Natalie Jo Gargano

Work History

Pacifica Senior Living

12.2022 - 06.2023

Collaborated with Executive Director to provide excellent nursing care to seniors in an assistive living setting.
Monitored and evaluated nursing staff performance, providing feedback and guidance to support standards of care.
Built and maintained positive working relationships with physicians, referral sources and outside services to support seamless healthcare operations.
Oversaw and approved recruitment, hiring and orientation of new nursing staff.
Participated in management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes, and resident complaints or concerns.
Worked closely with sales director to complete pre-admission screenings.
Assisted residents with scheduling physician appointments and assist with new orders.
Reviewed residents quarterly to identify declines and initiate interventions.
Worked closely with pharmacy to ensure medication availability, processing new orders and cycle change over.
Maintained resident's paper charts as well as electronic records and EMAR system .
Ordered all nursing supplies and provide executive director with weekly spend down budget report
Create resident services plans and review with resident/family/POA.
Create and maintain nursing schedule, receive all call off's and took call 24/7 .
Worked on the floor to fill open shifts for care givers and med techs.

TimberRidge Nursing And Rehab

09.2011 - 08.2019

Communicate with the interdisciplinary team, patients, and family members, regarding patient's clinical condition and plan of care
Complied with federal and state regulations for completion and coordination of RAI process.
Assessed medical records for required documentation to support MDS coding and to optimized reimbursement.
Develop, maintain and revise individualized care plans
Participate in weekly interdisciplinary meetings to review at risk patients and implement interventions
Compile a completed list of patient diagnoses and assign ICD-10 codes for MDS completion and billing.
Provided frequent education to floor staff on precis documentation.

Health Center Of Brentwood

04.2008 - 10.2011

Supervised nursing assistants to ensure plan of care is being followed.
Managed medication cart and dispensed pills, oral therapies and intramuscular injections to patients.
Record patient's medical information and vital signs.
Communicated effectively with patients and family members to convey important instructions and discuss treatments.
Modified patient's plan of care by observing patient conditions and responses.
Explained plan of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
Delivered treatments and direct nursing care according to physicians' orders in rehabilitation and long term care environment.
Collaborated with healthcare team members to assess, implement and evaluate nursing care plans.

Senior Home Care

01.2007 - 01.2008

Maintained professional relationships with facility discharge planners, physician offices and community liaisons for potential referrals.
Logged prior authorizations for managed care patients and provide documentation for continuation of care.
Supported office staff and operational requirements with administrative tasks.
Organized paperwork such as charts and reports for office and patient needs.
Collected, verified, recorded and processed patient demographics, insurance and referral information
Intercepted possible referrals through hospital portals, reviewed time sensitive health information and accepted referral
Worked with interdisciplinary team to ensure all needs are met for each patient to optimize patient care.

Senior Home Care

04.2005 - 01.2007

Administered prescribed treatments such as wound care, foley care, ostomy, care, blood draws, blood sugar checks, and PT/INRs.
Obtained lab specimens
Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.