Mary Wiercinski

• Case manager for assigned patient caseload
• Provides wound care telephone triage and manages intake and discharge processes
• Provides nursing assessment and communicates findings with the assigned providers
• Provides education regarding wound management and community resources to patients and caregivers
• Patient advocate with delivery and coordination of care.

Planned and managed an assigned caseload

• Completed necessary patient records for services and insurance authorizations
• Provided physical assessments
• Evaluated coordinated and implemented wound care modalities
• Educated caregivers and patients focused on health-related issues in a home environment
• Developed and coordinated individualized care plans with input from clients and their families
• Assessed the needs of patients and provided guidance to home health aides on how best to meet those needs.
• Provided bi-weekly home health aide supervision as per agency policy

• Conducted initial admission assessment and established a plan of care
• Provided direct patient care maintaining and updating clinical records
• Provided education to patients and caregivers regarding treatments and medication management with interventions as needed
• Coordinated all services and collaborated with the interdisciplinary team and referral source
• Utilization collaboration with insurance company case managers
• Communicated with physicians to confirm and update the plan of care
• Telephone triage providing medical advice based on patient symptoms and consulting with physicians as needed.
• Provided orientation and mentoring support to junior level nursing staff members.
• Cultivated relationships with local organizations to increase visibility in the community.

• Provided direct skilled nursing care and clinical services to patients in a home setting
• Developed nursing care plans for specialty management
• Designed and administered educational programs for RN staff for wound ostomy and continence management.