Mineola, New York, United States
• Provide one-on-one private duty nursing care to pediatric patients with complex medical needs in home and school-based settings. • Perform ongoing comprehensive assessments to monitor medical status, functional abilities, and safety needs. • Deliver skilled nursing care including medication administration, seizure monitoring, and chronic condition management in accordance with individualized care plans. • Collaborate with families, educators, case managers, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care across settings. • Advocate for patient needs while supporting family education, adherence to care plans, and optimal health outcomes. • Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation in compliance with agency standards, state regulations, and HIPAA requirements. • Demonstrate strong clinical judgment, autonomy, and time management in an independent practice environment.
Participates in center-based quality and performance improvement program consistent with service and departmental programs. Educates the patient and family to facilitate and promote healthy adjustment to new or changed health patterns. Evaluates the patients progress toward attainment of expected outcomes. Implements interventions identified in the plan of care. Develops a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes. Participates in designated activities related to standards and regulations of relevant outside agencies. Provides emergency care in accordance with the Centers policy. Participates in quality improvement programs and activities that promote patient, family/caregiver, physician and staff satisfaction. Utilizes resources to meet individual learning needs and promote professional development in clinical practice Demonstrates knowledge of the NYUMC Service Standards and incorporates into the performance of responsibilities. Identifies expected outcomes and anticipates unexpected or adverse outcomes as individualized to the patient. Participates in clinical inquiry and activities to foster an evidence-based practice. Collaborates with the members of the interdisciplinary team and promotes collegial relationships. Analyzes assessment data to determine diagnoses. Maintains an awareness of current evidence-based practices and uses research data applicable to patient care. Engages in self-assessment and participates in activities to promote own professional growth and development. Participates in coordination of unit activities to provide patient care in a healing, humane and caring environment. Collects patient healthcare data systematically and, on an on-going basis, using appropriate assessment techniques and instruments..
Performs an age specific plan of care for designated group of patients using the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care. Assesses gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and neurological health status; determines mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, and skin condition and adjusts plan of care, as appropriate, assesses level of pain and pain management; communicates/documents patient’s physiologic health status and plan of care; Develops patient outcome statement (s) and establishes individualized patient goals; Implements the plan of care; maintains constant vigilance over patients care to ensure that safety precautions/needs are followed (side rails up, call lights and bedside; uses appropriate methods of documentation according to departmental policy; provides discharge instructions to patient and significant other; evaluates care provided for patient outcome.Performs grade I-IV Decubitus Care; performs preventive skin care measures; applies simple dressings, maintaining principles of aseptic technique; performs irrigations, consistent with Facility procedure; performs other procedures related to skin care, as necessary. Administers medications correctly and safely; correctly identifies medication in terms of action, dosage, side effects, and implications for the patient; meets standard on medication administration examination; demonstrates preparation of local solutions.Administers and documents medication correctly; educates patients and significant others related to drug and food interactions; communicates assessment data in an orderly fashion by recording, updating and verbalizing pertinent information to care team members and to appropriate agencies; recognizes and utilizes health teaching opportunities and resources /materials available for this teaching
• Submit authorization requests for scheduled services to payers, including all necessary clinical documentation. • Perform insurance verification and pre-registration for patients with upcoming appointments. • Proactively follow up with payers to ensure authorization determinations are received in a timely manner. • Escalate authorization delays or issues to leadership to ensure services are not delayed. • Maintain accurate documentation of all authorization activity in internal systems. • Collaborate with clinical departments and schedulers to resolve any pre-service clearance issues. • EPIC System Schedules, confirms, re-schedules and cancels appointments for both new and existing patients. Represents physicians by screening incoming telephone calls; recording & transmitting messages; scheduling, receiving, announcing scheduled patients, arranging referrals, scheduling appointments for consultations, x-rays, lab tests, physical therapy, MRI's, CT scans, etc. Prioritized physician productivity by maintaining calendars; scheduling patient appointments; physician consultations; professional and research meetings. • Provided pre-visit documentation, pre-certifications, or authorizations for medical services as needed, and/or a referral if required for Physician. • Transcribing dictation, preparing medical reports & summaries, patient histories, operative notes, manuscripts and correspondence; managing projects. •Prepares charges and payments for submission to the billing office, identified delinquent accounts for collection activities. Reviews status of accounts with a physician to determine next steps. • Serves and protects the health care community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards. •Training Lead for new EPIC System Employees
I hold the Public Relations Manager position on my Love Your Melon Campus Crew. I am in charge of managing all public communications and social media for the Campus Crew. My responsibilites include setting bi-weekly social media goals for the Crew, managing and delegating all Crew-specific social media accounts, tracking and informing Crew Members about social media performance, and coordinating and capturing new content for social media posts. My responsibilities also include capturing photos and videos during Giving and promotional events and ensuring all content posted on social media is appropriate and does not infringe on copyrights or trademarks.