Theresa Channer

Work History

Registered Nurse

Nursefinders, Inc

Raleigh, NC

01.2018 - Current

Staffing local facilities providing temporary coverage as an RN and working with patients in a home health setting
Duties include working with patients and families with a variety of medical conditions and chronic illnesses, administering at-home IV’s, CVC flush and dressing changes, wound care, initial assessments and admissions and care plans
Collaborating with primary care physicians, pharmacy and providing continuity of care

ACTT Community Registered Nurse

Envisions of Life

Greensboro, NC

06.2021 - 09.2024

Community health nurse providing integrative care and case management of patients in the community with schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorder, major depressive disorders and other psychiatric conditions
Duties include initial assessment on patients, assessing post-hospital discharges collaborating with hospital staff and physicians to assist patients safely back into the community, being the liaison between hospital staff and the ACT Team, collaborating with pharmacy and providing medication management and med-reconciliation for prescription medication, monitoring lab values and evaluating patients for side effects of psychotropic related symptoms such as Parkinsonian symptoms, EPS and tardive dyskinesia (TD), management of diabetes and other co-morbidities, management of psychiatry and primary care physician appointments
Patient education and teaching
Coordinating with the families and caregivers of the patient
Care plan and team cohesion with the psychiatrist, social worker, housing coordinator and the interdisciplinary team
Providing community resources and support
Duties also include weekend on-call for crisis intervention which sometimes includes involuntary commitment of a psychotic patient or one that will potentially self-harm

Registered Nurse

Whitaker Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Residential Facility

Butner, NC

08.2020 - 05.2021

Providing nursing care for children and adolescents with psychological needs in a locked-down facility
Duties include management of staff assignments, scheduling and duties
Decision making during crisis interventions
Providing medical care to patients during a crisis and maintaining care for patients with chronic illnesses, rending care during self-harm incidences and documenting per policy, medication administration and injections including during a crisis, monitoring adverse reactions to medications, crisis intervention, crisis prevention and de-escalation and stabilization
Monitoring vital signs, wound care, group facilitation
Maintaining a safe and secure environment for staff and patients

RN Case Management

Aetna Inc/ CVS

High Point, NC

12.2019 - 06.2020

Case Management including member outreach and inbound calls, managing pre- and post-op cases for follow-up care, assisting with appointments and continuity of care, managing high-cost claims cases, physician outreach and consultation, multidisciplinary collaboration and referrals with hospitals, meet turn-around times and stay in compliance
Organize and implement member appointments, pharmacy medications and collaboration with local and remote pharmacists, aiding with durable medical supplies and medication reconciliation
Patient education and teaching

Registered Nurse

RJ Blackley ADATC (Adult and Drug Treatment Center)

Butner, NC

09.2018 - 12.2019

Charge Nurse responsibilities included delegation of duties to the RN’s, LPN’s, Health Care Techs and the supervision of a 24-bed ward
Other duties include admissions and assessments of acute medical detoxification of patients from opiates, alcohol and other drugs, inpatient treatment and psychiatric stabilization, discharge planning of patients including meeting with the interdisciplinary team for transitioning patients safely back into the community, medication administration and monitoring the administration of Schedule II and Schedule III drugs
Responding to medical emergencies including overdoses and administration of Narcan and other medically necessary drugs
Maintaining a safe drug-free environment for the patients
Education and group facilitation

Registered Nurse, FDA Medical Device Specialist

Convatec Ostomy and Wound Care

Greensboro, NC

04.2018 - 08.2018

Duties included review and evaluated complaints for Medical Device Reporting decisions in accordance with MDR and Canadian pharmacy vigilance requirements
Conduct medical evaluations from patients who have had a sentinel event with a product
Gathering information, communicating with medical professionals, end user, etc., for MDR determinations
Coordinate with complaint handling team to determine if the reported complaint was associated with a malfunction of the product from Convatec, serious injury or death and whether the complaint documentation is complete and accurate
Determine final report ability of complaints per MDR and FDA regulations when team is unable to come to a decision
Escalate any new, unknown risk or hazards for further evaluation and decisions
Conduct Outside of the United States (OUS) report ability evaluations and notify the OUS Regulatory team of reportable events in a timeframe that respects the requirements of that event country
Provide emotional comfort and support to any individual in contact with the team and de-escalate calls using a patient centered model

Registered Nurse

Cone Behavioral Health Psych ED

Greensboro, NC

09.2017 - 04.2018

Acute psych care for IVC (involuntarily committed patients) and Voluntary committed adult, geriatric and child and adolescent patients admitted to the emergency room
Discharge appropriate patients to the behavioral health hospital or home if deemed appropriate
Collaborating with the team psychiatrist and social worker to provide discharge planning
Responding to patients experiencing acute psychotic episodes and maintaining safety
Administration of emergency psych medications
Monitoring restraints according to hospital policy
Attending to whatever comorbidities the patient may have and addressing those needs

Forensics Nurse

Central Regional Psychiatric Hospital

Butner, NC

03.2013 - 08.2017

Care of mentally ill patients on a forensics maximum lock down unit
Restrictive intervention documentation, medication administration with emergency forced medications, lab draws, MD orders and SBAR
Assist MD with physical exams, management of the patients that commit felonious crimes in the community and have been deemed by the courts as NGRI (Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity) or ITP (Incapable to Proceed)
Medical care is provided to these patients including treatment of psychosis, management of prescribed mental health medications as well as any physical medication prescribed
Care also includes forced medications by a medical physician or psychiatrists
Responding to emergencies and staff assistance
Made employee of the month October 2013
Nominated 7 times

Correctional Nurse

Central Prison Hospital/Mental Health

Raleigh, NC

08.2010 - 03.2013

Duties include care of inmates in an acute psychotic state and providing sub-acute care in a hospital correctional setting
Wound care for self-inflicted injuries, monitoring the suicidal patient, MD orders and transfers to outside facilities

Hospice Nurse

Vitas Innovative Hospice Care

Fort Lauderdale, FL

10.2007 - 01.2011

Hospice nurse responsibilities were providing home and emergency room assistance as an afterhours on-call visiting nurse
Duties included meeting the needs of the Hospice patient and their families by responding to emergency room admissions to determine hospice revocation
Duties also included were assisting with emergencies in the home such as difficulty breathing, unmanaged pain, facilitating 24 hour care when death is imminent, DME orders for medical equipment needed, wound care, IV initiation and management, straight catheters for urinary retention and discomfort/pain, managing unresolved pain, death pronunciation and assisting families and patients when death is pronounced by calling the funeral home and the removal of a loved one
Other nursing duties were performed relevant to maintaining comfort
Facility hospice Inpatient duties included medication administration, palliative care and comfort measures, support of families, physician, social worker, Chaplin and team collaboration
Made employee of the month December 2009

Registered Nurse

Plantation Nursing & Rehab/ KIDZ KORNER

Davie, FL

03.2007 - 10.2010

Care of pediatric and geriatric patients in a skilled nursing environment
These patients are in a persistent vegetative state, have congenital anomalies, and near drowning victims
Trach care, ventilator maintenance and care, Foley catheters, IV administration, medication administration, wound care and G-tube parental feedings were some duties

Clinic Nurse

Duke Outpatient Clinic

Durham, NC

02.2010 - 09.2010

Care of patients in a face paced family practice clinical setting: Call intake and response, pharmacy prescription assistance, assessment for possible hospital admission, renewal of orders, and vast variety of POC diagnostic testing

Corrections Nurse

Broward County Jail

Pompano Beach, FL

10.1999 - 02.2008

Float nurse to the detox unit, medical infirmary, mental health/psych lock down unit, clinic and history and physical nurse and clinic nurse duties

Home Health Nurse

Sierra Life Care Home Health Agency

Fort Lauderdale, FL

08.2001 - 02.2007

Home health nursing with home health visits to pediatrics and adults
Duties included wound care, trach care, parental feeding and home infusion

Home Health Nurse

All Metro Nursing Agency

Lynbrook, NY

02.1993 - 08.1999

Home health nursing for adult patients with multiple diagnoses on vents and requiring 24 care

Floor Nurse

Brunswick Hospital

Amity Harbor, NY

10.1993 - 08.1995

Med Surg, Oncology and Orthopedics

Overview

Work History

Registered Nurse

ACTT Community Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse

RN Case Management

Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse, FDA Medical Device Specialist

Registered Nurse

Forensics Nurse

Correctional Nurse

Hospice Nurse

Registered Nurse

Clinic Nurse

Corrections Nurse

Home Health Nurse

Home Health Nurse

Floor Nurse

Timeline

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