Olga Meyer
Los Olivos,CA
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lecturer/Clinical Nursing Instructor
California State University Channel Islands
Camarillo, CA
01.2024 - Current
- Clinical and Laboratory Nursing Instructor for BSN program. Progressive clinical practice with students from Freshman (Nursing Fundamentals) to Senior (Critical Care and Transition to Practice) years. Create semester long curriculum, provide evaluations, and implement testing according to course syllabus.
Neuroscience-CV-Surgical ICU
Cottage Hospital
Santa Barbara, CA
01.2019 - Current
- Critical Care Clinical Nurse, CCRN and ATCN, with specialized training in Complex Neurological Care at neurosurgical unit (Comprehensive Stroke Center), open heart surgeries and general surgery at designated Level 1 trauma unit. The general scope of practice includes: stroke management, seizures, cerebral tumors, neuro-cognitive post-op traumas, cardiothoracic surgery, general surgery, vascular surgery and overflow Medical ICU patients. Provide recovery care to post-op patients/PACU, hospital-wide RRT/Crisis Care response as Clinical Resource Nurse and support to Department of Nursing Education.
- RN License 95160519 CA
- CCRN, ATCN, BLS, ACLS certified
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
Clinical Nurse II, Tele/Cath Lab PCU
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
10.2018 - 10.2021
- Clinical Nurse on cardiac unit, specifically Cath Lab patients (pre and post op): PCI, TAVR, Cardiothoracic surgery (CABG, LVAD, and heart transplant evaluations), EP procedures (ablations, ICD, PPM), cardioversion and etc. Nurse on Special Pathogens Response Team, Ebola Response Team and Novel viruses Team, after specialized training under Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases Department.
- Cardiovascular RN Board Certified
Utilization Management, Prior Authorization Nurse
Physicians Medical Group of San Jose, Excel MSO
San Jose, CA
04.2015 - 05.2018
- Utilization review of outpatient and inpatient requests (one-year of experience with inpatient concurrent review). Establishing medical necessity and appropriateness of services based on Line of Business, Evidence of Coverage and Clinical Guidelines provided by a specific health plan: Medicare, Medi-Cal, Commercial plans. Extending Letters of Agreement to non-preferred and out-of-network medical providers based on requested services and medical necessity. Discharge planning for inpatient cases, multidisciplinary care coordination.
- Providing Quality Management to clients and providers. Working closely with Chief Medical Officer, Medical Director of Quality, Provider Relations, Claims and Appeals Departments to ensure proper utilization and delivery of services.
- Utilization review based on clinical management guidelines accepted by Medicare and Medicaid Services: NCD, LCD, CDC, 22nd Edition Milliman Clinical Guidelines, Apollo Managed Care Guidelines, American Imaging Management and etc. CPT/HCPCS/ICD9/DRG review, utilization and data analysis.
Bilingual Nurse Health Educator, Case Management, (English, Russian)
UnitedHealthGroup, Optum Health
02.2008 - 04.2015
- Chronic Disease Management Program for HMO Medicaid/Medicare population. Care coordination for patients with the following dx: DM, CHF, CAD, HTN, HLD, COPD, sickle cell disease, cancer, HIV/AIDS, RA, behavioral health, substance abuse, pain management and preventative care
- Managing outpatient cases and making telephone contacts with members to provide education on medical conditions, treatment plans, screenings, diet, medications, benefit issues, referrals to other levels of case management
- Post-hospital assessment, SSI/SSD state referrals, HEDIS
- Predictive modeling review through IPRO, HEDIS/UTD tracking, NCQA, quality management, HIPAA regulations
Associate Prof. of English, Postgraduate Fellow
Saratov State University
Saratov, Russia
08.2005 - 06.2006
- Planning and organizing instructions, creating course syllabus, employing available technology when appropriate (phonetics lab, on-line certifications). Prepared practical course of English as a foreign language: history of language, semantics, phonetics, lexis, stylistics for 1st through 3rd year students
- Maintaining accurate attendance, grade records, evaluation of student learning, examination. Participating in extra curriculum activities with students and department
- Linguistics research labs, assisting in writing textbooks and course materials. Academic research in consecutive interpreting, written translation and speech writing in political discourse
- General and specialized medical interpreter for Saratov Chamber of Commerce and state hospital system
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT03.2018
Pre-med Course - Biology
Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN05-2013
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, INB.A. and M.A./M. Ed. - Philology/Linguistics and Education
Saratov State University
Saratov, Russia01.2005
Skills
- Critical care nurse
- Academic corse development
- Group and individual instruction
- Data analysis
Certification
CCRN, ATCN
Languages
Russian
Native or Bilingual
German
Limited Working
Timeline
Lecturer/Clinical Nursing Instructor
California State University Channel Islands
01.2024 - Current
Neuroscience-CV-Surgical ICU
Cottage Hospital
01.2019 - Current
Clinical Nurse II, Tele/Cath Lab PCU
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
10.2018 - 10.2021
Utilization Management, Prior Authorization Nurse
Physicians Medical Group of San Jose, Excel MSO
04.2015 - 05.2018
Bilingual Nurse Health Educator, Case Management, (English, Russian)
UnitedHealthGroup, Optum Health
02.2008 - 04.2015
Associate Prof. of English, Postgraduate Fellow
Saratov State University
08.2005 - 06.2006
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Pre-med Course - Biology
Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis
Ivy Tech Community College
B.A. and M.A./M. Ed. - Philology/Linguistics and Education
Saratov State University