Compassionate Nurse Leader accustomed to treating complex patients from diverse backgrounds. Proven leader focused on patient centered care, with a focus on case management of chronic/acute disease management. Leader in collaborative efforts with multidisciplinary teams. Development and implementation of workflows. Established success in working with regulatory bodies Medicare, Medicaid and commercial insurance companies. Engaged participant in multiple Best Practice Committees ensuring high quality service. Seeking to better serve patients and their families, keeping their voice at the center of the care we deliver.
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KATHLEEN ORRICK
Hillsboro,Or
Summary
Overview
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital
Hospital Administrative Supervisor
06.2021 - 11.2021
Job overview
- Supervises nursing operations
- Manage throughput
- Ensure safe staffing ratios
- Collaborate with leadership and charge nurses to meet the needs of both staff and patients
Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center
Hospital Administrative Supervisor
06.2017 - 11.2021
Job overview
- Supervises nursing operations
- Manage throughput
- Ensure safe staffing ratios
- Collaborate with leadership and charge nurses to meet the needs of both staff and patients
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital
Case Management Specialist
05.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Collaborate with Physicians and interdisciplinary teams to assess, develop, implement, coordinate, and monitor a comprehensive plan of care
- Lead and facilitate Care Coordination rounds with patients, families and multidisciplinary teams
- Balance clinical, psychosocial patient and family needs while managing ongoing cost-effective utilization of resources
- Collaborate with community resources to transition patients safely into the community
- Document coordination of care and service with a multi-disciplinary team focused on patient centered goals communicating in a respectful, caring, non-judgmental manner
Linfield College Good Samaritan School of Nursing
Adjunct Professor
06.2017 - Current
Job overview
- Direct supervision of students in the successful completion of their final practicum & clinical term
- Supervision of Clinical Teaching Associate & students in clinical settings to meet clinical outcomes for successful graduation from the nursing program and preparation for the NCLEX exam
- Mentor students in completion of a clinical setting improvement project with application of evidence-based practice, conducts research and develops a proposal for change
- Lead praxis seminar weekly to facilitate learning and implementation of course material, clinical outcomes and feedback for professional growth
- Implement corrective measures to lead the student to successful completion of their nursing program
Kaiser Permanente Westside Specialty Care
Clinic Manager
11.2021 - 03.2023
Job overview
- Specialty Care Clinics: Cardiology, Infections Disease, Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary, Nephrology, Urology, Dermatology, and Ophthalmology.
- Managed a team of healthcare professionals, including hiring, training, and performance evaluations.
- Ensure operational and performance standards
- Day to day operations management of back-office staff to achieve business and organizational strategic objectives
- Serve as primary Health Plan partner for the physician leaders of assigned teams
- Collaborate to develop recommendations, implement, and evaluate improved process and systems with multi-disciplinary teams
- Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with business and industry partners, agencies, community organization and educational institutions
Oregon Health & Science University
Assistant Nurse Manager (interim)
10.2016 - 06.2017
Job overview
- Direct Supervision of IR and PCU RN and Technologist teams
- Managerial and leadership function of both scheduled outpatients and inpatient needs
- Adherence to the American Nurses Association's Nurse Administration Scope of Practice
- Operational oversight, IR & PCU
- Monitoring and investigation of Patient Safety Intelligence (PSI) reports
- Total Join Commission Readiness Rounding
- Collaboration with interdisciplinary care team
- Mentoring, coaching and performance management
- Focuses on a Culture of Safety, Just Culture, Reporting Culture, Learning Culture and Engaged Informed Culture
Oregon Health & Science University
Nurse Case Manager & Utilization Management
01.2009 - 01.2016
Job overview
- Collaborate with Physicians and interdisciplinary teams to assess, develop, implement, coordinate, and monitor a comprehensive plan of care
- Track and analyze data for implementation of new policies related to care coordination in the ICU
- Lead and facilitate Care Coordination rounds in a creative, innovative, and diplomatic way with patients, families and multidisciplinary teams
- Work to find the balance in clinical, psychosocial patient and family needs while managing ongoing cost-effective utilization of resources
- Collaborate with community resources to transition patients safely into the community
- Document coordination of care and service with a multi-disciplinary team focused on patient centered goals communicating in a respectful, caring, non-judgmental manner
- Utilization review and review Length of Stay
- Milliman and Interqual-Softmed guidelines and systems for Utilization Review
- Documentation in EPIC system, critical written communication
OHSU to Vibra Specialty Care
Post-Acute Care Coordinator, Case Manager
01.2014 - 01.2015
Job overview
- Strategic development and execution of a pilot project.
- Process the implementation of the continued success of the Post-Acute Care Coordinator role.
- Streamlined communication channels, improving information flow and decision-making speed.
- Provided leadership during times of organizational change or crisis situations.
OHSU
Trauma Case Manager & Utilization Management
01.1998 - 01.2009
Job overview
- Direct patient care & Care Management of complex level one trauma patients, emergency general surgery, and orthopedic patient populations
- Nursing all Acute Care level patient populations
- Collaborate with Physicians and interdisciplinary teams to assess, develop, implement, coordinate, and monitor a comprehensive plan of care
- Balance clinical, psychosocial patient and family needs while managing ongoing cost-effective utilization of resources
- Collaborate with community resources to transition patients safely into the community
Education
OHSU School of Nursing
Master's in Nursing from Hospital Systems And Organizational Leadership
01.2017
University Overview
GPA: Magna Cum Laude
OHSU School of Nursing
RN-BS
01.2014
University Overview
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honors Society
- GPA: Summa Cum Laude
Portland Community College
Associates Degree of Nursing
01.1994
University Overview
Skills
- Strategic planning
- Regulatory requirements
- Patient safety/ relations
- Census/productivity goals
- Quality Improvement
- Facility oversight
- Staff supervision/development
- Patient rights advocacy
- Nurse Educator: mentoring & coaching
- Medicare/Medicaid compliance
- Throughput
- Policy and procedure development & compliance
- RN Case Management
- Utilization Management
- Complex care coordination/Hospice care plans
- Resource allocation
- Clinical assessment/plan of care development
- Collaboration with multi-disciplinary team
- Bed flow Management
- Operations Management
Online teaching
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
- Successful recruitment, training and retention of 50% new staff in 10 months, stabilize staffing needs
- Increased Regional goals by 20-30 % in quality matrix across 8 Specialty Care Clinics
- Implementation of 24/7 house supervisor role, resulting in increased throughput & capacity management.
- Facilitate Daily Management Systems to enhance discharge planning and reduce of Length of Stay
- Develop Standard Work related to Care Coordination in the ICU
- Develop education tool for new Residents, Fellows and Advance Practice Providers related to multidisciplinary rounding, daily management, and discharge planning
- Development of standard work for Out-Patient Antibiotic Therapy, for complex patient populations
- Successful development of Post-Acute Care Coordinator role, bridging care between hospital and LTAC
- Manage budget for 8 specialty care clinics to optimize resources
- Mentoring of over 270 students into new nursing careers over 6 years
Committeework
Committeework
- Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace Advisory Committee (Governor Koteck nominated & Senate approved position)
- Cardiac, Vascular, TAVR, Heart Failure Best Practice Committee
- Code Blue & Rapid Response Team
- OR weekend/afterhours workflow
- Hospital Throughput
- Ethics Committee
- Professional Practice
Awards
Awards
- 2014, Virginia I Sznewajs Award for Palliative Care Nurse of the Year Recipient
- 2013, OHSU Nominated Virginia I Sznewajs Award for Palliative Care
- 2013, OHSU Golden Rose Recipient for Outstanding Service Excellence
Rnlicense
Rnlicense
- Oregon
- Washington
Presentations
Presentations
- 2017-2023, Linfield University Nursing Presentation: House Supervisor & Care Management Leadership
- 2016, American Case Management Association National Conference: Building Bridges between Acute Care and Long-Term Acute Care
- 2016, Greater Portland Chapter of Acute and Critical Care Nursing Symposium: ICU Care Coordination Meetings-Patient/Family Centered Care
- 2014-2016, Guest presenter at OHSU School of Nursing
- 2010-2017, OHSU School of Nursing Guest Presentation: Care Management & Complex Care Coordination
Contact
Contact
Hillsboro, Or 97124Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeLocation Preference
RemoteOn-SiteHybridImportant To Me
Work-life balanceCompany CultureCareer advancementFlexible work hoursHealthcare benefitsWork from home optionTimeline
Case Management Specialist
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital
05.2023 - Current
Clinic Manager
Kaiser Permanente Westside Specialty Care
11.2021 - 03.2023
Hospital Administrative Supervisor
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital
06.2021 - 11.2021
Hospital Administrative Supervisor
Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center
06.2017 - 11.2021
Adjunct Professor
Linfield College Good Samaritan School of Nursing
06.2017 - Current
Assistant Nurse Manager (interim)
Oregon Health & Science University
10.2016 - 06.2017
Post-Acute Care Coordinator, Case Manager
OHSU to Vibra Specialty Care
01.2014 - 01.2015
Nurse Case Manager & Utilization Management
Oregon Health & Science University
01.2009 - 01.2016
Trauma Case Manager & Utilization Management
OHSU
01.1998 - 01.2009
OHSU School of Nursing
Master's in Nursing from Hospital Systems And Organizational Leadership
OHSU School of Nursing
RN-BS
Portland Community College
Associates Degree of Nursing
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