RN Case Manager Resume Samples

Description :

1. Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
2. Oversee and managing 23 clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism.
3. Liaisioning between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
4. Providing DHS (department of health services) with corrective action plans.
5. Developing patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnoses.
6. Ensuring the efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens.
7. Experience with various medical conditions including Parkinson's, dementia, diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer's.
8. Collecting blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing.
9. Liaisoning between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
10. Maintaining all confidential personnel files, license and cpr compliance records.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Management

Education

Associate

Description :

1. Started employment as skilled RN providing home health care under the direction of several case managers.
2. Coordinated care of patients with physicians and necessary community resources.
3. Oversaw, managed number clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism.
4. Supervise CNA's LPN's and RN staff in caring for the special population of patients debilitated from cancer and toxic disease processes from nuclear radiation and uranium mining.
5. Pharmacological, non-pharmacological management treatment of various disorders and diseases.
6. Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in medical records. Delivered high-quality and compassionate treatment to indigent and low-income patient community.
7. Provided palliative care in outpatient settings ranging from assessment to development and implementation of care plans.
8. Sound, ethical and independent decision-making ability consistent with medical protocols.
9. Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments.
10. Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment and maintained patient flow. Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

BS

Description :

1. Review activities that take place during a patient's hospital stay and/ or in a home or community setting to include a review of evidence that care is being delivered at the appropriate level.
2. Review evidence that discharge planning began at admission or start of services.
3. Coordinate discharge planning needs with the facility, health services providers and patient.
4. Review continued need for inpatient days with the authorized length of stay extensions, if appropriate, based on patient's acuity requiring acute, observation, skilled unit or rehabilitation stays.
5. Review cost and/or hospital stay data to determine stop-loss attachment level status.
6. Communication with other health plan case managers for follow up needs with documentation in the health service's system.
7. Facilitate provider contact as needed to coordinate a patient's care needs.
8. Identify high-risk patients for case management and work with a patient, physician and other health care providers to establish a plan of care to meet the patient's individual needs.
9. Provide telephonic and/or face to face follow up with patients for case management services once discharged from the facility.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

ADN

Description :

1. Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in medical records.
2. Conducted screening, diagnostic treatment, and rehabilitative and supportive services.
3. Developed and maintained quality care systems and standards, including but not limited to, creating and improving medical protocols/guidelines.
4. Disciplined, energetic employee who quickly establishes rapport with patients and colleagues.
5. Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments.
6. Treated patients with strokes, head traumas, comas, and intracranial hematomas.
7. Provided behavioral/emotional support and supervision for those with dementia and Alzheimer's.
8. Managed caseload of 20 clients, providing education, treatments, iv therapy, venipuncture, and wound care.
9. Assisted patients with multiple chronic diagnoses including COPD and asthma.
10. Monitored conditions of assistive devices maintained a neat and orderly work area.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

Associate

Description :

1. Responsibilities delivering high-quality and compassionate treatment to the intellectually developmentally disabled patient community.
2. Performing all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments.
3. Acting as a patient advocate and implemented total patient care through an interdisciplinary team covering 16 individuals on the caseload.
4. Coordinating with doctors and registered nurses to develop care plans for patients.
5. Work involved providing for the assessment, care, and treatment of patients.
6. Responsible for the provision of oversight of the delivery of nursing care necessary to meet the health care needs of persons served.
7. Responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, care intervention, evaluation and documentation of health care needs and/or issues of the people served.
8. Responsible for reporting health care needs and/or issues to the appropriate person and creating care plans that accurately and definitively direct the implementation of all necessary care.
9. Checking meds from pharmacy to ensure accuracy and reported problems as needed.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Executive

Education

BS

Description :

1. Providing professional nursing services and supervise the provision of nursing services to hospice patients.
2. Performing nursing services in a variety of care settings and roles, including but not limited to case management, admissions or on-call.
3. Responsibilities include following up and interacting with patients/families/caregivers concerning hospice plan of care, and outcomes.
4. Assisting in developing, implementing, evaluating and updating individualized care plans.
5. Applying specific criteria for admission and re-certification to hospice care.
6. Establishing appropriate levels of care and assist the physician in determining patient's eligibility for hospice.
7. Providing initial and ongoing support, instruction and education to the patient/family regarding the disease process and end of life care.
8. Working closely and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, supervise, instruct and evaluate hospice aides in providing nursing care to patients, according to the regulatory guideline.
9. Participating in the education and marketing of hospice services for referral sources and the community as requested.
10. Responsible for performing all duties of the RNAC on an as needed basis.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Executive

Education

MS

Description :

1. Traveling to patient homes and provides skilled nursing care within the established plan of care.
2. Reviewing, sets-up, and administers medications as necessary per the established plan of care.
3. Continually evaluating the patient's condition and the effectiveness of treatments, plan of care, medications, and therapies.
4. Communicating effectively with other disciplines involved in care, supervisors, team members, patients, and family members.
5. Verifying that physician orders for all disciplines are complete, accurate and cover the care and visits provided.
6. Ability to multitask, supervise and delegate appropriately as well as ensuring all appropriate disciplines are involved in care for strengthening and rehab.
7. Coordinating the patient's plan of care for nursing, therapy, social services, and other disciplines and services from the initial assessment to discharge.
8. Ensuring that patient assessment and reassessments are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
9. Coordinating daily stand up meetings to assist in managing and directing rehabilitation and resident care.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Associate

Description :

1. Performs initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of the client's needs.
2. Acts as a case manager for hospice patients, coordinating all patient/family services and prioritizing the patient needs with the members of the interdisciplinary team.
3. Identifies and communicates changes in the patient's condition; informs the physician and obtains new orders as needed.
4. Maintains communication with the patient, family and other members of the home care team to ensure coordination of services and episode management that meets patient goals in a cost-effective manner.
5. Evaluates outcomes of care through performance improvement activities, clinical record review, and other assigned duties.
6. Supervises LPN/s and paraprofessionals providing home care and/or hospice services.
7. Participates in care conferences, staff meetings, and at least quarterly in-service programs.
8. Plans for discharge from service or bereavement follow-up after hospice death.
9. Coordinated nursing care for residents by setting work schedules, maintaining adequate staff within given guidelines, delegated floor assignments based on eval of staffing requirements.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Diploma

Description :

1. Empowered members to maintain their wellbeing in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes.
2. Provided routine scheduled care calls to help avoid unnecessary er visits and hospitalizations.
3. Followed up with members to ensure that they had the means to obtain medications, understand what medications to take and knowing how to take them.
4. Educated members of the benefits of preventative health care and keeping regular appointments with their PCP.
5. Engaged members in a collaborative relationship which empowered them to manage his or her physical, environmental and psycho-social health issues.
6. Identified risks, gaps in care to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and emergency room visits by developing an individualized interdisciplinary plan of care for members and families to follow.
7. Collaborated with other members of the "care team" including members' physicians and clinical associates/social workers.
8. Educated member on resources to assist with medication reconciliation and understanding of medical conditions.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

MS (Nursing)

Description :

1. With extensive knowledge of the dying process, successfully served as a case manager providing hospice care to patients in their homes and long term care facilities.
2. Received more written and verbal accolades from patients, families and long-term care facilities than any other nurse on the team, through more than a decade of service.
3. Utilized efficient nursing processes and best practices to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
4. Maintained close relationships with patients and their and families to provide education emotional support.
5. Documented in the medical electronic record, according to Medicare guidelines.
6. Assisted marketing department in maintaining current referral sources and generating new ones.
7. Through excellent customer service, became hospice provider of choice in exceeds expectations for service long term care facilities.
8. Responsible for providing in-home wound care, lab draws, medication teaching, family education, coordination of care plans with the physician, physical therapy, and interdisciplinary team.
9. Accurately perform assessments to devise a comprehensive individualized care plan that meets the needs of the resident; evaluate and summarize plan's effectiveness.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

BA