Valerie Aplin
Dothan,AL
Summary
Results-oriented professional with 23 years of experience and a proven knowledge of acute care facility, case management, and clinical services. Aiming to leverage my skills to successfully fill the Registered Nurse role at your company. Experienced nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse/Care Manager
Monogram Health
Dothan, AL
04.2022 - Current
- Work closely with patients’ medical providers to develop and continually adapt care plan, perform in-home care management visits to execute care management plan, monitor biometric data and follow approved protocols for any necessary interventions, inventory and reconcile medications and coordinate with pharmacists and prescribers, perform patient health assessments and surveys as required, deliver individual and group education on CKD, ESRD, dialysis and associated comorbidities, encourage medication and treatment adherence through frequent contact with patients, engage family and social support groups in the education and care of patients, serve as the primary point of contact and be the first call when patients have questions, provide education and coaching around medications, medical conditions, diet, exercise, and lifestyle choices, educate patients and facilitate conversations around proactive care decisions, especially relating to Advance Care Plans and ESRD treatment modalities, obtain vital signs when visiting patient and escalate any concerns to the provider, initiate patient relationships through enrolment and onboarding processes, perform post-op and hospital discharge visits to help patients through vulnerable transitions, review and document patient updates and progress in care management platform.
- Coordinate with dialysis providers to ensure transitions of care are seamless
Vaccination Nurse
LanceSoft/CVS
Dothan, AL
01.2022 - 02.2022
- Registered Nurse responsible for providing informed consent and skilled administration of Covid, Flu, Penumonia and Shingles vaccinations
Nurse Manager
DCI
Dothan, AL
06.2021 - 11.2021
- Managing patient treatment area and dialysis treatments for 100+ patients, overseeing the work production of patient care technicians and licensed nurses, ensuring quality water control, administering medications, completing patient assessments, documenting patient notes, completing required annual training and implementing policy and procedure changes, providing dialysis to patient's with end stage renal disease, ensuring patient's have adequate home medication supply, providing extensive education to patients related to dialysis and dietary restrictions, providing support to families related to adjustments having a loved one on dialysis
- Including all responsibilities of Registered Nurse in dialysis in center setting, aiding in management of company budget while ensuring adequate supplies, completing teammate scheduled, initiating teammate plan of corrections as well as annual performance reviews, compiling information and completing monthly reports to reflect patient quality care, ensuring all checks to maintain patient safety are followed and carried out, completing monthly reports to reflect quality care of dialysis patients, review of patient charts, documenting changes in patient health status, participating in monthly physician rounds and monthly management meetings, completing risk management reviews monthly, managing infection control and vaccinations for patients
Clinic Manager
Fresenius Medical Care
Brundidge, AL
07.2018 - 05.2021
- Managing patient treatment area and dialysis treatments for 35 patients, overseeing the work production of patient care technicians, ensuring quality water control, administering medications, completing patient assessments, documenting patient notes and completing annual training and implementing policy and procedure changes
- Managing company budget while ensuring adequate supplies, completing teammate scheduled, initiating teammate plan of corrections as well as annual performance reviews, compiling information and completing monthly reports to reflect patient quality care, traveling to sister clinics to provide dialysis for patients when staffing issues are present, ensuring all checks to maintain safeness are followed and carried out, review of patient charts, documenting changes in patient health status, participating in monthly physician rounds as well and monthly management meeting, providing dialysis to patient with end stage renal disease, ensuring patient's have adequate home medication supply, providing extensive education to patients related to dialysis
- Additional Roles at Fresenius Medical Care: anemia manager, vascular access manager, infection control manager, medication manager, dialysis access manager and assessment manager
Registered Nurse
Encompass Rehabilitation
Dothan, AL
09.2015 - 03.2020
- Provide patient care and MD ordered treatments, performing wound evaluation and care, ensuring documentation of patient daily assessments, creating personalized plans of care, targeting patient concerns and offering the best solutions, providing wound care, medication administration, providing patient/family education and instruction as it relates to ongoing care in home after discharge, ACE It charting and admission/discharge documentation completion
Registered Nurse
DaVita Dialysis
Dothan, AL
07.2004 - 01.2017
- Registered Nurse Position: involving managing patient treatment area and dialysis treatments for 60 patients, overseeing the work production of patient care technicians, ensuring quality water control, administering medications, completing patient assessments, documenting patient notes and completing training and implementing policy and procedure changes
- Facility Administrator: including all responsibilities of Registered Nurse in dialysis in center setting, managing company budget while ensuring adequate supplies, completing teammate scheduled, initiating teammate plan of corrections as well as annual performance reviews, compiling information and completing monthly reports to reflect patient quality care
- Float Nurse: including all responsibilities of Registered Nurse, traveling to sister clinics to provide dialysis for patients when staffing issues are present
- Clinical Nurse Manager: including all responsibilities of Registered Nurse, managing dialysis clinic from medical standpoint, ensuring all checks to maintain safeness are followed and carried out, completing monthly reports to reflect quality care of dialysis patients, review of patient charts, documenting changes in patient health status, participating in monthly physician rounds as well and monthly management meeting, providing dialysis to patient with end stage renal disease, ensuring patient have adequate home medication supply, providing extensive education to patients related to dialysis
- Additional Roles at DaVita Dialysis: anemia manager, vascular access manager, infection control manager, medication manager, dialysis access manager and assessment manager
Education
Associate in Science (A.S.) - Nursing
WALLACE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Dothan, AL10.2001
Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- NHSN Reporting
- ImmPRINT Reporting
- ACE computer program charting
- CROWNWeb Reporting
- COVID 19 Vaccination
- HIPAA Compliance
- Care Coordination
- Diabetes management
- Vital signs monitoring
- Electronic Charting
- Patient Examination
- Chronic Disease Management
- Needs Assessment
- Documentation
- Patient Assessment
- Team Collaboration
- Patient and family advocacy
- Diet and Nutrition
- CPR Certification
Certification
Registered Nurse
References
- Regina Owens, Registered Nurse, Fresenius, (334) 208-7182, regina.owens@fmc-na.com, Former Coworker
- Miles Duffey, Director Of Operations, Fresenius, (334) 378-8012, miles.duffey@fmc-na.com, Former Manager
- Mona Gautney, Area Operations Director, DCI, (334) 793-3519, mona.gautney@dciinc.org, Former Manager
Timeline
Registered Nurse/Care Manager
Monogram Health
04.2022 - Current
Vaccination Nurse
LanceSoft/CVS
01.2022 - 02.2022
Nurse Manager
DCI
06.2021 - 11.2021
Clinic Manager
Fresenius Medical Care
07.2018 - 05.2021
Registered Nurse
Encompass Rehabilitation
09.2015 - 03.2020
Registered Nurse
DaVita Dialysis
07.2004 - 01.2017
Associate in Science (A.S.) - Nursing
WALLACE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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