Shari Schwartz

• RN clinical care manager in acute care setting. Work with adult population with average case load of 15-23 patients. Establish and coordinate safe discharge planning to all appropriate settings, either to home, short-term rehabilitation or long-term care, or acute rehabilitation.
• Lead daily morning rounds to ascertain patient readiness for discharge and to work on removing any barriers to discharge. Participate in daily escalation rounds with all other clinical care managers and leadership to discuss more complex cases and strategize best practices to move closer to appropriate and safe discharge.
• Certified to complete PRI's and DOH 695 screens for hospital to SNF setting.

• Worked with contract government agency embedded in New York State Department of Health to perform recertification nursing home surveys and investigate complaints.
• Using long-term care survey process, identified appropriate residents for investigation into possible deficiencies.
• Helped write citations for identified deficiencies.

RN case manager for CHHA from November 2004 to November 2014 for adult population.

• Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery. Carried case load of 25-30 patients.
• Mentored student nurses
• Active on Heart Smart team and focus on heart disease teaching and assessment. Proficient in use of home telehealth system.
• Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.

RN care manager for Managed Medicaid long-term care insurance from November 2014 to February 2020.

• Used UAS-NY assessment. Enrolled new members. Carried case load of 50-65 enrolled members. Ensured community-based services were in place, with goal to promote independence and safety within their own homes.
• Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
• Recent one year experience care managing enrolled members in skilled nursing facilities. Conducted UAS-NY assessment. Enrolled new members in nursing facilities and helped to coordinate discharge to community.
• Performed UAS-NY assessments for new enrollments and re-assessments from November 2014 to February 2020.