Debra Vittitow
Antioch,Illinois
Summary
42 years in the healthcare field as an LPN with experience in hands on patient care both in hospital and in homecare. 10 years as an
*Outpatient Care Manager, assisting patients with condition management (CHF, COPD, DM, CARDIAC, POST SURGICAL MANAGEMENT).
*3 years as QI Abstractor Sr. Understanding of Hedis through abstraction experience.
* 3 years leadership experience as Director of Nursing at Assisted Living/Memory Care facility. Most recent position was as a Quality Intelligence Abstractor Sr. Focusing on Medical Record abstraction, with Advocare Healthcare, auditing abstractions, use of excel spreadsheets in documenting findings. Navigating and abstracting information through the Epic system, as well as experienced in use of Electronic Medical Records. Inputting information from EMR to Epic for Medical Record updating.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
QI Abstractor Sr.
Advocate Healthcare
Rolling Meadows, IL
2022 - 11.2025
- Started new position with Advocate (lateral move) to Quality Intelligence Department as QI Abstractor Sr.
- Worked with Excel/Epic/Electronic Medical Record systems to retrieve medical records for preventative medical testing results.
- Collecting, analyzing, auditing and entering abstracted data into Epic data base, and electronically forwarding to patients record and to Insurance companies for billing purposes.
- Adhering to confidentiality requirements and to specific clinic data abstraction guidelines and standards.
Outpatient Care Manager/Care Coordinator
Advocate Healthcare
Rolling Meadows, IL
01.2012 - 2022
- Worked at Outpatient Clinic, seeing patients face to face, as well as telephonic contact with patients to educate patients and family members on management of chronic medical conditions to assist with keeping patients from re-hospitaliation.
- Worked closely with physicians in ongoing care of patients with chronic illnesses.
- Documentation in Epic Healthcare system by generating, updating, managing patient care plans.
Director of Nursing
Paradise Park Assisted Living and Memory Care
Fox Lake, IL
01.2008 - 01.2012
- Worked as senior staff nurse providing/managing medications, working with physicians on scheduled visits, instructing patients, staff and families in care and safety of residents.
- Triage of patients with new onset medical changes, and reporting to physician, contacting emergency providers as needed.
- Promoted to DON at Paradise Park in 2010. Managed staff in care and safety of all residents.
- Point of contact for all physicians in ongoing care of residents.
- Managed all patient care plans, new resident contracts.
- Doing monthly staff inservices to assure continued well being of residents.
- Overseeing dietary needs of all residents.
- Working with/managing all med changes, pharmacy deliveries.
Field Nurse
Provena Homecare
01.2003 - 01.2008
- Worked as field nurse doing homecare visits.
- Established medical/medication management for patients with chronic illnesses, wounds by teaching patients and families independent care of ongoing illnesses at home to prevent ongoing re-hospitalizations.
- Worked with wound vacs frequently.
- Assited with teaching and management of CHF, Diabetes, wound care that was not nurse required.
- Managed the CHF program by telephonically contacting patients/family members care for patients in knowledge of signs/symptoms to report, when to contact physician with any changes.
- Lab draws were drawn at 90% of visits.
Education
Cardiac management/ekg course - undefined
Resurrection Hospital
01.1984
Medication course for nurses - undefined
Triton College
05.1983
Practical Nursing program - undefined
City Colleges of Chicago
06.1982
Skills
- Excel program knowledge, used with Abstraction
- Proficient in navigating Electronic Medical Records
- Leadership skills
* Proficient in Epic, Sharepoint, Teams, Cerner programs
- Ability to work well independently and with a team
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Strong patient education skills in management of chronic illnesses
Timeline
Outpatient Care Manager/Care Coordinator
Advocate Healthcare
01.2012 - 2022
Director of Nursing
Paradise Park Assisted Living and Memory Care
01.2008 - 01.2012
Field Nurse
Provena Homecare
01.2003 - 01.2008
Cardiac management/ekg course - undefined
Resurrection Hospital
Medication course for nurses - undefined
Triton College
Practical Nursing program - undefined
City Colleges of Chicago
QI Abstractor Sr.
Advocate Healthcare
2022 - 11.2025