Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Timeline
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KATHLEEN MYERS, R.N.

San Diego,CA

Summary

With a distinguished career at Kaiser Permanente and various healthcare institutions, I excel in customer relations and expert problem-solving. Demonstrated leadership in managing complex patient care and team coordination, I bring a proven track record of enhancing quality assurance and interpersonal communication, ensuring exceptional patient outcomes.


I am now looking forward to my next Nursing Opportunity and am focused on finding a Position in Psychiatric Nursing or Home Health/ Hospice Care.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Telemedicine Specialist/Telephone Triage Nurse

KP OnCall; Kaiser Permanente Company
03.2006 - 08.2020

Worked as a Triage Nurse giving advice for care for all of our Kaiser Permanente HMO patients. Retired from my Position in 2020.

Case Manager for Hospice Patients

San Diego Hospice/Institute Palliative Medicine
09.2005 - 04.2006

Worked as Case Manager for my Hospice patient in North County.

Traveling Registered Nurse

Fastaff Nursing
12.2004 - 09.2005

Worked as Staff R.N. on Medical/Surgical Unit at Kent Hospital for Traveling Nurse Assignment.

Registered Nurse

Medical Staffing Network
10.2003 - 04.2005

Worked Full time/Part time as an R.N. in different Various Specialty Departments: Inpatient Hospital Units( Medical/Surgical/Psychiatric); Occupation Health;

General Electric Occupational RN

Registered Nurse Psychiatric Supervisor

Lutheran Health Network (St. Joseph Hospital)
05.2002 - 12.2004

Worked as Supervisor on Psychiatric Unit in Acute Hospital Setting and in Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic.

Registered Nurse, Float Pool

Lutheran Health Network (St. Joseph Hospital)
05.2000 - 12.2002

Worked as Float RN in the Hospital acute care Units working in the Burn Unit, Emergency Department, ICU, Medical/Surgical Departments.

Registered Nurse Psychiatric Supervisor

Charter Beacon Hospital
02.1998 - 05.2000

Worked as Nursing Supervisor in Locked Psychiatric Free standing facility on the Children, Adolescents, Adult Units.

Manager of Home Health Agency

Healthforce of Indiana
06.1998 - 12.1999

Managed this Home Health Agency coordinating all care for our Children/Adolescent Disabled patients and our Adult/Geriatric patients. Involved with all hiring of Staff plus Marketing of Agency.

RN Case Manager in Home Healthcare

IHS Home Care
05.1997 - 06.1998

Worked as Home Health Case Manager for all my Patients providing/coordinating all their care needs. Population consisted of Children/Adults/Disabled patients.

RN Case Manager

Emerson Hospital
03.1996 - 04.1997

Worked as Hospital Discharge Planner for patients in this Acute Care Hospital

Registered Nurse Case Manager

Boston Center for Independent Living
12.1993 - 04.1997

Worked as PCA Nurse/A Registered Nurse Case Manager; visiting all my Disabled patients annually to evaluate/calculate and Submit to the State of Massaachuetts for payment for amount of care needed by Their Personal Care Attendents/for their Daily care/All ADL's needed.

RN Case Manager

U.S. Healthcare Services
10.1994 - 10.1995

Started the Senior HMO Division of this Insurance Company

RN Case Manager

Comprehensive Rehab Associates
03.1992 - 10.1994

Case Manager for my Workman's Compensation Cases

Nursing Manager

Cigna Health Plan of Massachusetts
11.1990 - 03.1992

Health Services Manager for this First HMO for Boston Area; coordinating all care for our HMO patients; hiring Staff, involved with Marketing of Plan.

RN Case Manager

Cigna Health Plan of California
04.1989 - 11.1990

Case Manager for my patients in this HMO plan; managing all utilization of care for inpatient hospital stays; outpatient services needed.

Registered Nurse Psychiatric Supervisor

Southwood Psychiatric Hospital
03.1987 - 04.1989

Supervisor/Manager in this free standing Locked Psychiatric Facility working on all Units

Nursing Instructor

Pacific Coast College
03.1986 - 03.1987

Nursing instructor at this College teaching my Students to become Certified Home Health Aides

Home Health RN Case Manager

Special Care, Inc.
07.1985 - 03.1987

RN Home Health Case Manager coordinating care for all my patients.

Nursing Manager

Matthew Thornton Health Plan
03.1982 - 06.1985

Manager of Allergy Department in this HMO setting.

Education

Simmons College
Boston, MA

St. Francis University
Ft. Wayne, Indiana

Associate of Science - Nursing

Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
05-1977

Skills

  • Customer relations
  • Expert problem solving
  • Documentation management
  • Team building
  • Active listening
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Teamwork
  • Team leadership
  • Self motivation
  • Quality assurance

Accomplishments

Registered Nurse License

BLS Certification

Certification in Burn Care while working in Burn Unit


Certification

  • Registered Nurse License

Timeline

Telemedicine Specialist/Telephone Triage Nurse

KP OnCall; Kaiser Permanente Company
03.2006 - 08.2020

Case Manager for Hospice Patients

San Diego Hospice/Institute Palliative Medicine
09.2005 - 04.2006

Traveling Registered Nurse

Fastaff Nursing
12.2004 - 09.2005

Registered Nurse

Medical Staffing Network
10.2003 - 04.2005

Registered Nurse Psychiatric Supervisor

Lutheran Health Network (St. Joseph Hospital)
05.2002 - 12.2004

Registered Nurse, Float Pool

Lutheran Health Network (St. Joseph Hospital)
05.2000 - 12.2002

Manager of Home Health Agency

Healthforce of Indiana
06.1998 - 12.1999

Registered Nurse Psychiatric Supervisor

Charter Beacon Hospital
02.1998 - 05.2000

RN Case Manager in Home Healthcare

IHS Home Care
05.1997 - 06.1998

RN Case Manager

Emerson Hospital
03.1996 - 04.1997

RN Case Manager

U.S. Healthcare Services
10.1994 - 10.1995

Registered Nurse Case Manager

Boston Center for Independent Living
12.1993 - 04.1997

RN Case Manager

Comprehensive Rehab Associates
03.1992 - 10.1994

Nursing Manager

Cigna Health Plan of Massachusetts
11.1990 - 03.1992

RN Case Manager

Cigna Health Plan of California
04.1989 - 11.1990

Registered Nurse Psychiatric Supervisor

Southwood Psychiatric Hospital
03.1987 - 04.1989

Nursing Instructor

Pacific Coast College
03.1986 - 03.1987

Home Health RN Case Manager

Special Care, Inc.
07.1985 - 03.1987

Nursing Manager

Matthew Thornton Health Plan
03.1982 - 06.1985

Simmons College

St. Francis University

Associate of Science - Nursing

Purdue University
KATHLEEN MYERS, R.N.