Cheri Roller
Buckner,MO
Summary
Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Home Health RN Case Manager
Aevitas Home Health
01.2023 - Current
- Educated patients and families on disease processes, medications and treatments.
- Provided physical assessments, medication, and chronic disease management to home health patients.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Monitored vital signs, developed and implemented care plans, and documented patient progress.
- Assessed patients' health status and developed individualized care plans to suit needs.
- Developed and implemented discharge plans to promote continued care after discharge.
- Served on readmission comittee with leadership and other team members to devise initiatives for improving patient readmission risks.
Charge RN
Sunterra Springs
10.2021 - 01.2023
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
- Cared for patients' wounds and changed dressings.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager
Ascend Hospice
03.2020 - 10.2021
- Established hospice care services for elderly and disabled patients.
- Recognized and understood specific stages of dying process, providing comfort-based care during vulnerable times.
- Taught family members and caregivers various ways to manage patients' pain, how to check for vital signs and proper methods for dressing changes.
- Developed and implemented individualized care plan for each hospice patient while following physician instructions.
- Established and maintained successful relationships with patients, families and physicians by utilizing exemplary communication and active listening skills.
- Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
Assistant Director of Nursing
Wilshire At Lakewood
10.2017 - 03.2020
- Participated in management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes, and resident complaints or concerns.
- Performed rounds to observe care and interview staff, residents, and families.
- Prepared and reviewed infection control surveillance reports to identify trends and develop effective actions to control and prevent infections.
- Planned and assigned workload to 100+ nursing staff to direct patient care.
- Established new policies and updated existing policies to improve standard of care for patients.
- Developed positive employee relations, incentives, and recognition programs to promote teamwork and mutual respect.
- Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Documented information in patients' electronic medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
Registered Nurse Care Coordinator
Cerner Corporation
04.2014 - 09.2015
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Telephone and secure message triage and medication refills per protocols.
- Lab duties included phlebotomy, sample processing, and order entry.
- Utilization of new IT solutions and collaboration with IT team to improve EMR solutions.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO08.2015
Licensed Practical Nurse With IV Certification - Nursing
Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO08.2004
Skills
- Time management abilities
- Cultural competence in nursing
- Medical equipment operation
- Patient and family education
- Process Improvement
- Clinical System Monitoring
- Quality Improvement
- Professional Development
- Staff Evaluation
- Electronic health records
- Case management
- Resource coordination
Timeline
Home Health RN Case Manager
Aevitas Home Health
01.2023 - Current
Charge RN
Sunterra Springs
10.2021 - 01.2023
Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager
Ascend Hospice
03.2020 - 10.2021
Assistant Director of Nursing
Wilshire At Lakewood
10.2017 - 03.2020
Registered Nurse Care Coordinator
Cerner Corporation
04.2014 - 09.2015
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City
Licensed Practical Nurse With IV Certification - Nursing
Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City
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