Francine Elliott
Harrington,DE
Summary
Accomplished Registered Nurse with a robust background in hospice and home health care, notably with Delaware Hospice. Excelled in patient care assessment and relationship building, ensuring tailored care plans and end-of-life support. Demonstrated professionalism and excellent communication, mentoring staff and enhancing patient satisfaction. Achieved significant improvements in care delivery through meticulous attention to detail, effective case management, empathy, and sympathy.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Admissions/Registered Nurse Clinical Liaison
Delaware Hospice
02.2023 - Current
- Reviewed patient referrals, collaborate with physicians, and obtain certification for appropriate referrals.
- Discuss hospice care options with patient and families. Help navigate thru the process
- Working knowledge of rules and regulations of my organization as well as the facility I am working with.
Admissions RN/Admission RN/Case Manager
Aveanna Hospice
08.2021 - 02.2023
- Review medical records via internal and external documents. Follow Medicare guidelines for hospice criteria when evaluating patients.
- Collaborate with primary care clinicians, clinical staff to identify hospice eligibility, and complete initial assessments
Case Manager/Admissions RN
VITAS Healthcare
03.2017 - 08.2021
- Develop, implement, manage plan of care for patients and families.
- Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary team to ensure effective plan of care with continuous monitoring and communication.
- Provide direct nursing care, education, emotional support to terminally ill patients and their families.
- Supervise Home Health Aids
- Orient new nurses and mentor student nurses
- Complete program representative visits, admissions, discharges, and deaths
- Review new referral records, collaborate with physicians, use assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis and ICD codes
Home Health RN Case Manager
Amedisys Home Health
02.2014 - 03.2017
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Determined and addresses individual home care needs by completing detailed assessments and reviewing documentation.
- Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Provided physical assessments, medication, and chronic disease management to home health patients.
Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager
Delaware Hospice
09.2009 - 03.2013
- Educate patient and family on disease progression, end of life, symptom management.
- Developed and implemented individualized care plan for each hospice patient while following physician instructions.
- Established and maintained successful relationships with patients, families and physicians by utilizing exemplary communication and active listening skills.
- Recognized and understood specific stages of dying process, providing comfort-based care during vulnerable times.
- Taught family members and caregivers various ways to manage patients' pain, how to check for vital signs and proper methods for dressing changes.
Nurse
Envoy Health Care Services
06.2008 - 09.2009
- LPN role until graduating with RN and then worked as RN on floor
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Delaware Technical And Community College - Owens
Georgetown, DE05.2009
Skills
- Home Health Care
- Hospice Care
- End of life care
- Direct Patient Care
- Case Management
- Professionalism
- Relationship Building
- Training staff
- Patient Care Assessment
- Intake and discharge
- Time management abilities
- Excellent Written and Verbal Communication, attention to detail
- Strong listening skills, Empathetic, Sympathetic
Certification
- CPR Training
- Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
Accomplishments
- Nominated for the Nursing Excellence in End-of-Life Care Award (2019)
Timeline
Admissions/Registered Nurse Clinical Liaison
Delaware Hospice
02.2023 - Current
Admissions RN/Admission RN/Case Manager
Aveanna Hospice
08.2021 - 02.2023
Case Manager/Admissions RN
VITAS Healthcare
03.2017 - 08.2021
Home Health RN Case Manager
Amedisys Home Health
02.2014 - 03.2017
Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager
Delaware Hospice
09.2009 - 03.2013
Nurse
Envoy Health Care Services
06.2008 - 09.2009
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Delaware Technical And Community College - Owens
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