Deborah Gavegan Resume
120 Chicago St. NE, Albany,OR
Summary
Highly skilled nurse case manager manager with a successful background in expert nursing with more than 16 years of experience in hospital, clinic and in home environments. Provide exceptional staff direction, case management, patient care, physician support, and exercise supervision over nursing staff. Solid credentials and diversely experienced with comprehensive background med surg, long-term care, home health, hospice, case management and cardiology nursing.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager
Lumina Hospice and Palliative Care
Corvallis, OR
08.2023 - 02.2024
- Provided patient and family education regarding disease process, symptom management, end-of-life issues, and available resources.
- Coordinated with interdisciplinary team members to ensure quality care for all patients.
- Assessed patients' physical and psychological needs, developed individualized care plans, and monitored progress in meeting goals.
Case Manager
Samaritan Health Services
Corvallis, OR
04.2020 - 07.2023
- Communicated regularly with family members regarding patient care needs and progress toward goals.
- Provided emotional support and counseling to patients dealing with chronic illness or end-of-life issues.
- Developed discharge plans for patients transitioning from acute care settings to home or alternate facilities.
Clinical Manager
Signature Home Health
Albany, OR
03.2019 - 04.2020
- Coordinate with nurse manager to develop programs targeting nurse education, overall departmental competencies, individual performance, patient safety and service-related issues
- Admit patients to services and completed thorough clinical documentation
- Manage clinical operations and procedures, including enforcing adherence to federal and state regulations and healthcare law requirements
Clinical Coordinator
Samaritan Health Services Inc.
Corvallis, OR
01.2019 - 03.2019
- Facilitated exceptional service to each customer by listening to concerns and answering questions
- Ensured quality patient care from admission to discharge through supervision of all nursing and ancillary staff
- Assisted staffing to meet patient care needs and address productivity standards, while adjusting for census, skill mix and sick calls.
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Samaritan Health Services Inc. Home Health
Corvallis, OR
07.2015 - 01.2019
- Served as a patient advocate by identifying insurance coverage, communicating care preferences to practitioners and ensuring interventions met patients' treatment goals.
- Administered medications and treatment plans in accordance with physician orders.
- Maintained a patient information database for use in care coordination using EPIC.
Nurse Educator
IOT
Salem, Oregon
11.2013 - 07.2015
- Performed equipment demonstrations covering tools including blood draws and IV pumps and provided operational guidance.
- Helped develop curriculum and competency tools by evaluating the educational needs of students and researching trends in clinical instruction.
- Charted with students, resident responses, progress to approaches used and reported abnormal signs and symptoms to medical care professionals on staff.
Registered Nurse
Samaritan Health Services Inc. Samaritan Cardiology
Corvallis, OR
07.2013 - 07.2015
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Reached out to patients to convey lab results and provide care instructions.
- Delivered quality care and comfort to patients with heart failure.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
American Sentinel University
Aurora, CO2014
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Regis University
Denver, CO2011
Skills
- Case management
- Needs assessment
- Team leadership
- Quality assurance
- Chart/case analysis
- Addressing questions and concerns
- Patient Care and Education
- Resource Management
- Staff supervision
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification 2025
- American Association of Heart Failure Nurse certification
- Registered Nurse in the States of Oregon and Washington
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing member
- Certified Case Manager 2021 to present
Affiliations
- Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing 2013 to 2022
- American Nurses Association 2008-2023
- American Association of Heart Failure Nurses 2014 to 2019
- CCM 2021 to 2025
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager
Lumina Hospice and Palliative Care
08.2023 - 02.2024
Case Manager
Samaritan Health Services
04.2020 - 07.2023
Clinical Manager
Signature Home Health
03.2019 - 04.2020
Clinical Coordinator
Samaritan Health Services Inc.
01.2019 - 03.2019
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Samaritan Health Services Inc. Home Health
07.2015 - 01.2019
Nurse Educator
IOT
11.2013 - 07.2015
Registered Nurse
Samaritan Health Services Inc. Samaritan Cardiology
07.2013 - 07.2015
Master of Science - Nursing
American Sentinel University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Regis University
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