Tarik Amare
Rochester,MN
Summary
As a dedicated and experienced public health, home health, case manager, and ambulatory clinic nurse with 8 years of experience. Motivated and compassionate nurse in delivering high-quality care to pediatric and adult patients. Committed to fostering healthy, safe, and nurturing environments to empower clients to achieve optimal health outcomes. I am eager to leverage my diverse experience and strong commitment to patient-centered care to contribute to the success of an organization that strives to improve healthcare outcomes.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
RN Case Manager II
Centene Superior Health Plan
Grapevine, Texas
05.2023 - 07.2024
- Assess the member's current health status, resource utilization, past and present treatment plan and services, prognosis, short and long term goals, treatment and provider options
- Utilize assessment skills and discretionary judgment to develop plan of care based upon assessment with specific objectives, goals and interventions designed to meet member's needs and promote desired outcomes
- Coordinate services between Primary Care Physician (PCP), specialists, medical providers, and non-medical staff as necessary to meet the complete medical socio economic needs of clients
- Provide patient education
- Facilitate member access to community based services
- Monitor referrals made to community based organizations, medical care and other services to support the members’ overall care management plan
- Enter and maintain assessments, authorizations, and pertinent clinical information into various medical management systems
- Perform duties independently, demonstrating advanced understanding of complex care management principles
- Review and approve the initial and ongoing assessment and care plan to ensure requirements are met
- Coordinate service request/authorizations with UM and ensure agreement is aligned between the member, agency, and MCO.
RN
Olmsted County Public Health
Rochester, MN
02.2020 - 08.2022
- Documents nursing assessments and interventions using an electronic health record
- Builds a trusting working relationship with parents and families participating in home visiting
- Assesses and screens families for strengths and risks
- Teaches, counsels, and guides pregnant families about how to have a healthy pregnancy, labor and birth, postpartum recovery, and newborn care
- Teaches, counsels, and guides parents/caregivers about nurturing and attachment, child development and parenting, parental resilience, social connections, concrete support for parents, access to healthcare, and social and emotional competence of children
- Collaborates with healthcare providers, early childhood personnel, social workers, and other agencies
- Supports the department during disease outbreaks and emergency situations that may require non-standard work hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Activated to do COVID Case Interviews.
RN
Recover Health
Rochester, MN
09.2019 - 04.2020
- Assess child’s health problem and document properly
- Provide one-on-one patient care
- Administer medications, assess child’s vital signs and document
- Assist child with daily cares such as grooming, bathing, and changing diapers
- Ensure that all vaccinations are given in a time-efficient manner
- Provide education and emotional support to child and the family
- Work with the health care providers to ensure proper treatment is administered at all times
- Ensure the treatments provided is producing the expected results
- Observe child for changes in health and any symptoms that need to be reported to child’s health care provider
- Be an advocate to safeguard the child’s rights
- Ensure safety of child at all times.
RN
Global Home Health Care
Rochester, MN
04.2018 - 06.2019
- Perform and document initial evaluation/assessments and regularly reevaluate client services, care plans, and needs
- Inform social workers, physicians and other personnel of changes in clients conditions and needs
- Competency of PCA staff and ensure staff is assigned in a manner that promote quality, continuity, independent and safe living in clients home
- Stay informed with changes and issues that affect home health care and the nursing field
- Supervise PCA’s and audit PCA timesheet
- Help with billing process.
RN
Sanford Clinic
Worthington, MN
03.2017 - 08.2017
- Answers patient inquiries over the telephone, assessing the severity of the patient's symptoms and medical needs according to triage algorithms
- Guides the patient to the appropriate level of care; schedules patient appointments over the phone with appropriate healthcare providers/facilities/physicians
- Documents information provided to patients during triage in health record systems, records patients health conditions for follow-up patient care
- Maintains and develops triage protocols; ensures patients' healthcare information is updated on time
- Answer inquiries through multiple variations of technology, depending on department
- Educate patients based on calls that come in
- Managed providers schedules.
LPN
Sanford Clinic
Worthington, MN
02.2015 - 03.2017
- Ensures the health, comfort and safety of patients
- Documents a thorough medical history from patient
- Contributes to the assessment of patients and administers medications or treatments as ordered
- Provides technical support to healthcare professionals
- Counseling patients and family, under the direction of a registered nurse, on prevention and treatment plans.
Education
Diploma for Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Augsburg University
12.2018
Diploma for Registered Nursing -
Northwest Iowa Community College
12.2016
Diploma in Practical Nursing -
Minnesota West Technical and Community College
06.2014
Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts and Science -
Minnesota West Technical and Community College
08.2012
Diploma -
Worthington High School
05.2012
Skills
- Bilingual in English and Amharic
- Honest / Responsible
- Organized
- Hardworking
- Cooperative
- Caring/ compassionate
- Dependable
- Listener
- Follow instructions
- Flexible
- Independent
- Optimistic
- Dedicated
- Patient
- Community Resources
- Medication Management
- Care Coordination
- Quality Improvement
- HIPAA Compliance
- Utilization Reviews
- Disease Management
- Case Management
- RN Case Management
Accomplishments
- LPN license received in December 2014
- RN license received in February 2017
- BSN received in December 2018
- PHN received in March 2019
References
References are available upon request.
Timeline
RN Case Manager II
Centene Superior Health Plan
05.2023 - 07.2024
RN
Olmsted County Public Health
02.2020 - 08.2022
RN
Recover Health
09.2019 - 04.2020
RN
Global Home Health Care
04.2018 - 06.2019
RN
Sanford Clinic
03.2017 - 08.2017
LPN
Sanford Clinic
02.2015 - 03.2017
Diploma for Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Augsburg University
Diploma for Registered Nursing -
Northwest Iowa Community College
Diploma in Practical Nursing -
Minnesota West Technical and Community College
Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts and Science -
Minnesota West Technical and Community College
Diploma -
Worthington High School
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