Daniell Ruth
Aiken,SC
Summary
Compassionate Care Coordinator with background in patient advocacy and care management. Experience includes working with diverse patient populations, coordinating healthcare services, and ensuring efficient delivery of high-quality care. Strengths entail strong interpersonal skills for liaising between patients, healthcare providers, and insurance companies; and problem-solving abilities for addressing any issues or barriers to care. Previous roles involved improved patient satisfaction rates and streamlined care processes.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered nurse/ Charge nurse
Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center
04.2020 - Current
- Perform charge nurse duties over spinal cord injury unit.
- Assign and delegate patients and duties to nursing staff.
- Complete inpatient admissions, discharges, and transfers.
- Document patient assessments and other pertinent information into the patient’s medical record.
- Work within a spinal cord injury interdisciplinary team performing clinical assessments, interventions and evaluations of the spinal cord patient.
- Perform nursing care such as bowel and bladder management for SCI patient.
- Provide direct services to a culturally diverse group of patients with medical surgical and rehabilitation needs.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Documented patient progress notes accurately and efficiently in the electronic medical record system.
Case Manager, Registered Nurse
Professional Case Management
Aiken, SC
10.2018 - 04.2024
- Provided case management services including intake, assessment, crisis intervention, advocacy, referral and monitoring of families.
- Assessed client needs through interviews and evaluations.
- Developed resources and referrals for community services.
- Facilitated communication between clients, families, caregivers, social services and other agencies to ensure client needs were met.
- Participated in regular team meetings and in-house training sessions to boost group effectiveness.
- Submitted claims on behalf of clients to DOL and followed up on claims.
- Documented daily and weekly reports on client.
- Coordinated care plans with clients and interdisciplinary teams.
- Adhered to ethical principles and standards to protect clients' confidential information.
- Maintained logs and electronic client records following department and agency policies for effective monitoring.
Registered Nurse
University Health Care System
12.2019 - 04.2020
- Work alongside medical nursing team to care and monitor patients in need of close monitoring and frequent assessment.
- Monitoring cardiac and vital information and detecting any changes (telemetry).
- Administering medications via all routes of administration (intravenous, oral, intramuscular, etc.)
- Perform nursing duties in an acute and fast-paced environment.
Licensed Practical Nursing
Pepper Hill Nursing Home
Aiken, SC
10.2016 - 10.2018
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician.
- Performed skin assessments and implemented standing orders as needed to treat wounds.
- Monitor vital signs and report alterations in behavior and symptoms.
- Performed admissions of new and re-admitted patients.
- Provided holistic care for geriatric long-term patients on Alzheimer's and dementia unit.
Licensed Practical Nursing
Anchor Rehabilitation Center
Aiken, SC
05.2017 - 01.2018
- Collaborated with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
- Administered medications following established protocols and safety guidelines.
- Performed skin assessments and implemented standing orders as needed to treat wounds.
- Performed admissions of new and re-admitted patients.
Education
Masters of Business - Healthcare Management
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN05.2023
Masters of Nursing - Care Coordination
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN03.2023
Bachelor of Nursing -
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN12.2022
Associate Degree - Nursing, RN
Midlands Technical College
Columbia, SC05.2018
Diploma - Licensed Practical Nursing
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College
Orangeburg, SC07.2016
Bachelor of Science degree - Exercise Science
Lander University
Greenwood, SC06.2015
Skills
- Data Entry
- Clerical
- Microsoft Teams
- Outlook
- Word
- Publisher
- PowerPoint
- Telephonic customer service
- Patient assessment
- Case management
- Nursing care procedures
- Healthcare advocacy
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Crisis intervention
- Team leadership
- Staff training
- Effective communication
- Compliance monitoring
- Cultural competence
- Problem solving
- Time management
- EMR / EHR
- Team coordination
- Direct nursing care
- Professional bedside manner
- Physical assessments
- Patient care planning
- Follow-up calls
- Telemetry monitoring
- Home health care
- Strong clinical judgment
Certification
- American Heart Association BLS (First aid, CPR, AED)
- RN License, #250719
Activities
- PVA summit 2025 conference attendee, New Orleans, Louisiana, 08/25
- The National Society of Leadership and Success, 05/23, Capella University
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, 05/23, Capella University
- Dysrhythmia Certification, 01/19, University Hospital (Augusta, GA)
- Diabetes Education Champion, 06/21, Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center
Timeline
Registered nurse/ Charge nurse
Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center
04.2020 - Current
Registered Nurse
University Health Care System
12.2019 - 04.2020
Case Manager, Registered Nurse
Professional Case Management
10.2018 - 04.2024
Licensed Practical Nursing
Anchor Rehabilitation Center
05.2017 - 01.2018
Licensed Practical Nursing
Pepper Hill Nursing Home
10.2016 - 10.2018
Masters of Business - Healthcare Management
Capella University
Masters of Nursing - Care Coordination
Capella University
Bachelor of Nursing -
Capella University
Associate Degree - Nursing, RN
Midlands Technical College
Diploma - Licensed Practical Nursing
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College
Bachelor of Science degree - Exercise Science
Lander University
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