Kristi Vito
Southampton,PA
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate RN Case Manager with 13+ years of diverse experience in case management, direct patient care, staff management and department operations. Strengths include strong decision-making skills, efficient coordination of care plans, and effective communication with multidisciplinary teams. Previous work has demonstrated significant impact on improving patient outcomes through the development and implementation of comprehensive care strategies and by providing high-quality patient care.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Case Manager
Jefferson at Home by Bayada
Horsham, PA
12.2022 - Current
- Perform initial client assessments and determine and address individual home care needs.
- Create individualized care plans based on nursing diagnosis and incorporated appropriate nursing methods to achieve positive outcomes.
- Use Oasis assessment in Homecare Homebase (HCHB) software to maintain database of relevant information for practitioners to access and coordinate patient care.
- Coordinate home care, home infusion, and durable medical for patient at home.
- Update and maintain discharge plan of care with physician, members of health care team, patients, and families, and ensure continued accuracy of patient's treatment/care plan.
- Educate and support patient/caregiver with training, guidance, mentoring and resources required to achieve objectives and maximize independence.
- Provide direct patient care by administering medications, and performing wound care treatments as prescribed by physicians.
Pediatric Registered Nurse
Aveanna Healthcare
Trevose, PA
04.2017 - Current
- Provide direct and compassionate nursing care to medically fragile children in home settings.
- Identify health issues during home care visits and contact patient's physician to discuss best method for resolution.
- Responsible for initial and ongoing patient assessments, developing treatment goals, and updating patient care plans.
- Collaborate with members of multidisciplinary team to mobilize necessary support system for patients, as well as research mechanisms, to promote sound utilization of services in order to provide utmost level of care.
- Communicate with patients and family members, providing detailed information regarding care and medications.
- Clinical care experience that includes gastrostomy tubes, PICCs, long term IV therapy, TPN, CVADs.
RN Case Manager
AccentCare Home Health
Philadelphia, PA
08.2021 - 12.2022
- Deliver 1:1 skilled nursing, intervention, and supportive care in accordance with individualized care plan, including wound care, treatments, supportive care.
- Create individualized care plans based on nursing diagnosis and incorporate appropriate nursing methods to achieve positive outcomes.
- Use Oasis assessment in Homecare Homebase (HCHB) software to maintain database of relevant information for practitioners to access and coordinate patient care.
- Coordinate home care, home infusion, durable medical equipment, order needed supplies for patient at home.
- Effectively manage monthly caseloads averaging a total 35 - 45 patients.
Registered Nurse
Livengrin Foundation
Bensalem, PA
04.2014 - 01.2017
- Responsible for initial and ongoing patient assessments, as well as developing treatment goals, in a dual-diagnosis patient population for inpatient drug/alcohol detox and rehabilitation center.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Initiated and obtained prior-authorizations from insurance for patients to obtain approval for immediate in-patient treatment.
- Daily assignments averaging 7-10 acute detox patients and 15-25 sub-acute rehab patients.
Registered Nurse, Unit Manager
Angela Jane Rehab SNF
Philadelphia, PA
10.2013 - 01.2014
- Handled complaints from patients and families and immediately took steps for quick resolution and to prevent reoccurrence.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Assisted in development and implementation of policies, procedures and regulations for unit operations.
- Met with nursing staff and support personnel to plan services, programs and activities.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Led successful team comprised of RNs, LPNs and ancillary staff.
Education
Associate - Applied Science in Nursing
Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA06.2012
Skills
- EMR
- EHR
- HCHB
- Kinnser Software
- Case management
- Discharge planning
- Strong clinical judgment
- Proven leadership
- Problem-solving
- Multitasking
- Excellent communication
- Collaboration
- Organizational skills
- Comprehensive wound care
- Preventive health care
- Chronic disease management
- Infection control measures
- Oasis assessment
- care plan development
- patient education
- homecare coordination
- multidisciplinary collaboration
- critical thinking
- effective communication
- problem solving
- emotional intelligence
- HIPAA compliance
- Patient condition monitoring
- Delegation and motivation
- Geriatric care
- Reliability
- Update electronic charts
- Accurate documentation
- Pediatric nursing
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Growth and development monitoring
- Patient advocate
Certification
- PA Registered Nurse License, RN638234, 10/01/23
- IV Certification, 2013
- AHA Stroke Certification
- BLS, 10/01/26
- Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society, 2010 - 2012
- Certified Reiki Practitioner, 11/01/22
Timeline
RN Case Manager
Jefferson at Home by Bayada
12.2022 - Current
RN Case Manager
AccentCare Home Health
08.2021 - 12.2022
Pediatric Registered Nurse
Aveanna Healthcare
04.2017 - Current
Registered Nurse
Livengrin Foundation
04.2014 - 01.2017
Registered Nurse, Unit Manager
Angela Jane Rehab SNF
10.2013 - 01.2014
Associate - Applied Science in Nursing
Community College of Philadelphia