Ashalee Grizzle
Howard Beach,NY
Summary
Compassionate and driven newly graduated nurse with externship experience in Medical-Surgical and Emergency Department settings. Strong foundation in patient care, clinical procedures, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Well-equipped to provide high-quality healthcare. Background in healthcare administration has honed skills in customer service, insurance verification, and patient navigation. Seeking to embark on nursing career in a supportive and challenging environment to make meaningful contributions to patient-centered care while continuing to grow professionally.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse Extern
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
Brooklyn
06.2024 - 02.2025
- 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.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Authorization Specialist
Personal-Touch Home Care
Queens, NY
03.2022 - 12.2023
- Acquire authorizations
Authorization Specialist
Edison Home Health Care
03.2021 - 03.2022
- Use Salesforce to obtain patient demographics, Contact insurances for eligibility, benefits, demographics, authorizations, Maintains emails, mails, faxes, Provides and maintain positive consumer services, Speaks directly to case managers to promptly obtain authorizations, Ensure patient's schedules are up to date, Input new patients into HHAExchange, Create patient's schedules
Authorization Specialist
True Care Home Care
Brooklyn, NY
12.2019 - 03.2021
- Contact insurances for eligibility, benefits, demographics, authorizations.Maintains emails and faxes. Provides and maintain positive consumer services.Speaks directly to case managers to promptly obtain authorizations.Ensure patient's schedules are up to date
Patient Care Coordinator
24/7 Homecare Agency
Brooklyn, NY
04.2017 - 11.2019
- Served as a liaison between patient, family and home health care team to ensure that other resources were involved when needed.
- Contacted patients to arrange payment arrangements for deductible and out-of-pocket liability.
- Maintained homecare schedule
- Documented detailed findings and reported critical information requiring immediate and long term action.
- Review plan of care with patients and caregivers
Education
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -
ST VINCENT STRAMBI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
Associate Degree in Nursing - NURSING
Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn, NY12-2024
Skills
- HhaExchange
- Microsoft office
- EPIC
- Patient Care and Safety
- Medication Administration
- Therapeutic Communication
Certification
- BLS, ACLS, Food Handler Certification
Timeline
Registered Nurse Extern
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
06.2024 - 02.2025
Authorization Specialist
Personal-Touch Home Care
03.2022 - 12.2023
Authorization Specialist
Edison Home Health Care
03.2021 - 03.2022
Authorization Specialist
True Care Home Care
12.2019 - 03.2021
Patient Care Coordinator
24/7 Homecare Agency
04.2017 - 11.2019
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -
ST VINCENT STRAMBI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
Associate Degree in Nursing - NURSING
Medgar Evers College