Brandi Kae Kastner

• Guide patients, caregivers and family members on plans of treatment and helpful resources available locally to support care.
• Currently doing this as volunteer work in the community.
• Advocated for patient rights and access to support resources in healthcare settings.

• Perform all aspects of case review, utilization review, consultation, and health carrier/state-driven external reviews.
• Reliable and efficient in tasks, adhering to established policies/procedures, and URAC accreditation.
• Maintained accuracy, completeness and security for medical records and health information.
• Working with many different charting systems to obtain information (e.g., EPIC, Cerner, Meditech, Athenahealth).
• Secured medical records against loss or unauthorized access.
• Prepared and processed forms for government healthcare programs.

Currently working as contract since I moved.

• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Prepare chemotherapy doses infusions and administration as dictated by physician's instructions on each patient's chart.
• Administered IV fluids, medications, and blood products through PICC lines, central lines, and peripherally inserted lines.
• Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
• Improved patient well-being by offering advice on preventive health measures.
• Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
• Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
• Scheduled appointments for patients not requiring emergency services but needing examination from provider and consulting directly with provider.

• Worked in a blended role, providing disease-management nursing services, utilization review, triage, disease education, care coordination and case management to patients via telephone or in person
• Provided education, counseling and information to patients enrolled in condition-specific programs
• Discussed medical histories with patients in effort to provide most effective medical advice.
• Reviewed and evaluated test results to suggest care and treatment options.
• Created customized care plans, working with hospital staff and families to assess and meet individual needs.
• Implemented successful healthcare program through professionalism, quality of care, medical teaching and patient satisfaction.

Had to go on leave due to having two of my children pass away. When I was ready to go back to work, the state of Illinois had ended the program.

• Displayed ability to adapt to and accommodate changing situations as they arose
• Served as charge nurse and educator in the following units: General and intermediate pediatric nursing; pediatric oncology, pediatric hematology, pediatric bone-marrow transplant, pediatric surgery, pediatric intensive care, pediatric endocrinology, pediatric cardiology, and neonatology
• Utilized as a super user for a several new EMR software rollouts.
• Prepared and administer chemotherapy doses and stem cell/bone marrow transplants for patient treatments as per physicians' orders.
• Administered IV fluids, medications, and blood products through PICC lines, central lines, and peripherally inserted lines.
• Started IV lines (lead IV starter) and complete dressing changes on PICC, central catheter lines, and peripherally inserted lines per protocol.

Worked in various locations across the country-

• Children's Hospital of Austin (changed to Dell Children's Hospital)/Austin, TX
• University of Iowa Children's Hospital/Iowa City, IA-Pediatric Surgical Spine Unit, NICU
• Georgetown University Medical Center/Washington, D.C.-PICU, NICU, Pediatric Oncology and Hematology
• Methodist Children's Hospital/San Antonio, TX-PICU/Step-down Unit, Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant, NICU), Internal Transport/Support Nurse
• Dallas Children's Hospital-Dallas, TX-Pediatric Oncology and Hematology
• Methodist Children's Hospital/San Antonio, TX-PICU/Step-down Unit, Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant, NICU), Internal Transport/Support Nurse
• Medical City Children's Hospital/Dallas, TX-Pediatric Oncology
• Children's Hospital of Austin (changed to Dell Children's Hospital)/Austin, TX-PICU, Step-down Unit, NICU
• Methodist Children's Hospital/San Antonio, TX-PICU/Step-down Unit, Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant, NICU), Internal Transport/Support Nurse