Karen Lerich, RN
Registered Nurse
6341 Whispering Oaks Circle,TX
Summary
Empathetic Care Worker with sensitive and compassionate approach to cultivating trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for residents. Offers enhanced care with flexible learning approach for patients. Experience in hospital and in-home settings providing guidance and encouragement to patients through physical and emotional support.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Care Coordinator
Angels Care Home Health
Wharton, TX
01.2023 - Current
- Managed patient caseloads effectively, ensuring timely follow-up and appropriate interventions.
- Advocated for patients'' rights within the healthcare system, working diligently to address concerns or barriers to care.
- Coordinated discharge planning, ensuring a smooth transition from hospital to home or other facilities.
Registered Nurse, Home Health Care
Aveanna
Houston, TX
10.2018 - 10.2022
- Caring for medically fragile pediatric patients in their home.
- Care of patients on ventilator, continuous tube feed, tracheostomy, oxygen dependence, seizures
- Working closely with families, providers, hospitals, and payers
Family Nurse Practitioner
Blue Lion
Houston, TX
11.2019 - 01.2020
- Teaching patients how the root cause of their illness can be from more than one cause and how to begin addressing total wellness.
- Trigger point Injections
- Pain relief and pain control
Family Nurse Practitioner
Tejas Medical Associates
Houston, TX
09.2014 - 07.2018
- Managed a fast paced schedule of mostly Spanish speaking pediatric patient
- Schedule of well-child and sick visits across a spectrum of well children to chronically ill.
- Achieved high levels of education, including nutrition, safety, development, family systems, and access to community resources.
Field Coordinator
The Source Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Banda Aceh, INDONESIA
07.2009 - 12.2012
- Succeeded in collaboration with other agencies to develop evacuation program for medically unstable patients on island without healthcare and transport them to hospital.
- Provided health care for ex-pat community and local villages including training in health and hygiene and acute illnesses.
- Orchestrated short term mission trips from US.
Service Coordinator
Evercare Texas
Houston, TX
10.2005 - 06.2009
- Directed the health care and advocated for members.
- Navigated through the Medicare and Medicaid systems to achieve the best outcome for patients.
- Training new service coordinators.
Education
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Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, Texas
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Texas Woman's University
Skills
Trigger Point Injections
Joint Injections
Spanish speaking
Compassion
Communication
Empathy
Adaptability
Patient Advocate
Commitment to patients and families
Decision making
Electronic Medical Record
Patient assessment
Time management
Medical terminology understanding
Patient education
Certification
American Association of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Tenzin Gyatso, Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Timeline
Care Coordinator
Angels Care Home Health
01.2023 - Current
Family Nurse Practitioner
Blue Lion
11.2019 - 01.2020
Aesthetic Medical Educators Training-Botox Training
03-2019
Empire Medical Training-Pain Management
01-2019
Registered Nurse, Home Health Care
Aveanna
10.2018 - 10.2022
Family Nurse Practitioner
Tejas Medical Associates
09.2014 - 07.2018
American Association of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board
01-2014
Field Coordinator
The Source Banda Aceh, Indonesia
07.2009 - 12.2012
Service Coordinator
Evercare Texas
10.2005 - 06.2009
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Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, Texas
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Texas Woman's University