Hospice Clinical Manager Resume Example ALACARE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE

HOSPICE CLINICAL MANAGER

Professional Summary

Experienced RN with 17 plus years nursing experience in the clinical setting and recent management experience. Goal is to increase knowledge and continue to thrive in the ever-changing field of healthcare.

Skills

17 plus years nursing experience using skills in the clinical setting.

Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Homecare-Home Base.

Nurse Educator, holding monthly required hospice education meeting at the branch for nurses and other disciplines.

IDG moderator, leader of IDG meetings for hospice able to operate overhead projector for required meetings.

Participation in marketing role at branch with Care Transition Coordinators as a nurse manager, providing luncheons for physicians and speakers at conferences.

CPR proficient.

Work History

Hospice Clinical Manager, 05/2013 to Current
ALACARE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE – Huntsville, Alabama

Management of the hospice team: RN's, LPN's, MSW, chaplains, hospice aides and volunteers.
Work in collaboration with the medical director to provide physical, spiritual, social, and emotional care to the terminally ill patient and support of the family while under hospice care.
Education, infection control and participation in community relations at the local branch.
Review of each hospice patient for eligibility for Medicare, Medicaid, or Blue Cross and Blue Shield Guidelines.
Review reports from hospice nurses before admitting patient to the branch to ensure meets hospice criteria for admission.
Conduct weekly Interdisciplinary Group Meetings with the hospice team.
Coordination of care meetings with contracted facilities including skilled nursing facilities and hospitals.
Assuring that appropriate medications, supplies, durable medical equipment, and enterals are covered under the hospice Medicare benefit.
Handle complaints from customers at the local branch.
Onsite visits of staff home care aides, and nurse quarterly.
Attend case conference weekly and review home health patients at the local branch for hospice appropriateness and make visits to families to discuss hospice in patients meeting criteria.

Hospice RN, 03/2000 to 05/2013
HOSPICE FAMILY CARE – Huntsville, Alabama

Physical, spiritual, social and emotional care of the terminally ill hospice patient.
Collaboration with other nurses, social workers, medical directors and hospice aides.
Use of various technical skills to manage patients' terminal disease in the field such as intravenous therapy, PICC line, port a catheters, wound care, ostomy care, foley, suprapubic care, etc.
Pain and symptom management of the terminally ill patient in the home, skilled nursing or hospital setting.
Evaluation of patients for meeting Medicare, Medicaid and BCBS/private insurance guidelines for hospice eligibility.
Admittance of hospice appropriate patients.
Company 10 year Recognition Award 2010
Certification as Hospice and Palliative Nurse 2012.

RN PRN Surgical Floor, 07/2000 to 08/2002
CRESTWOOD MEDICAL CENTER – Huntsville, Alabama

RN PRN on the surgical floor caring for the post-operative patient.
Care for various surgical cases and medical from admission to discharge
Float to medical floor and emergency room to work when needed to fill in.
Care for medical and surgical patients with various disease processes.

RN Medical Surgical Floor, 06/1996 to 03/2000
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER NORTH – Guntersville, Alabama

Work with Medical-Surgical patient.
Function as Charge Nurse and serve as Preceptor for Preceptorship Program set up for nursing students.
Work on busy Medical-Surgical floor using various technical skills such as intravenous therapy, central venous catheter, port a catheter management, management of Foley and suprapubic catheters, and care for patients from admission to discharge.
Care for patients with various disease processes.
Education on disease process, medication management, and discharge plan of care.

Home Health Case Manager, 07/1998 to 08/1999
IHS HOME CARE – Guntersville, AL

Care for the home health patient in the home and ALF setting, July 1998-August 1999
Case management of the home health patient from admission to discharge.
Work in collaboration with social worker, occupational and physical therapists, and physicians to provide care for the homebound patient.
Care for the home bound patient in the home or assisted living setting.
Educate on disease management techniques, medications managements, aftercare surgical, observation and assessment, and intravenous therapy management from admission to discharge.

Education

Bachelor of Science: Nursing, 2012
Jacksonville State University - Jacksonville, Alabama

Cum Laude with Special Honors in Nursing

Associate of Science: RN/Nursing, 1996
Wallace State Community College - Hanceville, Alabama
Academic Presidents List 3 Quarters
Academic Deans List 4 Quarters

REFERENCES

Greg Martin
Hospice Administrator
256-415-3116
614 Narrow Lane
New Market. Al 35761

Julie Beard
Nurse Practitioner
212 Jamie Lane
Toney, Al 35773
256-508-6025

Betsy Gulledge
Nursing Professor
Jacksonville State University
243 Wallace Hall
Jacksonville, Al 36265
256-782-8129H
gulledge@jsu.edu

Additional Information

License Registered Nurse 1-080589

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

ALACARE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE
HOSPICE FAMILY CARE
CRESTWOOD MEDICAL CENTER
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER NORTH
IHS HOME CARE

School Attended

Jacksonville State University
Wallace State Community College

Job Titles Held:

Hospice Clinical Manager
Hospice RN
RN PRN Surgical Floor
RN Medical Surgical Floor
Home Health Case Manager

Degrees

Bachelor of Science : Nursing , 2012
Associate of Science : RN/Nursing , 1996

Hospice Clinical Manager Resume Example

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