April Dietz

• Enhanced patient care by providing continuous monitoring and assessment of telemetry patients.
• Contributed to a reduction in medical complications through close observation of cardiac patterns and vital signs.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members for comprehensive patient care, resulting in improved patient outcomes.
• Maintained accurate documentation of telemetry data, ensuring timely communication with healthcare providers.
• Educated patients and families on telemetry procedures and equipment, promoting understanding and compliance.

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
• Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care.

• Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens and pain management techniques.
• Monitored patients before, during and after surgical operations to evaluate patient care.
• Started intravenous fluids, administered medications and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
• Assessed patient status during procedures to communicate abnormalities to physicians.
• Managed caseload of 7 patients simultaneously by providing bedside care, treatments, IV therapy and wound care.

• Provided physical assessments, medication and chronic disease management to home health patients.
• Assessed patients' health conditions and asked appropriate questions to better understand current feelings.
• Informed physicians of any changes to patients' health or concerns observed during home visits.
• Educated patients on use and benefits of equipment such as home blood pressure cuffs and glucose meters.
• Trained, guided, supported and supervised home health aide care providers.

• Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens and pain management techniques.
• Managed COVID inpatient

New employee orientation, patient physical assessments, Medicare billing and coding

• Primary care, assessment and evaluation of neonatal and post partum patients.
• Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability.
• Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases.

• Confidently managed the overall operation of nursing services and patient care, including financial management, quality assurance, patient care, safety risk management, teammate satisfaction, quality index scores and facility maintenance.
• Coordinated the allocation of nursing service equipment and supplies within the facility and established guidelines for efficient, economical use.
• Coordinated nursing department activities to ensure availability of appropriate clinical and support staff for home bound patients

Responsible for Oasis review and education

Diagnosis coding of care plans,

New employee orientation

Employee counseling,

Weekly patient conference

• Ensuring all medical records and intake paperwork is completed and correct for proper Medicare and insurance submission.
• Responsible for all intake of new patients and assigning proper staffing.
• Responsible for orientation of all new staff
• Provide direct skilled patient care as needed for client in the home
• Provided medical billing and proper coding for all medical claims in the agency
• Patient physical assessment and collection of vital signs
• Effective counseling in health maintenance and disease management.
• Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation.
• Conducted comprehensive wound care applications successfully on home bound patients including multiple negative pressure wound vac systems
  

• Managed critical post cardiac catheterization unit.
• Charge nurse on cardiac floor. Oversaw average of 30patients per shift.
• Transferred to Neonatal ICU 9/2002