Kristin Keidl
Imperial Beach
Summary
Empathetic, loyal, dependable, compassionate, passionate about nursing and caregiving. Excellent critical thinking, time management, leadership and prioritization skills.
Diligent Registered Nurse with solid foundation in managing comprehensive home health care for diverse patient populations. Coordinated care plans effectively, ensuring patient needs and goals were met. Demonstrated expertise in patient assessment and care coordination, providing compassionate support and guidance.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Home Health Registered Nurse Case Manager
Kaiser Permanente
08.2022 - Current
- Initiates the plan of care and necessary revisions including obtaining written physician orders for changes
- Efficient in Oasis Medicare Start of Care, Resumption of Care, Recertifications, Discharges and Skilled Nursing visits per Medicare policy guidelines
- Provides care and services in accordance with the plan of care
- Develops area of clinical expertise within Home Health Nursing and provides instructions/supervision to Licensed Vocational nurses. Supervises care provided by Home Health Aides and provides feedback. Communicates with other Home Health personnel including schedulers, Physical therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Pathologists, Registered Dietitians, and Social Workers, Podiatrists.
- Participates in multidisciplinary team conferences and meetings
- Follows all applicable laws, rules, and regulations according to guidelines
- Incorporates company vision, model and values of agency
- Provides care for patients 18 and older with wide variety of disease processes such as Congestive Heart Failure, Diabetes, Cancer, Chronic Kidney Disease, End Stage Renal Disease
- Provides teaching to patients and caregivers on disease process teachings, safe medication adherence and compliance, IV administrations, Infection control, signs and symptoms of wounds infection and care/management
- Communicates respectively and promptly with physicians regarding changes in disease process of patients
- Applies and manages Wound Vacs
- Accesses Porta caths for hydration infusions and changes Huber needle
- Proficient in PleurX management
- Proficient in sterile procedures such as PICC, Portacath, central line dressing changes, Indwelling foley catheter changes
- Cares for patients as people with respect, dignity and integrity
- Provides a hand to hold or shoulder to cry on when needed for patients and caregivers
- AMCAH- (Advanced Medical Care At Home) experience. Provides acute medical care at home while coordinating with physicians for daily home visits with virtual real-time physician visits including Intravenous medication infusions, physical assessments and medication management.
Home Health Registered Nurse Case Manager
Bridge Home Health and Hospice
08.2021 - 08.2022
- Initiates the plan of care and necessary revisions including obtaining written physician orders for changes
- Efficient in Start of Care, Resumption of Care, Recertifications, Discharges and Skilled Nursing visits per Medicare policy guidelines
- Provides care and services in accordance with the plan of care
- Develops area of clinical expertise within Home Health Nursing and provides instructions/supervision to Licensed Vocational nurses. Supervises care provided by Home Health Aides and provides feedback. Communicates with other Home Health personnel including schedulers, Physical therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Pathologists, Registered Dietitians, and Social Workers, Podiatrists.
- Participates in multidisciplinary team conferences and meetings
- Follows all applicable laws, rules, and regulations according to guidelines
- Incorporates company vision, model and values of agency
- Provides care for patients 18 and older with wide variety of disease processes such as Congestive Heart Failure, Diabetes, Cancer, Chronic Kidney Disease, End Stage Renal Disease
- Provides teaching to patients and caregivers on disease process teachings, safe medication adherence and compliance, IV administrations, Infection control, signs and symptoms of wounds infection and care/management
- Communicates respectively and promptly with physicians regarding changes in disease process of patients
- Applies Wound Vacs
- Accesses Porta caths for hydration infusions and changes Huber needle
- Proficient in PleurX management
- Proficient in sterile procedures such as PICC, Portacath, central line dressing changes, Indwelling foley catheter changes
- Cares for patients as people with respect, dignity and integrity
- Provides a hand to hold or shoulder to cry on when needed for patients and caregivers
Definitive Observation Unit
Scripps Mercy Chula Vista Hospital
04.2020 - 08.2021
- Fast paced unit involving telemetry, stroke, surgical, step-down from ICU patients
- Responsible for all aspects of nursing process including assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
- Management of chest tubes
- Management of all intravenous therapy
- Management of nasogastric and gastric tubes including inserting and removing
- Evaluation of labs. Analyze the data and implement specific patient care from labs.
- Head to toe physical and focused assessments
- Evaluation of telemetry heart rhythm strips
- Management of regular and irregular heart rhythms
- Medication administration with knowledge of medication and side effects. Educates patients on medications uses and side effects
- Complete management of Diabetes patients, including hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis. Educate patients on complete care of Diabetes.
- Provide and monitor respiratory care including nasal cannulas, high flow nasal cannulas and Bipap machines.
- Assess the implement the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale
- Assess and evaluates the CIWA (Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment) tool
- Provides wound care for multiple styles of wounds including cellulitis, pressure injuries, diabetic ulcers, venous ulcers, arterial ulcers and amputations.
- Maintain competence and current adherence to standard practices
- Management of heparin and insulin drips
- Patient education on disease processes while admitted and upon discharge
- Complete and extensive admission and discharge documentation.
- Constant monitoring and evaluation of patient's progress toward goals of care and outcomes.
- Effectively applies prioritization and time management of patient care.
Urgent Care
San Ysidro Health Center
09.2019 - 04.2020
- Triaging patients including head-to-toe and focused assessments upon registration
- Safely administering medications
- Managing patient flow of around 80 patients a day starting at 6 months of age
- Managing and delegation of 2-6 Medical Assistants
- Direct communication and reporting triaged patients with multiple Physicians
- Collaborating with Laboratory and X-Ray technicians on site
- Medication inventory and medication ordering
- Providing wound care in all stages, ranging from lacerations, burns, suture removal, diabetic ulcers and status post incision and drainage packing
- Assisting Physicians on minor surgical procedures and maintaining sterile technique
- Cast removal
- Patient Teaching on multiple disease processes
- Serving as a conduit between Physicians and patients and ensuring complete understanding
- Daily safe intravenous insertions and management
- Extensive, accurate and detailed documentation
Education
BSN -
Western Governor's University RN
08.2021
Nursing - Associate Degree
Southwestern Community College
Chula Vista, CA05.2019
Math and Science - Associate Degree
Southwestern Community College
Chula Vista, CA05.2015
Skills
- Emergency Response (Code Blue Rapid Response)
- Working with adult populations
- Tube Feeding
- Intensive care
- Catheter Care
- Computer skills
- Aseptic technique
- Care plans
- Vascular access
- Electronic health records (EHR) management
- Outpatient clinic experience
- EKG
- Telemetry
- Palliative care expertise
- RN experience - RN experience (More than 5 years)
- Phlebotomy
- Nasogastric (NG) Tube Insertion
- Procedural Sedation
- Nursing
- Outpatient
- Wound care
- Microsoft Office
- Epic
- Cardiovascular patient monitoring
- Patient assessment
- Wound VAC
- Blood transfusion
- IV insertion
- Clinic experience
- Medical records
- Teaching
- Central Line Care
- EMR Systems
- Home health
- Organizational skills
- Cerner
- Writing skills
- Patient education
- Critical Care Experience
- Ambulatory surgery center experience
- Medical-surgical
- Discharge planning
- Ostomy care
- Kinnser
- Geriatrics
Certification
- BLS Certification
- RN License
- CPR Certification
- NIHSS Certification
- ACLS Certification
Licenses
RN, PHN
BLS
Medical terminology
Previous ACLS
Previous NIHSS
Timeline
Home Health Registered Nurse Case Manager
Kaiser Permanente
08.2022 - Current
Home Health Registered Nurse Case Manager
Bridge Home Health and Hospice
08.2021 - 08.2022
Definitive Observation Unit
Scripps Mercy Chula Vista Hospital
04.2020 - 08.2021
Urgent Care
San Ysidro Health Center
09.2019 - 04.2020
Nursing - Associate Degree
Southwestern Community College
Math and Science - Associate Degree
Southwestern Community College
BSN -
Western Governor's University RN