Jeanamarie Sandagata
Northford,CT
Summary
Accomplished in developing and actualizing strategies and programs to enhance patient care and coordinate interdisciplinary support teams.
Experienced nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities.
Dedicated and well-qualified RN offering proven skills in patient care, medication administration and treatment implementation. Detail-oriented, responsive and proficient in routine care and emergency response. Offering 10+ year record in field and looking for challenging, long-term position.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Nurse Care Manager
Landmark Health
2023.01 - Current
- Reduced hospital readmissions by closely monitoring patients'' progress and adjusting care plans as needed.
- Educated and evaluated clinical and support staff regarding care quality management regulations and standards of care.
- Coordinated referrals to specialists, hospitalizations, ER visits, ancillary testing, and other enabling services for patients.
- Worked with providers to define quality metrics and outcome reporting process.
- Assessed healthcare needs and monitored effectiveness and progress plans to achieve desired outcomes.
- Identified opportunities to optimize communication within inpatient and cross-continuum teams to drive effective patient flow and sustainable care transitions from hospital and home, within community care settings and implement supplemental care and services for high-risk patients.
- Coordinated and analyzed sustainable person-centered care plans involving internal and external providers.
Staff Nurse/RN Case Manager
VNA Community Health Care and Hospice
2011.08 - Current
- Charted daily progress notes and quarterly summaries.
- Collaborated with physicians on patient medications, medical needs and performance.
- Developed patient care plans, overall patient health assessments and evaluations.
- Coordinated care with multiple discplines and hospital discharge planners to meet patient needs and prevent hospitalizations.
- Participated and coordinated care with discplines and clinical care team leaders on complex patient conferences for high risk patients.
- Actively participated in family and patient planning processes.
- Assessed and reviewed patients for discharge and planning and integrated services for patients requiring home care, home infusion and durable medical equipment (DME).
- Updated and maintained discharge plan of care with physician, members of healthcare team, patients, and families.
- Incorporated appropriate nursing methods to create individualized care plans.
- Collaborated in consults, patient care plans development, patient monitoring and evaluations.
- Determined and coordinated appropriate level of care to meet individual patient needs.
- Administered medications and treatment plans in accordance with physician orders.
RN Care Manager
City Block Team
2022.07 - 2022.12
- Collaborated with outpatient team to identify patients for handover and post-discharge follow-up.
- Monitored vital signs and medication use, documenting variances and concerning responses.
- Monitored risk assessment by using available tools and implementing discharge interventions.
- Promoted integrations of long-term services and support to enhance continuity of care.
- Used motivational interviewing to educate, support and motivate change.
- Attended and actively participated in meetings to provide and receive information on patient progression.
- Created plan of care to assist patients in reducing problems or barriers to achieve optimal level of health.
- Liaised with multidisciplinary team to discuss barriers to discharge or concerns impacting readmission risk.
- Facilitated communication between members of health care delivery while involving clients in decision-making processes to minimize service fragmentation.
- Monitored care plan to evaluate effectiveness, document interventional achievement and suggest changes.
- Completed initial discharge planning assessments in electronic medical records on high-risk patients.
- Developed and implemented care management plan to address needs and goals.
- Identified risk management concerns and reported scenarios to appropriate management.
- Reviewed work list to prioritize patients and identify new admissions.
- Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Explained policies, procedures and services to patients.
Registered Nurse Designee
Village At Kensington Place
2011.05 - 2011.07
- Assisted SALSA with patient care, assessments, and admissions of residents in assisted living facility
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Maintained personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices.
- Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Created and maintained facility documents and records, maintaining accuracy while managing sensitive data.
Admission Nurse
VISTING NURSE OF SOUTHERN CT
2010.06 - 2010.12
- Gathered entire medical histories and information related to patient's treatment procedure.
- Supported patients' families and caregivers with education, information and emotional reassurance.
- Coordinated services with physicians for comprehensive patient care.
- Completed follow-up phone calls to provide referrals and data according to patient's needs.
- Discussed discharge planning and post-operation requirements with family and patients.
- Maintained current competency in nursing specialty by attending educational workshops and conferences.
- Monitored patient's vital signs and initiated corrective action for adverse symptomatology.
- Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Patient Care, Inc
2008.07 - 2010.05
- Collaborated with physicians on patient medications, medical needs and performance.
- Developed patient care plans, overall patient health assessments and evaluations.
- Actively participated in family and patient planning processes.
- Assessed and reviewed patients for discharge and planning and integrated services for patients requiring home care, home infusion and durable medical equipment (DME).
- Updated and maintained discharge plan of care with physician, members of healthcare team, patients, and families.
- Collaborated in consults, patient care plans development, patient monitoring and evaluations.
- Incorporated appropriate nursing methods to create individualized care plans.
- Participated in on-call rotations, delivering daily continuous quality care to patients.
- Advocated for patients by identifying insurance coverage, communicating care preferences to practitioners and verifying interventions met patients' treatment goals.
- Administered medications and treatment plans in accordance with physician orders.
- Arranged placement of admissions and transfers in accordance with clinical standards and guidelines.
- Helped patients navigate healthcare system and care options by educating on relevant subject areas and answering questions throughout treatment process.
Registered Nurse
Laurel Woods
2008.02 - 2008.06
- Collaborated with outpatient team to identify patients for handover and post-discharge follow-up.
- Monitored vital signs and medication use, documenting variances and concerning responses.
- Monitored risk assessment by using available tools and implementing discharge interventions.
- Promoted integrations of long-term services and support to enhance continuity of care.
- Used motivational interviewing to educate, support and motivate change.
- Attended and actively participated in meetings to provide and receive information on patient progression.
- Created plan of care to assist patients in reducing problems or barriers to achieve optimal level of health.
- Liaised with multidisciplinary team to discuss barriers to discharge or concerns impacting readmission risk.
- Facilitated communication between members of health care delivery while involving clients in decision-making processes to minimize service fragmentation.
- Monitored care plan to evaluate effectiveness, document interventional achievement and suggest changes.
- Completed initial discharge planning assessments in electronic medical records on high-risk patients.
- Developed and implemented care management plan to address needs and goals.
- Identified risk management concerns and reported scenarios to appropriate management.
- Reviewed work list to prioritize patients and identify new admissions.
- Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Explained policies, procedures and services to patients.
Education
Associate of Science -
St. Vincent's College
Bridgeport, CT05.2007
Skills
- Patient Care and Education
- Referral Generation
- RN Case Management
- Colostomy care familiarity
- Intake and discharge
- Geriatric treatment knowledge
- Diabetes management
- PPE use
- Customer service
- Work ethic
- Attention to Detail
- Compassionate and Caring
- Critical Thinking
- Patient Education and Counseling
- Patient Care Assessment
- Accurate Documentation
- Family and Patient Support
- Patient Monitoring
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Direct and Indirect Patient Care
- Follow-Up Calls
- Coordinating Referrals
- Home Visits
- Community Advocate
- Clinical judgment
- Compassion and empathy
- Quality improvement
- Health promotion
- Team coordination
- Strong clinical judgment
- Care plan development
Certification
Current Active State RN licensing:
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Timeline
RN Nurse Care Manager
Landmark Health
2023.01 - Current
RN Care Manager
City Block Team
2022.07 - 2022.12
Staff Nurse/RN Case Manager
VNA Community Health Care and Hospice
2011.08 - Current
Registered Nurse Designee
Village At Kensington Place
2011.05 - 2011.07
Admission Nurse
VISTING NURSE OF SOUTHERN CT
2010.06 - 2010.12
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Patient Care, Inc
2008.07 - 2010.05
Registered Nurse
Laurel Woods
2008.02 - 2008.06
Associate of Science -
St. Vincent's College