Paula Capudean
New Haven,MI
Summary
With a proven track record in Home Health Care, I excel in delivering compassionate, high-quality patient care and effective case management. Leveraging skills in medication and IV administration (hard skill) and empathy (soft skill), I've significantly enhanced patient outcomes and satisfaction. My expertise in developing individualized care plans, EMR and leading nursing teams underscores my commitment to healthcare excellence.
Overview
2024
2024
years of professional experience
Work History
Private Duty,RN
Private Duty. 9/20 to 4/23
- Performed IV insertions and maintenance to ensure proper medication administration.
- Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Educated patients on disease management and self-care techniques, promoting lifestyle changes for improved health.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Implemented infection control measures within the unit, maintaining a safe environment for both patients and staff members
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breach
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems
Case Manager, Weekend Start of Care RN
Residential Home Health 12/2012 to 3/2020
- Improved service outcomes with effective team collaboration
- Developed individualized care plans for improved client outcomes.
- Developed crisis management plans for at-risk clients.
- Coordinated referrals for clients to ensure timely access to services.
- Engaged with clients to identify barriers to access for necessary services.
- Coordinated team efforts to streamline case management processes.
- Improved service outcomes with effective team collaboration.
- Educated clients on available programs, benefits, and services, empowering them to make informed decisions about their care needs.
- Enhanced communication between clients and providers through consistent follow-ups and progress updates.
- Achieved positive client outcomes by developing and implementing comprehensive case management plans.
- Coordinated services with other agencies, community-based organizations, and healthcare professionals to provide useful benefits to clients.
- Developed and implemented comprehensive case management plans to address client needs and goals.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to address client needs and formulate tailored support strategies.
- Assisted clients in setting achievable goals while providing ongoing encouragement and support throughout the process of reaching those objectives.
- Coordinated essential services for clients, resulting in improved overall well-being and selfsufficiency.
- Promoted a safe environment for vulnerable populations by reporting suspected abuse or neglect.
- Streamlined case documentation procedures, reducing processing time and increasing efficiency.
- Reduced client wait times for service access by optimizing internal referral processes.
- Researched best practices and developed strategies to improve program outcomes.
Case Manager
Christian Home Health 4/2008. To 11/2012
03.2020 - 04.2023
- Performed IV insertions and maintenance to ensure proper medication administration
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options
- Educated patients on disease management and self-care techniques, promoting lifestyle changes for improved health.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Devised individualized care plans tailored to each patient''s unique situation, optimizing clinical outcomes.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA lawl.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations
Education
Bachelor Of Science Nursing - R.N. BSN
Madonna University
Livonia, MI05.1980
Skills
- Basic life support
- Clinical judgment
- Compassion and empathy
- Discharge planning
- Quality improvement
- Geriatric care
- Health promotion
- Community health
- Cultural history
- Medication and IV administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Team coordination
- Patient education and counseling
- Medication administration
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient monitoring
- Precepting
- Patient care
- Physical assessments
- Staff supervision
- Nursing staff leadership
- Infection control measures
- Licensed RN
- Care plan development
- Patient management
- Professional bedside manner
- Patient evaluation
- Case management
- High level of autonomy
- Complex Problem-solving
- HIPAA education
- Patient and family advocacy
- EMR systems
- Wound care
- Emotional awareness
- Family education
- Chronic disease management
- Cardiac care
- Intravenous therapy
- Long-term care
- Acute care expertise
- ADL assistance
- Diabetes management
- Emergency response
- Tracheostomy care
- Critical care
- Emergency procedures
- Medical evaluation
- Managing deadlines
- Patient discharge
- IV setup
- Family advocacy
- Evaluations
- Lab result interpretation
- Home care
Additional Information
- Retired 11/2023
- Have missed working with patients, teaching, problem solving, care plan development and team work.
- Looking for part time employment
Timeline
Case Manager
Christian Home Health 4/2008. To 11/2012
03.2020 - 04.2023
Private Duty,RN
Private Duty. 9/20 to 4/23
Case Manager, Weekend Start of Care RN
Residential Home Health 12/2012 to 3/2020
Bachelor Of Science Nursing - R.N. BSN
Madonna University
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