Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
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Licensures
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Judith Lee

Richmond Hts,OH

Summary

A skilled case manager with experience arranging care for patients receiving homecare; proactive, resourceful, and well-versed on local resources. An exceptional communicator with a strong desire to aid others. Skilled case manager with the ability to manage heavy caseloads without compromising care quality. Operates in high-stress situations while advising the finest resources and strategies to meet the demands of patients and restore each to their optimum quality of life. A good place to put these abilities to use is the Spinal cord injury Outpatient Services Homecare Unit.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Physician Substitute

Octapharma Plasma Center
Cleveland, Ohio
06.2022 - Current
  • Reviews accumulated data to confirm suitability and consults with donor center Licensed Physician, as needed.
  • Monitors donor reactions to plasmapheresis and documents, accordingly.
  • Reviews all normal and abnormal test results to determine continued donor eligibility.
  • May only determine the continued suitability for plasmapheresis of normal healthy donors.
  • Maintains confidentiality with respect to employee, donor and donor center records reviewed during the course of all duties.
  • Counsels donor with abnormal test results and defer donors, according to deferral matrix.
  • Provides appropriate medical care to donors during plasmapheresis procedure if complications arise.

Clinical Liaison- Case Manager

Accessible Home Health Care
Akron, Ohio
06.2013 - 01.2023
  • Provides comprehensive assessment using OASIS tool to educate patients on their disease process, medication management, and management of Plan of Care.
  • Established new branch in new region with referrals that generated increased revenues for agency.
  • Assisted with reviewing, stream-lined, and updating policies and procedures on patient care.
  • Co-Developed COVID-19 policy and procedure for safety standards for staff and patients.
  • Collaborated with vendor to attain free PPE supplies resulting in financial savings for agency.
  • Manages culturally diverse elderly population from admission to discharge with positive outcomes resulting in savings for agency..
  • Provides preceptor support for new nurse hires.
  • Educate patients and family members in medication administration, disease process and treatment.
  • Provide direct nursing care including but not limiting to Catheter changes, and Phlebotomy in the home setting.
  • Provide monitoring evaluation and reporting of clinical outcomes including, Wounds , Falls Risk Assessment, and Emergency Preparedness
  • Educate patients and families on use of home medical equipment, Hoyer lifts, transfer boards, wheelchairs.
  • Provide initial and continued nursing assessment with education and training for patients, caregiver and family in the homecare setting.
  • Evaluated patient satisfaction and made suggestions for changes or improvements.
  • Worked with patients to ascertain issues and make referrals to appropriate specialists.
  • Resolved customer complaints using established follow-up procedures

Registered Nurse-Case Manager/Nursing Supervisor

Good Hands Home Care
Euclid, Ohio
02.2011 - Current
  • Educate patient's, caregivers and family on disease process, develop individualized care plan based on patient's needs for Caresource, Buckeye and United Health Care Medicaid Assistance Programs.
  • Presents, plan and implement in-service education sessions for Home Health Aides.
  • Holds supervisory conferences with home health aides, Audits charts and reviews clinical documents for accuracy, monitor and review employee's charts for employment corporate competencies.
  • Performed in home supervisory visits with home health aides in evaluation of competencies in their care delivery.
  • Coordinated nursing care for patients and participated in patient and family education.
  • Followed all HIPAA rules and regulations regarding patient confidentiality.
  • Maintained strong commitment to patient care through dedicated case management.

Home Health Aide/LPN/Registered Nurse

The Visiting Nurse Association Of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
06.1988 - 04.2016

Home Health Aide:

  • Responsible for promoting activities of daily living.
  • Prevent loss of current activities of daily living
  • Provide optimal comfort during activities of daily living
  • Assisted patients with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome, and adapt to mobility restrictions.

Licensed Practical Nurse:

  • Responsible for providing care in a home setting under the direction of the case manager.
  • Reported unusual or urgent circumstances in patients' condition or environment immediately to nurse supervisor
  • Encouraged patients to participate in safe physical activity to help boost mood and improve overall wellness..
  • Monitored client health by performing routine pulse, temperature and blood pressure checks.
  • Utilized universal precautions and infection control principles in all aspects of care.
  • Monitored changes in clients' conditions to report concerns to supervisor.

Registered Nurse:

  • Provided comprehensive assessment using OASIS assessment tool to manage and educate patients, family members and caregivers on patient care and their chronic disease process.
  • Worked with multidisciplinary team to attain successful treatment plan for diverse patients with chronic conditions.
  • Applied nursing expertise to meet needs of elderly patients in challenging home bound environment to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
  • Provided preceptor support for new nurse hires.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
  • Discussed patient care and treatment with care team members to optimize intervention plans and care delivery
  • Educated patients and families on treatment procedures and answered questions for thorough home care plans.
  • Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.

Education

Master of Science - Nursing (MSN)/ Leadership

Ursuline College
Pepper Pike
05.2023

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Malone University
Canton, OH
05.2013

Skills

  • Motivating Patients: ability to adjust, shift gears, and meet patients where patients are in order to provide better service
  • Capable of interacting and communicating with people from various cultures, socioeconomic backgrounds, races, genders, religions, and ethnicities
  • Innovator: Developed prescreening assessment using cell phone to assess patients' health virtually prior to visits from nurses and home health aides during pandemic
  • Skilled community-based case manager
  • Caseload management
  • Performing clinical procedures
  • Liaison experience

Licensures

Licensed Registered Nurse -2008

Licensed Practical Nurse- 2005

Affiliations

American Nurses Association (ANA) Member

Timeline

Physician Substitute

Octapharma Plasma Center
06.2022 - Current

Clinical Liaison- Case Manager

Accessible Home Health Care
06.2013 - 01.2023

Registered Nurse-Case Manager/Nursing Supervisor

Good Hands Home Care
02.2011 - Current

Home Health Aide/LPN/Registered Nurse

The Visiting Nurse Association Of Cleveland
06.1988 - 04.2016

Master of Science - Nursing (MSN)/ Leadership

Ursuline College

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Malone University