Catherine "Katie" Bagley

Coordinated 24 hour care for patients (staff of 20), including safe personal care, emotional support, treatment and medication administration, optimizing nutrition, mobility and safety with daily routines.

Facilitated smooth transfer of care between hospital and home, minimizing care outside of home.

Communications with family, staff, physicians, home health, hospice, pharmacy, home equipment companies, transportation, insurance.

Provided supervision, education, training and annual evaluation to staff

Created, maintained and adjusted staff schedules, and maintained up to date staff certifications and records.

Collaborated with payroll department re; submission of timecards

As part of a multidisciplinary team provided spiritual, emotional, physical support to patients/families in the home, freestanding hospice house and the nursing home setting.

Provided education and nursing support around symptom control and pain management.

Communications with patient, family, physician, team, pharmacy, medical equipment and community resources.

Provided 24 hour on call nursing advice and home visits

Provided care to patient and family at patient's time of death.

Participated in providing bereavement services to family.

Temporarily ran the entire Hospice Program at Sutter Participated in the interview/hiring of Hospice Manager

Ran payroll, developed budget. Facilitated Team Meeting

Coordinated the patient/staff visit schedule

RN Case Manager duties (see above under RN Casemanager)