Jennifer Schweninger
Hamilton,OH
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Hospice Nurse
Hospice Of Southwest Ohio
03.2007 - 05.2024
- Improved patient comfort by providing compassionate end-of-life care and symptom management.
- Managed pain effectively by closely monitoring symptoms and adjusting medications accordingly.
- Coordinated with physicians to adjust medications as needed for optimal care outcomes to provide symptom management and maintain goal of comfort care.
- Advocated for patients'' wishes regarding medical treatment options, respecting cultural beliefs and values throughout the decision-making process.
- Promoted a peaceful and supportive environment for patients and their families during the end-of-life transition.
- Offered listening ear with compassion, support, and empathy to both patients and loved ones to meet emotional and mental, as well as physical needs.
Admissions and Resource RN
Hospice Of Southwest Ohio
02.2023 - 05.2024
- Provide explanation of services and hospice philosophy with clear, compassionate and effective communication to patient and family. Discuss hospice benefit coverage and obtain consent of benefit election as appropriate.
- Obtain hospice admission order with review of covered medication and completion of all admission paperwork. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to initiate comprehensive patient care plans.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with patients'' families and address concerns or needs in a timely manner for effective symptom management and patient satisfaction.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatments and care for management of conditions, disease process and progression, and symptom management for comfort care.
Continuous Care Manager
Hospice Of Southwest Ohio
03.2011 - 04.2013
- Led staff meetings to keep team informed of departmental changes and improvements, and provide opportunities for nurses to share ideas and concerns.
- Conducted performance evaluations and provided constructive feedback to support professional growth of nursing staff members.
- Trained new nurses and ongoing education of continuous care team on proper documentation requirements, timeframes, care standards, operational procedures, policies and safety protocols.
- Managed continuous care scheduling, budgets, billing and cost control. Achieving financial targets without compromising patient care satisfaction and quality. Auditing of continuous care documentation and compliance.
Floor Nurse
Good Samaritan Hospital
03.2003 - 11.2007
- Enhanced patient care by implementing evidence-based nursing practices and procedures.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Administered medications safely according to physician orders, closely monitoring for adverse reactions or interactions among drugs.
- Maintained detailed records of patient conditions, reactions and progress in alignment with physician orders.
- Enhanced patient recovery by providing specialized cardiac care and monitoring their progress.
- Provided critical care to complex cardiac patients, reducing readmission rates and improving overall health.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Managed complex caseloads of patients with various urological disorders, ensuring timely diagnosis and treatment.
- Administered medications via oral, subquetanuous and intramuscular injections and monitored responses. Start and maintain intravenous sites.
Floor Nurse
Mercy Franciscan Terrace
08.2002 - 03.2003
- Administered medications safely according to physician orders, closely monitoring for adverse reactions or interactions among drugs.
- Administered basic patient care and treatments by dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas and performing catheterizations.
- Maintained accurate records of residents' healthcare treatments and responses.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Hondros College of Nursing
Westerville, OH12.2022
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Butler Technology And Career Development Schools
Hamilton, OH06.2002
Skills
- Staff Supervision
- Home Health Care
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Care Plan Development
- Patient education and counseling
- Chronic Disease Management
- Discharge Planning
- Case Management
- Care Planning
- Cardiac Care
- Telemetry monitoring
- Critical Care
- Hospice and palliative care
- Intake and discharge
- High level of autonomy
- Procedure preparations
- Long-Term Care
- Quality Improvement
Timeline
Admissions and Resource RN
Hospice Of Southwest Ohio
02.2023 - 05.2024
Continuous Care Manager
Hospice Of Southwest Ohio
03.2011 - 04.2013
Hospice Nurse
Hospice Of Southwest Ohio
03.2007 - 05.2024
Floor Nurse
Good Samaritan Hospital
03.2003 - 11.2007
Floor Nurse
Mercy Franciscan Terrace
08.2002 - 03.2003
Associate of Science - Nursing
Hondros College of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Butler Technology And Career Development Schools
Work Preference
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Accomplishments
- Quality Assurance - Ensured and enforced medical office compliance with HIPAA, OSHA and CLIA regulations for maximum quality and control.
- Patient Advocacy - Explained treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
- Documentation - Ensured charting accuracy through precise documentation.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Training - Trained team of staff nurses in medical office procedures to ensure consistent quality of care.
- Clinical Skills - Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Surgical Preparation - Assisted in patient surgery preparation by administering proper medication, monitoring patients' conditions and charting abnormalities.
- Human Resources - Assisted in new hire process by calling and scheduling appointments with candidates, filling out required paperwork and preparing new hire manuals.
- Supervision - Headed onboarding process for new nursing staff.
Languages
English
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