Professional nursing career spanning 33 years. Experience includes, but not limited to: direct patient critical and emergent care, labor, delivery, recovery, postpartum care, case management, utilization review management, prior authorization, insurance denials reversal, discharge planning, diabetic education, patient and staff education, marketing and customer service, director and educator of women's health, admissions coordinator, long term acute care experience.
Offered exceptional care and support to women and their newborns during antepartum, intrapartum, post partum and neonatal stage. Provided support and monitoring during labor. Responded to emergency situations such as preeclampsia, early labor and fetal distress. Worked closely with physicians and mid-wives to provide safe and memorable outcome for mom and baby.
Assisted hospital with implementing Covid-19 response. Taking temperatures at the door and organizing first Covid-19 vaccine clinic. We served Central Texas surrounding community.
Provide health care and education to students. Provide diabetic assistance and reinforcement of health care process when student is at school and for dismissal home. Administration and education of prescribed medications. Re-enforce importance of dietary nutrition and exercise.
Served as a liaison to admitting medical staff regarding patient placement, admission criteria, financial reimbursement, and resource utilization. Made appropriate transfers to step down facilities after completion of hospital stay. Facilitated with family members regarding appropriate level of care upon discharge from hospital. Coordinated with insurance companies regarding level of reimbursement for patient. Worked effectively and efficiently as a team member with other staff members regarding most optimal plan for patient upon discharge. Assisted with implementation of bed admission process serving as leading bed coordinator.
Established and managed Women's Health care facility. Organized local events in community for promotion of facility. Facility was first in community to offer total Women's Health. Pap smear and mammogram at one visit.
Case manager for Obstetrics and Gynecology
Established a Women's Obstetric and Gynecology clinic.
Labor and Delivery Nurse
7 time Daisy nomination
Recognized by the city of Killeen for outstanding service to the community for Covid-19 response.
RN Licensure Texas 1995
BLS 2022
NRP 2022
I teach catechism.
I voluntarily take care of three elderly couples.
I volunteer with the community organization to keep Salado beautiful.