Ultra Marathoner - mentally and physically strong
MARTHA J. MAYER
TAMPA,FL
Summary
Seasoned Registered Nurse with 30 years of acute care experience, including 20 years as RN Care Coordinator. Expertise in coordinating care for complex colorectal and specialty surgical patients, navigating discharge barriers, and ensuring Medicare compliance. Demonstrated leadership in enhancing patient throughput and continuity of care through effective communication and innovative care strategies.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Care Coordinator / Case Manager
Tampa General Hospital
01.2007 - Current
- Coordinate care for hospitalized colorectal and specialty surgical patients with complex medical and psychosocial needs while promoting safe, efficient transitions across the continuum of care.
- Coordinate individualized discharge planning for medically complex surgical patients while ensuring safe, patient-centered transitions of care.
- Ensure compliance with Medicare discharge planning requirements through early identification of discharge needs and development of individualized transition plans.
- Collaborate with surgeons, advanced practice providers, Social Workers, nursing staff, rehabilitation, pharmacy, nutrition, and post-acute providers to remove barriers to discharge and facilitate progression of care.
- Recognized as a departmental resource for coordinating highly complex post-acute services including home total parenteral nutrition (TPN), wound VAC therapy, enteral nutrition, infusion therapy, and other specialized discharge needs.
- Develop comprehensive discharge documentation and detailed handoff communication supporting seamless transitions between weekday and after-hours Case Management teams.
- Collaborate with Social Work to coordinate complex discharge plans that improve patient experience, continuity of care, and hospital throughput.
- Developed educational programming for specialty surgical nurses clarifying the complementary roles of Case Managers and Social Workers.
- Collaborated with outpatient service line navigators to develop prehabilitation initiatives supporting patients with complex surgical needs.
- Participate on Tampa General Hospital's Medical Student Education Panel.
- Consistently recognized for contributions supporting patient throughput, hospital decompression initiatives, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
RN Transfer Center
Tampa General Hospital
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Conducted telephone triage and clinical screening for patients requiring transfer from outside facilities, ensuring timely and appropriate placements.
- Assessed clinical information to confirm medical necessity, facilitating appropriate transfers to a tertiary academic medical center.
- Streamlined communication among referring and accepting physicians and specialty services to expedite patient placement.
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
Tampa General Hospital
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Delivered comprehensive nursing care for critically ill cardiac patients to stabilize conditions and support recovery.
Medical Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
Brandon Regional Medical Center / Lakeland Regional Medical Center
01.1994 - 01.2004
- Provided critical care nursing for medically complex adult intensive care patients.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Master of Business Administration - undefined
Golden Gate University
Bachelor of Science - Engineering
University of Michigan
Associate Degree - Nursing
Hillsborough Community College
Skills
- Patient care planning
- Quality assurance
- Quality improvement
- Patient navigation
- Discharge management
- Strong clinical judgment
- Team coordination
Certification
- Certified Case Manager
Interests
AWARDS & HONORS
Clinical Excellence Award, Tampa General Hospital (Two-time recipient), Clinical Excellence Award Finalist (Two-time finalist), Distinguished Graduate, U.S. Army Ordnance Officer Basic Course, Distinguished Graduate, U.S. Army Ordnance Officer Advanced Course, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Parachutist Badge (Airborne Qualified)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Over 30 years of progressive acute care nursing experience.
- Nearly 20 years of inpatient Case Management at Tampa General Hospital.
- Subject matter expert in coordinating complex post-acute services, including home TPN, wound VAC therapy, enteral nutrition, infusion therapy, and specialty discharge planning.
- Recognized for advancing patient throughput, progression of care, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Two-time recipient of Tampa General Hospital's Clinical Excellence Award for Nurses Week clinical writing, selected from approximately 100 clinical exemplar submissions; finalist on two additional occasions.
- Preceptor, mentor, educator, and recognized resource for complex surgical discharge planning.
LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
- Founding member of the Care Coordinator Council, helping establish the Council by drafting its bylaws and governance structure.
- Primary author of the Case Management Clinical Ladder, creating the professional advancement framework currently used by the department.
- Length of Stay Committee Member, collaborating on initiatives to improve patient progression of care, reduce discharge barriers, and support hospital throughput.
- Press Ganey Employee Engagement Committee Member, partnering with departmental leadership to improve employee engagement, retention, workplace culture, and reporting outcomes to senior leadership.
- Case Manager Preceptor and member of the Case Management Preceptor Task Force, contributing to development of the department's standardized onboarding guide.
- Developed and presented educational programming for specialty surgical nurses.
- Participant on the Medical Student Education Panel, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and understanding of Case Management.
MILITARY SERVICE
- United States Army – Captain, Ordnance Corps
- Honorably served as an Army officer, including deployment to Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm in support of combat operations in a designated war zone.
- Airborne qualified (Parachutist Badge) and held leadership positions in personnel, logistics, maintenance, and operations supporting combat units and mission readiness.
- Awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal for wartime service during Operation Desert Storm.
- Distinguished Graduate of both the Ordnance Officer Basic Course and the Ordnance Officer Advanced Course, graduating first in class in each program.
- Honorably discharged with the rank of Captain.
ACM-RN
Ultra Marathoner, Girls on the Run , Trail Sisters
Timeline
RN Care Coordinator / Case Manager
Tampa General Hospital
01.2007 - Current
RN Transfer Center
Tampa General Hospital
01.2005 - 01.2007
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
Tampa General Hospital
01.2004 - 01.2005
Medical Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
Brandon Regional Medical Center / Lakeland Regional Medical Center
01.1994 - 01.2004
Master of Business Administration - undefined
Golden Gate University
Bachelor of Science - Engineering
University of Michigan
Associate Degree - Nursing
Hillsborough Community College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University