Tammy Garey
Macedonia,Ohio
Summary
Experienced nursing professional bringing clinical and leadership skills, compliant billing and CDI experience. Quality driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities. 25+ years nursing experience including the ED setting and most recently in the role of a RN Billing Specialist for 4 different Emergency Rooms.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
RN Billing Specialist
Summa: Gorge Building
Akron, Ohio
07.2013 - Current
- Review of patient’s charts for compliant ED billing.
- Aware of the billing hierarchy for medication administration.
- Basic knowledge of Cerner, EPIC, Accelecapture and Soarian.
- Responsible for reviewing and charging through the Attorney General's office for reimbursement of services provided to the sexual assault patients.
- Training of new hires for billing charge capture and claim edit issues, including creating "tip" sheets for the trainings.
Registered Nurse
Summa: Akron City Hospital & Green freestanding ED
Akron, Ohio
06.2012 - 02.2021
- Perform direct patient care, triage, IV starts, specimen collection, wound care, splint placement, vital signs, POC testing and medication administration.
- Maintained ACLS and BLS certifications
- Education of patients on medications and discharge instructions prior to leaving the ED
- Acted as a liaison between my patients/their family and the ED physicians
- Called detailed reports to admitting area when patients stayed in the hospital.
- Assisted during Code Blue, Stroke Team, Stemi and Trauma situations.
- Collaborated with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess clinical situations quickly and accurately.
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients.
- Maintained a safe environment for all patients by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
- Documented patient progress notes accurately and efficiently in the electronic medical record system.
- Evaluated effectiveness of interventions through ongoing assessment of patient responses.
Registered Nurse
Summa: St. Thomas Hospital
Akron, Ohio
01.1999 - 06.2014
- Perform direct patient care, IV starts, specimen collection, wound care, vital signs, splint placement, POC testing and medication administration.
- Maintained ACLS and BLS certifications
- Assisted in Code Blue, Stroke Team, Stemi and Trauma situations
- This ED worked with a lot of psychiatric, drug/alcohol rehab and orthopedic patients
- Acted as a liaison between patient/their family and the ED physicians.
- Treated Sexual Assault victims, included advocates, emotional support and provided other resources for them during their visit.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess clinical situations quickly and accurately.
- Collaborated with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients.
- Maintained a safe environment for all patients by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
- Trained and mentored new RNs, student nurses and paramedic students on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Documented patient progress notes accurately and efficiently in the electronic medical record system.
- Evaluated effectiveness of interventions through ongoing assessment of patient responses.
Registered Nurse
University Hospitals: Ahuja UC/ED
Shaker Heights, Ohio
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Perform direct patient care, triage, IV starts, specimen collection, wound care, POC testing, vital signs, medication administration in both the urgent care and emergent setting.
- Educated patients on discharge medications and instructions prior to them leaving the ED/UC
- Maintained ACLS and BLS certifications.
- Participated in Code Blue, Stroke Team, Stemi and Psychiatric emergencies.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess clinical situations quickly and accurately.
- Maintained a safe environment for all patients by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
- Documented patient progress notes accurately and efficiently in the electronic medical record system.
- Evaluated effectiveness of interventions through ongoing assessment of patient responses.
Support Associate
Summa: Akron City Hospital
Akron, Ohio
01.1998 - 01.1999
- Answered signal lights, bells and requests-for-service to assist patient services fulfillment.
- I cleaned laboring suites and operating rooms after deliveries.
- Managed supplies and restocked inventory to promote optimal availability for patient care.
- Assessed vitals and noted medical information to report changes to nursing staff and physicians.
- Delivered specimens to lab for diagnostic tests
Education
Accredited BSN program - Science of Nursing
Malone College
Canton, Ohio05-1999
Skills
- Basic Life Support
- Compassion and Empathy
- Electronic Health Records Management
- Data Collection
- Medical Recordkeeping
- Healthcare Billing
- Direct and Indirect Patient Care
- Medication and IV Administration
- EMR Systems
- Or and ER Experience
- Clinical Information System Management
- SBAR Communication
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
- Epic EHR Management
- Professional Bedside Manner
- Procedure Preparations
- Collecting Vitals
- Documenting Vitals
- Patient Assessments
- Medication Administration
- Licensed RN
Phone
330-748-4088, 330-808-4710
Affiliations
- Girl Scout troop leader
- Active with my Church community
- Participate in a supporting role at the local elementary school
- Team manager of my children's soccer teams
Timeline
RN Billing Specialist
Summa: Gorge Building
07.2013 - Current
Registered Nurse
Summa: Akron City Hospital & Green freestanding ED
06.2012 - 02.2021
Registered Nurse
University Hospitals: Ahuja UC/ED
01.2011 - 01.2012
Registered Nurse
Summa: St. Thomas Hospital
01.1999 - 06.2014
Support Associate
Summa: Akron City Hospital
01.1998 - 01.1999
Accredited BSN program - Science of Nursing
Malone College
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