Christina Carter, RN, BSN
OPELIKA,AL
Summary
Highly skilled and enthusiastic professional with more than 20 years of experience in a variety of clinical settings delivering exemplary level of healthcare service to patients across their lifespan.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Care Transition Coordinator/Hospice Case Manager
Encompass Home Health And Hospice
01.2022 - Current
- Established and maintained partnerships with healthcare organizations key decisions makers, to initiate referral process and promote high quality patient care.
- Assisted patients in process of navigating post-acute care.
- Assessed, planned and implemented services to provide safe transition from acute care to home.
- Increased volume of referrals by 10%.
- Transitioned into Case Management of Hospice qualified patients.
- Obtained proficiency with specific stages of dying process, providing comfort-based care during vulnerable times.
- Developed and implemented individualized, holistic, compassionate care plan for each hospice patient and their families.
- Established and maintained successful relationships with patients, families and physicians by utilizing exemplary communication and active listening skills.
- Communicated with healthcare team members in order to plan, implement, and enhance treatment strategies according to CMS and compliance standards.
RN Staff Supervisor
East Alabama Medical Center
05.2015 - 12.2021
- Provided Pre, Intra, and postpartum care to obstetrical patients.
- Directed patient care across 12 Labor and Delivery Rooms/7 Triage Beds/4 PACU/3 OR's as Charge Nurse/Supervisor
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Documented information in patients' electronic medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
Home Health RN Case Manager
LHC Group
06.2011 - 04.2017
- Managed case load of over 60 clients by providing all aspects of nursing care utilizing health information and technological resources within home setting.
- Performed OASIS assessments to analyze, develop, and initiate plan of care.
- Coordinated with multidisciplinary team, documented patient care and progress, and strategized patient needs to facilitate plan of care.
- Promoted access to quality healthcare, education, and support to homebound patients and their families.
- Provided oversight of field clinicians in all aspects of care, led case conferences, and team building opportunities.
- Assisted Branch Director with completion of workflow, review of Oasis Data, ICD Coding, and standards of care to ensure excellence of care and compliance with regulatory standards.
- Collaborated with compliance officers and Branch Director to identify areas for process improvement and implementation of education and training.
Registered Nurse/Charge - Labor and Delivery
Baptist East Medical Center
07.2006 - 05.2011
- Developed expertise in women’s health by providing care to women in all phases of gestation 30IPB/7 Triage/6PACU/4 ORs in high-risk obstetrical unit.
- Became proficient with managing the labor process, following delivery to mother and newborn. interpreting electronic fetal monitoring and communicating maternal/fetal status with obstetrician.
- Coordinated, Pre/Intra/Post surgical management of scheduled and unscheduled cesarean sections.
- Began assuming charge nurse responsibilities when extensive competency and leadership were demonstrated and recognized by management and peers.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
RN Staff Nurse
Community Hospital
06.2002 - 06.2006
- Began Career in the Medical field as Certified Nursing Assistant providing assistance with activities of daily living to patients on a 33 bed Medical/Surgical Unit.
- Assumed additional responsibility as a Med Tech in as progression through rigorous nursing program was achieved.
- Performed various interventions such as vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to RN, Charge Nurse.
- Transitioned to the Registered Nurse role after successful completion of Nursing Degree and NCLEX examination.
- Gained cross functional knowledge by floating to various units including ICU, ER, Gero psych, and Pediatrics.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to deliver safe and efficient care.
- Gained Foundational nursing experience and critical thinking skills while delivering care to patients across the life spectrum.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Alabama, Capstone College of Nursing
Tuscaloosa, AL05.2020
Associate of Science - Nursing
Troy University
Montgomery, AL12.2005
Skills
- Quickly recognize opportunity for personal and professional growth and development
- Expert in identifying process improvement and staff development strategies
- Highly Intuitive Interpersonal Skills
- Excellent Communicator
- Flexible and open minded
- Highly adaptive/critical thinker
- Served on unit counsel to improve patient care standards, employee satisfaction, and patient safety
- Strong innate knowledge and comprehension of Clinical Operational Procedures
Languages
Italian
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Care Transition Coordinator/Hospice Case Manager
Encompass Home Health And Hospice
01.2022 - Current
RN Staff Supervisor
East Alabama Medical Center
05.2015 - 12.2021
Home Health RN Case Manager
LHC Group
06.2011 - 04.2017
Registered Nurse/Charge - Labor and Delivery
Baptist East Medical Center
07.2006 - 05.2011
RN Staff Nurse
Community Hospital
06.2002 - 06.2006
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Alabama, Capstone College of Nursing
Associate of Science - Nursing
Troy University
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