Driven Registered Nurse offering 21 years of experience in the healthcare field, including 7 years in outpatient Oncology and 11 years experience in Healthcare Business Development and marketing. Patient-oriented with a passion for quality healthcare and for working within interdisciplinary teams to help patients achieve and maintain care goals. Seeking to leverage formal education and clinical background, while adding to my knowledge base to better serve those in my care. Open and disciplined communicator with an analytical and adaptable approach.
* Conducts patient assessments to identify appropriate patients for potential admission into the system.
* Daily follow up with patients and their decision-makers in their account(s) for consistent clinical reassessment.
* Responsible for managing the referrals and admissions that are generated through their assigned hospitals and territories.
* Designs and manages the marketing strategies for their assigned accounts.
* Identifies and contacts new and potential referral sources to grow their respective territory.
* In-person educational meetings and conversations with referral sources, utilizing educational materials to present our specialty hospitals to referral sources.
* Increase market penetration within assigned hospitals.
* Review all new referrals from assigned hospitals.
* Assess patients for home health appropriateness and provide detailed education to patient and family, including what to expect in the first 48 hours post discharge to help decrease hospital readmissions.
* Meet monthly and quarterly admissions goals.
* Track new referrals and readmitted patients.
* Work with hospital social workers and case managers to streamline discharge process.
* Oversee and support admissions/marketing departments for 8 buildings over a 4 county area.
* Detailed clinical evaluation of all complex patient referrals.
* Insure all documentation, including 3008, PASRR, discharge orders and prescriptions are provided to facility, all equipment delivery is arranged, comprehensive nurse to nurse is completed with facility DON.
* Weekly business development reports.
* Build and maintain professional relationships with physicians, case managers and social workers.
* Schedule educational programs with hospitals, physician offices and retirement communities.
* Community involvement and education.
* Manage accounts including physician offices, ALF's, SNF's and hospitals.
* Provide education to accounts in reference to Hospice benefits and services.
* Maintain account profiles for each account.
* Be accessible to accounts at all times.
* Complete and submit weekly call reports and summaries.
* Meet with patients and families in hospital or home to provide in-depth information specific to their situation.
* Manage accounts including physician offices, ALF's, SNF's and hospitals.
* Provide education to accounts on home health benefits and services.
* Start admissions process for all new patient referrals.
* Maintain account profiles for all accounts.
* Maintain marketing materials and orders.
* Be accessible to accounts at all times.
* Complete and submit weekly call reports and summaries.
* Start admissions process for all new patient referrals.
* Maintain account profiles for all accounts.
* Maintain marketing materials and orders.
* Be accessible to accounts at all times.
* Complete and submit weekly call reports and summaries.
* Manage chemo infusion room including CNA and LPN staff.
* Involved in direct patient care.
* Provide education on disease process, treatment plan, lab values and testing.
* Ordering and maintaining stock including medications.
* Mixing and administering chemotherapy agents.
* Maintaining State of FL. Credentials for running an in office lab. Meeting Clia and Cola standards with the appropriate documentation and record keeping.
* Obtaining insurance approval for chemo regimens.
* Training all new back office medical staff.
* Writing and maintaining office policy and procedures manuals and chemotherapy regimen protocols.
* Co-marketing once weekly with in-house marketer to local physicians.
* Conduct educational "chats" in physician offices, ALF's and Senior parks.
* Work as part of a team within the Oncology department.
* Involved in direct patient care.
* Provide education to disease process, treatment plan, lab values and testing.
* Mixing and administering chemotherapy agents.
* Obtaining insurance approval for chemo regimens.
* Schedule patients infusions, follow up appointments, labs and testing.
* Triage incoming calls from patients.
* PRN position
* Work within assigned areas including ICU, PCU, Labor and Delivery and Med Surg.
* Be familiar with hospital policies and procedures.
* Charting per hospital protocol.
* Direct patient care.
* Direct patient care.
* Manage and operate pacemaker clinic including all appointment scheduling, patient evaluation, pacemaker adjustments based on physician orders, appropriate documentation of appointments, evaluations and adjustments.
* Work directly with individual Pacemaker companies for training, trouble-shooting, updates and education.