DEANDRA ARELLANO
Tijeras,NM
Summary
Accomplished nursing leader with a strong background in Home Health, focusing on clinical operations and quality enhancement. Demonstrated success in boosting documentation compliance and patient outcomes through strategic training and mentorship. Skilled in utilization management and patient advocacy, cultivating a compassionate team dedicated to superior care.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Nursing (DON)
La Vita Bella Home Health
Albuquerque, NM
02.2025 - Current
- Utilization Management: Ongoing review of intake referrals ensuring medical necessity, qualifying diagnosis, H&P and face to face documentation.
- Quality Assurance review of clinical documentation to ensure documentation compliance with CMS guidelines.
- Provide executive leadership for nursing operations, educations and trainings with staff with Medicare guidelines and agency standards.
- Oversee staff recruitment, onboarding, and retention strategies to build a high-performing, compassionate team.
- Develop and implement quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and documentation accuracy.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure holistic patient care and resource utilization.
- Strengthening agency culture by fostering mentorship and empowerment among nursing staff.
- Improved documentation compliance and audit readiness through targeted training programs.
- Developed onboarding schedules for best clinician outcomes.
- Provided ongoing education and trainings for understanding CMS regulations and guidelines for home health requirements.
RN Clinical Manager/RN Clinical Manager & Preceptor
Klarus Home Care
Albuquerque, NM
06.2015 - 02.2025
- Led clinical operations, overseeing documentation, onboarding, and compliance for a multidisciplinary team.
- Delivered training programs to ensure accurate OASIS documentation and adherence to Medicare guidelines.
- Served as first-line support for on-call triage, delegating care appropriately to ensure timely patient interventions.
- Conducted utilization reviews to improve documentation accuracy and patient outcomes.
- Provided skilled nursing care including wound management, catheter care, IV therapy, and disease process education.
- Precepted new clinicians (RNs, LPNs, CNAs), ensuring high-quality care and documentation standards.
- Coordinated interdisciplinary care with PT, OT, ST, and MSW services to optimize patient outcomes.
- Participated in on-call rotations, providing triage support and direct patient care.
- Communication with physicians regarding patient's plan of care progress, patient needs, status changes, updated orders.
- Increased documentation compliance and accuracy, reducing errors and improving audit readiness.
- Elevated patient outcomes through targeted education and service utilization reviews.
- Strengthened staff retention by fostering a supportive, mentorship-driven environment.
- Delivered wound care (including Wound Vac therapy), disease process education management to over 300 patients, reducing hospital readmissions.
- Trained and mentored clinicians, strengthening agency-wide compliance and patient care standards.
- Enhanced patient and family support by connecting them with appropriate resources and services.
RN Case Manager
Harmony Home Health & Hospice
Albuquerque, NM
09.2021 - 08.2022
- Delivered skilled nursing care such as wound care, foley catheter management, PICC line care, diseases process and medication education and management.
- Supported families through hospice transitions, including death pronouncements and bereavement support.
- Communication with physicians regarding patients plan of care, patient needs such as updated wound care orders, lab orders, changes in patient status.
- Participated in weekly Case Conference meetings for discussion on patient's progress towards discharge or recertification needs.
- Successfully managed complex wound care cases, improving patient comfort and outcomes.
- Referred patients to hospice services when appropriate, ensuring compassionate end-of-life care.
- Provided critical education to patients and families, empowering them in care decisions.
Education
Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) - Nursing
Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque12.2014
Skills
- Clinical leadership
- Utilization management
- OASIS review and compliance
- Regulatory compliance
- Disease education
- Patient advocacy
- Quality improvement
- Quality assurance
- Document compliance
Certification
RN, 81842
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Director of Nursing (DON)
La Vita Bella Home Health
02.2025 - Current
RN Case Manager
Harmony Home Health & Hospice
09.2021 - 08.2022
RN Clinical Manager/RN Clinical Manager & Preceptor
Klarus Home Care
06.2015 - 02.2025
Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) - Nursing
Central New Mexico Community College