Experienced Hospice Nurse with background in home and institutional care. Works gently with patients and family to provide comfort and palliative care.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
RN Case Manager
Excellent Life Hospice Inc.
03.2022 - Current
Developed and implemented individualized care plan for each hospice patient while following physician instructions.
Administered medications and treatment including wound treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
Taught family members and caregivers various ways to manage patients' pain, how to check for vital signs and proper methods for dressing changes.
Increased referral rates by providing excellent service and building meaningful relationships with patients and caregivers.
Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
Protected privacy and delivered comfort to preserve dignity of dying patient and family members.
Educated and supported home healthcare providers with training, guidance, mentoring and resources required to achieve objectives."
Authored initial assessments of patients and family to develop plans for individual home care needs.
Used Kinser/HCHB to maintain database of relevant information for practitioners to access and coordinate patient care.
Nurse Case Manager
Focused Care At Beechnut
02.2020 - 03.2022
Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care, rehabilitation and administered medications.
Vaccinated patients to protect individuals from measles, pneumonia, influenza, COVID and other illnesses of concern.
Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
Identified care needs of individual patients and coordinated responses based on physician advice, insurance limitations and procedural costs.
Verified legibility of patient clinical notes and updates prior to review by primary physicians.
Used HCHB to maintain database of relevant information for practitioners to access and coordinate patient care.