Therese Schmidt
York,PA
Summary
Working as a home health nurse for the last 17 years for a wide range of medical problems to patients of different backgrounds. Give compassionate care to all patients. Certified case manager and manage a case load of 20-35 patients at a time and oversee the care of an LPN and CNA. Often called upon by supervisors and upper management to deal with difficult cases.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Wellspan VNA York
York, PA
08.2005 - Current
- Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing changing conditions
- Educate patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Train new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Provide direct patient care
- Administer medications via oral, IV, peg tube, monitored responses.
- Implement medication and IV administration via picc lines, ports, and central lines
- Advocate for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Lead a successful team comprised of RNs, LPNs and ancillary staff.
- Manage quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease, LVADS, CABG and coronary artery disease, COPD, and diabetes.
- Provide exceptional care to patients needing complex care such as extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Maintain quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
- Teach patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Advise patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
Registered Nurse
Wellspan Health- York Hospital
York, PA
06.2004 - 08.2005
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
- Conducted patient assessments, recorded vitals and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.
- Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
- Guided patients, caregivers and family members on plans of treatment and helpful resources available locally to support care.
- Worked with intubated and ventilated patients, monitoring and reporting on conditions to maintain stats within optimal levels.
- Personalized bedside care and interactions based on cultural backgrounds of different patients.
- Protected critically ill patients from unnecessary risks by limiting visitors, using proper PPE and using strong infection control procedures.
Education
Diploma in Nursing - Nursing
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
Lancaster, PA06.2004
Associate of Applied Science - Medical
Central Penn College
Summerdale, PA05.1999
Skills
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Diet and Nutrition
- Accurate Documentation
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Preventive Healthcare
- Patient Examination
- Chest Tubes
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- PICC Lines/Ports and central lines
- Healthcare Personnel Supervision
- Liver Transplants/kidney transplants/LVADS
- Cerebrovascular Accidents
- Admissions and Discharge Processes
- Wound Management including wound vac application
- Student Precepting/New employee precepting
Certification
- Certified Case Manager
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Wellspan VNA York
08.2005 - Current
Registered Nurse
Wellspan Health- York Hospital
06.2004 - 08.2005
Diploma in Nursing - Nursing
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
Associate of Applied Science - Medical
Central Penn College
- Certified Case Manager
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