Kerry-Ann Swink RN, BSN, CCM
Dover,DE
Summary
Experienced Registered Nurse committed to providing quality, compassionate, and culturally sensitive patient care to vulnerable patients from diverse backgrounds. Expert in Case Management, Medical-Surgical and Behavioral Health. Smoothly blend hands-on skills with advanced clinical background. Successful at working with all levels of healthcare providers, physicians and administrators to address patient needs.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Christiana Hospital
Newark, DE
09.2021 - Current
- Work collaboratively with inter-professional teams across the continuum of care to facilitate and ensure effective transitional care coordination
- Proactively assesses, identifies, and works to mitigate the risks posed by barriers to the patients transitions of care
- Promote inter-professional synchronization throughout the acute episode, and complete effective handoff to the next level of care or community to ensure continuity of care
- Coordinate home care, home infusion and durable equipment
- Facilitate patient return to extended care facility, assisted living facility or long-term care placement
- Work in partnership with the patient and/or care partner (s) to develop a comprehensive, individualized transitional care plan
Registered Nurse
Resources for Human Development, RHD
Wilmington, DE
05.2022 - 12.2023
- Act of part of a multidisciplinary team responsible for overseeing all aspects of medical care for adult residents of a psychiatric group home.
- Manage the ordering/delivery/storage/ administration of medications for all residents
- Provide education to both residents and staff regarding common health concerns.
- Provide training to staff as required/requested in order to best meet the needs of all residents
- Assess and respond to new/potential/ ongoing health issues in group home residents.
Registered Nurse, Psychiatry
Rockford Center
Newark, DE
04.2021 - 08.2021
- Charge nurse for a 30-bed unit for the chronically mentally ill and/or addicted, completing nursing admission assessments and daily nursing assessments
- Collaborates with other team members in the development, implementation, and evaluation of an individualized plan of care
- Documents patient care, findings, and psychosocial responses to nursing interventions
- Administer patient medications as prescribed by physician
- Provide patient education related to medications and document education
Registered Nurse, Care Transition Navigator
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Dallas, TX
12.2019 - 04.2021
- Responsible for ensuring patients are transitioned to appropriate levels of care in a timely and effective manner, completing Transition Evaluations on patients within 24 hours of identification and beginning discharge planning
- Obtained social, physical, psychological and financial histories from available resources
- Assessed patient information utilizing medical knowledge to execute or update discharge plan as needed and/or identify reasons contributing to patient readmissions
- Identified potential barriers to patient throughput and quality outcomes minimizing delays in discharge plans
- Communicated with the multidisciplinary team (physicians, nursing, therapy), patient, caregivers, and post-acute care stakeholders to coordinate care
- Coordinated post-acute options that promoted quality outcomes, patient throughput, and discharge planning while supporting a balance of patient choice, medical necessity, payor source and appropriate resource utilization
- Educated patients and families about health care plans and options.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Dallas, TX
02.2016 - 12.2019
- Provided nursing care for up to 5 patients on a 41 bed tele/med-surg unit certified for pancreatic and pancreatic cancer surgeries
- Performed general and surgery specific pre- and post-op assessments from recovery through discharge
- Monitored cardiac rhythms and initiate cardiac drips as ordered
- Obtained vital statistics, track laboratory values and test results
- Notified physicians of patients' condition, changes, and abnormal lab results
- Inserted, maintained, and troubleshoot peripheral I.V Catheters
- Performed complex wound care, trach care, central line care and the care of a variety of tubes and drainage devices
- Provide discharge teaching to patient and care takers.
Crisis Outreach Screener
Oaks Integrated Care
Cherry Hill, NJ
07.2013 - 02.2016
- Provided emergency psychiatric services including crisis assessment, intervention, outreach, and screening for involuntary commitment
- Provided mobile assessments in response to requests for emergency psychiatric screenings from community members, law enforcement, schools, and other healthcare providers
- Facilitated bed searches, referrals, insurance pre-certifications and transport of adolescents, adults and seniors for inpatient and outpatient psychiatric treatment.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Villanova University
Villanova, PA06.2015
Skills
- Psychiatric and Mental Health Care
- Care Plan Development
- Case Management
- Chronic Disease Management
- Culturally-sensitive care
Certification
Certified Case Manager, CCM
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Resources for Human Development, RHD
05.2022 - 12.2023
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Christiana Hospital
09.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse, Psychiatry
Rockford Center
04.2021 - 08.2021
Registered Nurse, Care Transition Navigator
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
12.2019 - 04.2021
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
02.2016 - 12.2019
Crisis Outreach Screener
Oaks Integrated Care
07.2013 - 02.2016
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Villanova University
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