Compassionate and detail-oriented Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, case management and utilization review. Adept at working in remote, telehealth settings and within various EMR systems. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction.
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Debra Jenkins
Woodburn,KY
Summary
Overview
28
years of professional experience
Work History
McMinnville Medical Associates
Chronic Care Management
03.2017 - 12.2022
Job overview
- Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
- Implemented successful healthcare program through professionalism, quality of care, medical teaching and patient satisfaction.
- Discussed medical histories with patients in effort to provide most effective medical advice.
- Reviewed and evaluated test results to suggest care and treatment options.
Williamson Medical Center
Nurse Case Manager/Utilization Review Specialist
06.2008 - 05.2010
Job overview
- Providing Case Management for all levels of care in a busy community hospital
- Working knowledge of InterQual for Medicare as well as dealing closely with private insurance companies
- Integrating services and knowledge with discharge planners and hospital staff to facilitate the best outcome for patients and families.
Healthways, Inc.
RN
09.2006 - 02.2008
Job overview
- Providing telephonic disease management to high-risk members with chronic disease processes and other conditions
- Provided Case Management to heart failure patients via home monitoring system
- Working with various insurance companies in their health and wellness programs.
Burlington Memorial Hospital
Registered Nurse
07.2001 - 08.2006
Job overview
- Worked on busy medical/pediatric and orthopedic/surgical hospital units as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing optimum care
- Served on the infection committee, contributing pertinent patient issues to reduce incidents of infection in the hospital
- Participated daily with case managers and discharge planners in providing clinical data to assist them in patient utilization management.
Lakeview Specialty Hospital And Rehab
Clinical Liaison
08.2001 - 06.2001
Job overview
- Worked for an acute care hospital specializing in neurobehavioral clientele
- Performed initial onsite assessments to determine eligibility into the facility
- Communicated pertinent patient needs to other key clinical specialist’s; case managers, physicians, nurses, and therapists from referring facilities
- Served as an educational resource to health care professionals, patients, and family members
- Proficient in marketing the facility and its services by educating health care providers in the variety of programs that we offered.
New Hope Center, Inc
LPN/RN
06.1998 - 08.2000
Job overview
- Providing nursing care in long-term care facilities on a per-diem basis.
Mount Carmel Medical Center
LPN
04.1995 - 10.1998
Job overview
- Provided primary care to a mainly geriatric population in a sub acute care center.
Education
Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha, WI
Associate of Science from Nursing
University Overview
Skills
- Dedicated Patient Advocate
- Crisis Prevention Intervention
- Patient and Caregiver Education
- Disease Management
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Telehealth
Timeline
Chronic Care Management
McMinnville Medical Associates
03.2017 - 12.2022
Nurse Case Manager/Utilization Review Specialist
Williamson Medical Center
06.2008 - 05.2010
RN
Healthways, Inc.
09.2006 - 02.2008
Clinical Liaison
Lakeview Specialty Hospital And Rehab
08.2001 - 06.2001
Registered Nurse
Burlington Memorial Hospital
07.2001 - 08.2006
LPN/RN
New Hope Center, Inc
06.1998 - 08.2000
LPN
Mount Carmel Medical Center
04.1995 - 10.1998
Gateway Technical College
Associate of Science from Nursing
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