VANESSA BRYANT
Elevance Health Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
Wesley Chapel,FL
1
Certification
17
years of professional experience
Nurse Case Manager coordinates care plans, authorizations, referrals, and resource navigation for 41+ members with complex and chronic needs. Partners with medical directors, physician advisors, and providers to remove barriers to care and align services with benefit coverage. Monitors plan effectiveness and adjusts interventions to keep members on the right care path.
Work History
Nurse Case Manager
1 Year 10 Months- RN care management for members with complex and chronic care needs by assessing, developing, implementing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating care plans designed to optimize member health care across the care continuum.
- Facilitated member access to necessary services aligned with health needs.
- Conducted assessments to identify individual needs and a specific care management plan to address objectives and goals as identified during assessment.
- Implemented care plan by facilitating authorizations/referrals as appropriate within benefits structure or through extra-contractual arrangements.
- Coordinated resources across internal and external networks to address identified member needs.
- Monitored and evaluated care management plan effectiveness, implementing modifications as needed.
- Interfaced with Medical Directors and Physician Advisors on the development of care management treatment plans.
- Assisted in problem solving with providers, claims or service issues.
- Assisted with development of utilization/care management policies
Outpatient Clinic Float Pool Registered Nurse
3 Years 9 Months- Provides Oncology Care to patients including but not limited to:
- Electronic EMR charting using Cerner Application
- Administration of medications using multiple routes including chemotherapy
- Patient education on disease management and symptom management
- Triage of symptoms using telephone and EMR messaging response to patients
- Coordination/collaboration of care between teams such as care coordination, social work, pharmacy, physician, prior authorization departments for testing, prior authorization for medication, physical/occupational therapy
- Hands on skills such as phlebotomy, IV insertion, Central/PICC line care and management, foley catheter care/insertion
- Assisting patients with home care needs from an outpatient basis such as DME
- Assisting physicians and APP’s with running clinic days.
- Maintains all required education per Moffitt guidelines
- Prepared to learn and adapt to new skills/department roles as part of the float team
Staff Registered Nurse Medical Unit
6 Years 10 Months- Utilized critical thinking skills and time management skills while providing proficient nursing care in a hospital setting to medical/cardiac patients.
- Electronic EMR charting using Cerner Application
- Administration of medication using multiple routes
- Skills such as wound care, IV insertion, Central/PICC line care and management, foley catheter care, chest tube care, trache care
- Efficient in use of medical equipment and products pertinent to unit
- Performed complete and frequent patient assessments, recognized changes in patient conditions, adjusting care, initiating protocols, interventions, and advocating for the patient when needed
- Collaborated with multiple hospital teams to optimize patient care/needs including case management, pharmacy, physical/occupational/speech therapy, physicians, dietician and nutrition teams, environmental services
- Gained ability to multitask to ensure sufficient time management.
- Fulfilled role as charge nurse with the responsibility to supervise multiple RN’s and patient care techs/CNA.
- Proficient in post cardiac catheterization care/process
- Patient education of symptom and disease management
- Precepted new nurses and students
- EKG and Arrhythmia interpretation
Staff Registered Nurse Medical/Surgical/Oncology/Hospice Unit
4 Years 5 Months- Utilized critical thinking skills to provide nursing care to the medical/surgical, oncology, and hospice patient
- Electronic EMR charting using EPIC Application
- Administration of medication using multiple routes
- Skills such as wound care, IV insertion, Central/PICC line care and management, foley catheter care, chest tube care, trache care
- Efficient in use of medical equipment and products pertinent to unit
- Performed complete and frequent patient assessments, recognized changes in patient conditions, adjusting care, initiating protocols, interventions, and advocating for the patient when needed
- Gained ability to multitask to ensure sufficient time management.
- Fulfilled role as charge nurse with the responsibility to supervise multiple RN’s and patient care techs/CNA.
- Administration of chemotherapy
- Management and care of hospice patients.
- Collaborated with multiple hospital teams to optimize patient care/needs including case management, pharmacy, physical/occupational/speech therapy, physicians, dietician and nutrition teams, environmental services
- Patient education of symptom and disease management
- Precepted new nurses and students
- EKG and Arrhythmia interpretation
Education
Associates Degree - Nursing
Skills
Case management
Care coordination
Interdisciplinary collaboration
Oncology nurse navigation
Managed care processes
Population health management
Oncology nursing
Patient assessment
Medication administration
Charge nurse leadership
Patient education
Symptom triage
Chemotherapy administration
Telephone triage
Electronic health record documentation
Referral management
Discharge planning
Certification
- RN | Registered Nurse Florida #RN9375181
- BLS | Basic Life Support
- NIH Stroke Certification 2020
Timeline
Nurse Case Manager
Elevance Health Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
10.2024 - CurrentRead More
Outpatient Clinic Float Pool Registered Nurse
Moffitt Cancer Center
01.2021 - 10.2024Read More
Staff Registered Nurse Medical Unit
AdventHealth Carrollwood
02.2014 - 12.2020Read More
Staff Registered Nurse Medical/Surgical/Oncology/Hospice Unit
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center
07.2009 - 12.2013Read More
Germanna Community College
Associates Degree from Nursing
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