Jennifer Dabbs, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

• Providing comprehensive holistic care to all age groups through assessment, evaluation, diagnosis, and management.
• Proficient ability to quickly assess and identify patient's needs in a fast-paced environment.
• Perform procedures such as incision and drainage of abscesses, laceration repair, splinting, packing of wounds, dressing changes, etc.
• Order and interpretation of lab results, x-rays, and EKGs
• Consistently applying evidence-based knowledge to primary care issues.
• Promoted health promotion and illness prevention while using available community resources.
• Consulted with other members of the Bryant Family Managed Care healthcare team as well as external healthcare providers and hospital staff to coordinate patient care.
  
  

• RN Care Manager, Telephonic Nurse 2, employed various strategies, approaches, and techniques to manage a member's physical, environmental, and psycho-social health issues. Identified and resolved barriers that hindered effective care. Ensured patient's progression toward desired outcomes by continuously monitoring patient care through assessments and/or evaluations.

• Contacted members with multiple chronic conditions and financial and functional barriers to assist them in achieving and maintaining optimum health. Provided telephonic outreach to assess and support their health, offering education, identifying resources, and helping remove barriers to achieving health and independence while using a multidisciplinary team.
• Telephonically assessed Medicare, Medicaid, commercial, and/or group account members in seven domains of functioning.
• Evaluated member needs and requirements to achieve and/or maintain optimal wellness state.
• Guided members and their families toward and facilitated interaction with resources appropriate for the care and well-being of members.

Managed patients with chronic, acute, and complex needs. Facilitating communication, coordinating services, addressing barriers, and promoting optimal allocation of resources while balancing clinical quality and cost management.
• Focused on identifying high-cost, complex at-risk individuals with acute and chronic needs, management of acute events, and proactive management of anticipated health care needs.
• Focused on readmission prevention for patients moving from one care setting to another.
• Contacted patients post discharge from acute care or emergency room within 48 hours.
• Focused on patient understanding of discharge instructions, medications and follow-up appointments.
Disease management and prevention:
• Identified patients with chronic conditions such as Asthma, Hypertension, Diabetes, CAD, CHF, COPD and CKD and develop plans of care for those high-risk patients (ex. Diabetes management classes).
• Provided resources for patient related to DME, medication, primary care physicians, urgent care centers, home health, etc.
Decrease emergency room utilization:
• Assisted patients with finding a PCP to oversee their care.
• Provided list of urgent care clinics in the community to the patient.
• Provided weekly case management follow-up calls for 30 days post-acute hospitalization as a resource.

• Reduced hospital readmission rates through effective case management and patient education on self-care techniques.
• Streamlined discharge planning processes, ensuring a smoother transition for patients back to their homes or other facilities.
• Advocated for patients'' rights and preferences, working diligently to align care with individual values and goals.
• Participated in quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing the delivery of nursing care within the organization.
• Audited H&P's for clinical documentation for medical necessity for hospital reimbursement.

• NICU RN and NICU step-down charge nurse.
• Developed strong relationships with patients'' families, providing emotional support while addressing concerns or questions about care plans.
• 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, management, and lifestyle options.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.

• Main OR Circulating RN
• Pre-op/Recovery RN
• Peri-Operative Department: Out-patient surgery RN and Scrub Tech Instructor