Candace Guernsey
Rockport,TX
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Trio Home Health Care
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Effectively communicated with physicians regarding patient needs, performance, medications and changes.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Responded promptly and professionally to patient questions and concerns.
- Participated in patient and family planning process, as well as provided instructions and addressed question and concerns.
- Performed evaluations on consistent basis to address changes in patient needs, conditions and medications, altering care plans when required.
- Liaised with physicians regarding patient needs, performance and changes.
- Coordinated with interdisciplinary professionals to develop plans of care, administer tests and monitor patient status.
- Conducted regular re-evaluations to address changes in needs and conditions, introducing revisions to care plans.
- Completed initial assessments of patients and family to determine and address individual home care needs. ·
- Worked with suppliers and vendors on provision of medical equipment, items and services.
- Assessed and examined patients and documented history of current and previous conditions, diseases and injuries along with medications currently being taken.
- Prepared clinical notes and updates for review by primary physician.
Registered Nurse Case Manager
SAVE Home Health
- Effectively communicated with physicians regarding patient needs, performance, medications and changes.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Responded promptly and professionally to patient questions and concerns.
- Participated in patient and family planning process, as well as provided instructions and addressed question and concerns.
- Performed evaluations on consistent basis to address changes in patient needs, conditions and medications, altering care plans when required.
- Liaised with physicians regarding patient needs, performance and changes.
- Coordinated with interdisciplinary professionals to develop plans of care, administer tests and monitor patient status.
- Completed initial assessments of patients and family to determine and address individual home care needs. ·
- Conducted regular re-evaluations to address changes in needs and conditions, introducing revisions to care plans.
- Examined patients and documented history of current and previous conditions, illnesses, injuries and current medications.
- Created patient assessments and plans for individual home care needs.
- Authored initial assessments of patients and family to develop plans for individual home care needs.
- Worked with suppliers and vendors on provision of medical equipment, items and services.
- Assessed and examined patients and documented history of current and previous conditions, diseases and injuries along with medications currently being taken.
- Prepared clinical notes and updates for review by primary physician.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations
- Effectively communicated with physicians regarding patient needs, performance, medications and changes
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery/High Risk Antepartum Staff Nurse
HCA Healthcare CCMC - Bay Area
12.2005 - Current
- 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.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
Education
High School Diploma -
Montgomery High School
Santa Rosa, CAAssociate of Science - Nursing
Skagit Valley College
Mount Vernon, WA06.1993
Skills
- Family Education
- Patient Care Planning
- Emotional Awareness
- Pain Management
- Patient Assessments
- Hospice and Palliative Care
- Hospice Philosophy Understanding
- Hospice Education
- Chronic Disease Management
- Patient Counseling
- Case Conferences
- Setting Up Referrals
- Evaluation
Certification
CPR
ACLS
Referances
Michele Vaghy-Seay ( 361- 633- 9440) Manager at Trio Home Health and Save Home Health
Meredith Miller (361-944-5496) Co-worker in Labor and Delivery at CCMC- Bay Area.
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery/High Risk Antepartum Staff Nurse
HCA Healthcare CCMC - Bay Area
12.2005 - Current
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Trio Home Health Care
Registered Nurse Case Manager
SAVE Home Health
High School Diploma -
Montgomery High School
Associate of Science - Nursing
Skagit Valley College
CPR
ACLS
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