Innovation Research Continuous Quality Improvements
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Cynthia Hamet
Tecumseh,Michigan
Summary
Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm.
Overview
42
42
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LEO Lecturer I
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING
08.2022 - Current
Clinical Instructor for PNE 401 Population Health Clinical at the Richfield Academy in Flint, Mi
Developed clinical schedule that included students spending time with the school nurse, social worker, At the early learning center and in classrooms at the academy and off-site at the Flint Shelter, Promedica Hospice, Flint Shelter, PACE, Eastside Senior Center, the Boys & Girls Club of Flint, Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, the Ronald McDonald House, Food Gatherers and Catholic Charities
Central RN Care Navigator (CN) – Ambulatory
MICHIGAN MEDICINE
04.2019 - 06.2022
Participating in a IP to OP Handoff Pilot that began on 12/1/2021
Information is provided in MiChart to facilitate a smooth transition from hospital to home
Participated in TOC Sepsis Pilot that began on 6/16/2021
Patients with a diagnosis of sepsis or post sepsis syndrome from a medical service is contacted within 48 business hours after discharge from the hospital
Then the clinic Care Navigator is messaged, provided an update about the patient’s condition and instructed when a follow-up call will be needed
Sepsis patients are high priority to call
Participated in TOC COVID Pilot
Patients with a COVID diagnosis are contacted within 48 business hours after hospital discharge
COVID patients are high priority to call
Complete Transition of Care (TOC) calls for patients who have been discharged from a medical service at Michigan Medicine either with inpatient or observation status within 48 business hours after discharge
Determine if discharge needs were/were not met and provide the services to provide a safe discharge and prevent re-hospitalization
These services include arranging home healthcare services (HHC), durable medical equipment (DME), providing missing medications, referrals to specialty services/ tests, labs orders and hospice or sub-acute rehab placement
RN CN – Ambulatory
MICHIGAN MEDICINE
05.2018 - 04.2019
Work with Ambulatory Care patients and families in mutually beneficial partnerships to assess, plan and facilitate their health care needs by promoting self-management goals
To coordinate care, maintain patient safety and provide quality along with continuity of care utilizing evidence-based practice with Team Collaboration within the PCMH (Patient Centered Medical Home)
Preceptor
RN Care Manager (CM)
MICHIGAN MEDICINE
05.2015 - 05.2018
Discharge planning including home healthcare, hospice, long-term acute care (LTAC), skilled nursing facility (SNF), acute rehab (IPR), sub-acute rehab, durable medical equipment, home infusions, Veterans Administration (VA) hospital transfers and acute hospital transfers
Multidisciplinary coordination to facilitate appropriate level of care in discharge planning
Preceptor
RSAM – Mastery Level obtained 2/2018
Transition RN Case Manager for Heart Failure
HENRY FORD HOSPITAL
07.2013 - 05.2015
Discharge planning including home healthcare, hospice, LTAC, skilled nursing facility, acute rehab, sub-acute rehab, durable medical equipment, home infusions, VA hospital transfers and acute hospital transfers
Multidisciplinary coordination to facilitate appropriate level of care in discharge planning
Preceptor
RN Case Manager – Cardiology I5
HENRY FORD HOSPITAL
02.2012 - 07.2013
Discharge planning including home healthcare, hospice, LTAC, skilled nursing facility, acute rehab, sub-acute rehab, durable medical equipment, home infusions, VA hospital transfers and acute hospital transfers
Multidisciplinary coordination to facilitate appropriate level of care in discharge planning
Case Manager/Clinical Care Coordinator
GARDEN CITY HOSPITAL
05.2011 - 02.2012
Discharge planning including home healthcare, hospice, LTAC, skilled nursing facility, acute rehab, sub-acute rehab, durable medical equipment, home infusions, VA hospital transfers and acute hospital transfers
Multidisciplinary coordination to facilitate appropriate level of care in discharge planning
Registered Nurse – Telemetry / ICU
GARDEN CITY HOSPITAL
11.2008 - 05.2011
Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
Registered Nurse on a Rehabilitation Unit
OAKWOOD SKILLED NURSING CENTER
02.2007 - 02.2008
Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
Provided support for patients'' families during difficult medical decisions or end-of-life care, serving as a liaison between the healthcare team and loved ones.
Registered Nurse - SICU
SINAI HOSPITAL
10.1987 - 05.1988
Cared for open heart and surgical patients
CCRN Certification
Floated to MICU & CICU
Home Care Registered Nurse
METRO HOME HEALTH CARE
06.1985 - 09.1987
Coordinated and collaborated with various multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care and promote patient safety and health.
Updated and developed care plans to establish goals based on patient's nursing diagnosis.
Observed patient to chart and report changes in patient condition and adverse reactions to medications and treatments.
Educated and supervised patients and family members regarding prevention strategies, self-care techniques and nursing care needs.
Registered Nurse – SICU
SINAI HOSPITAL
06.1983 - 06.1985
Cared for open heart and surgical patients
Preceptor
Floated to MICU & CICU
Education
MSN - Education Program
Benedictine University
Lisle, IL
03.2018
Nurse Practitioner Program -
Wayne State University
12.1986
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Mercy College of Detroit
12.1983
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Mercy College of Detroit
12.1982
Skills
Course development
Student engagement
Subject expertise
Group and individual instruction
Faculty collaboration
Teamwork and collaboration
Professional Employment History
LEO Lecturer I, University of Michigan School of Nursing, 08/29/2022, Present, Clinical Instructor for PNE 401 Population Health Clinical at the Richfield Academy in Flint, MI, Developed clinical schedule that included students spending time with the school nurse, social worker, at the early learning center and in classrooms at the academy and off-site at the Flint Shelter, Promedica Hospice, Flint Shelter, PACE, Eastside Senior Center, the Boys & Girls Club of Flint, Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, the Ronald McDonald House, Food Gatherers and Catholic Charities.
Central RN Care Navigator (CN) – Ambulatory, Michigan Medicine, 04/2019, 06/01/2022, Participating in a IP to OP Handoff Pilot that began on 12/01/2021., Participated in TOC Sepsis Pilot that began on 06/16/2021., Participated in TOC COVID Pilot., Complete Transition of Care (TOC) calls for patients who have been discharged from a medical service.
RN CN – Ambulatory, Michigan Medicine, 05/2018, 04/2019, Work with Ambulatory Care patients and families in mutually beneficial partnerships to assess, plan and facilitate their health care needs.
RN Care Manager (CM), Michigan Medicine, 05/2015, 05/2018, Discharge planning including home healthcare, hospice, long-term acute care (LTAC), skilled nursing facility (SNF), acute rehab (IPR), sub-acute rehab, durable medical equipment, home infusions, Veterans Administration (VA) hospital transfers and acute hospital transfers.
Transition RN Case Manager for Heart Failure, Henry Ford Hospital, 07/2013, 05/2015, Discharge planning including home healthcare, hospice, LTAC, skilled nursing facility, acute rehab, sub-acute rehab, durable medical equipment, home infusions, VA hospital transfers and acute hospital transfers.
RN Case Manager – Cardiology I5, Henry Ford Hospital, 02/2012, 07/2013, Discharge planning including home healthcare, hospice, LTAC, skilled nursing facility, acute rehab, sub-acute rehab, durable medical equipment, home infusions, VA hospital transfers and acute hospital transfers.
Case Manager/Clinical Care Coordinator, Garden City Hospital, 05/2011, 02/2012, Discharge planning including home healthcare, hospice, LTAC, skilled nursing facility, acute rehab, sub-acute rehab, durable medical equipment, home infusions, VA hospital transfers and acute hospital transfers.
Registered Nurse on a Rehabilitation Unit, Oakwood Skilled Nursing Center, 02/2007, 02/2008
Registered Nurse - SICU, Sinai Hospital, 10/1987, 05/1988, Cared for open heart and surgical patients., CCRN Certification., Floated to MICU & CICU.
Home Care Registered Nurse, Metro Home Health Care, 06/1985, 09/1987
Registered Nurse – SICU, Sinai Hospital, 06/1983, 06/1985, Cared for open heart and surgical patients., Preceptor., Floated to MICU & CICU.
Hospital Committees And Unit Activities
CN TOC Workload Committee/Workload Chair, 2021, 06/2022, Manage the workload of TOC RNs to ensure high quality patient care and employee satisfaction.
MedHome Transition of Care Template revision, 2020, 06/2022, Working with an interdisciplinary team including clinic physicians and a panel manager to revise the current TOC charting methodology.
RN TOC Preceptor, 2019, 06/2022, Educated new TOC RNs.
Transitions of Care Committee, 2019, 06/2022, Developed a process to improve the TOC process.
Care Navigator Workload Committee, 2019, 06/2022, Effectively manage the workload of Care Navigators to ensure long term viability of the unit.
RN CN Preceptor, 01/2019, 04/2019, Educated new RN CN’s.
Depression QI (Quality Improvement) Committee, 2018, 2020, Review, monitor and understand UMMG PHQ-9 Quality Measures and performance.
Certified Case Manager (CCM), Commission for Case Management, 2014, Present
Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association, 2007, Present
Professional Society Memberships
Certified Case Manager (CCM), 2014, Present, 80 CCM CEU’s needed every 5 years to renew.
Case Management Society of America (CMSA), 2019, 02/2022
Michigan Nurses Association (MNA), 2015, 06/2022
University of Michigan Professional Nursing Council (UMPNC), 2015, 06/2022
Continuing Education Participation
2025, 5
2024, 12
2023, 27
2022, 50
2021, 400, 10/2021, Case Management Society of New England Conference: Emerging Trends in Healthcare: The Impact on Case Management, 10/2021, Case Management Society of America Detroit Conference: Entering a New Era
2020, 120
2018, 750
2019, 750, 05/2019, Discovering Compassion in Loss: Building Sustainability for All, 55, 11/2018, MI State Innovation Model (SIM): PCMH Initiative Summit 2019 Ann Arbor, 05/2018, MiCMRC PDCM Online Course, 30, 04/2018, MiCMRC Complex Care Management Course, 130, 01/2018, Leading Change – The Value of Nurses in Healthcare Transformation, 50, 07/2017, Seeing the Unseen: Identifying and Understanding Trafficking Victims, 10, 09/2016, Clinical Issues in the Care of Older Adults. Embracing Complexity: Caring For Older Patients with Multi-morbidity, 55, 06/2016, Preceptor Education Course, 40, 03/2016, Evidence-Based Practice: Embracing Population Health
2016, additional CEUs
2015, additional CEUs
Publications And Unit Based Tools
2021 - 06/2022, Implemented IP (inpatient) to OP (outpatient) Handoff Pilot.
2021 - 06/2022, Implemented Sepsis TOC pilot and incorporated into TOC workflow.
2020 - 06/2022, Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team to revise TOC charting.
2019 - 06/2022, Implemented COVID TOC pilot and incorporated into TOC workflow.
2019 - 06/2022, Implemented TOC pilot and incorporated into TOC workflow.
2019 - 06/2022, Created TOC check list to be completed prior to contacting patients.
2019 - 06/2022, Poster: Transitions of Care.
2017 - 06/2022, LACE - Identifies patients who need to be screened for discharge needs.
2021, Piloted SBAR charting for the TOC template.
2018 - 2020, Poster: Improving Depression Monitoring in Ambulatory Care.
Awards And Professional Honors
2017 - Present, Magnet Status for the University of Michigan Hospital
05/2021 - Present, Appointed to the Clinical Adjunct Faculty Network (CAFN) as an Adjunct Clinical Instructor from 08/30/2021 – 08/29/2024
04/2018, Mastery Level in the UMHS Nursing Role Specific Advancement Model
2016 - 2017, Awarded multiple Making a Difference Awards
Innovation Research Continuous Quality Improvements
2021 - 06/2022, Implemented IP (inpatient) to OP (outpatient) Handoff Pilot.
2021 - 06/2022, Quality Indicators for Sepsis TOC pilot calls.
2021 - 06/2022, Implemented Sepsis TOC pilot.
2019 - 06/2022, Implemented COVID TOC pilot.
2019 - 06/2022, Quality Indicators for TOC calls.
2019 - 06/2022, Participated in creating the Roles and Responsibilities for the Central TOC Role.
2019 - 06/2022, Poster: Transitions of Care.
2019 - 06/2022, Care Navigator Pilot.
2019, Collection and presentation of TOC statistics for evaluation of process.
2018 - 2020, Poster: Improving Depression Monitoring in Ambulatory Care.
2017 - 2018, LACE (Length of Stay, Acuity of Admissions, Charlson Co-Morbidity Index (CCI) and number of Emergency Department visits in the last six months).
Degrees
MSN
BSN
RN
CCM
Presentations
04/2019 - 12/2019, Weekly presentation of TOC stats to leadership during the pilot and initial implementation of the TOC calls process.
2018 - 2019, Presentations to each clinic discipline at SHC (Saline Health Center) on the role of the Care Navigator.
Timeline
LEO Lecturer I
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING
08.2022 - Current
Central RN Care Navigator (CN) – Ambulatory
MICHIGAN MEDICINE
04.2019 - 06.2022
RN CN – Ambulatory
MICHIGAN MEDICINE
05.2018 - 04.2019
RN Care Manager (CM)
MICHIGAN MEDICINE
05.2015 - 05.2018
Transition RN Case Manager for Heart Failure
HENRY FORD HOSPITAL
07.2013 - 05.2015
RN Case Manager – Cardiology I5
HENRY FORD HOSPITAL
02.2012 - 07.2013
Case Manager/Clinical Care Coordinator
GARDEN CITY HOSPITAL
05.2011 - 02.2012
Registered Nurse – Telemetry / ICU
GARDEN CITY HOSPITAL
11.2008 - 05.2011
Registered Nurse on a Rehabilitation Unit
OAKWOOD SKILLED NURSING CENTER
02.2007 - 02.2008
Registered Nurse - SICU
SINAI HOSPITAL
10.1987 - 05.1988
Home Care Registered Nurse
METRO HOME HEALTH CARE
06.1985 - 09.1987
Registered Nurse – SICU
SINAI HOSPITAL
06.1983 - 06.1985
Nurse Practitioner Program -
Wayne State University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Mercy College of Detroit
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Mercy College of Detroit
MSN - Education Program
Benedictine University
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