Mario Agda III

• Coordinated individualized discharge plans to manage safe transition back into community and home environments.
• Partnered with physicians, nurses, activity therapists, nutritionists, and UR nurses to develop and implement individualized discharge plans and documented patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.
• Completed psychosocial evaluations and needs assessments.
• Facilitated timely referrals to alternate levels of care and assisted family or guardian with completion of applications.
• Solved problems related to abrupt changes in discharge, coordinated updates and communicated discharge plans.
• Worked with medical teams, patients and families to implement effective treatment plans.
• Assessed risk factors of patients and made referrals for further services.
• Assisted patients in accessing housing, financial assistance and other community resources.
• Coordinated individualized discharge plans to manage safe transition back into community and home environments.
• Participated in interdisciplinary care conferences to discuss patient care plans and referrals.
• Coordinated patient discharge planning and follow-up care.

• Managed patients' pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management interventions.
• Started intravenous fluids, administered medications, and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
• Managed caseload of patients simultaneously by providing bedside care, treatments, IV therapy, and wound care.
• Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens, and pain management techniques.

Employer: Guardian Healthcare Providers Inc.

Hospital Assigned: Sidney Health Center

• Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care plans in consultation with healthcare professionals
• Evaluating medical information, as well as providing direct and individualized bedside nursing care to pre-and post-surgery patients
• Preparing, administering and recording prescribed medications
• Changing dressings, inserting catheters, and starting IVs
• Adjusting specialized medical equipment as needed, as well as interpreting and recording measurements
• Monitoring patients' vitals and reporting adverse reactions to medications in a timely manner
• Collaborating on discharge planning with the healthcare team
• Answering questions and educating patients and their families on surgical procedures and post-surgery care
• Maintaining and updating patient files, medical charts, and health records
• Adhering to best nursing practices, standards, and protocols.

Employer: Guardian Healthcare Providers Inc.

Hospital Assigned: Sidney Health Center

• Functions as the primary liaison between patients, staff, and providers
• Works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to meet the needs of the patient
• Take vital signs, triage patient calls, refill prescriptions, complete necessary prior authorizations, administer oral and intramuscular injections, perform in clinic laboratory test and help support our team of co-workers.

Employer: Guardian Healthcare Providers Inc.

Hospital Assigned: Sidney Health Center

• Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care plans in consultation with healthcare professionals
• Evaluating medical information, as well as providing direct and individualized bedside nursing care to pre-and post-surgery patients
• Preparing, administering and recording prescribed medications
• Changing dressings, inserting catheters, and starting IVs
• Adjusting specialized medical equipment as needed, as well as interpreting and recording measurements
• Monitoring patients' vitals and reporting adverse reactions to medications in a timely manner
• Collaborating on discharge planning with the healthcare team
• Answering questions and educating patients and their families on surgical procedures and post-surgery care
• Maintaining and updating patient files, medical charts, and health records
• Adhering to best nursing practices, standards, and protocols.

Working as Preservice / Appeals (Utilization Management) for Blue Cross Blue Shields of Florida.

• Serves as a reviewer for UM staff that conduct pre / appeals authorizations
• Collaborates with healthcare providers to promote the most appropriate, highest quality member outcomes, and to optimize member benefits
• Oversees initial benefit determinations and medical necessity reviews in accordance with MCG policies and procedures
• Oversees initial clinical information presented meets medical necessity criteria or requires additional medical necessity reviews
• Consults with UM Medical Director to review requests that do not meet medical necessity
• Oversees reviews to ensure accuracy/timeliness of appropriate written correspondence to providers and/or members in accordance with UM policies and procedures
• Adheres to company policies and procedures regarding confidentiality and privacy
• Exhibit coordinating skills along with strong problem solving, facilitation, and analytical skills

Working as Pharmacy Precertification Nurse Reviewer (Utilization Management) for Aetna

• Serves as a reviewer for UM staff that conduct pharmacy pre authorizations
• Collaborates with healthcare providers to promote the most appropriate, highest quality member outcomes, and to optimize member benefits
• Oversees initial benefit determinations and medical necessity reviews in accordance with CPB guidelines
• Oversees initial clinical information presented meets medical necessity criteria or requires additional medical necessity reviews
• Consults with UM Medical Director to review requests that do not meet medical necessity
• Oversees reviews to ensure accuracy/timeliness of appropriate written correspondence to providers and/or members in accordance with UM policies and procedures
• Adheres to company policies and procedures regarding confidentiality and privacy

• Assisted in endotracheal intubation
• Performed nursing procedures (vital signs taking, intravenous line insertions, nasogastric / orogastric tube feedings, hemogluco testing, peritoneal dialysis administration and monitoring, catheterization, suctioning, etc)
• Actively participated in Nursing rounds and patient endorsements
• Observed for signs and symptoms, and instituted immediate nursing actions, and documented them on chart
• Carried out and transcribed doctor’s orders
• Administered prescribed medications through oral, inhalation, subcutaneous, intradermal, intramuscular, intravenous, optic, otic, and rectal routes
• Carefully monitored patient’s responses to drugs and treatment with proper documentation
• Assisted the physician with any diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and treatments (endotracheal intubation, nasogastric / orogastric tube insertions, chest thoracotomy tube insertions, intra-osseous line insertions, IV cut-downs)
• Performed wound care as necessary or applicable
• Provided health teachings to the patient and their immediate family members
• Activated a code and performed cardio pulmonary resuscitation
• Rendered post mortem care on expired patients
• Carried out and transcribed doctor’s orders
• Collaborated effectively with an interdisciplinary team of medical professionals like medical technicians, dietitians, physical therapists, medical interns and others.

• Assisted in insertion of peripheral intravenous lines
• Administered medications per inhalation, oral, sublingual, intramuscular, intradermal, subcutaneous, intravenous, optic, otic, and rectal routes
• Assisted in catheterization (straight catheter, Foley catheter, and condom catheter)
• Assisted in endotracheal intubation
• Assisted in nasogastric and orogastric tube insertions
• Administered feeding per nasogastric and orogastric tubes
• Assisted in performing gastric lavage
• Suctioned secretions per endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes
• Rendered wound care
• Monitored, and reported any changes in the patients’ status to physicians
• Provided health teachings to the patients and their families
• Implemented discharge planning / instructions set by the physician, and re- evaluated patients’ conditions
• Administered STAT ordered meds as soon as possible
• Checked emergency cart supplies and ensured it is complete