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Beverly Hale

Burlington Township,NJ

Summary

Experienced Leader endorses 20+years of nursing experience with an excellent supervisory record of accomplishing team building, diversity and inclusion in a multicultural work environment. Hardworking and dedicated to improving the quality of care and patient satisfaction. Offering a vast knowledge base and proactive in providing resources to benefit patients in returning to the optimal quality of life.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Case Manager

Jefferson Health New Jersey
06.2020 - Current
  • Supervision of case manager/social work care team of 10 to 12 persons in acute care setting.
  • Facilitate performance evaluations and peer reviews. Interview and approval of new hires. Precepting.
  • Responsible for creating bias free environment within multicultural work place, Acknowledging diversity, equality and inclusion.
  • Counseling of staff on punctuality, work performance and importance of team work. Attendance of administrative meetings daily and dissemination of information through huddles with care team . Suggested and supported director on numerous projects and established new polices.
  • Identified care needs of individual patients and coordinated responses based on physician advice, insurance limitations and procedural costs
  • Consulted with clinicians to devise and manage ongoing care plans for at-risk patients
  • Managed support services and fostered communication among social workers, therapists, hospital staff and patients

Case Manager

Jefferson/Kennedy Health
11.2011 - 06.2020
  • Managed Caseload of 20 25 patients per day
  • Mentoring/precepting new employees.
  • Transitions of care. Home care, Community resource referrals.
  • Medication authorization.
  • Coordination of medical equipment. Hospice referrals. Transportation. Utilization review.
  • Discharge planning, assessment and clinical review.
  • Participated in professional growth programs to support case management team

Clinical Instructor

Burlington County Institute Of Technology
08.2010 - 08.2016
  • Per diem nursing instructor for LPN program.
  • Evaluated students' competencies through written assignments and examinations
  • Provided clinical instruction to 15 students in clinical settings in long term care facility.
  • Provided nursing skill demonstrations for medication administration, dressing changes and clinical logs
  • Conducted clinical simulations and provided feedback for each individual student
  • Supervised students when administering medications to maintain patient safety

Case Manager

Capital Health Regional Medical Center
04.2010 - 02.2014
  • Case manager of interdisciplinary team on trauma medical intensive care unit.
  • Provide support to patients, family and staff daily.
  • Coordination of assessments, clinical reviews, discharge planning and outcomes management.
  • Weekly length of stay meetings with case management team and physician advisors.
  • Precepting of new employees.
  • Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.
  • Managed caseload of 20-25 patients system to provide comprehensive, discharge planning and community-based resources.
  • Identified care needs of individual patients and coordinated responses based on physician advice, insurance limitations and procedural costs

Weekend Charge Nurse

St Lawrence Rehab
04.2006 - 03.2010
  • Supervised and mentored nurses, both RN and LPN, as well as CNAs on 10 bed brain injury unit. in acute rehab setting.
  • Admissions, care planning and discharging throughout rehab experience.
  • Precepted new nurses and devised programs for staff development.
  • Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols
  • Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans

Vitas Hospice

Case Manager
08.2004 - 10.2007
  • Managed care of approximately 10-15 terminally ill patients in both residential and long term care settings.
  • Worked collaboratively with families, doctors and interdisciplinary team to coordinate care until discharge/expiration.
  • Supervised LPNs, home health aides and certified nursing assistants.
  • Performance and evaluation and staff development.
  • Provided high level of quality, compassionate care to patients and caregivers during last phases of life
  • Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, NJ
03.2010

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Essex County College
Newark, NJ
08.1996

Skills

  • EMR / EHR
  • Documentation proficiency
  • Needs assessment
  • Indirect Patient Care
  • Discharge planning
  • Insurance authorization
  • Appeals
  • Utilization Review

Certification

  • Multi-state Registered Nurse License - State of New Jersey #26N0115087OO
  • ANCC Credential of Nursing Case Management RN_BC #2014036391

Timeline

Lead Case Manager

Jefferson Health New Jersey
06.2020 - Current

Case Manager

Jefferson/Kennedy Health
11.2011 - 06.2020

Clinical Instructor

Burlington County Institute Of Technology
08.2010 - 08.2016

Case Manager

Capital Health Regional Medical Center
04.2010 - 02.2014

Weekend Charge Nurse

St Lawrence Rehab
04.2006 - 03.2010

Vitas Hospice

Case Manager
08.2004 - 10.2007

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Thomas Edison State University

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Essex County College
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