Jecinta Gitau Muturi
Summary
Dynamic healthcare professional with extensive experience in addiction medicine, specializing in crisis intervention and treatment planning. Proven ability to enhance patient outcomes through strategic planning and patient-centric focus. Skilled in electronic medical records and quality assurance, fostering effective communication and collaboration within multidisciplinary teams. Committed to empowering individuals in their recovery journey.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Hygea Healthcare
Middle River
10.2024 - Current
- Provides medical monitoring of detoxification and utilizes protocols as ordered by physician
- Performing initial assessments, educating clients on health matter such as medication compliance.
- Conducting initial nursing assessments within 24 hours of admission and regularly monitoring client health status
- Regularly checking vital signs and recording data.
- Team collaboration: Works closely with other healthcare professionals including counselors, medical providers, and case managers.
Hope House treatment center
Crownsville
11.2022 - Current
- Assess the physiological and behavioral health status of the patient
- Collaborates with the treatment team to include ancillary departments in order to determine the appropriate treatment/discharge plan
- Assist the clients in understanding the nature of the disease of addiction and the need for treatment.
- Completes necessary documentation as required by the organization policies and procedures.
- Administers medication according to organization policy.
- Follows established policies and procedures for verification of narcotics.
Addiction and drug Counselor Intern
Gaudenzia
Baltimore
09.2021 - 02.2022
- Meeting with clients to evaluate their health and substance problem.
- Identifying issues and create goals and treatment plans.
- Teaching clients coping mechanisms.
- Helping clients find jobs or reestablish their career.
- Leading group therapy sessions.
Gaudenzia Inc.
Baltimore
06.2019 - 01.2020
- Engaging patients in making healthy behavior changes.
- Administer detox medication per protocol
- Document patient’s progress including CIWA and COW’S assessment.
- Administering controlled medication (Methadone and Suboxone)
- Administering drug screens, TB testing, Covid testing per protocol
- Utilizing data for continuous quality improvement.
- Collecting data on patients on Methadone and analyzing it to ensure the facility participates in monitoring the effectiveness of methadone treatment for heroin addiction carried out by the State Opioid Treatment Authority (SOTA) and The Office of Quality Assurance both under the Maryland department of Health
- Performing medical assessments upon admission.
- Assisted in reviewing reference material, infection control precaution, isolation procedures and procedure for disposal and removal of infective and contaminated material.
- Working with health systems and making necessary linkages in order to meet specific needs.
Health Coach (Contract/Seasonal)
Provant Health/ Ameri-Group
Olathe
10.2018 - 01.2020
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation in Provant Health’s Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
- Working with patients with chronic and behavioral health needs.
- Conducting and working with multi-disciplinary team including communicating and working with Physicians.
- Engaging patients in making healthy behavior changes.
- Working with health systems and making necessary linkages in order to meet specific needs.
- Holding health classes for patients with the goal of helping to understand and control issues ranging from diabetes to heart disease.
- Conducting face to face health coaching sessions.
- Performs health coaching for WellPoint members, across all brands, with chronic diseases.
- Carrying out periodic quality reviews using online surveys to evaluate the effectiveness of the health coaching program and to determine if the health providers are complying with the laid down health standards and guidelines.
- Conducts behavioral assessments to identify individual member knowledge, skills, and behavioral needs.
- Coordinates specific health coaching as directed by nurse case manager to address objectives and goals as identified during assessment.
- Implements coaching plan by using behavior change principles to identify member barriers and develop ways to overcome those barriers.
- Coordinates with the nurse case manager to provide feedback on member goal attainment and clinical issues.
- Monitors and evaluates the interventions and modifies as necessary.
- Applies Medicare/Medicaid guidelines in making clinical determinations as to the appropriateness of payment coverage.
Utilization Review Nurse (Optum authorization (Medicaid)
Tuerk House Inc
Baltimore
11.2016 - 01.2019
- These duties may include records management, billing and insurance processing.
- Respond timely and accurately to payer communications as well as requests from other revenue operations teams to ensure smooth revenue cycle operations (may also submit requests to other revenue operations lanes in order to resolve patient account, insurance request or credit balance.
- Partner with field teammates such as Insurance counselors, social workers and facility administrators to ensure timely and accurate insurance information and month end close reconciliation.
- Help identify process changes and opportunities to collaborate with other revenue operations teams such as Commercial healthcare insurances.
- Maintain confidentiality of all company and patient information in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
- Ensuring that patients receive the medication that requires pre-authorizations from insurance carriers.
- Address and rectify rejected claims and conduct necessary third-party authorization requests.
- Provide timely review of authorization requests and ensure the requests meet national standards and contractual requirements.
- Promote the quality and cost effectiveness of patient care using clinical acumen.
Healthcare Management Intern
Baltimore City Health Department
Baltimore
09.2015 - 12.2015
- Facilitated HIV department to fulfill all assigned operational requirements as mandated by CDC.
- Actively participated in the HIV/STD prevention program and continuous quality improvement meetings.
- Administered support to physicians during patient exams and prepared patients for diagnostic procedures.
LPN Charge Nurse
Frederick Villa Nursing Home
Catonsville
01.2008 - 01.2014
- Rendered expertise in nursing process to promote quality care through monitoring daily resident issues, identified, assessed, documented and reported the resident change of condition is per company policy, and demonstrated clinical competency in care of residents.
- Collaborated with the relevant state, local and federal agencies in identifying and investigating any incidences of substandard care in the facility to safeguard patient safety.
- Adeptly contributed in education workshops/programs to enhance professional competence and discovered areas of strength and limitation by participating in formal self-evaluation, attended mandatory in-services including CPR, fire/safety, and risk management.
- Proficiently managed activities which included; medication administration via PO, IV, g/tubes, IM, Sub/Q, wound care nursing, observed patients’ skin for potential bed sores, and monitored fluid and food intake.
- Directed and Supervised CNAs (Certified nursing assistants), performed respiratory management of patients with CPAP, BiPAP, facemask, pressure support, Trach collar and prescribed as per physician request.
- Follow defined procedures for saving medical record documentation and entering the results of chart audits into database.
- As a charge nurse, I was the led providing technical support to the staff and assisting leadership in preparing for the state survey.
- Participated in reviewing Nursing home data, policies and regulations to prepare for the state survey.
- Abstract medical records submitted for HEDIS measures.
Residential Counselor
Humanim
Columbia
01.2002 - 01.2007
- Developed and implemented treatment plans and provided care to individual with developmental issues.
- Interacted with peers and supervisors to efficiently enforce behavioral goals and development of residents.
- Documented the progress in accordance with IT plan and attended agency training sessions and meetings.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Genesis Nursing & Rehabilitation
Baltimore
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Spearheaded nursing assistants and staff nurses as well as delivered nursing care to long-term care patients as per scope of practice and established standards.
- Executed medication administration through PO, IV, g/tubes, IM, Sub/Q as well as carried out respiratory management of patients with chronic/acute conditions.
- Skillfully performed assessment and reporting of residents’ change in condition to primary physician, also applied appropriate interventions in response to changes in residents’ conditions.
Education
MS - Addiction and Counselling
Grand Canyon University
12.2022
BS - Health System Management
University of Baltimore
12.2016
AD - Health Science
Carroll Community College
Westminster, MD12.2015
LPN -
HMI Regency
Washington, DC12.2004
Skills
- Epic
- Strategic Planning
- Patient-Centric Focus
- Crisis intervention
- Treatment planning
- Electronic medical records
- Quality Assurance
- Therapy and counseling
- MS Office
- Substance abuse education
Professional Memberships Affiliations
- AACN
- UB Alumni Association
- Sigma Nu Tau
- Upsilon Phi Delta
- NAADAC
Licensures Certifications
- LPN, LP39989
- ADT2653
- CPR
- Narcan / Overdose Certification
- The management of Infusion Therapy
- Venipuncture and Specimen Collection
Certification
- LPN
- ADT
- CPR
- Narcan/overdose certification
- Management of infusion therapy
Accomplishments
AAAC
UB Alumni
Sigma NU Tau
Upsilon Phi Delta
NAADAC
Timeline
Hygea Healthcare
10.2024 - Current
Hope House treatment center
11.2022 - Current
Addiction and drug Counselor Intern
Gaudenzia
09.2021 - 02.2022
Gaudenzia Inc.
06.2019 - 01.2020
Health Coach (Contract/Seasonal)
Provant Health/ Ameri-Group
10.2018 - 01.2020
Utilization Review Nurse (Optum authorization (Medicaid)
Tuerk House Inc
11.2016 - 01.2019
Healthcare Management Intern
Baltimore City Health Department
09.2015 - 12.2015
LPN Charge Nurse
Frederick Villa Nursing Home
01.2008 - 01.2014
Licensed Practical Nurse
Genesis Nursing & Rehabilitation
01.2004 - 01.2006
Residential Counselor
Humanim
01.2002 - 01.2007
MS - Addiction and Counselling
Grand Canyon University
BS - Health System Management
University of Baltimore
AD - Health Science
Carroll Community College
LPN -
HMI Regency
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