LENA YEARY
Mesa,AZ
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Women’s Care
Mesa, AZ
06.2023 - 05.2025
- Led care coordination for OB/GYN patients, managing referrals, follow-ups, labs, and medication processes.
- Conducted clinical triage and patient assessments to determine care level and next steps.
- Educated patients on treatment plans, medications, and post-visit instructions to support continuity of care.
- Navigated insurance processes, handled prior authorizations, and provided community resource guidance.
RN – Mother-Infant Unit
Mountain Vista Medical Center
Mesa, AZ
09.2015 - 04.2023
- Managed care planning and discharge readiness for postpartum mothers and newborns.
- Collaborated with social workers, physicians, and support services to ensure comprehensive case oversight.
- Delivered culturally competent education on newborn care, breastfeeding, and reproductive health.
- Precepted new RNs and helped improve care protocols through training tools and staff development.
Education
MSN -
Western Governors University
BSN - undefined
Western Governors University
AAS - Nursing
Mesa Community College
RN -
Arizona License
05-2015
Skills
- Case Management
- Patient Advocacy & Education
- Insurance Coordination
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- Community Resources
- Culturally Competent Care
- Evaluate needs of mother and family; developed care plans
- Provided feedback to leadership on ways to improve
- Assessment, planning and implementation of patient needs
- Monitoring of patient needs and assessment
- Evaluation
- Referral and Discharge planning
- Patient assessments
- Documentation and charting
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient education and counseling
- Clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Patient care
- Compassion and empathy
- Care planning
- Care plan development
- Patient evaluation
- Family education
- Licensed RN
- Precepting
- EMR systems
- Complex Problem-solving
Certification
- BLS – American Red Cross (Exp. Mar 2027)
- NCC – Maternal Newborn Nursing (Valid through Sept 2027)
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Women’s Care
06.2023 - 05.2025
RN – Mother-Infant Unit
Mountain Vista Medical Center
09.2015 - 04.2023
BSN - undefined
Western Governors University
AAS - Nursing
Mesa Community College
MSN -
Western Governors University
RN -
Arizona License