Sherry Sanford

• Promoted continuity of care by maintaining detailed documentation of patients'' health status, interventions, and outcomes.
• Supported patients during difficult transitions to home-based care, providing emotional support and practical guidance.
• Enhanced patient recovery process through effective communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Assisted patients in managing their daily living activities, including bathing, dressing, grooming, meal preparation, and mobility support.
• Provided physical assessments, medication, and chronic disease management to home health patients.
• Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
• Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
• Maintained the highest standards of infection control by adhering to strict protocols for sanitation and personal protective equipment use.
• Conducted comprehensive assessments to identify any potential risks or barriers to successful home-based rehabilitation programs.
• Helped patients achieve higher standards of living through effective ADL coaching and assistance.
• Enhanced overall patient experience through consistent demonstration of empathy, active listening skills, and cultural competency in diverse populations.
• Maintained patient privacy and confidentiality by adhering to HIPAA regulations and organizational policies at all times.

• Promoted continuity of care by maintaining detailed documentation of patients'' health status, interventions, and outcomes.
• Supported patients during difficult transitions to home-based care, providing emotional support and practical guidance.
• Enhanced patient recovery process through effective communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
• Maintained patient privacy and confidentiality by adhering to HIPAA regulations and organizational policies at all times.

• Received and entered verbal orders from physician offices, faxed lab results to the appropriate physician offices, reviewed referrals and sent to the D.O.N. for approval, assisted field nurses and ordering of supplies, performed quarterly chart audits and assisted the D.O.N.

• Obtained authorization for Home Health visits from private pay insurance companies, sent referrals to outside contractors for Physical Therapy, Speech and MSW visits. Took verbal orders from physician offices, forwarded lab results to appropriate physician offices. Worked closely with discharge planners for new admissions to the agency and coordinated prior authorizations with schedulers to ensure nurse visits were scheduled and covered. Assisted with chart audits.

Worked closely with the D.O.N., entered physician orders, received verbal orders. Faxed lab results to appropriate physician offices. Took referrals for new patients, worked with discharge planners. Reviewed nurse's notes for accuracy and completion.

Co-Owner of agency.

• Handled sensitive information discreetly, maintaining strict confidentiality at all times as required by company policy or legal regulations.
• Maintained personnel records and updated internal databases to support document management.
• Organized workflow and delegated tasks effectively to ensure timely project completion without compromising quality.
• Managed office inventory levels, ensuring adequate supplies were available while minimizing waste and unnecessary spending.
• Managed human resources functions, including hiring, onboarding, and employee evaluations for optimal team performance.
• Improved employee productivity with effective time management strategies for daily tasks.
• Maintained accurate documentation of company policies and procedures for easy reference by all employees.
• Served as a liaison between departments, fostering open communication channels that improved overall organizational function.
• Established an organized filing system that streamlined document retrieval and reduced misplaced files.

Maintained detail administrative and procedural processes that reduced redundancy and improved accuracy and efficiency to achieve organizational objectives. Scheduled field nurse visits, assisted nurses in the field with physician phone calls. Reported to main office on a daily basis, sending over total visits for billing department. Entered new referrals and worked with the discharge planners. received lab results and forwarded to the appropriate physician offices. Took verbal orders and made sure they were carried out.

Scheduled all field staff for daily visits, made home visits when short staffed. Responsible for making sure all patients were seen in a timely manner and according to to the plan of care. Rescheduled missed visits when necessary and made sure proper documentation was noted as to why the visit was missed and/or rescheduled, as well as sent to information to the physicians office.

• Administered medications accurately and in a timely manner, ensuring proper treatment for various conditions.
• Monitored vital signs and assessed patients regularly, swiftly identifying any changes in condition and addressing concerns promptly.
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Enhanced patient care by providing compassionate and individualized attention, leading to improved health outcomes.
• Educated patients and their families on disease management, medication administration, and at-home care techniques, empowering them to take control of their health.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
• Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
• Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.