Kenya Salahuddin
Hazel Crest,IL
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient environments. Experience in complex, catastrophic, ultra rare diseases and medical cases. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
IntelyCare
05.2021 - Current
- Rehabilitation Facility) PRN
- Performed patient care to over 25 senior and culturally specific patients in rehabilitation centers.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments
School Nurse
Maxim Healthcare
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Provide first aid care and health assessment to over 50 students daily
- Communicate with teachers and staff to ensure safety and well-being of student
- Administer medications and monitor any self administration of medication of student
- Educate and train student on their specific disease process and management
- Assessed student health and identified potential health concerns to provide appropriate care
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations
Clinic Nurse
Maxim Healthcare
04.2022 - 06.2022
- Performed nurse clinic services to over 40 patients daily
- Assessing patient's condition
- Administering medication via IM, IV and oral
- Collaborate with Specialty Pharmacies
- Updating patient records
- Educating patients on how to manage their illness or injury.
- Improved patient well-being by offering advice on preventive health measures
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses
Infusion Nurse
Infojini Healthcare, Franciscan Health Hospital
01.2022 - 03.2022
- Prepared and administered medications and fluid therapy, monitor patients IV and medications and develop care plans
- Inserting and maintaining Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC)
- Inserting intravenous access
- Dressing changes on PICCs, midlines, and central lines
- Evaluated and monitored patient’s response to treatment
- Assessing line sites and patency
- Keeping infection control and prevention as priority
- Reviewing pertinent lab values and drug information
- Collaborating with specialty pharmacies and other healthcare professions
- Educating patients, families, and caregivers
- Performing patient care in timely and efficient manner
- Performing patient assessments
- Coordinating discontinuation of IV services with patients
- Prepared infusions for immunosuppressed patients doses and iron infusions for patient treatments as per physicians' orders
Holistic Health Specialists (Case Manager RN)
Blue Cross Blue Shield
06.2019 - 01.2022
- Consult with physician, providers, members, and other resources, as appropriate, to assess, plan, facilitate implementation, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate options and services required to meet individual’s health needs, using communication and available resources to promote quality, cost effective outcomes
- Develop alternate plans and assist members/providers to navigate health care system optimizing benefits
- Performed discharge care coordination, episodic case management and pre-admission/post discharge counseling and identification of alternate treatment options
- Consult with physicians, coordinators, and facility discharge planners to determine other resources and appropriate disposition of such cases
- Provided education, counseling and referral to other resources to minimize re-admissions and emergency room episodes
- Perform additional ongoing functions to support member in transition of care process including consulting with physicians, providers, members, and other resources, as appropriate, to assess, plan, facilitate implementation, coordinate, monitor and evaluate options and services required to meet individual’s acute health needs, using communication and available resources to promote quality health outcomes
- Collaborate with Medical Directors and Specialty Pharmacies, as necessary
- Practice within scope of licensure in accordance with URAC and NCQA accreditation standards and with applicable state Nurse Practice Act
- Comply with HIPPA, Diversity Principles, Corporate Integrity, Compliance Program policies and other applicable corporate and departmental policies
Hemodialysis Registered Nurse (Charge Nurse)
DaVita
08.2017 - 09.2019
- Dialysis Center
- Performed charge nurse duties for daily operations of 20-adult station hemodialysis unit
- Provided skilled nursing care that conforms to agency patient care and general medical policies
- Ensured each dialysis treatment is provided in accordance with physician's orders
- Provided patient and family teaching of disease management
- Participated in QAPI (Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement) Committee to develop performance improvement projects.
HEDIS Nurse
Blue Cross Blue Shield
01.2019 - 05.2019
- Maintain HIPPA regulations for consumer privacy and complete tasks in timely manner
- Ensure compliance with NCQA, federal, state and other regulatory standards
- Collect data from variety of electronic (EMR) and paper sources from provider’s offices
- Conduct reviews of data/records to ensure abstraction accuracy clinical data elements for
- HEDIS reporting
- Document findings in HEDIS database tool (Inovalon)
- Meeting and maintaining quality requirements of 98% review accuracy
Registered Nurse
Apollo Home Health Care Inc
01.2017 - 02.2018
- Evaluated and assessed physical condition and developed care plan that addressed medical needs while patient is homebound
- Coordinated efforts of medical and nursing team members to provide appropriate care
- Provided wound care/dressing change, IV infusion, medication administration, G-Tube care
- Foley care, diabetes education and conducted home safety evaluations
- Reviewed and updated care plans, medication and collaborate with Physicians and healthcare team members
- Advocate and initiate for additional services for patients as needed
- Proficient in Oasis Charting, Medicaid & Medicare Billing.
Registered Nurse, Medical/Surgical
South Shore Hospital
02.2017 - 08.2017
- Provided direct patient care for five to six patients in Medical Surgical Unit
- Collaborated with medical professionals to establish Plan of Care for all patients at point of discharge
- Facilitated recovery process through patient and family education with focus on prevention, medication pain management techniques
- Participated in QAPI (Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement) Committee to develop performance improvement projects.
Education
Bachelor of Science (BSN) Nursing -
Western Governor University
Associate - Applied Science (ASN, Nursing
Richard J. Daley Community College
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Computer Information Systems and Management
National-Louis University
Skills
- Resourceful, flexible team player with proven organizational skills Detail oriented and creative
- Individual with ability to conceive, plan, and coordinate complex projects from conception to end
- Successful in both written and verbal communication with focus on quality and creativity
- Microsoft Office proficient and ability to expand knowledge in various nursing technical related skills
- Patient Discharging
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Family Planning Services Education
- Patient Assessments
- EMR Systems
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Care Plan Development
- Patient Education
Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse, IL 2016 041447947
- Licensed Registered Nurse, IN 2023 28282083A
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
School Nurse
Maxim Healthcare
01.2023 - 05.2023
Clinic Nurse
Maxim Healthcare
04.2022 - 06.2022
Infusion Nurse
Infojini Healthcare, Franciscan Health Hospital
01.2022 - 03.2022
Registered Nurse
IntelyCare
05.2021 - Current
Holistic Health Specialists (Case Manager RN)
Blue Cross Blue Shield
06.2019 - 01.2022
HEDIS Nurse
Blue Cross Blue Shield
01.2019 - 05.2019
Hemodialysis Registered Nurse (Charge Nurse)
DaVita
08.2017 - 09.2019
Registered Nurse, Medical/Surgical
South Shore Hospital
02.2017 - 08.2017
Registered Nurse
Apollo Home Health Care Inc
01.2017 - 02.2018
Bachelor of Science (BSN) Nursing -
Western Governor University
Associate - Applied Science (ASN, Nursing
Richard J. Daley Community College
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Computer Information Systems and Management
National-Louis University
- Licensed Registered Nurse, IL 2016 041447947
- Licensed Registered Nurse, IN 2023 28282083A
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