Patricia Abbruzzese

-Instrumental in correcting stroke care deficiencies and coordinating performance improvement in collaboration with Director of Neurological services and neuro-interventional team
-Efficient in data analysis, development of policies and procedures, update and maintain protocols, implement quality methodology, data abstraction and analysis for AHA/ASA-GWTG/CMS/NYSDOH/TJC and PI
-Facilitates inpatient management and lead of Stroke Response Team, NYSDOH time elements
-Active in transition of care process for Stroke client to community, patient education, community awareness
-Knowledge of certification processes with The Joint Commission, Disease Specific accreditation, implementation of EVB to emulate CPG’S, CMIP data entry for TJC

–Created and manages stroke support group

-Evaluated and created TIA reimbursement project

-Disease specific Educator for EMS/ ER/ MEDICAL

STAFF/NURSING program- New Employee orientation –

on Quality core measures, stroke/A- fib,

-NIH certified

-Planned/ created and executed COPD Disease Specific

program

-Active in TJC disease specific COPD program- data

analysis, review, data abstraction for TJC
-Educator/ Lead on monthly meetings/ implementation

of current EVB to emulate current best practices for

COPD
-Collaborates with Pulmonary /Respiratory team in

staging and direction for acute exacerbation of COPD
-Monitor /reassess of Re-admission rate

-Planned and executed Pulmonary Rehab program

-NCDR Cath lab data abstractor- Navigation and

data submission into Cath/PCI ,Chestpain/MI registries

-Created PI plan to enhance best practices in reflection

of current EVB

-Liaison for GWTG-CAD /Mission Lifeline

-Completed quality assurance reviews to assess accuracy of data and validate results.

-Assessed and created and implemented PI plan to enhance Cath lab documentation compliance

-Familiar with EMR SYSTEMS,Meditech ,EDIMS , Medisolv,

Quintiles, NCDR, IQVIA

-CMS Core measure compliance-educator for Medical

Resident/ Nursing programs, EMS,

-Review of measure compliance and implementation of

PI plans utilizing FMEA, RCA'

-Delegate for Live on NY donation program

-Delegate for American Society

-Chart review / analysis for Risk Management

-Scribe for Dr. Paulo - responsible for patient chart

documentation and review

-Assessment and execution of physician order for patient

care

-Processed physician order and monitored compliance

-Reconciled clinical notes, patient forms and health information for compliance with HIPAA rules.

-Coordination of care of client in home

-Assess and implement disciplines, PT/OT/ST/ SW/ to

assist patient in achieving goal oriented tasks

-Maintain communications with physicians and evaluate

patients needs

-Incorporate family/ care-givers in community of care

-helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.

-Medicaid transition documentation

-Communicated with primary care physicians or emergency care providers to relay patient needs.

-coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.

-Executed appropriate steps for patient treatment following careful review of physician medical regimen.

-Care for the renal impaired clients, which included long /short term goals and objectives

-Work effectively as interdisciplinary team to maintain and preserve ultimate care during hemodialysis

-Planned and executed patient individualized care plan

-Assist and render care of the critically ill hemodynamically unstable post surgical patient

-Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.

-Oversaw delivery of high-quality, cost-effective care with focus on patient safety, comfort and dignity.

-Monitored delivery of patient care for entire unit, including implementation of care plans.

-Identified areas in need of clinical improvement and implemented process changes to accommodate.

-Collaborated with physicians and nursing staff to deliver quality care.

-Performed patient evaluations and developed care plans in alignment with needs.

-Completed clinical tasks while adhering to defined policies and procedures.

-Maintained adequate unit supplies to meet expected patient demands.

-Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.

-Assist with conscious sedation

-IV certified

-EGD,Colonoscopies,post procedural monitoring and patient education

-Cared for patients recovering from bronkoscopy and colonoscopy procedures and provided personalized daily assistance.

-Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support

-Assist and render care to the critically ill patient

-Assessed patients, documented observations and reviewed patient charts to determine care needs.

-Managed all facets of telemetry, including PA catheters and arterials, vasoactive drug administration and titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation and chest tube management.

-Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to create, implement and adapt individualized plans of care to restore patients' health and drive recovery goals.

-Treated patients with broad range of diagnoses ranging from sepsis, renal failure, diabetic ketoacidosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

-Instructed patients, families and caregivers on diagnoses, chronic disease management and prevention and medication self-management to maintain continuum of care.

-Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process covering 2 to 3 high acuity patients per shift.

-Assisted with insertion of invasive catheters for invasive monitoring