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Certifications And Proficiencies
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Joni Hughes

Winterset

Summary

Versatile nursing professional with extensive experience at Madison County Health System, excelling in emergency room management and patient assessment. Proven leadership in supervising nursing staff and enhancing patient care through critical thinking and teamwork. Proficient in advanced life support and trauma nursing, ensuring optimal outcomes in high-pressure environments. Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Experienced in fast-paced environments and adaptable to last-minute changes. Thrives under pressure and consistently earns high marks for work quality and speed.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

House Supervisor, ER, and Medical Surgical Nurse

Madison County Health System
Winterset
09.2023 - Current
  • Acting as charge nurse and manager on duty in a rural county hospital setting.
  • Supervisory duties for nursing staff, provider collaboration for patient care issues, prior authorization for insurance claims and managing the utilization review process.
  • Helping care for patients when needed in the emergency room, inpatient, skilled, infusion and hospice patients.

Agency ER Nurse

Gifted Healthcare at Mercy West Lakes
West Des Moines
05.2022 - 08.2023
  • Provide ER nursing care to the patients of Mercy West Lakes.

OR Staff, Team Lead for Pre/Post/PACU, and ER RN

Integris Health Hospital
Grove
12.2016 - 05.2022
  • Providing preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative care to patients with scheduled and emergent procedures including general surgery, urology, gynecology, cesarean sections, ENT, orthopedics, podiatry and cataracts.
  • This position has allowed expansion in my knowledge base pertaining to traumatic injuries and the invasive treatments involved on the pathway to a full recovery.
  • Job duties included nursing education, team collaboration, and maintaining on call schedules within budget demands.

Medicare Clinical Claims Reviewer/Utilization Revi

UnitedHealth Group Telecommute
01.2008 - 08.2020
  • Investigating medical records with data mining to perform clinical reviews of Medicare inpatient hospital claims and determine if diagnosis/symptoms were related or could have been prevented in a 30 day readmission review setting.
  • Determination made working with a multi-disciplinary team to approve and deny claims following strict criteria guidelines governed by CMS rules and by the member’s policy.

Emergency Room Staff Nurse

UnityPoint Health Hospital-Methodist West
West Des Moines
12.2014 - 05.2016
  • Delivering a complete range of RN services and expertise while caring for patients along the health care continuum.
  • Duties include: intensive nursing care to patients and families at a Level III trauma center; communicating with other floors in the hospital, physicians and ancillary staff; prioritizing patient needs; mentoring new employees.

Emergency Room Staff Nurse

Broadlawns Medical Center
Des Moines
10.2006 - 12.2007
  • Delivering a complete range of RN services and expertise while caring for patients along the health care continuum.
  • Duties include: intensive nursing care to patients and families in a county hospital setting; communicating with other floors in the hospital, physicians and ancillary staff; prioritizing patient needs; precepting and mentoring new employees; functioning in a relief charge capacity.

Emergency Room Staff Nurse

Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
04.2006 - 04.2007
  • Delivering a complete range of RN services and expertise while caring for patients along the health care continuum.
  • Duties include: intensive nursing care to patients and families at a Level III trauma center; communicating with other floors in the hospital, physicians and ancillary staff; prioritizing patient needs; precepting and mentoring new employees.

Emergency Room Technician and Mercy One Flight dispatch

Mercy Medical Center
Des Moines
04.2005 - 04.2006
  • Providing a complete range of Emergency Room services to wide variety of patients.
  • Duties include, but are not limited to: phlebotomy, electrocardiograms, urinary catheter insertion, entering physician orders, transporting patients, and assisting with CPR during codes.

Education

Master of Science - Nursing-Family Nurse Practitioner

Western Governor’s university
Salt Lake City, UT
06.2026

Bachelor of Science in Nursing -

Western Governor’s university
Salt Lake City, UT
01.2023

Associates of Science - Nursing

Mercy College of Health Sciences
Des Moines, IA
01.2006

Skills

  • Emergency room management
  • Patient assessment
  • Nursing leadership
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Critical thinking
  • Emergency response
  • Diagnostic services monitoring
  • Trauma nursing core course (TNCC)
  • Trauma and acute care
  • Critical care expertise
  • Operating room proficiency
  • Post-anesthesia care unit (PACU)
  • Medical-surgical knowledge
  • House supervision
  • CPT coding
  • Milliman care guidelines
  • Advanced life support
  • Pediatric life support
  • Mental health evaluation and support

Certification

Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, Iowa, 2026
Registered Nurse (RN), Iowa, 2006

Volunteer Experience

  • Member, Post Adjudication Review Board, Member of the 'PARB' of Ottawa County Oklahoma. This board serves the county’s juveniles that have open deprived cases.
  • Member, Shared Governance Board at Integris Health

Certifications And Proficiencies

BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, MOAB, HazMat, Mandatory Reporter, Emergency Room, Trauma/Acute Injury Care, Critical Care, OR, PACU, Medical/Surgical, House Supervisor, CPT Codes, Milliman Care Guidelines

Qualifications Summary

  • Dedicated and patient-focused Registered Nurse for 20 years with proven strengths in acute patient care, emergency medicine, patient stabilization, staff development, shift coordination, utilization review, CPT codes, medical claim review and Milliman Care Guidelines.
  • Exceptional capacity to multi-task: manage numerous, often competing priorities with ease and remain focused on completing the objective.
  • Administrative and referral experience including admissions, assessment, treatment, referral, and education for a wide range of patients.
  • Widely recognized by physicians and staff as an excellent care provider and patient advocate along with a competent and respected authority when fulfilling the charge nurse role.
  • Demonstrated ability to forge, lead, and motivate outstanding healthcare teams that provide top-quality patient care and claim review.
  • Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Experience as a team lead managing time clock, schedules, budget stewardship and staff support.

Timeline

House Supervisor, ER, and Medical Surgical Nurse

Madison County Health System
09.2023 - Current

Agency ER Nurse

Gifted Healthcare at Mercy West Lakes
05.2022 - 08.2023

OR Staff, Team Lead for Pre/Post/PACU, and ER RN

Integris Health Hospital
12.2016 - 05.2022

Emergency Room Staff Nurse

UnityPoint Health Hospital-Methodist West
12.2014 - 05.2016

Medicare Clinical Claims Reviewer/Utilization Revi

UnitedHealth Group Telecommute
01.2008 - 08.2020

Emergency Room Staff Nurse

Broadlawns Medical Center
10.2006 - 12.2007

Emergency Room Staff Nurse

Iowa Lutheran Hospital
04.2006 - 04.2007

Emergency Room Technician and Mercy One Flight dispatch

Mercy Medical Center
04.2005 - 04.2006

Master of Science - Nursing-Family Nurse Practitioner

Western Governor’s university

Bachelor of Science in Nursing -

Western Governor’s university

Associates of Science - Nursing

Mercy College of Health Sciences
Joni Hughes