KARI LUMBRAZO
Aurora,CO
Summary
Dedicated RN with 26 years experience in pediatrics providing nursing care in a multitude of clinical settings, including home health care as an administrative RN. Now seeking position as a Home Care Nurse Coordinator. Strong clinical background in pediatrics, collaboration with care team providers, and coordination of care as a case manager.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Administrative RN for Home Health Agency
Developmental Pathways
07.2021 - 02.2025
- Assisted with client intake, admission to the agency, and admission education/ documentation.
- Communicated with agency clinicians regarding documentation relating to initial assessments, plan of care documents, and recertification documentation.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
- Responsible for reviewing, sending, and receiving therapy orders from ordering provider, including verbal orders.
- Responsible for maintaining agency documentation in KanTime including scheduling home health visits for approximately 90-100 clients.
- Assisted with the agency's QAPI and Emergency Preparedness Program.
- Completed quarterly chart reviews to support the agency's QAPI Program.
- Responsible for initial medication documentation, reviews, and reconciliation with each certification period.
- Provided medication education for families and/ or agency clinicians.
- Provided nurse consultation to agency clinicians and provided resources to families as appropriate.
- Maintained personnel record management and compliance with Home Health Agency Regulations.
- Responsible for Infection Control within the agency and ongoing education/ training.
- Implemented CDC COVID protocols, documentation, and education as needed for agency staff.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
School Nurse
Cherry Creek School District
07.2017 - 07.2019
- Provided nursing care and education for approximately 60-70 students per day in the school clinic.
- Administered medication to students age 3- 11 as prescribed by physicians to provide necessary treatment and manage health conditions.
- Monitored ongoing medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes, seizure disorders, spinal cord injuries, Spina bifida, ADHD, and anaphylaxis. adjusting care plans accordingly to maintain optimal student wellness levels.
- Supported students with special needs by coordinating individualized healthcare plans and working closely with the interdisciplinary team.
- Managed immunization compliance within the school population to prevent the spread of communicable diseases.
- Provided education for emergent medical administration of Epi Pens, nasal Midazolam, and rectal Valium.
- Coordinated CPR classes for school faculty.
Registered Nurse RN/ BSN
The Children's Hospital of Colorado
05.1999 - 09.2015
- Provided quality care to pediatric patients in the emergency room, operating room, post anesthesia care unit, radiology, and the ambulatory clinics (including cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, dermatology, endocrinology, ENT, Child Health Clinic, Pain Clinic, Special Care Clinic, Kid Street, and oncology infusion center
- Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations, and nursing diagnoses
- Provided assistance with hospital rapid response and code blue emergencies as a Resource nurse for the clinics
- Also assisted with immunizations, procedures, flu shots, placement of IV catheters and mediport access
- Provided leadership in clinical education for staff, including orientation of new hires and student nurses
- Functioned in a charge RN role in the Emergency Department and was a member of the leadership team there
- Scheduled and facilitated education/mock code scenarios
- Trained parents and patients about home care for wounds, injections, medication dosing, emergency medications like Diastat and Epipens, as well as chemotherapy
- Treated patients with chronic and acute health problems such as influenza, RSV, bronchiolitis, gastroenteritis, appendicitis, seizure disorders, diabetes, asthma, and pneumonia
- Coordinated Quality Improvement Activities (QIA's) to identify performance areas for improvement
- I did an COMIRB project on reduction of false positive blood cultures in the Emergency Department and presented it at the Society for Pediatric Nurses Conference
- Collected blood, tissue, urine and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing
- Provided telephone and verbal correspondence with patients, physicians, pharmacists, schools and insurance companies regarding prior authorizations, treatment plans, seizure actions plans, etc
Certified Nursing Assistant
The Children's Hospital of Colorado
06.1998 - 05.1999
- Reported vital signs to the nurses
- Collected lab work and delivered specimens to the lab
- Assisted nurses with patient care in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
- Responsible for ordered and stocking the PACU
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, CO01.1999
Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Population and Organismic Biology
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO01.1993
Skills
- Patient and family advocacy
- Teaching
- Teamwork
- Patient assessment
- Basic life support
- Pediatric advanced life support
- Medication administration/ management
- Pediatric population, specifically children with various special needs
- Microsoft Word/ Office/Power Point
- Telephone correspondence
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Infection control
- Care plan development
- Electronic health records- EPIC/ KanTime
- Quality improvement
- Home Health Care Case Management
Certification
- Registered Nurse in Colorado, RN.0122470
- BLS, 1999-2016, recertification in progress
- APHON Pediatric Chemotherapy and Biotherapy, 2011-current
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support, 1999-2016
- TNCC, 2001-2014
Additional Information
We had a new addition to our family in June 2015. My husband and I decided it would be best if I stayed home with our children for a couple of years. References available upon request
Timeline
Administrative RN for Home Health Agency
Developmental Pathways
07.2021 - 02.2025
School Nurse
Cherry Creek School District
07.2017 - 07.2019
Registered Nurse RN/ BSN
The Children's Hospital of Colorado
05.1999 - 09.2015
Certified Nursing Assistant
The Children's Hospital of Colorado
06.1998 - 05.1999
Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Population and Organismic Biology
University of Colorado at Boulder
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
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