Kali Hardy
Richardson
Summary
Dedicated Healthcare Professional with extensive experience in trauma, pre-operative, and post-anesthesia care. Proven ability to manage nursing teams and oversee patient care delivery while maintaining high standards in safety and quality. Skilled in utilization review, chart auditing, and leveraging data-driven insights to enhance patient outcomes and ensure compliance.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Infusion RN
Dr. Brian Joe – Neurology clinic
08.2023 - Current
- Part time RN at infusion clinic.
- Experience in starting difficult IV’s, as well as infusing IVIG, Tysabri, Vyepti, and Soliris.
- Monitoring patients before/during/after infusions for any adverse reactions that require reporting to physician
Peri-operative Staff RN and Charge Nurse
Methodist McKinney Hospital Orthopaedic & Joint Specialists
11.2016 - Current
- Post-anesthesia care unit alternating weekly charge nurse for PACU; relief charge in pre-op as needed
- Supervised nursing staff to ensure adherence to patient care standards and protocols.
- Managed staffing schedules, ensuring adequate coverage while minimizing overtime expenses.
- Coordinated patient assessments, admissions, discharges, and transfers for optimal workflow efficiency.
- Participated in interview process and assists in training new hires, providing guidance on clinical practices and professional development.
- Managed inventory of medical supplies, ensuring availability and compliance with regulations.
- Optimized patient satisfaction through timely response to concerns and effective collaboration among multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care strategies for patients.
- Streamlined nursing workflows for increased efficiency and improved patient outcomes.
- Experience with GI, med-surg, plastic surgery, OB/GYN, general surgery, and pain management, with heavy focus on orthopaedic and spine patients.
- Assess and evaluate patient’s ability to learn while introducing new information; relay discharge instructions to patients and family members in an understandable way.
- Mastered pre-surgical procedures including starting and maintaining difficult IV starts, evaluation of physical conditions, providing medications, identifying needed adjustments, and working alongside surgical staff
- From November 2016 - November 2017: worked as PRN inpatient staff RN in a 24 bed orthopaedic hospital.
- Increased skills caring for the orthopaedic patient ranging in age from adolescent to geriatric.
- Obtained knowledge in caring for an additional variety of med-surg, plastic surgery, OB/GYN, pain management, and spine patients.
Work From Home Utilization Review RN
Cigna
12.2021 - 09.2022
- Customer appeals utilization review RN
- Review medical records for insurance claims for medical necessity, including: therapy services, pharmacological, inpatient and outpatient hospital stays, surgical services, radiology and lab testing
- Perform a variety of concurrent and retrospective UM-related reviews and functions and for ensure that appropriate data is tracked, evaluated, and reported
- Collaborate with nursing, physicians, admissions, fiscal, legal, compliance, coding, and billing staff to answer clinical questions related to medical necessity and patient status
Full and part-time staff RN
Medical City Plano
02.2016 - 11.2017
- Full and part-time staff RN in 32 bed, Medical-Surgical Orthopaedic, Level 1 Trauma unit.
- Expanded knowledge of caring for patients ranging in age from adolescent to geriatric.
- Gained experience in Meditech EHR system.
- Furthered understanding of caring for Level 1 orthopaedic/trauma patients, including caring for the patient with skin grafts, muscle flap procedures, and traumatic injuries/extensive orthopaedic surgical procedures.
- Unit Champion for PICC/CVC line dressing care and dressing changes.
Full-time staff RN
Texoma Medical Center
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Full-time staff RN in a 38 bed, Medical-Surgical (orthopaedic, trauma, bariatric) unit.
- Document nursing assessment, treatments, medications, teaching, and condition changes.
- Administer medications and titrate drips safely and appropriately.
- Experience with the following: Cerner EHR, PCA pumps, TPN, PICC lines, Wound Vacs, JP Drains, Hemovacs, starting IVs, insulin sliding scale, NG tubes, PEG tubes, Heparin drips, magnesium and potassium drips, Foley catheters, continuous bladder irrigation, and orthopaedic devices such as CPM machines and Buck’s traction.
- Ensure efficacy of pain management and medical treatments through monitoring of regimens and follow-up assessments.
- Perform wound care and dressing changes.
- Address patient and family psychosocial needs and education.
- Provide overall care for the medical-surgical patient.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas Health Science Center At Houston (UTHealth), School of Nursing
Houston, Texas08.2014
Bachelor of Science - Human Development and Family Science
The Ohio State University, School of Education and Human Ecology
Columbus, Ohio06.2011
Skills
- IV insertion and venipuncture expertise
- Airway management
- Anesthesia recovery
- Care coordination and accurate documentation
- CPR/AED/BLS
- Advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS)
- Pediatric advanced life support (PALS)
- EMR / EHR (Meditech, Epic, Cerner)
- Trauma recovery and care maintenance
Certification
- Texas RN License #864480, (Expires 05/2024)
- Basic Life Support for HealthCare Providers Certification, American Heart Association, (Expires 07/2025)
- PALS Provider Certification, American Heart Association (Expires 07/2025)
- ACLS Provider Certification, American Heart Association (Expires 07/2025)
HONORS AND AWARDS
Dean’s List, UTHealth School of Nursing, May 2013 – August 2014, Dean’s List, The Ohio State University, September 2008 – June 2011
Certifications
- Texas RN License #864480,(Expires 05/2026)
- Basic Life Support for HealthCare Providers Certification, American Heart Association, (Expires 07/2027)
- PALS Provider Certification, American Heart Association (Expires 07/2027)
- ACLS Provider Certification, American Heart Association (Expires 07/2027)
- Orthopaedic Nurse Certification (ON-C) (From 2017-2022)
Timeline
Infusion RN
Dr. Brian Joe – Neurology clinic
08.2023 - Current
Work From Home Utilization Review RN
Cigna
12.2021 - 09.2022
Peri-operative Staff RN and Charge Nurse
Methodist McKinney Hospital Orthopaedic & Joint Specialists
11.2016 - Current
Full and part-time staff RN
Medical City Plano
02.2016 - 11.2017
Full-time staff RN
Texoma Medical Center
01.2015 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Science - Human Development and Family Science
The Ohio State University, School of Education and Human Ecology
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas Health Science Center At Houston (UTHealth), School of Nursing