To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Seasoned [career changer] with expertise in mental and health care. Work effectively within interdisciplinary teams to develop, implement and adjust interventions.
Hi, I’m
Linda Hall
Buckeye,AZ
Summary
Overview
10
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Nursa Healthcare
Licensed Practical Nurse
09.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
Eluma/ Aequor Educational Services
K-12 School Counselor
03.2021 - 02.2023
Job overview
- Provided crisis intervention in response to emergencies, employing existing trust, and rapport to deescalate situations.
- Maintained positive relationships with students, faculty, alumni, and administration.
- Coordinated with outside agencies to determine students receive appropriate services and resources.
- Facilitated classroom discussions to emphasize bullying prevention and college readiness.
- Developed and implemented individualized behavior plans to assist students with achieving academic and behavioral goals.
- Collaborated with teachers and other school personnel to create individualized education plans for students with special needs.
- Helped students develop organizational, time management and study skills.
- Empowered students through counseling and skill-building exercises.
- Delivered supportive and knowledgeable counseling to students with academic or personal concerns.
- Collaborated with parents and teachers to help students reach potential.
- Assisted students in exploring and selecting career paths.
- Advised students on educational, career and social opportunities.
- Monitored student progress to drive successful academic outcomes.
- Collaborated with parents, school faculty and social workers to address problems and grow student success.
All American Healthcare Services
Licensed Practical Nurse
08.2021 - 07.2022
Job overview
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
Chicago Public Schools CPS
Substitute Teacher, K-12
10.2020 - 06.2022
Job overview
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
- Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.
- Took over class for regular classroom teacher, managing assignments, student needs, and recordkeeping.
- Provided instruction for students in core subject areas.
- Incorporated technology into learning to enhance student engagement and learning.
- Enforced school and class rules to maintain order in classroom.
- Monitored student behavior and administered discipline as needed.
- Implemented classroom management techniques to maintain positive learning environment.
- Monitored student performance and provided feedback to inform instruction.
- Developed and implemented behavior management plans for students with challenging behavior.
- Documented student progress and provided regular updates to parents.
- Counseled students with adjustment or academic problems.
- Collaborated with other educators to plan and review instruction.
- Followed lesson plans designed by absent teachers.
Health Temps Inc
Licensed Practical Nurse
04.2017 - 05.2020
Job overview
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
Nurses Plus Healthcare
Nurse
04.2015 - 05.2020
Job overview
- Utilize complex problem solving and experienced in recording and reporting patient health to physicians
- Ensure compliance with company policies/protocols as well as healthcare regulations and standards
- Experience in HIPPA and EMR
- Train and mentor new LPNs and CNAs through effective coaching
- Provide leadership in direct patient care, excellent communication skills, and collaborative teamwork
- Early roles since
- Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Assisted patients in performance of routine recovery and mobility exercises, providing support when getting in and out of bed as well as walking and stretching.
- Evaluated charting procedures for adherence to best practices.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
Hall CDI Solutions LLC
Clinical Documentation Specialist / HIM Specialist
01.2014 - 05.2018
Job overview
- Start-up operations include: ICD-10 coding, outpatient coding, remote work, start-up operations, drg/apg assignments, chart assembly, outpatient medial chart auditing, electronic health records, electronic medical records (retrieval and assembly)
- Responsible for concurrent review of outpatient medical records to identify opportunities for improving the quality of medical record documentation for reimbursement, severity of illness, and risk of mortality
- Provide leadership on opportunities for improvement, including identification of cases where diagnoses and procedures are either absent, not stated in appropriate terminology, or are not appropriately recorded
- Use medical auditing and HCC medical coding skills to provide comprehensive and focused audits
- Collects statistics from audit reviews and maintain accurate records of review activities to document cost/benefits as well as to achieve a complete medical record to facilitate/enhance the clinical documentation process.
- Questioned physicians regarding missing or unclear health record documentation and requested further information for clarification purposes.
- Maintained strong knowledge of medical terminology, diseases and conditions and procedures.
- Carefully reviewed patient files for clarity on diseases, diagnoses and procedures to determine quality of care.
- Managed electronic clinical documentation and uploaded changes or updates using [Software].
- Processed records quickly to avoid delays and keep workflows running smoothly.
Education
California Southern University Irvine, CA
Doctorates in Clinical Psychology from Psy D
03.2025
University Overview
Walden University Minneapolis, MN
Master of Science from Educational Psychology
06.2024
University Overview
Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
Master of Arts from Human Services /Marriage Family Therapy Counseling
10.2021
University Overview
Excelsior University Albany, NY
Bachelor of Science /Health Science from End of Life Care
05.2019
University Overview
Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA
Associates in Nursing/Diploma from Nursing
05.2003
University Overview
Skills
- General HEDIS
- Interpersonal Skills
- Regulatory Compliance
- Specialist Training
- Health and Wellness
- HCC Medical Coding
- Health Care Administration
- Disease and Injury Process
- Nurse Educator
- Risk Adjustment
- Chart Auditing
- Medical Terminology
- Medical Records Computer Application (EHR/EMR)
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Pharmacology
- Clinical Documentation
- Documentation Outpatient Expert
- Standard Operating Procedures Proficient
- Accurate Record Reviews
- Legal Requirements
- Inpatient Coding
- Health Information Confidentiality
- Patient Medical Histories
- Quality Assurance Process Optimization
- Discharge Documentation
- Health Information Management (HIM) Process Improvement
- Patient Records Documentation
- Health Records Management
- Medical Release of Information ROI
- EMR Updating
- Behavioral Health Electronic Health Records
- EMR Systems
- Microsoft Access
- Documentation Compliance
- Interdisciplinary Care
- Federal Laws
- Intake Interview
- Medical Records and Documentation
- Patient Admission Documents Processing
- Chart Management
- Health Record Documentation
- Charting and Clinical Documentation
- Patient Rights
- Demographics Information
- Record Auditing
- Knowledgeable about Diseases
- Patient Interviews
Certification
Long Term Care certification (2012). Assisted Living Administrator Certification(2018). School Counselor Certification (2021). Master of Arts certification for Human Services Counseling/Marriage Family Therapy (2021). Master of Science Educational Psychology certification (2024).
Licensed Practical Nurse licensure (2004).
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Quote
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Nursa Healthcare
09.2022 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
All American Healthcare Services
08.2021 - 07.2022
K-12 School Counselor
Eluma/ Aequor Educational Services
03.2021 - 02.2023
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Chicago Public Schools CPS
10.2020 - 06.2022
Licensed Practical Nurse
Health Temps Inc
04.2017 - 05.2020
Nurse
Nurses Plus Healthcare
04.2015 - 05.2020
Clinical Documentation Specialist / HIM Specialist
Hall CDI Solutions LLC
01.2014 - 05.2018
California Southern University
Doctorates in Clinical Psychology from Psy D
Walden University
Master of Science from Educational Psychology
Liberty University
Master of Arts from Human Services /Marriage Family Therapy Counseling
Excelsior University
Bachelor of Science /Health Science from End of Life Care
Kirkwood Community College
Associates in Nursing/Diploma from Nursing
Long Term Care certification (2012). Assisted Living Administrator Certification(2018). School Counselor Certification (2021). Master of Arts certification for Human Services Counseling/Marriage Family Therapy (2021). Master of Science Educational Psychology certification (2024).
Licensed Practical Nurse licensure (2004).
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