Rebeccah Ryan
Schaghticoke
Summary
Experienced with patient care, critical thinking, and effective communication. Utilizes medical knowledge to support patient recovery and manage complex conditions. Strong understanding of healthcare protocols and compassionate care delivery
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Infojini
Albany, NY
01.2026 - Current
- Implementing Department of Health Children's Waiver with Home and Community Based Services serving the population from birth to 21 years old
- Reviewing incoming referrals for Children's Youth and Evaluation Services and seeing if child/youth is appropriate for the target population for medically fragile
- Works directly with families, children, and youth, to understand their needs and support them in applying for Medicaid
- Educate families on available resources and supports
- Connects families to a health Home of their choice for ongoing support, care coordination, and to help connect with HCBS providers and services
Registered Nurse Care Manager
Nascentia Health
Latham, NY
08.2025 - 01.2026
- Case Manager for managed long term care members who have Medicaid, Medicare, and Third-Party Insurance
- Complete UAS assessments with time tasking tool and fall risk assessment
- Member enrollments and making sure they have appropriate services in their home
- Setting up Consumer Directed Personal Assistance, CHHA services, and Licensed Home Care Agency for members
- Monitoring members when in the hospital, rehabilitation, and skilled nursing facility and coordinating a safe discharge plan with facility case manager or social worker
- Completing authorization request for members needs for utilization reviewers
- HIXNY and HealtheConnections for obtaining hospital records and discharge summaries
- Creating care plans based off members’ individualized health status and current needs
Head Registered Nurse
Van Rensselaer Manor
Troy, NY
04.2025 - 06.2025
- Deliver patient care and coordinate with facility providers on current resident needs
- Developed and implemented patient care plans tailored to individual needs, enhancing recovery outcomes
- Maintaining resident safety and collaborating care with their families
- Managed scheduling and staffing to ensure adequate coverage and continuity of care
- Facilitated communication between patients, families, and healthcare providers to support comprehensive care strategies
- Maintained accurate documentation in electronic health records systems while safeguarding sensitive patient information
- Served as a liaison between physicians and patients, ensuring clear communication and understanding of treatment plans
Registered Nurse for Capital Region Nursing Home Teams
The Community Hospice
Albany, NY
07.2024 - 03.2025
- Coordinated comprehensive care plans for patients, ensuring alignment with individual needs and preferences
- Conducted regular assessments to evaluate patient progress, adjusting care plans as necessary
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes through effective communication and shared decision-making
- Provided education and emotional support to patients and families regarding end-of-life care options and resources
- Led case conferences to discuss challenging cases, promoting collaborative problem-solving among healthcare providers
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families during the end-of-life process, promoting dignity and comfort
- Collaborated with physicians to optimize medication regimens for symptom control in terminally ill patients
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Landmark Health Optum Home and Community Care
Latham, NY
04.2023 - 05.2024
- Developed and implemented patient care plans tailored to individual needs, enhancing recovery outcomes.
- Make outbound calls and receive inbound calls to assess members’ current health status
- Identify gaps or barriers in treatment plans
- Make referrals within the organization and outside resources
- Support members with condition education, medication reviews, and collaborate with providers and Interdisciplinary Care Team
RNII (Oncology)
New York Oncology and Hematology
Clifton Park, NY
06.2022 - 03.2023
- Administering chemotherapy regimens intravenously or through ports. Accessing patient's ports, drawing labs, and flushing lines for infection control
- Monitoring and managing side effects from chemotherapy, biotherapy and providing side effects management education to patients and their family members
- Obtaining and monitoring vital signs, reviewing labs prior to treatment and communicating with all patient care providers to help develop a plan that meets the needs of the patient
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments
- Participated in continuous learning opportunities to stay current on advancements in oncology treatments and nursing techniques
Case Manager I, II and III
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Albany, NY
11.2014 - 10.2016
- Oversaw management of patient care for individuals with complex and chronic clinical needs
- Streamlined member care processes to ensure effective assessment, development, implementation, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of treatment plans
- Coordinated care plans to enhance patient outcomes and streamline service delivery
- Facilitated member understanding of treatment protocols and encouraged utilization of services tailored to health needs
- Facilitated communications between the health care provider, the service providers and the members
- Ensures member access to services appropriate to their health needs
- Facilitated coordination of internal and external resources to address identified needs
- Engaged with medical directors and physician advisors to enhance the effectiveness of care management treatment plans
- Maintained accurate documentation on all cases, ensuring compliance with regulations and confidentiality requirements
- Contributed to team discussions and case conferences actively, sharing insights and expertise with colleagues to optimize client support strategies
Registered Emergency Room Nurse
St. Mary’s Hospital
Troy, NY
07.2014 - 11.2014
- Analyzed and prioritized patient cases upon arrival, ensuring effective communication of conditions to attending physician.
- Implemented critical emergency department protocols to ensure timely and effective patient care, encompassing arterial line placement, central line placement, thrombolytic therapy, laceration repair, intraosseous infusion, thoracentesis, and external pacing.
- Facilitated effective communication with family members regarding patient condition and care plan, ensuring clarity and understanding.
- Implemented systematic arrangement of emergency room equipment and medications to enhance operational efficiency and patient care.
Registered Nurse
Latham Primary Physician’s Office
Watervliet, NY
04.2014 - 07.2014
- Coordinated patient care and assisted the physicians at private practice
- Ensured compliance with standards of care in accordance with established policies, procedures and guidelines
- Accountable for synthesizing information from a variety of sources and making the appropriate clinical decisions
- Implemented individual patient care as directed by the physician including administration of oxygen, EKGs, tympanograms, phlebotomy, splinting and other clinical procedures
- Played key role in organizing patient records to facilitate insurance processing and improving patient care
Registered Nurse
Albany Medical Center Department of Neuroscience
Albany, NY
06.2011 - 03.2014
- Rotational charge nurse for a 22 bed Neurosurgery unit. In charge of chronic patient care and handling treatment regimens for various neurological disorders and diseases
- Assessed the need for, ordered, obtained, and interpreted a variety of lab tests critical to making treatment decisions
- Developed and implemented patient care plans including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnosis
- Experienced in multiple neurological conditions including Traumatic Brain Injury, Cerebral Vascular Accident, Brain Aneurysm, Parkinson’s, Dementia, Seizures/Epilepsy, Diabetes, Cancer, Alzheimer’s and others
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
SUNY Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh, NYAssociate of Science - Nursing
Samaritan School of Nursing
Troy, NYLiberal Arts - undefined
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NYSkills
- Skilled in diverse nursing disciplines
- Dedicated to treatment protocol accuracy
- Identify needs and create tailored care management plans
- Effective communication
- Effective team collaboration
- Compassionate support
- Integrated care coordination
- Experienced in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Teams, Webex and various electronic medical records systems
Affiliations
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Certification
- 2025 BLS Certificate
- 2024 CPR certification with AED training
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Infojini
01.2026 - Current
Registered Nurse Care Manager
Nascentia Health
08.2025 - 01.2026
Head Registered Nurse
Van Rensselaer Manor
04.2025 - 06.2025
Registered Nurse for Capital Region Nursing Home Teams
The Community Hospice
07.2024 - 03.2025
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Landmark Health Optum Home and Community Care
04.2023 - 05.2024
RNII (Oncology)
New York Oncology and Hematology
06.2022 - 03.2023
Case Manager I, II and III
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
11.2014 - 10.2016
Registered Emergency Room Nurse
St. Mary’s Hospital
07.2014 - 11.2014
Registered Nurse
Latham Primary Physician’s Office
04.2014 - 07.2014
Registered Nurse
Albany Medical Center Department of Neuroscience
06.2011 - 03.2014
Associate of Science - Nursing
Samaritan School of Nursing
Liberal Arts - undefined
Hudson Valley Community College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
SUNY Plattsburgh