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J. Jay Wuersig

Lewis Center,OH

Summary

  • Compassionate RN Case Manager known for strong interpersonal skills, significant healthcare knowledge and experience, patient advocacy and thorough task completion. Possesses specialized skills in patient assessment, care planning, and case coordination. Excels in communication, empathy, and problem-solving, ensuring optimal patient outcomes and seamless healthcare service delivery for patients and their families.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

RN Case Manager

MediGold Health Services
Columbus, OH
11.2017 - Current
  • Facilitate the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) compliance audit for the Health Services department of a Medicare Advantage Plan
  • Actively train a staff of 50 to ensure compliance with CMS guidelines and well as departmental policies and procedures
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, therapists, pharmacists and social workers to develop/implement suitable treatment/intervention plans for treating the physical and emotional needs of each patient
  • Performe care management duties for hospitalized patient populations at the point of acute care discharge in-order to maintain continuity of care and assist in re-admission prevention
  • Actively lead a care management team to obtain the optimal outcomes required as a participating Acute Care Organization in the central Ohio healthcare market
  • Act as an advocate for patients and their families by communicating patient needs and questions to appropriate staff
  • Educate patients and their families on the discharge process related to the post-acute care setting to provide comfort and peace of mind upon transition to outside the acute care facility
  • Accurately document all aspects of patient care
  • Direct staff teams (LPNs, Nurse Assistants, Therapy Staff and Student Nurses) which resulted in more organized and reliable patient care

Director of Case Management

MediGold Health Services
Columbus, OH
04.2017 - 11.2017

Training and Compliance Manager

MediGold Health Services
Columbus, OH
08.2015 - 04.2017

Population Health Care Coordination Nurse

Mount Carmel Health Partners
Columbus, OH
03.2012 - 08.2015

Case Manager/Nurse Liaison

HCR ManorCare
Columbus, OH
03.2009 - 03.2012

Clinical Liaison

Select Specialty Hospital
Columbus, OH
10.2007 - 03.2009

Quality Assurance Manager

Isabelle Ridgway Care Center
Columbus, OH
05.2007 - 10.2007

Registered Nurse

Clinical Cardiovascular Specialists, Inc.
Columbus, OH
10.2006 - 03.2007

Registered Nurse

Summa Health System - Akron City Hospital
Akron, OH
09.2005 - 11.2006

Nursing Student Technician

Summa Health System - Akron City Hospital
Akron, OH
07.2004 - 09.2005

Special Projects Marketing Assistant

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Columbus, OH
03.2001 - 11.2002

Marketing Specialist

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Cleveland, OH
09.1999 - 03.2001

Program Director

West Park/Fairview Family YMCA
Cleveland, OH
05.1999 - 09.1999

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Kent State University, Wallace College
Baldwin, Berea, Kent, OH
05.2005

Bachelor of Arts - Business/Sport Management

05.1999

Skills

  • Administration/Organization
  • Staff Supervision
  • CMS Audit Compliance
  • Staff Training and Education
  • Project Management
  • Cardiac/Critical-Care Nursing
  • Communication
  • Crisis Management
  • Flexibility
  • Medicare Advantage Plan
  • Collaborative Case Management
  • Staff Orientation Leader
  • Leadership/Management
  • Marketing Presentations
  • Patient Advocacy
  • Patient/Family Education
  • Patient Assessment/Care (Acute care, SNF and Home Health)

Honors and Professional Accreditations

  • MediGold GEM Award Winner, 2022 & 2023
  • Awardee of Excellence in Nursing Award representing Mount Carmel Health System’s Population Health Management, 2015
  • Top-Rated HCR ManorCare Nurse Liaison in the Nation, May 2011
  • Student Commencement Address - Selected by peers and university nursing administration to deliver keynote address to graduating class of nurses Kent State University, May 2005

Timeline

RN Case Manager

MediGold Health Services
11.2017 - Current

Director of Case Management

MediGold Health Services
04.2017 - 11.2017

Training and Compliance Manager

MediGold Health Services
08.2015 - 04.2017

Population Health Care Coordination Nurse

Mount Carmel Health Partners
03.2012 - 08.2015

Case Manager/Nurse Liaison

HCR ManorCare
03.2009 - 03.2012

Clinical Liaison

Select Specialty Hospital
10.2007 - 03.2009

Quality Assurance Manager

Isabelle Ridgway Care Center
05.2007 - 10.2007

Registered Nurse

Clinical Cardiovascular Specialists, Inc.
10.2006 - 03.2007

Registered Nurse

Summa Health System - Akron City Hospital
09.2005 - 11.2006

Nursing Student Technician

Summa Health System - Akron City Hospital
07.2004 - 09.2005

Special Projects Marketing Assistant

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
03.2001 - 11.2002

Marketing Specialist

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
09.1999 - 03.2001

Program Director

West Park/Fairview Family YMCA
05.1999 - 09.1999

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Kent State University, Wallace College

Bachelor of Arts - Business/Sport Management

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