Sarah Denson RN BSN

- High Risk Obstetrics/Complex Care

- Fetal Abnormalities

- Urgent care/Triage (on-call)

• Convey treatment options, diagnosis information and home care management to patients and caregivers for continuity of care.
• Collaborate with providers to assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Interdisciplinary collaboration through effective communication and coordination of patient care (Pediatric Cardiology, Neurology, Surgery, Orthopedics, Nephrology and outside hospitals and clinics.)
• Provide patient education and counseling on fetal prognosis and ongoing management.
• Coordinate seamless transitions of care across various healthcare settings by collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including Maternal Fetal Medicine, Radiology, Ultrasound, Pediatric Specialist and Fetal Surgery.
• Support patients during fetal procedures and deliveries.
• Advocate for patients' physical, psychosocial, developmental, spiritual and emotional needs during all phases of care.

- Case Management

- Medicaid, Benefit and Resource liaison

- Private Duty Nursing/Complex Care Pediatrics

- Strictly Pediatrics liaison

- On-site (face-to-face) interaction with members

• Consulted with clinicians to devise and manage ongoing care plans for at-risk patients
• Reduced care costs, without sacrificing quality through effective service coordination and multidisciplinary collaboration
• Addressed disruptions in patient care, including delays in discharge, postponed procedures and discharge equipment unavailability
• Managed case load of children in welfare system, providing comprehensive, community-based care
• Managed support services and fostered communication among social workers, therapists, hospital staff and patients
• Precepted new nurses for proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.

- Family Community Health Center

- Urgent Care/Triage

- Case Management

• Provided education to patients and caregivers on treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques.
• Explained course of care and medications, including side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms
• Triaged on all incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses. Collaborated with providers on patient's diagnosis and provided treatment plan (UTI's, Strep Throat, Influenza, etc.)
• Performed Medicare Annual Wellness visits with patients and collaborated with providers to develop treatment plan, including blood work, retinal eye exams, foot exams and immunizations.
• Vaccinated patients to protect individuals from communicable diseases.

- Pediatric Outpatient Practice Council Member

- PALS certified

• Provided education on diagnosis and treatment to patients and caregivers.
• Triaged incoming calls to determine severity of illnesses and injuries.
• Strengthened training and nursing knowledge by taking part in continuing education programs and workshops.
• Used clinical expertise to advocate for patients and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
• Adhered to the CDC Immunization schedule and provided the recommended vaccinations to the pediatric population.

- Fetal Heart Monitoring

- Cross trained to Postpartum/Special Care Nursery

- Infant Care and Childbirth Instructor to new parents

- Epic computer trained and Alaris pump (superuser)

- Mother/Baby Committee

- Ebola Readiness Response Team

• Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
• Provided prenatal education to new parents on infant care and childbirth through offered classes.
• Aided with induction of labor and Cesarean sections.
• Assessed infant health directly after birth using APGAR and monitored health for specified amount of time for any changes in status.
• Assisted with care for expectant mothers from beginning to end of term, including monitoring labs, examining ultrasounds and informing mothers on what to expect in next stages of pregnancy.
• Performed car seat test, bilirubin checks, hearing screens and CCHD screening on all infants prior to discharge.
• Assisted providers with circumcisions and Frenulotomies.
• Collaborated with providers to assess infants and deliver appropriate treatment while caring for them in the special care nursery.

- Cross trained to Special Care Nursery/Postpartum

- Infant Care Instructor for new parents

- STABLE Support Instructor

• Strengthened training and nursing knowledge by taking part in continuing education programs such as STABLE.
• Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
• Provided prenatal education for new parents on infant care through offered classes.
• Performed car seat test, bilirubin checks, newborn screens and hearing screens on all infants prior to discharge.
• Assisted providers with circumcisions.