Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Professional Employment History
Hospital Committees And Unit Activities
Certification
Professional Society Memberships
Continuing Education Participation
Publications And Unit Based Tools
Awards And Professional Honors
Innovation Research Continuous Quality Improvements
Degrees
Presentations
Timeline
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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 – 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, 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.

Certification

  • Registered Nurse (RN), Michigan, 4704146037, 1983, Present
  • 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
Cynthia Hamet