Elaine Celander
RN
Odessa,TX
Summary
Passionate and dedicated Registered Nurse with extensive healthcare experience comprising of both supervisory and management responsibilities within Risk Management, Care Coordination, Case Management, Direct Patient Care, and Healthcare Administration Policies. Extraordinary communication skills promoting collaboration and successfully managing time, prioritizing tasks, and organizing projects to improve outcomes. Reputed as a problem solver that enjoys being challenged while focused on maintaining quality, integrity, and excellence in service.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Floor Nurse, RN
Madison Medical Resort
05.2023 - Current
- Directing, planning, and organizing the nursing activities on the unit for each assigned shift while focusing on patient, physician and staff needs
- Delivering skilled patient care through the nursing process in accordance with established policies and procedures
- Coordinating care among patient/family, medicine, nursing, ancillary and other team personnel while acting as patient advocate.
Clinic Nurse, RN
Odessa Outpatient V.A. Clinic
10.2021 - 05.2022
- Roomized patients, injections, halter monitors, educated patients on their wellness plan with paper education as well as verbal
- Covid-19 education and gave vaccines
- Attended all staff meetings
- Completed assessments and gave report to physician prior to seeing the patient.
Case Manager II, RN
Encompass Health Rehab Hospital
01.2017 - 10.2019
- Effectively applying risk management knowledge and skills within current caseloads
- Actively participating in IDT meetings with a focus on navigating healthcare challenges and coordinating care through all settings with the dual objective of improving outcomes for patients while reducing costs
- Ensuring accurate and timely case management while actively managing and directing use of resources to achieve the highest quality outcomes and patient experiences
- Successfully communicating and collaborating with patient, family, team members, physicians, and other health care professionals
- Evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions by performing ongoing assessments and reassessments of patient problems, conditions, and treatments
- Performing clinical and technical aspects of care in accordance with established policies, procedures, standards of practice and within limits of the Nurse Practice Act
- Providing clinical insight and focusing on clinical competency including participation in ongoing education, evaluation and development
- Successfully managing information and communications to effectively oversee healthcare delivery and facilitate interdisciplinary plan-of-care decisions
- Monitoring discharge plan implementation while identifying and addressing each patient’s psychosocial and support-systems concerns
- Overseeing the coordination of services and managing issues in the areas of admission and discharge, team conference and interdisciplinary plan-of-care communication, patient/family education, payor relations and total fiscal management
- Ensuring cost-effective treatment is provided and patient rights regulations are adhered to.
Floor Registered Nurse | Telemetry and Medical/Surgical
Odessa Regional Medical Center
01.2007 - 01.2014
- Directing, planning, and organizing the nursing activities on the unit for each assigned shift while focusing on patient, physician and staff needs
- Delivering skilled patient care through the nursing process in accordance with established policies and procedures
- Coordinating care among patient/family, medicine, nursing, ancillary and other team personnel while acting as patient advocate
- Consistently directing precept staff members in all aspects of patient care and management.
Director of Case Management/RN Case Manager/Quality Care Coordinator
Regency Hospital Company
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Conducting IDT meetings with a focus on navigating healthcare challenges and coordinating care while simultaneously improving patient outcomes at reduced costs
- Examining patient procedures for appropriateness, screening admissions according to InterQual criteria for LTACH, and monitoring patient progress and appropriate length of stay
- Coordinating discharge planning in in accordance with next appropriate level of care and collaboration with family and physicians
- Managing per patient day revenue per budget as well as census
- Supervising two full-time employees, supervising their caseloads and tracking DRG's for accuracy
- Develop, implement, and evaluate quality care program
- Track trends and recommend improvements
- Peer review.
Field Nurse/Admission Nurse
Odyssey Healthcare Inc., Hospice
01.2002 - 01.2005
- Provided direct in-home patient care, emotional support for patients and families, extensive pain control and comfort measures, respite care and death pronouncement
- Determined patient hospice appropriateness, submitted paperwork with appropriate diagnosis code, generated individualized patient care plans, and educated patients and families in the death and dying process.
Field Nurse/Admission Nurse
Star Care Inc., Hospice
01.2001 - 01.2002
- Provided direct in-home patient care, emotional support for patients and families, extensive pain control and comfort measures, respite care and death pronouncement
- Determined patient hospice appropriateness, submitted paperwork with appropriate diagnosis code, generated individualized patient care plans, and educated patients and families in the death and dying process.
Allegiance Behavioral Hospital
Staff Nurse/Case Manager/Risk Management
01.1998 - 01.2000
- Performed integrated case management functions with high-risk members
- Help health plan members achieve their goals, empowering and improving quality of life for their behavioral and physical health issues
- Direct Patient Care
- One on One with Patients and Family.
Education
Associate of Applied Science (AAS): Nursing -
Odessa College
Odessa, TexasSkills
RN CASE MANAGER
Technology
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook), EHR/EMR systems, Zoom
Highlightedqualifications
- Risk Management
- Performance Improvement
- Registered Nurse
- Policies and Procedures
- Direct Care
- Case Management
- Hospital Organization
- Medical
- Legal
- Insurance
- Risk
- Patient Satisfaction
- Terminology
- Concepts
- Methodologies
- Standards and Regulations
- InterQual
- ICD-10 Coding
- Collaborative
- Self-Initiating
- Time and Task Management
- Written and Verbal Communication
References
References available upon request
Timeline
Floor Nurse, RN
Madison Medical Resort
05.2023 - Current
Clinic Nurse, RN
Odessa Outpatient V.A. Clinic
10.2021 - 05.2022
Case Manager II, RN
Encompass Health Rehab Hospital
01.2017 - 10.2019
Floor Registered Nurse | Telemetry and Medical/Surgical
Odessa Regional Medical Center
01.2007 - 01.2014
Director of Case Management/RN Case Manager/Quality Care Coordinator
Regency Hospital Company
01.2005 - 01.2006
Field Nurse/Admission Nurse
Odyssey Healthcare Inc., Hospice
01.2002 - 01.2005
Field Nurse/Admission Nurse
Star Care Inc., Hospice
01.2001 - 01.2002
Allegiance Behavioral Hospital
Staff Nurse/Case Manager/Risk Management
01.1998 - 01.2000
Associate of Applied Science (AAS): Nursing -
Odessa College
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