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BRITTANY POGONES

Princeton,MN

Summary

I am a dedicated and compassionate individual in a skilled nursing home setting who has a wide range of knowledge and experience with mentoring staff, implementing policies and procedures, and collaborating with a team to meet the standards of Cassia. I have successfully completed a Health Information Technology program, which gave me opportunities to strengthen my leadership skills by overseeing the health information department. I fell an excellent quality of mine is that I'm a responsible employee who has the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines. As it stands, I'm eager to develop and implement innovative methods of improving the on-boarding process and incorporating the Cassia culture while working alongside new and current employees.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

TCU Social Worker

Elim Wellspring
Princeton, Minnesota
02.2023 - Current
  • Facilitated frequent family conferences to discuss resident plans in detail and discuss goals.
  • Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team to address concerns and develop solutions
  • Coordinate referrals to outside agencies for additional services such as home care needs following discharge
  • Visit with residents and perform assessments such as: BIMS, PHQ-9, and SLUMS
  • Intervene and advocate for residents when necessary
  • Organize and coordinate discharge plans to ensure there is a smooth transition from TCU to home
  • Adjust care plan goals when appropriate
  • Facilitate staff meetings to provide accurate and updated information related social services
  • Prepare documents for providers to be signed
  • Developed an organized method for performing discharge follow up calls
  • Provided direct clinical social work services to individuals and families in an acute care setting.
  • Maintained accurate records of client progress and interactions according to agency standards

Director of Health Information

Elim Wellspring
Princeton, MN
05.2020 - Current
  • Scheduled interviews for potential candidates in the Health Unit Coordinator role
  • Organized and coordinated team meetings to adjust procedures as needed
  • Worked 1 on 1 with team members to enhance performance and employee satisfaction
  • Assisted in creating effective policies and procedures with cooperate Health Information Specialist
  • Coordinated staff enrichment meetings and collected ideas and feedback of what staff look for to boost morale
  • Facilitated meetings for all staff when necessary to train on any new medical record updated policies or procedures
  • Responsible for giving performance reviews
  • Oversee the Health Unit Coordinators and mentor them in their role
  • Responsible for updating patient records with new information, and reviewing existing records for accuracy
  • Ensure accuracy and privacy in the patient's records
  • Implemented a hybrid medical record

Trained Medication Aide

Elim Care and Rehab Center
Princeton, MN
05.2019 - 05.2020
  • Pass medication to the residents
  • It was my responsibility to be timely when passing the medications while also having a background of knowledge of medical terminology and medications in general
  • My job was also to educate the importance of each medication and to be used as a valuable resource to the residents to ensure that they felt comfortable with the medication they were taking.

Health Unit Coordinator

Elim Care and Rehab Center
Princeton, MN
04.2018 - 05.2020
  • It is the Health Unit Coordinators (HUC) job to process physician orders, set up appointments for residents as well as transportation, and also upload documents into residents' electronic records
  • It is also the job of the HUC to stock the units with nursing supplies and incontinent products
  • It was my job, in particular, to order nursing and incontinent supplies for the entire campus and make sure to stay within a certain budget.

NAR

Elim Wellspring
Princeton, Minnesota
12.2013 - 05.2019
  • Performed ADL's for residents
  • Worked as a the first mentor in the mentorship program that Elim implemented and guided new staff in their new role
  • Did 30-60-90 day check-ins with new staff to ensure they felt they were receiving adequate training
  • Worked as a team player to ensure tasks were completed during my shift
  • Obtained vital signs and documented intake and output
  • Provided excellent service and attention to residents
  • Identified needs of residents promptly and efficiently

Education

Associate of Applied Science in Healthcare Information Technology -

Rasmussen College
06.2021

Skills

  • Staff Management
  • Organizational Development
  • Training and Mentoring
  • Policies Implementation
  • Training Development
  • Confidential Document Control
  • Manager Coaching and Training

Certification

American Health Information Management Association, 06/2021, Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)

Timeline

TCU Social Worker

Elim Wellspring
02.2023 - Current

Director of Health Information

Elim Wellspring
05.2020 - Current

Trained Medication Aide

Elim Care and Rehab Center
05.2019 - 05.2020

Health Unit Coordinator

Elim Care and Rehab Center
04.2018 - 05.2020

NAR

Elim Wellspring
12.2013 - 05.2019

Associate of Applied Science in Healthcare Information Technology -

Rasmussen College

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