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Michelle Kanapaux

Michelle Kanapaux

RN
Charleston,SC

Summary

Registered Nurse with strong capabilities in clinical coordination. Skilled in patient care management, medical documentation, and healthcare compliance. Known for fostering team collaboration and consistently achieving results in dynamic environments. Adaptable with expertise in care planning, resource allocation, and staff training.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse / Clinical Coordinator

Blue Sky Specialty Pharmacy
07.2016 - Current
  • Using my RN skills to work as a clinical nurse coordinator working with prior authorizations, appeals, refills, advanced services and initial assessments for specialty and non-specialty medications. Navigating multiple EMR platforms efficiently between multiple offices. Reviewing prescriptions for accuracy and selecting the appropriate ICD-10 codes. Maintain up-to-date clinical knowledge related to focus on specialty medications, with GI and Hepatitis C being my main focus. Explain course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms. Scheduled deliveries. Provide excellent customer service to the patients and prescribers.

Clinical Coordinator / Registered Nurse

Palmetto Digestive Disease
11.2007 - 05.2016
  • Perform duties such as Vital signs, IV therapy, educational coordinator and Instructor for Hepatitis C, specialty injections and IV infusions. Helicobacter Pylori breath test. Peg care to include removal. Receive hospital consults and work closely with the Physicians with these patients. Schedule and precept procedures, test, set up office appointments and send out referrals. Triage patient calls, discuss test results, and e-scribe medications. Triaged patient's in the clinic obtaining thorough history using electronic records. Pre-operative and post-operative care in the Endoscopy Unit. Worked with Allscript's, Medisoft and MD Reports/Electronic Records. Attended lunches and dinners with drug representatives. Scheduled clinical staff for multiple off-site clinical offices.

Licensed Practical Nurse

Charleston Gastroenterology Specialist
03.2005 - 11.2007
  • Perform duties such as Remicade IV infusions, hepatitis C teachings, injections, triage patients via phone and in clinic, call in medications, call patient's with test results, schedule test, precept procedures and medications, vital signs, and manage the physicians schedule.

Licensed Practical Nurse

Bon Secours Saint Frances Hospital
03.2004 - 03.2005
  • Improved patient outcomes by administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and documenting relevant information.
  • Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
  • Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure continuous quality improvement in patient care delivery.

Licensed Practical Nurse

Charleston Pulmonary Associates
10.2003 - 03.2004
  • Perform duties such as pulmonary function test, triage patients on the phone and in the office and call in medications, administer injections, O2 saturation checks and treatments, manage phone calls from nurses in the hospital for on call physicians, review patient charts, and work with compu-systems.

Licensed Practical Nurse

James Island Medical Care
08.2000 - 02.2003
  • Perform duties such as, triage patients, injections, IV therapy, EKG's, spirometry, drawing blood, O2 saturation checks, O2 treatments, assisting the physicians with lacerations, removal of moles, cyst, lymphomas, and ingrown nails, castings, wound care, accu-checks, wound care, insertion and removal of catheters.

Medical Assistant

Charleston Spine Institute
11.1999 - 04.2000
  • Performed duties such as, injections, scheduling with Compu-systems, preparing for procedures, and answering phones.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Roper Hospital
06.1998 - 11.1999
  • Performed numerous aspects of nursing care to adults, gynecology, transportation of patients, obtaining blood sugars, vital signs, assist with activities of daily living and charting under the supervision of a licensed nurse.

Education

Associate of Science - Nursing

Trident Technical College
N. Charleston, SC
11-2007

Associate of Science - Licensed Practical Nurse

Trident Technical College
N. Charleston, SC
08-2000

Certificate - Certified Nursing Assistant

Trident Technical College
N. Charleston, SC
06-1998

Skills

  • Clinical leadership
  • HIPAA compliance
  • Patient confidentiality
  • Care coordination

Languages

English

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline

Registered Nurse / Clinical Coordinator

Blue Sky Specialty Pharmacy
07.2016 - Current

Clinical Coordinator / Registered Nurse

Palmetto Digestive Disease
11.2007 - 05.2016

Licensed Practical Nurse

Charleston Gastroenterology Specialist
03.2005 - 11.2007

Licensed Practical Nurse

Bon Secours Saint Frances Hospital
03.2004 - 03.2005

Licensed Practical Nurse

Charleston Pulmonary Associates
10.2003 - 03.2004

Licensed Practical Nurse

James Island Medical Care
08.2000 - 02.2003

Medical Assistant

Charleston Spine Institute
11.1999 - 04.2000

Certified Nursing Assistant

Roper Hospital
06.1998 - 11.1999

Associate of Science - Nursing

Trident Technical College

Associate of Science - Licensed Practical Nurse

Trident Technical College

Certificate - Certified Nursing Assistant

Trident Technical College

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