Compassionate Registered Nurse with 30 + years experience in Lehigh Valley Health Network. Organized and dependable . Offering experience in wound care and case management in an outpatient setting with a willingness to take on new responsibilities to enhance nursing career.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Lehigh Valley Health Network Wound Healing Center
01.2000 - Current
Assist providers in performing wound debridements, the application of advanced skin substitutes and wound cultures and biopsies
Send culture and biopsies to the lab.
Follow up with provider the results of tests/labs and contact patients to discuss results if indicated.
Application of complex wound dressings, compression wraps and suture/staple removal.
Educate patients and caregivers on proper at-home wound care.
Case management responsibilities include entering home care referrals into Epic, ordering dressing supplies and working with insurance companies to determine eligibility of procedures and products.
Order DME including hospital beds, wheelchairs, and offloading support surfaces online via Parachute Health
Triage phone calls and inbox messages in Epic
Refill prescriptions online per wound center protocol.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Lehigh Valley Health Network
06.1990 - 01.2000
Vascular and Plastic surgery Medical surgical unit
Managed caseload of 6-8 patients simultaneously by providing bedside care, telemetry, treatments, IV therapy, and wound care.
Student Nursing Assistant
St. Luke Hospital
05.1989 - 01.1990
Assisted nursing staff with daily tasks on Oncology unit.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Wilkes University
Wilkes-barre, PA
05.1990
Certification
Certified Wound Care Specialist 2004-present
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Lehigh Valley Health Network Wound Healing Center
01.2000 - Current
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Lehigh Valley Health Network
06.1990 - 01.2000
Student Nursing Assistant
St. Luke Hospital
05.1989 - 01.1990
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Wilkes University
Certified Wound Care Specialist 2004-present
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