Johanna Sturm
Walnut
Summary
Dynamic RN Case Manager with a proven track record at Angels Care Home Health, excelling in chronic disease management and care coordination. Demonstrated strong clinical judgment and compassionate patient advocacy, significantly reducing hospital readmission rates through effective education and follow-up care. Committed to enhancing patient outcomes with meticulous documentation and critical thinking skills.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
RN Case Manager
Angels Care Home Health
03.2023 - Current
- Managed complex cases involving multiple comorbidities, requiring close monitoring and coordination of various healthcare services.
- Collaborated closely with physicians to develop individualized treatment plans, supporting optimal patient outcomes.
- Educated patients and families on pathophysiology of diagnosis, diets, pain management, skin integrity, and diagnosis management.
- Reduced hospital readmission rates through effective case management and patient education on self-care techniques.
- Coordinated care conferences with interdisciplinary team members, ensuring all perspectives were considered in the development of comprehensive treatment plans.
- Promote adherence to treatment plans by conducting regular follow-up visits and providing ongoing support to patients.
- Advocated for patients'' rights and preferences, working diligently to align care with individual values and goals.
- Conduct thorough assessments of patients'' needs, enabling more accurate diagnoses and targeted interventions.
- Reduce hospital readmission rates with proactive follow-up care and patient education on self-management techniques.
- Coordinate with healthcare providers for enhanced patient care, ensuring all treatments aligned with prescribed care plans.
- Documente treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
RN, Medical-Surgical
Girard Medical Center
09.2010 - 02.2023
- Utilized critical thinking skills to recognize early signs of complications, allowing for timely interventions and preventing adverse outcomes.
- Prioritized critical thinking skills in assessing patient conditions, leading to timely interventions that prevented complications or deterioration of health status.
- Demonstrated adaptability when reassigned to different units or working with diverse populations while maintaining high levels of quality care provision.
- Assisted physicians during bedside procedures, ensuring proper equipment was available, promoting patient safety, and enhancing overall clinical outcomes.
- Promoted a culture of safety by adhering to infection control protocols, reducing the incidence of hospital-acquired infections.
- Provided emotional support and education to patients and their families during difficult medical situations, fostering a sense of trust and promoting positive relationships.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
- Started intravenous fluids, administered medications, and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
- Managed caseload of Number patients simultaneously by providing bedside care, treatments, IV therapy, and wound care.
- Worked surgery department getting patients ready for surgery, completing assessments, starting IV's, prepping surgical sites, educating families and patients on surgical procedures, and obtaining necessary documents for physicians and anesthesiologist.
- Assisted in infusion clinic.
- Circulated surgical procedures and maintained safety and infection control measures.
- Recovered patients monitoring telemetry, vital signs, air ways, surgical dressings, and maintaining pain control. Education regarding surgical procedure and discharge instructions requested by provider.
Education
Nursing
Fort Scott Community College
Fort Scott, KS05.2010
Skills
- Chronic disease management
- Discharge planning
- HIPAA compliance
- Care coordination
- Home care management
- Clinical assessment
- Medication management
- Case management
- Critical thinking
- Compassionate and caring
- Wound care
- Strong clinical judgment
- Documentation
- Accurate documentation
- Patient care assessment
- Direct patient care
- Attention to detail
- Medical procedure preparation
Timeline
RN Case Manager
Angels Care Home Health
03.2023 - Current
RN, Medical-Surgical
Girard Medical Center
09.2010 - 02.2023
Nursing
Fort Scott Community College
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