Heather Salzburg

- 28 patient home program

- Educate patients to perform peritoneal dialysis independently at home

- Manage patients monthly clinic and doctor visits

- Perform and evaluate monthly laboratory testing

- Keep and maintain patient care plans

- Home visit patient follow up

- Set up initial patient home dialysis equipment

- 16 chair outpatient clinic

- Documented information in patient's electronic medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care

- Coordinated nursing care assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments

- Administered medications and dialysis treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate medication count at end of each shift

- 90 bed skilled (15 to 30 residents) / long term care facility

- Verified prompt and accurate completion of MDS activities for billing

- Compiled with federal and state regulations for completion and coordination of RAI process

- Reviewed missing assessment reports and analyzed issues for leadership team

- Trained staff in correct techniques for completing and signing MDS assessments

- Assessed electronic medical record for required documentation to support MDS coding

- Set schedules for staff to start and complete MDS assessments and care plan meetings

- Input all ICD-10 coding for all residents within facility

- Maintain prompt skilled certification and recertification per Medicare guidelines

- Held various RN positions both within hospitals and long term care facilities. Moved with husband's job relocations

- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions

- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options

- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols

- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of actions