Valerie Lolita Caldwell-Johnson
Baltimore,US
Summary
Dynamic Nurse Consultant with extensive experience at the Department of Human Health Services, adept at aligning clinical standards with regulatory requirements. Recognized for exceptional organizational skills and effective communication, ensuring compliance and enhancing care quality. Proven ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes and streamline processes.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Consultant
Department of Human Health Services
Baltimore, MD
10.2012 - Current
- Drafted and promulgated clinical standards necessary for Medicare and Medicaid participation.
- Aligned CMS quality standards with existing laws while monitoring changes in health care practices.
- Collaborated with CMS teams, HHS divisions, states, and private entities to protect beneficiary care quality.
- Ensured continuous compliance of programs with agency health and safety standards.
Surgical Transplant Coordinator
UMMS
Baltimore, US
10.2005 - Current
- Coordinate care for transplant recipients
- Monitor blood work, review plans of care
- Provide information to private insurance companies and medicare/medicaid for transplant patients for medication, procedures and to assure accurate information is given to determine responsibility payment via medicare A or B
- Maintain forms for United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to maintain accreditation for kidney/pancreas program
- Work with outside agencies to insure compliance with medicare/medicaid guidelines
- Assist physicians in nephrology clinic 1-2 times per week
- Work with multidisciplinary team to provide continuity of cost effective care
- Provide patient and families with ongoing teaching to help patient and family to maintain proper organ function
- Educating patient about proper diet and medication administration to provide optimal outcomes
- Provide proper billing codes (ICD-9) to insure proper billing to diminish waste,error and fraud
- Work with upper management to develop evaluate, review and implement program operations and policies
- Work with drug companies to help assist patient with immunosuppressant medications to maintain organ
- Work with EPIC team for electronic documentation in post transplantation
- To diminish error/duplication and waste with health care materials, test and supplies
Adjunct Faculty
Howard County Community College
Columbia, US
09.2008 - 02.2011
- Clinical and lab instructor for first year nursing students
- Teach students basic nursing skills in clinical environment on a med-surg unit such as bathing, feeding, assessments, nursing documentation in long term and acute care setting
- Serve as a nursing mentor for students
- Work with retention team at Howard Community College for LPN and RN students
- Clinical instructor for student's on an HIV and Infectious Disease unit at University of Maryland Hospital
RN
Northwest Hospital
Randallstown, US
12.2004 - 10.2005
- Provide care in an Adult Intensive Care Unit
- Administering sedation, medications
- Administering insulin drips, anticoagulation, fentanyl, versed, and vasoconstrictor medications
- Provide care for vented patients
- Electronic documentation for proper billing and coding
Clinician I
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, US
06.2002 - 12.2004
- Provide care in the MICU
- Running CVVHD machines
- Monitoring patients on oscillators (vent that gives 100 breaths per minute) and the care needed with this vent such as paralytics
- Administering sedation, medications
- Administering insulin drips, anticoagulation, fentanyl, versed, and vasoconstrictor medications
- Provide care for vented patients
- Electronic documentation for proper billing and coding
School Nurse
City of Baltimore
Baltimore, US
10.2000 - 06.2002
- Provided care for ill children in Baltimore City Public Schools
- Maintain medical records for children with chronic medical conditions such as asthma, ADHD, depression and behavioral problems; administered medications, perform eye and hearing test
- Served as child advocate at IEP meetings (medically) help identify children who benefit from CHIP program (chronic medical conditions and families who had no health insurance for their children)
- Worked with University of MD pediatrics to provide mobile bus for asthmatic children to receive medical treatment and medication for their asthma
- Collaborated with outside pediatricians to provide continuity care for sick children
Team Leader
St. Agnes Hospital
Baltimore, US
01.2002 - 05.2002
- Supervise a team of 12-15 licensed and non licensed staff on a 32 bed Med-surgical unit
- Provide staff evaluations and staffing
- Staff scheduler
- Chart reviews to analyze the necessity, appropriateness, and efficiency of medical services, procedures, facilities, and practitioners in the hospital(unit base), this includes review of the appropriateness of admissions, services ordered and provided, and length of stay and discharge practices, on concurrent and retrospective bases
- Leader of unit base council worked with staff and was responsible for the development of staffing guidelines and initiated staff to work towards self-scheduling at the unit level
- Reviewed with staff and manager productivity reports/plans so staff would have input into the development of the staffing plan
- Worked with manager to monitor staffing effectiveness indicators for the unit on at least a quarterly basis
- Was responsible along with other members of the team to review performance improvement data and would make recommendations regarding how best to take action to improve performance
- The team would help prioritize processes to improve at the unit level
- Before meeting with management with issues and concerns
Education
Master's Degree - Family Nurse Practitioner
Coppin State University
Baltimore, MD07.2005
Skills
- Organizational skills
- Effective communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Ethical practices
Affiliations
Active member of the Engagement Team at CMS
Serve as a mentor for Coppin State University nursing undergraduate students
Volunteer on the Health Committee at Christian Community Church of God
Active member of Greater Westhills Neighborhood Association
Certification
Registered nurse licensure
Reference
Annette Snyder Alpha Zeta 2000 (life member) 410-207-2520
Timeline
Nurse Consultant
Department of Human Health Services
10.2012 - Current
Adjunct Faculty
Howard County Community College
09.2008 - 02.2011
Surgical Transplant Coordinator
UMMS
10.2005 - Current
RN
Northwest Hospital
12.2004 - 10.2005
Clinician I
Johns Hopkins Hospital
06.2002 - 12.2004
Team Leader
St. Agnes Hospital
01.2002 - 05.2002
School Nurse
City of Baltimore
10.2000 - 06.2002
Master's Degree - Family Nurse Practitioner
Coppin State University
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