KAREN SCHNEEBERGER
Laingsburg
Summary
Registered Nurse with extensive experience in clinical nursing and case management. Proficient in patient education, medication administration, and interdisciplinary communication, ensuring high-quality patient care and effective discharge planning. Demonstrated success in reducing readmission rates through comprehensive care strategies.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN- Medurg/Rehab
University of Michigan Sparrow Hospital
01.2026 - Current
- Admissions and discharge of rehab patients
- Provide direct patient care including medication administration, assessments
- Wound care management
- Communicated care plans to patients, families, facilities, and physicians to foster collaborative care
- Supervised and delegated tasks to nursing assistants to ensure efficient patient care delivery
- Educated patients and families on medication use, side effects, and self-care to enhance patient understanding and compliance
- Demonstrated skills in delegation, communication, and organization in patient care settings.
RN- MedSurg/Rehab/ LTC
Shiawassee County Medical Care Facility- Pleasant View
02.2025 - Current
- Provide direct patient care including medication administration, assessments
- Supervised nursing assistants to maintain quality patient care
- Communicated with patients, families, facilities, and physicians to coordinate effective care plans
- Educated patients and families on medication use, side effects, and self-care practices for improved health outcomes
- Admissions and discharge of rehab patients
- Skills used: delegation, communication, organization
- Completed contract assignments
RN Admissions/ Treatment Nurse
Community Mental Health-Treatment Recovery Center
06.2023 - Current
- Delivered direct patient care and education on outpatient programs and discharge plans to ensure smooth transitions
- Evaluated and admitted clients, providing ordered treatment to enhance patient outcomes
- Communicate with team members and healthcare providers
- Supported team on an as-needed basis, contributing to overall team effectiveness
- Skills used: communication, knowledgeable, team player
RN Admissions/Case Manager-Hospice Department
Sparrow -UOM Healthcare Systems
07.2023 - 12.2025
- Evaluated, admitted, and discharged hospice patients, ensuring timely and appropriate transitions in care.
- Conducted telephonic triage of patients, coordinating care plans with providers to optimize patient outcomes.
- Provide direct patient care and education regarding care plans with patients and family.
- Collaborated with colleagues and clients to communicate care plans effectively, enhancing understanding and adherence.
- Communicate with team members and healthcare providers through daily huddles & IDT.
- Supervise home health care aides.
RN- MedSurg/Rehab
LeaderStat Nursing Agency- Stratford Pines Rehab Center
09.2024 - 11.2024
- Provide direct care and education regarding care plans with patients and families
- Communicated with team members, including physicians, pharmacists, and therapists, to coordinate patient care.
- Admissions and discharge of rehab patients
- Supervise nursing assistants
- Utilized organizational skills to streamline patient care processes, enhancing workflow efficiency.
- Executed contract work in diverse healthcare settings, enhancing support for patient care initiatives.
RN Charge Nurse Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic
Ingham County Health Department
01.2020 - 06.2023
- Coordinated daily activities of clinic to ensure smooth operations.
- Oversaw medical assistants and front office staff to maintain efficient workflow.
- Managed staffing and equipment needs to optimize clinic functionality.
- Order medications, supplies and immunizations.
- Operate the covid vaccine clinic which includes swabbing clients as well as vaccinating them.
- Communicate with team members and health providers through daily huddles.
- Maintain a high level of nursing competency and expertise.
RN Case Manager Hospice
Memorial Healthcare
08.2016 - 01.2020
- Educated patients and families on end-of-life stages and symptoms to enhance understanding and preparedness.
- Coordinate end of life care with chaplain and funeral homes.
- Facilitated interdisciplinary team meetings to coordinate comprehensive patient care.
- Provide necessary community resources while collaborating with social workers.
- Maintained advanced case management competencies to ensure high-quality patient support.
- Interact with patients and family members regarding patient care goals.
- Communicate with team members and physicians.
- Assisted with medical interventions
- Skills used: excellent communication with providers and patients, knowledgeable.
RN Case Manager
BCBSM
02.2015 - 12.2015
- Implement discharge planning needs.
- Coordinated multidisciplinary care to enhance patient outcomes.
- Utilization review using ICD 10.
- Demonstrated compliance with facility wide utilization management.
- Maintains high level of case management expertise.
- Accomplishments include reduced readmission rates.
- Built rapport with clients through consistent follow-up, fostering trust and engagement.
- Conducted motivational interviewing to encourage client participation in care plans.
Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager
Memorial Healthcare
01.2007 - 02.2015
- Oversaw individual patient care, coordinating treatment plans to meet patient needs.
- Conducted utilization review-ICD 9 and completed discharge planning within 72 hours of admission to ensure timely patient transitions.
- Achieved successful discharge plans, contributing to reduced re-admission rates.
- Participated in family meetings Hospice arrangements.
- Facilitated interdepartmental communication.
- Proper delegation among staff members.
- Skills Used: Good communication skills, Computer skills, and teach back to patients and families.
Education
FNP - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Illinois12-2027
MSN - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Illinois05-2021
Skills
- Team collaboration
- Patient care
- Acute care
- Chronic care
- Wound care management
- Medication administration
- Intravenous therapy
- Preventive care
- Care planning
- Patient care planning
- Discharge coordination
- Team collaboration
- Time management
- Communication skills
- Communication skills
- Chronic care management
- Chronic care
- Intravenous therapy
- Patient care
Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN), 4704257081, 02/27
- BLS, 06/27
Languages
Swahili
Native/ Bilingual
kikuyu
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
RN- Medurg/Rehab
University of Michigan Sparrow Hospital
01.2026 - Current
RN- MedSurg/Rehab/ LTC
Shiawassee County Medical Care Facility- Pleasant View
02.2025 - Current
RN- MedSurg/Rehab
LeaderStat Nursing Agency- Stratford Pines Rehab Center
09.2024 - 11.2024
RN Admissions/Case Manager-Hospice Department
Sparrow -UOM Healthcare Systems
07.2023 - 12.2025
RN Admissions/ Treatment Nurse
Community Mental Health-Treatment Recovery Center
06.2023 - Current
RN Charge Nurse Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic
Ingham County Health Department
01.2020 - 06.2023
RN Case Manager Hospice
Memorial Healthcare
08.2016 - 01.2020
RN Case Manager
BCBSM
02.2015 - 12.2015
Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager
Memorial Healthcare
01.2007 - 02.2015
FNP - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
MSN - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing