Wanda K. Beck
Englewood,TN
Summary
Experienced nursing professional specializing in patient care coordination and healthcare management in hospice and geriatrics. Expertise includes clinical assessment, discharge planning, and patient advocacy. Delivers impactful outcomes through team collaboration and effective navigation of complex healthcare systems.
Overview
2
2
Certifications
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
RN Case Manager
Hearth Hospice
Cleveland, TN
05.2024 - 09.2026
- Coordinated interdisciplinary team communication to support timely interventions and consistent end-of-life care.
- Assessed patient status and revised hospice plans of care to align symptom control with clinical needs.
- Documented comprehensive nursing assessments, visit notes, and care updates in electronic medical records.
- Collaborated with physicians to adjust treatment plans and address changes in patient condition.
Director of Clinical Operations
Adoration Hospice
Cleveland, TN
03.2022 - 04.2024
- Managed daily operations of the hospice branch, including staff education to meet quality care standards and daily communication with staff, patients, families, physicians, and other facilities involved in hospice care.
- Directed hospice clinical operations, aligning interdisciplinary workflows with patient care standards and regulatory requirements.
- Supervised clinical staff performance, coaching teams on documentation accuracy, visit coordination, and compliance expectations.
- Implemented process improvements across admissions, plan-of-care management, and service delivery to strengthen operational consistency.
RN Nursing Supervisor
NHC of Athens
Athens, TN
02.2022 - 05.2022
- Administer prescribed medications, both daily and controlled narcotics, noting times and amounts on patients' medication administration records.
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
- Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas, inserting IV and maintaining IV fluids, and performing catheterizations.
- Supervised nurses' aides, providing guidance and support in daily patient care tasks.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to assess patient needs, develop care plans, and implement interventions.
RN Case Manager Hospice
Hospice of Chattanooga
Athens, TN
07.2019 - 07.2021
- Managed physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and families during end-of-life issues.
- Communicated daily with interdisciplinary team, including physicians, social worker, chaplain, nursing assistants, volunteer coordinator, and other hospice nurses to coordinate comprehensive patient care
- Develop and implement individualized plan of care via computerized documentation
- Monitor and document significant changes in the condition of the patient
- Provide in home patient care including, but not limited to, activities of daily living, patient hygiene and pain control
- Provided in-home patient care, including activities of daily living, patient hygiene, and pain control, enhancing comfort and quality of life
- Empathic, coherent communication with patient and family
Licensed Practical Nurse
LIFECARE CENTER OF ATHENS
Athens, TN
10.2011 - 05.2015
- Administer prescribed medications, both daily and controlled narcotics, noting times and amounts on patients' medication administration records.
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
- Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas, inserting IV and maintaining IV fluids, and performing catheterizations.
- Supervised nurses' aides to ensure quality patient care and adherence to protocols.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan care modifications, and implement targeted interventions.
Education
BSN - Nursing
Tennessee Wesleyan College
Athens, TN09.2026
Associates degree - Nursing
LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY
Alcoa, TN05.2019
Associate - Pre-Nursing
CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Cleveland, TN05.2018
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing Pre-requisites
TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Athens, TN07.2007
Skills
- Case Management
- Patient Care
- Care coordination
- Care plan development
- Hospice Care
- Managed Care
- Home Care
- Clinical assessment
- Discharge planning
- Documentation review
- Nursing
- Direct patient care
- Vital Signs
- Documentation analysis
- Experience Administering Injections
- Venipuncture
- Phlebotomy
- Triage
- Critical Care Experience
- Supervising experience
- Home health care
- Management
- Injection administration
- EMR / EHR
- Laboratory Experience
- Home care management
- Resource utilization
- Goal setting
- Caregiving
- Hospital Experience
- LPN
- Clinical assessment
- Patient management
- Care plan development
Certification
RN, Expires: September 2022, State: TN
Additional Information
- Compassion
- Teamwork
- Critical thinking
- Ethics
- Passion for learning
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Medication administration
- Patient assessment
- Electronic health records and documentation
- Recording patient vital signs
- Venipuncture
- IV administration
- BLS certified, American Heart Association
Personal Information
- Title: Registered Nurse, BSN
- Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Timeline
RN Case Manager
Hearth Hospice
05.2024 - 09.2026
Director of Clinical Operations
Adoration Hospice
03.2022 - 04.2024
RN Nursing Supervisor
NHC of Athens
02.2022 - 05.2022
RN Case Manager Hospice
Hospice of Chattanooga
07.2019 - 07.2021
Licensed Practical Nurse
LIFECARE CENTER OF ATHENS
10.2011 - 05.2015
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing Pre-requisites
TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Associate - Pre-Nursing
CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Associates degree - Nursing
LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY
BSN - Nursing
Tennessee Wesleyan College