Liza Denny

· Rehabilitation Service line NP working primarily in Blind Rehab, providing care for Veterans seeking to increase their independence and self care with decreased vision.

. Completing medical screenings to establish medical stability prior to admission.

. Admitting, rounding daily, discharge of all patients on the Blind Rehab Unit independently.

. Providing direct medical care to inpatient during admission independently

· Providing Self Care via Telehealth/VVC for Veterans in Blind Rehab, across VISN's Designing and initiating Diabetes Education group for Veterans in Blind rehab

. Collaborating with VIST coordinators and other members of the interdisciplinary team in multiple VISN's in order to provide consistent and effective care to Veterans.

· Managed caseload of multiple cases on consistent basis.

· Collaborated with others to discuss new Telehealth opportunities and trainings.

· Developed first of its kind nationally recognized online self-care Diabetes Education group for Veterans within the VISN 7 catchment area.

· Expanded this online module to other VISN's to include 6,8,9,10, 1 and 20 and other facilities across the country - Black Belt Project

. Presented findings of Yellow Belt Project to Hospital Pentad about success of online Diabetes Education Group.

. Participation in Shark Tank with Diabetes Education Group

. Presented Greatest Catch and safety Story to PENTAD for Rehab service line and ABRC

. Innovation - Spark Seed Spread participant. Nationally spark project in process

. Member of the Evidence Based Practice Committee for Charlie Norwood VAMC

. Active Member of Health Equity Committee for Charlie Norwood VAMC

· Providing inpatient care and back up services for the Medical Rehabilitation Inpatient Unit. Including H&P's, assessment, evaluation and treatment, diagnostic testing, discharge planning, discharge, participating in IDT meetings and admission team.

.Collaborating with a interdisciplinary team to provide best practice and care for the Veteran.

. Providing Comprehensive Traumatic Brain Injury Evaluations and follow up, in the Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic Per National Protocols via Virtual Video Connect and in person.

· Ongoing Follow up with TBI patients as indicated

. Participating in IDT for the Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic

. Collaborating with the Pain Clinic to establish pain interventions for the TBI clinic

· Assisting in the Amputee Clinic to provide assessment, evaluation and treatment to Veterans requiring prosthetic limbs. Ordering prosthetic limbs. Working as a team with the Amputee coordinator to expedite timely treatment.

. Participating as an active member with CARF survey teams for Rehabilitation, Amputee and Blind Rehabilitation

Provides holistic care to meet the physical and psychosocial needs of long term and rehabilitation resident for NHC North Augusta, with a total of total of 192 beds

Provides compassionate, person centered care to those in NHC including short and long term care residents in NHC presenting for rehabilitation. Maximize resident and family satisfaction through open communication with the health care team.

End of life discussions for high risk managed care population for post hospital/SNF needs, urgent needs and primary care Identified the need for specific tests or procedures based upon assessments of acute and chronic issues.

Assessed patients by performing thorough examinations and diagnosed with various medical conditions.

Prescribed medications to patients to treat and alleviate different illnesses.

· Advanced Nurse Practitioner in a busy practice, collaborated with health care team to customize weight loss and overall wellness to patients. Perform patient examinations, obtain medical histories, assess patients current health status, order and interpret labs and other diagnostic testing. Provide education on diet, calorie intake, health eating and exercise.

· Provider evaluates for Veterans Affairs through an independent company, to provide quality compensation and pension examinations to Veterans seeking benefits for service-connected health issues. Clinical findings fare then delivered to the Government to facilitate timely disability award determinations.

· Assess and treat Urgent care patients based on presenting symptoms and diagnostic testing. Prescribed medications to patients to treat and alleviate different illnesses. Provide sound, ethical and independent decision-making ability consistent with medical protocols.

· Provided primary care, mental health, tele-mental health, and substance abuse treatment as part of a medical team in a community health system.

· Ensured comprehensive, appropriate psychiatric evaluations and pharmacological management. Collaborated within a multidisciplinary team to provide diagnosis, treatment, supportive and aftercare.

· Initiated substance abuse assessment and treatment, in order to meet needs of those who abuse or who are addicted to alcohol and other substances of abuse, using evidenced based treatment interventions. Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment and maintained patient flow.

· Provided necessary health education training for patients. Daily assessment, follow up and on call services for the crisis stabilization unit, stabilizing patients who are experiencing elevated psychiatric symptoms in order to prevent unnecessary inpatient treatment.

· Worked as an integral part of the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team. Delivered high quality and compassionate primary care services to indigent and low-income patients, focusing on their physical and emotional wellbeing, including annual health screening, women's health exams, sick visits and chronic disease management.

· Integrated management of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of various disorders and diseases. Sound, ethical and independent decision-making ability consistent with medical protocols.

Experienced and well-qualified ER Nurse who provides comprehensive emergency medical support and care to patients who visit the emergency room. Excels at managing health care needs within crisis situations that need immediate intensive attention. Interaction with patient and family members often from pain, stress, shock or grief. Reacted effectively in emergency scenarios, demonstrating sound decision making that helped save patients lives. Decisively and confidently made judgments on patient conditions based on vital signs, patient presentation, and initial assessment; triaged to appropriate zone; activated specialized team when indicated. Leveraged compassion in facilitating pain management and completing prescribed treatments and reassessing effectiveness of therapy. Demonstrate exemplary documentation skills by accurately maintaining nurses' notes and promoting sufficient communication among care staff.

Care Coordinator: Managing patients from home via tele-health equipment, admitting, discharging, patient education on diabetes, hypertension, PTSD, depression, chronic kidney disease, hepatitis C, CHF, weight management, smoking cessation, alcohol and drug abuse, consulting specialties such as nutrition and occupational therapy, ordering equipment and training, championing diabetes, care planning, SMART goals. Each care coordinator monitors 120 patients daily through home monitoring devices. Collaborated with multiple disciplines in multiple facilities both in the VISN and outside of the VISN to facilitate optimal care and interventions for Veterans. Allowing for continuation of care and all members of the patient care team to understand patients condition and current treatments.

Experienced and well-qualified ER Nurse who provides comprehensive emergency medical support and care to patients who visit the emergency room. Excels at managing health care needs within crisis situations that need immediate intensive attention. Interaction with patient and family members often from pain, stress, shock or grief. Reacted effectively in emergency scenarios, demonstrating sound decision making that helped save patients lives. Decisively and confidently made judgments on patient conditions based on vital signs, patient presentation, and initial assessment; triaged to appropriate zone; activated specialized team when indicated. Leveraged compassion in facilitating pain management and completing prescribed treatments and reassessing effectiveness of therapy. Demonstrate exemplary documentation skills by accurately maintaining nurses' notes and promoting sufficient communication among care staff.

Experienced and well-qualified ER Nurse who provides comprehensive emergency medical support and care to patients who visit the emergency room. Excels at managing health care needs within crisis situations that need immediate intensive attention. Interaction with patient and family members often from pain, stress, shock or grief. Reacted effectively in emergency scenarios, demonstrating sound decision making that helped save patients lives. Decisively and confidently made judgments on patient conditions based on vital signs, patient presentation, and initial assessment; triaged to appropriate zone; activated specialized team when indicated. Leveraged compassion in facilitating pain management and completing prescribed treatments and reassessing effectiveness of therapy. Demonstrate exemplary documentation skills by accurately maintaining nurses' notes and promoting sufficient communication among care staff.

ER Nurse who provides emergency medical support and care to patients who visit the emergency room. Assists with health care needs within crisis situations that need immediate intensive attention. Interaction with patient and family members often from pain, stress, shock or grief. Reacted effectively in emergency scenarios, demonstrating sound decision making that helped save patients lives. Decisively and confidently made judgments on patient conditions based on vital signs, patient presentation, and initial assessment. Leveraged compassion in facilitating pain management and completing prescribed treatments and reassessing effectiveness of therapy. Demonstrate exemplary documentation skills by accurately maintaining nurses' notes and promoting sufficient communication among care staff.