Skills:
RN with experience in Acute/critical hospital care, Nurse Coordinator and Supervisor of Ambulatory Care Center, servicing patients residing within the extensive New Community , Utilization Review Coordinator for a large chain of nursing/rehab centers, providing UR services for such specialities as ST, OT, and PT. Home Health Care RN Field Supervisor for CHHA, performing initial patient assessments and monitoring, to determine need for ongoing PCA Services. Medical Assistant Instructor; and Field Supervisor, for students preparing to work within the framework of the healthcare system specifically Medical Assistants and Nurses Aides, working within the Speciality Care Units. Assisted and managed various physicians offices ranging from pediatrics to geratics. Owned and operated a small medical billing/coding company, with great success in reimbursements and insurance appeals. External Nurse Case Manager for a moderate size Skilled Nursing and Rehabilation Center. Nurse Liaison for LTAC; responsible for marketing concept of facility, to area hospitals, targeting mainly ICU physicians, case managers, and social workers, the benefits of LTAC transfer, for those long term patients, slowly progressing, and would benefit from transfer to Select Speciality Hospital, which would provide intensive nursing and therapeutic care. in excess of one-million dollars. Assessment included comprehensive health questionaire and light physical, along with portable, on site EKG, Venipuncture, and Spirometer.