regulatory standards
- Long term care insurance billing
- Coordinated all employee hiring and staffing
- Educated patients and their families in their medical diagnoses including but not limited to COPD, CHF, renal failure, and diabetes
- Coordinated care for end of life with local hospice organization
- Provided community education for dementia/Alzheimer’s facilities in and around Kern County in compliance with CCLD.
Staff LVL II Telephone Advice Nurse Message Management
KAISER PERMANENTE
12.2008 - 03.2017
- Telephone triage/message management for Family Practice, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Oncology, Pain Management, Sports Medicine and General Surgery
- Assessing/triaging/disposition or patient cases per Kaiser Permanente Protocols and policies.
Er staff nurse/charge
memorial hospital bakersfield
09.2003 - 06.2010
- Provided direct care to ER/trauma patients in trauma rooms
- Managed ventilators, ACLS protocol, stroke patients, DKA, MVA, and cardiac emergencies along with all standard ER patient case presentations.
Er nurse
bakersfield heart hospital
02.2000 - 09.2002
- ER Registered nurse, provided direct care to ER patients following BLS/ALCS, Stroke and MI protocols
- Assisted in Cardiac Cath Lab and floated to ICU
Education
Master of Science Health Care Administration -
University of Phoenix
01.2024
Bachelor of Science: NURSING -
WALDEN UNIVERSITY
01.2019
Registered nursing -
Bakersfield College
01.2000
Skills
- Basic Life Support
- Clinical judgment
- Compassion and Empathy
- Discharge Planning
- Geriatric Care
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Direct Patient Care
- Medication and IV administration
- Team Coordination
- Patient education and counseling
- Medication Administration
- Precepting
- Staff Supervision
- Nursing staff leadership
- Care Plan Development
- Case Management
- Research utilization
- Health Promotion
- HIPAA Education
- EMR / EHR
- Diabetes management
- Feeding pumps understanding
- Hospice Care
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Emergency Care
- Critical Care
- Emergency Procedures
- Hospice and palliative care
- Insulin medication assistance
- Diabetes and nutrition education
- Call triaging
Accomplishments
RN of the year Kaiser Permanente SCPMG 2019 and 2022
Certification
- ACLS
- PALS
- BLS
Affiliations
ANA
Timeline
Health Education RN lvl ii
Kaiser Permanente
03.2017 - Current
Staff LVL II Telephone Advice Nurse Message Management
KAISER PERMANENTE
12.2008 - 03.2017
licensee/administrator rn
westchester home corporation
09.2003 - 09.2021
Er staff nurse/charge
memorial hospital bakersfield
09.2003 - 06.2010
Er nurse
bakersfield heart hospital
02.2000 - 09.2002
Master of Science Health Care Administration -
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science: NURSING -
WALDEN UNIVERSITY
Registered nursing -
Bakersfield College