Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Volunteer as First Responder for Pennsylvania Canine Search and Rescue for past six years.
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Lisa Figueroa

Registered Nurse
Jim Thorpe,PA

Summary

Personable and energetic Registered Nurse Certified Case Manager committed to delivering excellence in all facets of coordination of care, customer service and administrative support. Offers honed competencies in all aspects of case management, data-entry, and database management.

Proven abilities to work well with providers and collaborate within multiple health systems to achieve best outcomes for clients needs as dictated by their encounters.

Welcoming professional with years of various experience, upbeat and enjoyable, and the ability to be transparent, independent, fair with the ability to maintain integrity in all interactions.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Acute Care Transition Nurse

AmeriHealth Caritas Family Of Companies
01.2015 - Current
  • Embedded Care Coordinator within Reading Hospital Emergency room to identify Amerihealth members utilizing emergency services. Initiated this program from a pilot program in 2015 to its present state as an embedded ongoing program.
  • Develop rapport with members to facilitate open communication and attempt to identify any barriers coordinating their medical care.
  • Educate members on use of urgent care, when and how to use.
  • Coordinate PCP changes when member does not have working relationship with current PCP, or when barriers are identified preventing member from appropriate access to PCP.
  • Coordinate referrals to CM dept, address care gaps as reviewed in Jiva, refer to appropriate resources in community, advocate within medical community for members.
  • Maintain data to support quantitative review of ACT nurse encounters.
  • Ability to maintain integrity and promote quality of care via all encounters, representing Amerihealth values and mission statement with each member encounter.
  • Identify and address care needs of entire family unit of the member when needs are identified. Developed short term follow up plan of members seen in ED when telephonic outreach will support care coordination into the community
  • Maintain close working relationship with Amerihealth Supervisor to continue to build the ACT nurse position and maximize potential of this position within the community, as well as support Reading Hospital objective to decrease unnecessary ER usage.
  • Participate in biweekly Mental Health Collaboration meetings to support best practice and optimize care for client opportunities.

Front Desk Receptionist Part Time

Willow Creek Veterinary Center
03.2022 - Current
  • Greeted guests at front desk and engaged in pleasant conversations while managing check-in process.
  • Collected room deposits, fees, and payments.
  • Maintained organized and clean front office area to create professional and welcoming environment for visitors and employees.
  • Handled sensitive customer information with confidentiality, adhering to company privacy guidelines.
  • Expedited check-in and check-out procedures for guests, ensuring seamless experiences during their visits.
  • Resolved customer issues quickly and notified supervisor immediately when problems escalated.
  • Developed strong working relationships with team members, fostering a positive work environment.
  • Delivered outstanding first impressions by warmly greeting visitors upon arrival at the front desk.
  • Maintained confidentiality of sensitive data to protect customer and business information.
  • Managed high-volume phone calls, directing inquiries to appropriate personnel for prompt resolution.

Registered Nurse Care Coordinator

EQ Health Solutions
04.2014 - 01.2016
  • Embedded Care Coordinator within Annville Family Medicine Practice to identify participants within the ACO having one of several chronic conditions.
  • Engage in active ongoing face to face and telephonic relationship with the patient.
  • Provide whole person centered interventions unique to each individual's needs utilizing the rapport developed during interactions with each patient, web based applications, and EMR to support coordination between patient, family, and the physician practice.
  • Personalize care plans and engage community partners, social services as well as identify necessary medical interventions to support safety of the patient, family, and caregivers to promote improved self management of chronic medical conditions.
  • Continually assess for barriers to successful self management of care within the home and coordinate services, including psychosocial services and community resources appropriately.


Registered Nurse, Wing Nurse Part Time Position

St Josephs Villa
06.2003 - 09.2014
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Implemented infection control measures that significantly reduced hospital-acquired infections.
  • Performed accurate documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in compliance with regulatory standards.
  • RN/Wing Nurse for Assisted Living/Retirement home for Sisters of St. Joseph, adeptly handling

all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring for a 27 bed unit. often commended for maintaining the safety, respect and dignity of residents.

  • Experience with various medical conditions including Parkinson's, Dementia, Diabetes, Cancer, Alzheimer's common to our geriatric population. Perform assessments, med administration,empathy, support, friendship, spiritual support to all patients at St Joseph's Villa.

Parish Nurse, Faith Community Nurse

March, 2013 To April 2014/Neighborhood Health Cent
03.2012 - 04.2014
  • Team Leader for short term grant position in city of Allentown directing and coordinating medical team to care for medically complex clients who are utilizing health care system at significantly high rates under new grant initiative following model set by Dr Jeff Brenner /Camden Coalition of Health Care providers.
  • Provided culturally competent and sensitive patient centered care to identify barriers which aid in breakdown of medical care for each client. Strong Mental Health and Psychosocial assessment needs for this population of clients.
  • Team directed approach to promote resolution of barriers, including spiritual, social, and
  • emotional factors supportive of whole person care.
  • Established pharmacy partnership uniquely designed for our clients.
  • Developed reporting guidelines to promote physician understanding of clients goals, needs, barriers and successful resolution along their continuum of care.

RN Case Manager

Independence Blue Cross
09.2002 - 01.2010

Registered Nurse Heart Failure Unit

Temple University Hospital
07.1998 - 09.2002

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Widener University
Chester, PA
05.2001 -

Skills

Certified Case Manager adept at working independently as well as handling multiple tasks within challenging environments I have enjoyed the challenge of multiple pilot programs and their seasons of becoming embedded programs I value quality care, fairness, honesty and transparency I treat clients with fairness, am able to work within both of my positions without judgement which allows me to fully enjoy those that I meet and transition them to the next level of care I can work both within a team as well as independently to achieve goals set before me

Volunteer as First Responder for Pennsylvania Canine Search and Rescue for past six years.

I run a certified mantrailing K9 dedicated to searching for missing persons; we train 2x week, participate in community events to support our local community with education which includes local police and fire departments, and I enjoy the prospect of being a team player while giving back to something greater than myself.  I recently moved to the Jim Thorpe area and am in transition to become a member in the local community closer to home.  We are in the process of joining the Penn Forest Fire Department.  Volunteer is part of who I am and I believe that my role as a nurse has always been what I do, is because of who I am, which is why it is so enjoyable to do.   I truly enjoy all aspects of my life.

Quote

Do not go where the path may lead, go where there is no path and leave a trail.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Certification

Certified Case Manager

Timeline

Front Desk Receptionist Part Time

Willow Creek Veterinary Center
03.2022 - Current

Acute Care Transition Nurse

AmeriHealth Caritas Family Of Companies
01.2015 - Current

Registered Nurse Care Coordinator

EQ Health Solutions
04.2014 - 01.2016

Parish Nurse, Faith Community Nurse

March, 2013 To April 2014/Neighborhood Health Cent
03.2012 - 04.2014

Registered Nurse, Wing Nurse Part Time Position

St Josephs Villa
06.2003 - 09.2014

RN Case Manager

Independence Blue Cross
09.2002 - 01.2010

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Widener University
05.2001 -

Registered Nurse Heart Failure Unit

Temple University Hospital
07.1998 - 09.2002
Lisa FigueroaRegistered Nurse