Melinda A. Chiappine
Hammonton
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Area Clinical Manager
Fresenius Medical Care
01.2009 - Current
- Outpatient Dialysis Clinical Manager 2013-2017
- Staff Nephrology RN Atlantic City Unit 2009-2010
- Charge RN Atlantic City Unit/Pomona Facilities 2010-2013
- (MSN in progress in Executive Leadership) 2016-present
Emergency Room RN
Inspira HealthCare
01.1999 - 01.2007
- Company Overview: (formerly South Jersey Healthcare Systems)
- Transition from ER Technician
Education
Bachelor Of Science In Nursing - Nursing
Wilmington University
New Castle, DE05.2015
MSN-Doctorate Bridge Program -
Wilmington University
New Castle, DEAssociates’ Degree - Applied Sciences (RN)
Cumberland County College
Vineland, NJ01.2005
Diploma - undefined
Hammonton High School
Hammonton, NJ01.1999
Skills
- Current Nursing Advisory Board Member for Fresenius Medical Care
- Current Committees I am involved with are specific to quality outcomes and patient goals as it relates to CMS regulations
- Development and implementation of new policy and procedures
- Education related to all new development of practices within the company
- Most recent projects included: MOST Reports, TAC, Nursing CIA reforms, and also revising and implementing new processes for areas of patient quality (ex: Access Flow, OLC procedures, et al)
- Awarded Center of Excellence in 2014 for quality patient goals during tenure of managing one facility
- Awarded Patient Engagement by the Renal Network 2014 for patient satisfaction
- Confidence in my ability when colleagues reach out for assistance/guidance
- Engaged in survey preparedness with leadership to ensure patient goals are met during Department of Health and Federal Surveys for multiple facilities across Southern New Jersey
- Knowledgeable in survey preparedness and standard as it relates to Core Survey in efforts to assist colleagues for facility readiness and quality metrics as set forth by CMS
- Ability to collaborate with staff and adjoining facilities to improve outcomes on a daily basis
- Ability to offer suggestion to improve processes and procedures and promote feedback related to implementation of standards and policy
- Ability to adapt to change in procedure
- Ability to multi-task and respond in timely manners to any and all issues that arise
- Ability to prioritize assignments while maintaining organization and meeting any and all deadlines for requests from superiors
- Ability to set goals within facility and strive to meet goals collaboratively with staff and superiors
- Proactive approach to learning with minimal extensive guidance on new and already in-place tasks and procedures
- Ability to self-train via modules and web-ex on multiple areas : ie financial reports, inventory, productivity, operational outcomes, quality goals
- Ability to analyze monthly reports efficiently to improve and enhance patient care and quality effectively and timely using graphs, reports, and other forms of required data
- Actively involved in assisting in the education of colleagues, when needed
- Versed in elements of dietician roles and MSW roles as I work closely with both disciplines
- Ability to create action plans with positive results in collaboration with colleagues, physicians, and team members to ensure quality of care
- Compliant with CMS regulations related to in-center surveys and compliance with documentation, contracts, agreements, and credentialing Immediate action taken to improve any and all deficiencies noted or discovered
- Continuous assessments in accordance with regulations to ensure compliance on weekly and monthly basis
Certification
- Fresenius Clinical Operations I Field Training Waltham, MA 2014
- Certified Transplant Coordinator Current
- NJ CUSP Annual Training 2016
- Renal Network Patient Engagement 2017-2019
- APIC CERTIFICATION pending 2018
- CrownWeb CMS Proficient
- NHSN CDC Proficient
- DFR (Dialysis Facility Reporting) Proficient
- Proficient with Excel
- Power Point
- Word Documents
- Various Microsoft tools and documents
- Basic Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Versed on Financial reporting ie Scorecards, Sharepoint, TAP/PSI
Timeline
Area Clinical Manager
Fresenius Medical Care
01.2009 - Current
Emergency Room RN
Inspira HealthCare
01.1999 - 01.2007
Associates’ Degree - Applied Sciences (RN)
Cumberland County College
Diploma - undefined
Hammonton High School
Bachelor Of Science In Nursing - Nursing
Wilmington University
MSN-Doctorate Bridge Program -
Wilmington University
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