Celeste R. Williams
Tallahassee,FL
Summary
Professional, multi-faceted health and human services MS Hed RN, health care health educator, advocate, and provider to improve the well-being, along with the quality of life of individuals, families, communities, civic, and faith-based organizations.
Organized and knowledgeable Registered Nurse experienced in treating and caring for patients. Successful in providing fast and accurate assessments and working calmly under pressure. Recognized for collaborating well with doctors to maintain top-notch healthcare practices.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Behavioral Health Intake Coordinator
HCA Florida Healthcare
Tallahassee, Florida
08.2022 - Current
- Managed confidential client data in compliance with HIPAA and other relevant regulations, reporting patient admission data to behavioral health unit RNs.
- Coordinated Behavioral Health Services with emergency room health care providers, nursing staff and supervisors, combining group efforts to achieve goals for psychiatric admissions to the behavioral health unit.
- Computed behavioral and initial psychiatric nursing admission assessments in consultation and collaboration with ED Providers, Psychiatric Residents and Attending Psychiatrist. Referred Patients for Inpatient Detox from Alcohol and other drugs along with Pediatric Psychiatric Services.
Psychiatric RN Mental Health Nurse
Apalachee Eastside Psychiatric Hospital
01.2008 - 08.2022
- Mental Health services provided in rotation with local area hospitals, Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Behavioral Health Center and in conjunction with Capital Regional Medical Center Psychiatric Services.
- Psychiatric services provided for the surrounding counties, Baker Act, Exparte, Marchman Act involuntary, voluntary and jail detainee clients.
- RN admission assessments, MD orders, LCSW, social worker preliminary reports are conducted for acute mental health crisis stabilization, including emergency treatment for adults, children, detox and residential forensics units.
Correctional Nurse RN Health Care Provider
Gadsden Women’s Correctional Institution
01.2013 - 01.2019
- Ambulatory Care Triage, Medical Clinics, Psychiatric Clinic, Infirmary, Labs, Medical and Psychiatric Emergent Care provided with Medical Director, Psychiatrist, Psychologist, APRN and HSA, health services administrator.
- RN conducted Pharmacy Medication Management of inmates and coordination of outpatient health care appointments in Florida Department of Corrections and Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.
Hospital Acute Care RN Med-Surgical, Oncology, Hematology, Palliative Care
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital
Tallahassee, USA
01.2018 - 12.2018
Home Health RN Case Management Visiting Nurse OASIS Assessments
Kindred Home Health Care
Tallahassee, USA
01.2017 - 12.2017
- Medicare and Medicaid home bound patient plan of care developed with coordination of intermittent service providers, including MDs, PT, OT, MSW, LCSW, LPNs, CNAs DME, Durable Medical Equipment suppliers and medical insurance providers according to CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Conditions of Participation.
Long term Geriatric RN Unit Manager RN Supervisor Part Time
Heritage Nursing Home
Tallahassee, USA
01.2016 - 12.2016
- Nursing supervision and staff development in 180 bed nursing homes with RNs, LPNs and CNAs MSWs, PT, OT and ST.
- RN coordinated long term care and emergent care with MDs and ARNPs.
- Conducted staffing and scheduling in accordance with CMS mandates.
Hospice Nursing Case Manager
Covenant Hospice
Tallahassee, USA
01.2011 - 12.2011
- Company Overview: Tallahassee FL
- Palliative end of life care home and facility visits coordinated with MD Medical Director, MSWs, LPNs, CNAs Chaplains and Bereavement Counselors.
- Nurse Facilitator Clinical Assessment Utilization and Intervention in End of Life Palliative Care.
- Tallahassee FL
RN Consultant State of Florida Home Health OASIS Nurse Educator
AHCA, Agency for Health Care Administration
Tallahassee, USA
01.2007 - 12.2007
- RN consultant to Florida’s 700 Home Health Agencies, State and Federal Surveyors in the Health Standards and Quality Unit of AHCA, Agency for Health Care Administration.
- Instructed in the OASIS, Outcomes Assessment Instrument Set data and transmission to CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, prospective payment tool for Home health services online with WebEx University and phone conferencing with BridgeTrack.
- Assisted the Health Standards and Quality Unit in the design, development and presentation of The CMS Basic Home Health Surveyor Training Course conducted in Dallas Texas, according to the federal and state CMS, Conditions of Participation, Comprised of Home health compliance standards.
Nursing Contractor Business Owner
HealthCentric Services Inc.
01.2005 - 12.2005
- Home Health Case Management, Hospital Community Home Health Liaison Nurse Health Educator.
- RN Coordinated intermittent home care services with MDs, PT, OT, MSWs, LPNs, CNAs and medical insurance providers in Philadelphia PA and surrounding Montgomery County.
- Designed and developed accreditation protocol at HelpSource Home Health for the acquisition of CHAP, as a Community Health Accreditation Partner.
- Assisted Helping Hands Home Health in providing statistical home care benchmark data for JACHO, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
Disease Management Nurse Educator
Helping Hands Home Health
01.1992 - 12.2005
- Patient and caregiver planned learning experiences, using a combination of teaching, counseling and behavior modification strategies for achieving positive influences and outcomes for acquisition of cognitive knowledge and improved health behaviors.
- Disease Management Nurse Education example) patient/caregiver instruction and training in the home setting and response to teaching.
- The (KCASE) model of teaching and training was utilized knowledge, comprehension, application, synthesis and evaluation.
Nurse Community Health Educator, and Consultant
Health Centric Services Inc.
Cheltenham, USA
01.1997 - 12.2000
- Health educator designed, developed and implemented the Health Partners Medicaid HMO 'Smoking Cessation Program.'
- Working with the HMO member’s educational outreach department and the American Cancer Society Common Wealth of PA’s Fresh Start quit smoking facilitator training, a literacy assessment was incorporated to augment the assessment component of the quit smoking program.
- The educational program was developed to help Pennsylvania’s Health Partners HMO Medicaid recipients, at risk for acquiring cigarette smoking related illnesses and to adopt healthier lifestyles free of cigarette smoking.
Nurse Classroom Instructor and Trainer
Breslin Learning Center
Philadelphia, USA
01.1996 - 12.1996
- Instruction and training rendered to the Health Care Worker of Union 1199-C of Philadelphia PA.
- The 1199-C health care workers enrolled in continuing education to upgrade their job skills for career promotion and better pay grades, at the Breslin Learning Center.
- Health educator conducted classroom instruction in Anatomy and Physiology, along with clinical training in the Fundamentals of Nursing Patient Bedside Care in the Certified Nursing Assistant Program.
- Classroom instruction with written skills application was also provided in Medical Terminology for The Medical Secretary Program.
Education
Master of Science - Health Education
Arcadia University
Glenside, PAGeneral Theology Diploma -
Deliverance Evangelistic Church Bible Institute
Philadelphia, PABachelor of Arts - Human Services
Antioch University
Yellow Springs, OHRegistered Nurse -
Philadelphia General Hospital School of Nursing
Philadelphia, PASkills
- Microsoft Office
- Word
- Power Point
- Excel
- Outlook
- Electronic Medical Record Charting in Mysis, Allscrpts, Avatar, Cerner and MediTech
- RN MS Hed Health Educator
- Behavioral Health Intake Coordinator
- AHCA CMS Home Health Oasis and Surveyor Basic Training
- Medical Terminology and CNA Training
- Tobacco Cessation Counseling and Education
Volunteer Experience
- Facilitator/Trainer, Deliverance Evangelistic Church, Philadelphia, PA, 01/01/96 - 12/31/14
- Nurse Health Educator, Township of Cheltenham, Cheltenham, PA, MM/DD/YY
Publications
- Teach Me Diabetes Program Guide for School Health Nurses, 1996
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Health Education Program Promoting Positive Outcomes in Learning, MM/DD/YY
Continuing Education
- Biannual RN CEUs, Florida Department of Health Board of Nursing, MM/DD/YY
- Biannual CPR Basic Life Support Certification, Life Tech Instructional Services, MM/DD/YY
- HIV AIDS training for Health Care Workers, Seven Hills Health and Rehab, MM/DD/YY
- Certificate - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Basic Health Facility Home Health Agency, Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), MM/DD/YY
- Certificate - The Entrepreneurial Success Workshop Series, Temple University Small Business Center, MM/DD/YY
Timeline
Behavioral Health Intake Coordinator
HCA Florida Healthcare
08.2022 - Current
Hospital Acute Care RN Med-Surgical, Oncology, Hematology, Palliative Care
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital
01.2018 - 12.2018
Home Health RN Case Management Visiting Nurse OASIS Assessments
Kindred Home Health Care
01.2017 - 12.2017
Long term Geriatric RN Unit Manager RN Supervisor Part Time
Heritage Nursing Home
01.2016 - 12.2016
Correctional Nurse RN Health Care Provider
Gadsden Women’s Correctional Institution
01.2013 - 01.2019
Hospice Nursing Case Manager
Covenant Hospice
01.2011 - 12.2011
Psychiatric RN Mental Health Nurse
Apalachee Eastside Psychiatric Hospital
01.2008 - 08.2022
RN Consultant State of Florida Home Health OASIS Nurse Educator
AHCA, Agency for Health Care Administration
01.2007 - 12.2007
Nursing Contractor Business Owner
HealthCentric Services Inc.
01.2005 - 12.2005
Nurse Community Health Educator, and Consultant
Health Centric Services Inc.
01.1997 - 12.2000
Nurse Classroom Instructor and Trainer
Breslin Learning Center
01.1996 - 12.1996
Disease Management Nurse Educator
Helping Hands Home Health
01.1992 - 12.2005
Master of Science - Health Education
Arcadia University
General Theology Diploma -
Deliverance Evangelistic Church Bible Institute
Bachelor of Arts - Human Services
Antioch University
Registered Nurse -
Philadelphia General Hospital School of Nursing