Doris Fernandez
East Meadow,NY
Summary
Dedicated Nurse Case Manager adept at developing and implementing patient-centered care plans. Excels in identifying barriers to discharge and facilitating necessary transitions, ensuring seamless communication among healthcare teams to enhance patient well-being and care continuity.
Overview
1
1
Certification
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
RN, Case Manager
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY
06.2013 - Current
- Communicated with patient, physician, nurses, and social worker to identify patients requiring post-discharge services.
- Develop and document a post discharge care plan in conjunction with other members of health care team based on initial patient assessment.
- Identify and problem solves all potential barriers in delaying patient discharge.
- Ensured provision of necessary services and made referrals to social work services, physical therapy, nutrition, speech and swallow, sub-acute rehabilitation, home care agency, and home infusion.
- Participate in patient management rounds and patient centered meeting.
- Participate in rounds on patient units to screen for needed ongoing and services after discharge.
- Involve patient and family in discussion and planning for anticipated need for care following discharge.
- Promoted active involvement of patients and families in their health care management.
- Facilitated team meetings to improve collaboration among health professionals in planning, assessing, implementing, and evaluating patient care.
- Communicated with third-party payers to secure authorization for hospital stays and post-discharge care. with third party payers to obtain approval for hospital stay, precertification and post discharge eligibility to another level of care.
Registered Nurse- Dialysis
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY
09.2011 - 06.2013
- Delivered dialysis services to patients with acute and chronic kidney failure, ensuring quality care and support.
- Implement dialysis treatments on patients with permanent fistulas, grafts, and catheters.
- Assess patient implemented plan for performing dialysis treatment on patients.
- Recommended necessary interventions to medical professionals based on patient assessments and responses to treatment.
- Obtain vital signs, weight, blood cultures, blood samples, and evaluate data.
- Observe all safety procedures, administer fluids and medications.
- Implemented physicians' orders for individual patients.
- Served as an on-call nurse, providing immediate patient care during emergencies.
- Operated all dialysis equipment and performed routine medical procedures.
Registered Nurse- Med-Surg
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY
10.2008 - 09.2011
- Accurately document, safely administers medication daily and administers IVP medication.
- Monitored patients' PPT/INR levels to assess anticoagulant therapy needs and potential medication side effects, demonstrating strong observation and intervention skills.
- Provided a broad range of general nursing care services in areas of vital signs, EKG, phlebotomy, catheters, feeding tubes, IV and central lines.
- Provided patient care and prepared patients for stress and echocardiogram testing, ensuring readiness for procedures.
- Collaborated with physicians and healthcare team members
- Keep the physician/health team abreast of changes in status of patients condition and/or treatment.
- Supervised staff and managed patient care as charge nurse during shifts.
Clinical Associate
Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre
Rockville Centre, NY
08.2007 - 05.2008
- Maintained accurate documentation of routine patient care and recorded vital signs to ensure continuity of care.
- Executed medical procedures including EKG and glucose testing, utilizing glucometer and performing phlebotomy.
- Administered treatments and personal care procedures to patients, including tracking intake and output, bathing, dressing, bed-making, and assisting with ambulation and transfers.
- Perform range of motion exercises as ordered for patients, turn and position bed patients according to turning schedules.
Education
Master's - Nursing Education
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY05-2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY08-2008
Skills
- Patient assessments
- Care coordination
- Patient support
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Effective communication
- Critical thinking
- Conflict resolution
Certification
Patient Review Instrument (PRI) and Screen, Case Management Certified RN-BC- ANCC, 10/28- 10/25
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Proficient in speaking Spanish.
Timeline
RN, Case Manager
North Shore University Hospital
06.2013 - Current
Registered Nurse- Dialysis
North Shore University Hospital
09.2011 - 06.2013
Registered Nurse- Med-Surg
North Shore University Hospital
10.2008 - 09.2011
Clinical Associate
Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre
08.2007 - 05.2008
Master's - Nursing Education
Stony Brook University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Adelphi University