Deanna Brickham
Wisconsin Dells,WI
Summary
Diligent nursing professional brings strong foundation of medical knowledge and patient care expertise, honed over 11 years of industry experience. Committed to delivering exceptional patient care. Skilled at multitasking, organization, attention to detail, and prioritizing patient needs.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
RN Nurse Care Manager
William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
01.2024 - Current
- Reduced hospital readmissions by closely monitoring patients progress and adjusting care plans as needed.
- Provides daily support to provider; coordinating dual care with community and other VA facilities. Ensuring all needed records, tests and other information is available to provider at time of appointment to allow provider to focus on treatment plan and veteran questions in an appropriate and timely manner.
- Utilizes and follows Primary Care Nurse Protocols and clinic process SOPs to improve efficiency and delivery of care.
- Participates in clinic for setting veteran goals of care of the interdisciplinary team. Utilizes the nursing process in managing, developing, implementing, and evaluating each veteran's individual plan in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team to attain specific clinical outcomes in outpatient clinic settings.
- Provides for the educational needs of the healthcare team regarding Care Management and/or topics specific to primary care.
- Works closely with other VA Medical Centers and community facilities to remove obstacles that would impede the veteran from utilizing the service of those medical centers not available at our facility.
- Responsible for PACT coordination, including panel management, triage of patients, patient education, monitoring of patient progress toward predetermined goals and timely follow-up.
RN Float Pool/Pre-post Cardiac Charge Nurse
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison, WI
01.2015 - Current
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Interacted smoothly with patients and loved ones, updated on care plans and advocated for needs.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes
- Diagnosed and treated patients with chronic and acute health problems such as MI, arrhythmias, asthma, COPD and pneumonia
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Performed patient assessments and adjusted care plans accordingly.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
Registered Nurse
Beaver Dam Community Hospitals Inc.
12.2013 - 01.2015
- Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharging support to provide comprehensive care to over 4-6 patients daily
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care
- Diagnosed and treated patients with chronic and acute health problems such as MI, arrhythmias, asthma, COPD and pneumonia
Registered Nurse/Scheduler
Interim HealthCare Of Madison
08.2003 - 06.2014
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery
- Audited charts daily and reviewed all clinical documents to verify accuracy and completeness, progress towards core measurable targets and completion of appropriate patient health education
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing and interpreted results to diagnose patients
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches
- Provided complete care to home health patients, including physical assessments, medication and chronic disease management
- Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule.
- Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Came up with treatment plans and communicated with patients about options, medications and self-management.
Education
Associate Nursing Degree - Nursing
Bryant And Stratton College
Wauwatosa, WI04.2011
Skills
- Case management
- High level of autonomy
- Relationship building
- Medication distribution
- Charting and clinical documentation
- Staff supervision
- Culturally-sensitive
- Lab result interpretation
- Patient privacy
- Precepting
- Patient assessments
- Home care
- IV setup
- Patient Care Assessment
- Compassionate and Caring
Additional Information
Three years of float pool experience ranging from Med/surg, ER, and pre and post cardiac procedure unit. Precepted numerous new registered nurses to the department for 6-8 weeks per staff member. Detail orientated very self motivated person who loves to learn on a daily basis.
Timeline
RN Nurse Care Manager
William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
01.2024 - Current
RN Float Pool/Pre-post Cardiac Charge Nurse
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison, WI
01.2015 - Current
Registered Nurse
Beaver Dam Community Hospitals Inc.
12.2013 - 01.2015
Registered Nurse/Scheduler
Interim HealthCare Of Madison
08.2003 - 06.2014
Associate Nursing Degree - Nursing
Bryant And Stratton College
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