Kimberly Guelig
West Palm Beach,FL
Summary
Compassionate Nurse Case Manager offering several years of experience working with patients and families to facilitate smooth transitions following discharge from medical facilities. Committed to working collaboratively with health plan, leadership and department coordinators to achieve highest quality of patient satisfaction. Well-versed in developing individualized care plans and advocating patient welfare.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Case Manager
St Marys Medical Center
08.2017 - Current
- Provide discharge planning, community resources, hospice/SNF/DME/LTAC/Home Health referrals, patient and family admission assessments, and as needed hospital support for other complex patient.
- Collaborate with healthcare leaders and physicians to support and offer resources in performance of duties to maintain high-quality and efficient patient care.
- Attend team conferences/ meetings for complex patient discharges.
- Convey treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
- Equip patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Develop comprehensive discharge plans to transition clients to appropriate service providers in community.
- Collaborate with hospital interdisciplinary team to determine timely delivery of services.
- Identify care needs of individual patients and coordinate responses based on physician advice, insurance limitations, and procedural costs.
Pediatric Care Coordinator/Case Manager
EqHealth
03.2015 - 08.2017
- Pediatric case management for medically fragile and medically complex children
- Provide telephonic and in person care
- Utilization management, ICD10 coding review, and documentation review for nursing services
- EMR documentation of all phone and in person conversations.
Triage Registered Nurse
Trustbridge Hospice
07.2014 - 03.2015
- Triage nurse for non for profit hospice receiving inbound calls
- Calls received by patients, healthcare professionals and other hospice employees
- Patient’s assessment done via a telephonic conversation
- Provide education and support in regards to medication administration and state of health
- EMR documentation of caller’s needs
- Providing support and resources for other healthcare professionals
Registered Nurse
Palm Beach Home Health
10.2012 - 03.2015
- Provided physical assessments, medication, and chronic disease management to home health patients.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Informed physicians of any changes to patients' health or concerns observed during home visits.
- Assessed patients' health conditions and asked appropriate questions to better understand current feelings.
- Educated patients on use and benefits of equipment such as home blood pressure cuffs and glucose meters.
- Trained, guided, supported and supervised home health aide care providers.
- Contacted family immediately when issues arose with at-home patients in effort to find effective resolutions.
- Incorporated therapeutic, rehabilitative and nursing goals into detailed, individualized care plans based on diagnoses.
- Monitored vital signs, developed and implemented care plans, and documented patient progress.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Palm Beach State College
West Palm Beach2012
Associate of Science - Management/ Culinary Arts
Johnson And Wales University
Miami, FL2001
High School Diploma -
W.T. Dwyer High School
West Palm Beach, FL2000
Skills
- Community Resource Referral
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Accurate Documentation
- Patient and Family Liaison
- Case Management
- Case Planning and Management
Certification
11/2009-Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professionals and AED Training
Timeline
RN Case Manager
St Marys Medical Center
08.2017 - Current
Pediatric Care Coordinator/Case Manager
EqHealth
03.2015 - 08.2017
Triage Registered Nurse
Trustbridge Hospice
07.2014 - 03.2015
Registered Nurse
Palm Beach Home Health
10.2012 - 03.2015
Associate of Science - Nursing
Palm Beach State College
Associate of Science - Management/ Culinary Arts
Johnson And Wales University
High School Diploma -
W.T. Dwyer High School
11/2009-Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professionals and AED Training
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