Cary Stefancik
Rootstown,OH
Summary
Accomplished RN Manager with a proven track record at Summa Health System, enhancing patient outcomes and staff performance. Expert in EPIC EMR, leadership, and fostering an environment utilizing critical thinking through education and resources for disposition planning and utiilization management. Specializes in health promotion and effective discharge planning, ensuring high patient satisfaction and operational efficiency.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
RN Manager, Transitional Care and Utilization Mana
Summa Health System
05.2021 - Current
- Leading 55 FTE's, which include RN Care Managers and Utilization Management Nurses, with focus on length of stay reduction and increased throughput while ensuring timely notification and reviews to payers.
- Ensuring positive outcomes for patient population through staff education around new initiatives, as well as new staff orientation education.
- Responsible for daily staff assignments, payroll, running reports and grooming for dispersing to internal and external vendors.
- Active collaborator among interdisciplinary teams to ensure quality of department and hospital processes.
- Fostering of a positive work environment where retention is emphasized and recruitment of new staff focuses on enhancing the strengths of the current team.
- Participate in professional development opportunities regularly.
Case Manager
United Healthcare
03.2019 - 05.2021
- Maintained accurate documentation on all cases, ensuring compliance with regulations and confidentiality requirements.
- Conducted thorough assessments of clients'' situations, identifying issues, goals, and necessary interventions.
- Monitored ongoing cases closely, adjusting case management strategies as needed based on evolving circumstances or new information.
- Educated clients on available programs, benefits, and services, empowering them to make informed decisions about their care needs.
- Total Waiver member caseload of 140, total Community Well member caseload212
- Special emphasis on prevention of hospital admission through health promotion and well-being.
Care Manager
Cleveland Clinic, Akron General
10.2016 - 03.2019
- Educated clients and families on community resources, treatment options and health care services to better manage conditions.
- Developed strong rapport with patients and families through empathetic listening and compassionate communication techniques.
- Assessed clients and developed effective disposition plans to meet needs.
Service Excellence Nurse, Skin Champion, Staff RN
Cleveland Clinic, Akron General
10.2001 - 10.2016
- Follow-up calls to patients post-discharge, addressing questions and concerns for satisfaction and prevention of readmission.
- Staff/patient education on prevention of HAPU's through skin care, nutrition and early mobilization ; resulted in 21% decrease in HAPU at CCAG.
- Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Akron, School of Nursing
Akron, OH05.1998
Skills
MCG and IQ knowledge
EPIC EMR
Leadership
Health Promotion
Staff empowerment
Patient satisfaction
Discharge Planning/Care Management
Nursing Research
Accomplishments
- Effectively facilitated the Care Management re-design; completed in 2023.
- Facilitated a successful EPIC post-launch optimization with focus on IDR, Rapid Rounding tool and Dashboards, continued use of Careport Discharge planning guide to improve workflow and discharge planning and prior authorization efficiencies. These resulted in improved reporting capabilities and improved SNF authorization capture.
- Completed Summa's Leaders on the Move (Cohort 2)
- Active collaborator in new Therapy See Today process, new IDR process at ACH, LVAD inpatient process for prior authorizations.
- Published research author: Creation and Validation of an Investigator Developed Peri-Operative Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Tool. Research presenter at Walsh's Nursing Research Day.
Additional Information
Wife and mother of three
Proud member of Miss Ohio America family
Timeline
RN Manager, Transitional Care and Utilization Mana
Summa Health System
05.2021 - Current
Case Manager
United Healthcare
03.2019 - 05.2021
Care Manager
Cleveland Clinic, Akron General
10.2016 - 03.2019
Service Excellence Nurse, Skin Champion, Staff RN
Cleveland Clinic, Akron General
10.2001 - 10.2016
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Akron, School of Nursing
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