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Overview
Work History
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Kara Teets

Dunbar,PA

Summary

Compassionate and dedicated licensed practical nurse with over ten years experience in a variety of medical settings. Adept as working as a collaborative team member to ensure patients receive the highest quality level of care.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Nurse Navigator

Penn Highlands Healthcare
04.2023 - Current
  • As a Surgical-Oncology Nurse Navigator that helps guide patients from the moment of diagnosis
  • Provides education and resources available during their treatment plan
  • - Schedules surgery, testing and transportation as needed
  • - Acts as a physician liaison
  • - Track all patients to ensure surveillance visits/imaging are completed on schedule
  • - Obtain, organize and prepare medical records
  • - Coordinate multidisciplinary care with Medical Oncology and Radiation Oncology
  • - Room patients, obtain vitals and blood draws as needed

Case Manager, LPN

WVU Medicine
01.2022 - 04.2023
  • - Coordinating and planning a safe discharge that is effective, efficient, and client-centered
  • - Arranging home health and DME needs prior to discharge
  • - Applying for authorization through insurance
  • - Scheduling transportation with EMS and other resources

Medical Assistant

Habiba Health Service
09.2018 - 11.2021
  • - Registering patients, answering phones, collecting co-payments and check out patients
  • - Obtained authorization for medications and outpatient testing
  • - File and scan documents
  • - Collecting lab samples
  • - Escorted patients to exam rooms, obtaining vitals and patient intake
  • - Assist providers with procedures- Provide treatments as directed

Patient Registrar

Excela Health
01.2016 - 01.2018
  • - Registered patients for outpatient testing and Emergency Room visits
  • - Collected co-payments
  • - Verified demographics and insurance
  • - Obtained, filed and scanned scripts into patient charts

Education

Associate - Practical Nurse

Indiana County Technology Center
09.2021

Associate - Medical Assisting

Pennsylvania Instutite of Health & Technology
Mount Braddock, PA
09.2013

Skills

  • Vital Signs
  • Basic IV
  • CPR Certified
  • Insurance Verification
  • Front Desk
  • Injections
  • Case Management
  • Teamwork
  • Medical Office Experience
  • EMR

Nursing Licenses

PN, 06/26, PA

Certification

  • LPN, 06/26
  • CPR/First Aid, 04/26, American Red Cross CPR/BLS Certified

Timeline

Nurse Navigator

Penn Highlands Healthcare
04.2023 - Current

Case Manager, LPN

WVU Medicine
01.2022 - 04.2023

Medical Assistant

Habiba Health Service
09.2018 - 11.2021

Patient Registrar

Excela Health
01.2016 - 01.2018

Associate - Practical Nurse

Indiana County Technology Center

Associate - Medical Assisting

Pennsylvania Instutite of Health & Technology
  • LPN, 06/26
  • CPR/First Aid, 04/26, American Red Cross CPR/BLS Certified
Kara Teets