Erin M. Cunningham
Saint Johns,FL
Summary
Dedicated RN with over 20 years of delivering exceptional, personalized nursing care. Organized RN bringing strengths in handling work independently, thinking critically, managing time, and solving problems without oversight. Adds value to any organization in need of great collaboration, interpersonal and multitasking abilities. Ability to quickly learn new processes.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist
AdventHealth
01.2023 - Current
- Communicates effectively with physicians and other healthcare providers to ensure appropriate, accurate, and complete clinical documentation.
- Collaborates with staff to resolve discrepancies with assignments and coding issues.
- Conducts well-timed follow-up case reviews on all concurrent cases, prioritizing those with clinical documentation clarifications.
- Served as Team Lead for the Palm Coast/Palm Coast Parkway team.
- Assisted with onboarding of new physicians, ensuring understanding of the role of Clinical Documentation Integrity.
School Nurse
Florida School For The Deaf And The Blind
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Care management and coordination including families, school personnel and healthcare professionals to advocate for healthcare needs and provide continuity of care for residential students.
- Evaluate students with health concerns or injuries to develop plan of care, deriving outcome from nursing diagnosis.
- Assess and respond to medical emergencies.
Perioperative Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
01.2015 - 07.2021
- Focused on preparing and clearing patients for surgery to prevent delays and cancellations.
- Exemplified excellent triage and communication/telephone skills.
- Comprehensive Electronic Health Record (EHR) review, detailed verbal health assessment, medication reconciliation and patient education.
- Fostered cooperative relationships among health care teams by communicating information, responding to requests, and participating in team problem-solving methods.
- Organized, implemented and appraised perioperative nursing care for each patient throughout entire surgery experience.
Pre-Surgical Screening Nurse
Virginia Hospital Center
08.2010 - 08.2013
- Same responsibilities/duties as listed above, all patient contact was via telephone.
- Functioned as Lead Nurse often.
- Preceptor to new RN's.
Interventional Radiology Nurse
Virginia Hospital Center
08.2009 - 08.2010
- Cared for the patient pre and post procedure.
- Administered intravenous conscious sedation medications to patients undergoing procedures and monitored for patient reactions or side effects.
- Notified physicians whenever patient assessments revealed issues or problems.
- Prepared medical equipment and tools to aid physician during examination and treatment of patients.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
Home Health Nurse
LivinRite Home Health Services
08.2007 - 08.2009
- Completed initial assessments and re-evaluations of patients and family to determine and address individual home care needs, treatments, conditions and introduced revision to care plans.
- Educated patients and families on home infusion therapy via various intravenous delivery methods.
Ambulatory Surgical Nurse
INOVA Fairfax Hospital
01.2007 - 08.2007
- Circulating and scrub nurse in the ambulatory surgery setting.
Cardiovascular Operating Room Nurse
INOVA Fairfax Hospital
03.2006 - 01.2007
- Circulating and scrub nurse for cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgical procedures.
Cardiac Telemetry/Step Down Unit Nurse
INOVA Fairfax Hospital
03.2001 - 03.2006
- Assess and monitor patients with heart disease and other serious medical conditions.
- Pre and Post care for cardiac procedures and surgeries, to include heart and lung transplants.
- Interpreted cardiac rhythms and arrhythmias.
- Coordinated with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
- Charge Nurse and preceptor to new RN's.
- Member of unit based Peer Review Committee.
- Remained on staff while accepting three different travel nurse assignments as outlined below.
Travel Nurse Telemetry/Step Down Unit/Float Pool
Travel Nursing Jobs
08.2004 - 07.2005
- Completed three separate travel assignments; Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC; SCRIPPS Mercy Hospital in San Diego, CA; Phoenix Baptist Hospital in Phoenix, AZ.
- Same as described above for Cardiac Telemetry/Step Down Unit with the addition of experience on the medical-surgical floor and Emergency Room.
- Triaged emergency care needs to achieve optimal outcomes.
Education
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Prince William County Public Schools
Woodbridge, VA01-1999
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA05.2003
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University, College of Nursing
06.2019
Skills
- Strong clinical judgement
- Adept at prioritizing/managing
- Excellent communication/writing skills
- Highly dependable and dedicated
- Excellent attention to detail
- Computer proficiency
- Electronic Health Records Management
- Critical Thinking
- Teamwork and Collaboration
Certification
- Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist - Expires March 10, 2027.
License
Registered Nurse - Florida with multi-state privilege. License number RN 9579497. Expires 4/2027
Timeline
Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist
AdventHealth
01.2023 - Current
School Nurse
Florida School For The Deaf And The Blind
01.2022 - 01.2023
Perioperative Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
01.2015 - 07.2021
Pre-Surgical Screening Nurse
Virginia Hospital Center
08.2010 - 08.2013
Interventional Radiology Nurse
Virginia Hospital Center
08.2009 - 08.2010
Home Health Nurse
LivinRite Home Health Services
08.2007 - 08.2009
Ambulatory Surgical Nurse
INOVA Fairfax Hospital
01.2007 - 08.2007
Cardiovascular Operating Room Nurse
INOVA Fairfax Hospital
03.2006 - 01.2007
Travel Nurse Telemetry/Step Down Unit/Float Pool
Travel Nursing Jobs
08.2004 - 07.2005
Cardiac Telemetry/Step Down Unit Nurse
INOVA Fairfax Hospital
03.2001 - 03.2006
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Northern Virginia Community College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University, College of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Prince William County Public Schools