Tarsha Calhoun
Registered Nurse
Red Oak,TX
Summary
Ambitious Board Certified Registered Nurse with exceptional background of performance. Expert in all aspects of patient care with success in working with multidisciplinary teams to create care plans focused on helping patients recover from medical or surgical procedures and manage complex mental disorders. Accomplished in leading unit-based groups to improve delivery of care and patient satisfaction.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Transition of Care Coach, RN Supervisor
Molina Healthcare
Irving, TX
02.2017 - Current
- Manage a team of RNs and LPC
- Follows member throughout a 30-day program that starts at hospital admission and continues its oversight through transitions from the acute setting to all other settings, including nursing facility placement and private home, with the goal of reduced readmissions
- Ensures safe and appropriate transitions by collaborating with the hospital discharge planner, as well as collaborating as needed or at the request of the member with outpatient providers, facility staff, and family/support network
- Ensures member transitions to a setting with adequate caregiving and functional support, as well as medical and medication oversight as required
- Works with participating ancillary providers (LTSS/HCSS, DME), public agencies or other identified service providers to make sure necessary services and equipment are in place for a safe transition
- Coordinates care and reassesses member's needs
- Uses motivational interviewing and Molina clinical guideposts to educate, support and motivate change during member contacts
- Assesses for barriers to care, provides care coordination and assistance to member to address concerns.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
RN Per Diem
Parallon
Irving, TX
10.2014 - 02.2017
- Provide direct patient care on various medical surgical floors
- Admit and discharge patients ensuring he or she has the necessary information for cared at home and what to do in the event of an emergency
- Educate patients and/or family members during admission, thru out hospital stay, and discharge
- Administer medications using the 6 rights.
Facility Administrator
Alternative, Life Treatment and Recovery, LLC
Jackson, MS
04.2014 - 08.2014
- Oversee the day to day operations of the clinic
- Supervise 9 employees
- Daily, Monthly, and Quarterly Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Reports
- Payroll
- Billing
- Evaluate employees
- Responsible and for hiring and firing employee
- Ensure clinic remains ready for accreditation visits/surveys
Medical-Surgical Float Pool RN
University Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS
10.2013 - 08.2014
- Provide direct patient care on various medical surgical floors
- Admit and discharge patients ensuring he or she has the necessary information for cared at home and what to do in the event of an emergency
- Educate patients and/or family members during admission, thru out hospital stay, and discharge
- Administer medications using the 6 rights.
Adjunct Clinical Nursing Instructor
Holmes Community College
Ridgeland, MS
09.2012 - 08.2014
- Demonstrates and teaches patient care in the clinical units to nursing students and instructs students in principles and application of physical, biological, and psychological subjects related to nursing
- Supervises student nurses and demonstrates patient care in clinical units of hospital
- Evaluates student progress, grade care plans and review with students, and maintains records of students' clinical experience
- Cooperates with medical and nursing personnel in evaluating and improving teaching and nursing practices.
Care Advisor, Registered Nurse
Carenet
San Antonio, TX
01.2013 - 07.2013
- Work from home)
- Provide care instructions and education over the phone
- Assesses callers' needs and assists them with issues related to patients care
- Help people with a wide variety of presented health conditions
- Use computer technology to provide care instructions according to approved clinical guidelines
- Document all cases in the call management software system accurately and within
- Arenet policy
- Ability to multi-task; simultaneously thinks, talks, and types
- Utilize active listening skills in order to receive detailed information in an accurate manner
- Demonstrate good time management, organization, research, analytical, negotiation and interpersonal skills
- Direct and deliver results in support of our URAC and NCQA accreditations
Staff RN
Madison River Oaks Hospital
Canton, MS
06.2012 - 02.2013
- Provide direct patient care to medical surgical patients on a 24 bed floor
- Assess patients and report any changes in condition to MD
- Administer medications using the 6 rights
- Educate patients and /or family members
- Precept new hire
- Electronic and paper charting/medical records
Relief Charge Nurse/Staff RN
Select Specialty Hospital
Jackson, MS
05.2012 - 01.2013
- Provide direct patient care to chronically acutely ill patients (long term acute care patients)
- Type of patients includes ventilation dependent patients, respiratory insufficient patients, multiple complex disease patients, critical care patients, long term IV antibiotic patients, wound care patient, failure to thrive patients, dialysis patients, etc
- Administer medication using the 6 rights
- Assessment of patients and report to Medical Doctor any changes in patient's condition
- Assist with charging when needed
- Charge nurse duties includes receiving report on all patients from outgoing charge nurse, assisting staff with caring for the patients,
- Overseeing staff members, resolving any issues a patient or family may have, and being available to respond to any emergency situation
- Electronic and paper charting/medical records
Medical Surgical, Staff Nurse
Rapides Regional Medical Center
Alexandria, LA
01.2012 - 04.2012
- Provided direct patient care to oncology, medical, surgical, and pain management patients on a 37 bed unit
- Assessment of patients and reported to MD any changes in patient's condition
- Administered medications
- Computer charting
- Provided education to the patients and family member(s)
Medical Surgical, Staff Nurse
University Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS
12.2010 - 01.2012
- Provide direct patient care to trauma, plastic surgery, surgical, and medical patients on a 32 bed unit
- Admit and discharge patients ensuring he or she has the necessary information for cared at home and what to do in the event of an emergency
- Educate patients and/or family members during admission, thru out hospital stay, and discharge
- Administer medications using the 6 rights.
Medical/Surgical Unit, Charge Nurse
G.V. Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center
Jackson, MS
04.2007 - 09.2010
- Provided direct patient care to telemetry and oncology patients on a 24 bed ward
- Administered chemotherapy and monitored patients throughout treatment
- Provided education to patients at time of admission, thru out stay, and discharge
- Prepared daily staffing assignments
- Prepared staffing work schedule
- Collected and analyzed data for patients' fall and patients' pressure ulcers
- Preceptor for new hire staff registered nurses
- Preceptor for nursing students assigned to 4c south
- Conduct monthly staff meeting in the absence of the Nurse Manager
- Customer service liaison for the unit
Care Manager, RN
Mid Delta Home Health and Hospice
Belzoni, MS
10.2006 - 04.2007
- Provided at home patient care, teaching, and dressing changes to patients
- Supervised the licensed practical nurses and certified nursing assistants visits monthly
- Admitted patients to the service, discharged patients from the service when no longer needed, and resumed their care after discharge from the hospital
- Set up, made weekly visits, and monitored telehealth patients
Medical/Surgical Unit, Charge Nurse
Louisiana State University Medical Center
Monroe, LA
09.2002 - 10.2006
- Prepared daily clinic assignments according to staffing levels
- Provided direct patient care to patients on a 40 bed Medical/Surgical Unit
- Provided patient teaching upon admission, during hospitalization, and upon discharge
- Preceptor for new hire staff registered nurses.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
Master of Health Administration - undefined
Grambling State University
Bachelor - Science Nursing
Skills
- Problem Solving
- Conflict Management Education
- Critical Thinking
- Service Utilization Improvements
- Decision Making
- Time Management
- Attention to Detail
- Organizational Goal Development
Additional Information
- LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION: , Registered Nurse/ Multi State Licensure- MS (Compact State)
Timeline
Transition of Care Coach, RN Supervisor
Molina Healthcare
02.2017 - Current
RN Per Diem
Parallon
10.2014 - 02.2017
Facility Administrator
Alternative, Life Treatment and Recovery, LLC
04.2014 - 08.2014
Medical-Surgical Float Pool RN
University Mississippi Medical Center
10.2013 - 08.2014
Care Advisor, Registered Nurse
Carenet
01.2013 - 07.2013
Adjunct Clinical Nursing Instructor
Holmes Community College
09.2012 - 08.2014
Staff RN
Madison River Oaks Hospital
06.2012 - 02.2013
Relief Charge Nurse/Staff RN
Select Specialty Hospital
05.2012 - 01.2013
Medical Surgical, Staff Nurse
Rapides Regional Medical Center
01.2012 - 04.2012
Medical Surgical, Staff Nurse
University Mississippi Medical Center
12.2010 - 01.2012
Medical/Surgical Unit, Charge Nurse
G.V. Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center
04.2007 - 09.2010
Care Manager, RN
Mid Delta Home Health and Hospice
10.2006 - 04.2007
Medical/Surgical Unit, Charge Nurse
Louisiana State University Medical Center
09.2002 - 10.2006
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
Master of Health Administration - undefined
Grambling State University
Bachelor - Science Nursing
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