Yashima Smith
Bellflower,CA
Summary
Patient driven Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven history of successfully advocating for patients and working with providers. Focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Gardena Memorial Hospital
Gardena, CA
08.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
Licensed Vocational Nurse Case Manager
Kaiser Permanente - LVN
Harbor City, CA
11.2018 - Current
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Made valuable contributions to care-plan development and patient education processes backed by thorough research into client diagnoses.
- Assures the patient is in the appropriate status and level of care based on Medical Necessity process and submits for Secondary Physician review per policy
- Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and accreditation requirements impacting case management scope of services
- Adheres to department structure and staffing, policies and procedures to comply with the CMS Conditions of Participation and hospital policies.
Case Manager
SnapNurse, Gardena Memorial Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
01.2021 - 07.2022
- Participated in patient and family planning process, as well as provided instructions and addressed questions and concerns
- Participates in the multi-disciplinary care team
- Reviews care and treatment for appropriateness against screening criteria and for infection control, quality services for continued stay, and through discharge
- Responsible for screening new admissions for status/level of care and for assisting with out-of- network patient transfers
- Assesses discharge planning function in conjunction with the social worker for appropriate transition or home care services and needs.
Case Manager/Utilization Review Nurse
Soliant Healthcare
Peachtree Corners, GA
08.2018 - 06.2021
- Completed clinical assessments of members per regulated timelines and determines who may qualify for case management based on clinical judgement, changes in members health or psychological wellness
- Developed and implemented case management plan in collaboration with the member, caregiver, physician and/or other appropriate healthcare professionals and members needs and goals
- Performed ongoing monitoring of the care plan to evaluate effectiveness, document interventions, goal achievement and suggest any changes accordingly
Charge Nurse
Windsor Palms Care Center Of Artesia
Artesia, MS
08.2016 - 01.2019
- Worked closely with MDs, case managers, and social workers to ensure daily operations of outpatient activities.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health and organizational regulations.
- Educated patients and caregivers of various available external resources to support wound management, disease management and medication administration.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient.
- Assessed and evaluated mental health needs, working with multidisciplinary team to initiate, manage and modify individualized care plans.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
- Documented information in patients' electronic medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Soliant Healthcare
Peachtree Corners, GA
08.2015 - 08.2018
- Staffed at various acute care hospitals worked in Med Surg, Labor & Delivery, and Telemetry.
- Safely and effectively perform procedures and techniques involved in the delivery of patient care
- Follows the patient and family teaching plan
- Identifies potentially harmful changes inpatient condition and report these changes timely,
- Plan's a schedule to work independently to complete assignments on a timely basis
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN10.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nightingale College
Ogden, UT09.2020
Skills
- Patient Care Planning
- Chronic disease Management
- Patient and family advocate
- Patient education
- Triage
- Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Software
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Compassionate and Caring
Certification
BLS Certification
ACLS Certification
PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Gardena Memorial Hospital
08.2022 - Current
Case Manager
SnapNurse, Gardena Memorial Hospital
01.2021 - 07.2022
Licensed Vocational Nurse Case Manager
Kaiser Permanente - LVN
11.2018 - Current
Case Manager/Utilization Review Nurse
Soliant Healthcare
08.2018 - 06.2021
Charge Nurse
Windsor Palms Care Center Of Artesia
08.2016 - 01.2019
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Soliant Healthcare
08.2015 - 08.2018
Master of Science - Nursing
Capella University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nightingale College
BLS Certification
ACLS Certification
PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
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