Case Management nurse with 15 + years of health care management and clinical nursing skills. Clinical experience includes general adult health, medical/surgical nursing, oncology, orthopedics, neurology, and occupational health. Background includes extensive insurance consultant experience in case management, managed care practices, medical record and bill review for all forms of commercial insurance. Recently completed a masters in nursing and desire a college level teaching position or corporate training position.
Zurich American Insurance - Schaumburg , Illinois , 7/01 - present
- Field Nurse Case Manager for catastrophic work related injuries throughout Connecticut , Rhode Island and Massachusetts . Worked with injured workers and help to develop an appropriate treatment plan with physicians and therapists to coordinate a successful return to productivity.
- Assist employer customers in establishing disability management programs.
- Involved in the start up of a new program for liability and auto claims nurse file review.
Field nurse Consultant - EBI Companies , Farmington , CT 4/97 - 5/00 (company was sold)
- Manage a caseload of catastrophic injuries working with the patients, employers,and physicians to coordinate and facilitate a successful treatment plan and eventual return to appropriate work following comprehensive rehabilitation.
- Developed the standards and protocol for a successful occupational health management program.
- Dedicated Nurse for catastrophic claims for top customers.
- Developed a preferred provider network of physicians.
- Arranged in-service medical training to claims staff with prominent physician speakers.
- Have maintained an average successful case closure rate of over 100% every quarter.
- Provide training for new case managers.
Medical Case Manager - HealthDIRECT , Farmington , CT 8/96-4/97 (company went out of business)
- Evaluated and recommended appropriate treatment plans and coordinated all medical and return to work services for 80+ injured workers.
- Team leader to a unit of 4 nurses, 2 assistant and support staff.
On-Site Rehabilitation Nurse - Conservco-Traveler's Insurance Company , Disability Management Services , Hartford , CT 6/94 - 5/96
- Called on physicians throughout Connecticut to develop a treatment plan for injured workers. Built successful relationships with physicians, claims staff, and employers, to provide quality service and cost effective case management.
- Attained successful case closure rate of 93%, well exceeding goal.
Pharmaceutical Salesperson - A.H. Robins Company , Richmond , VA 4/83-3/86
- Called on and detailed a full line of prescription drugs to physicians through out Connecticut .
- Winner of the sales training presentation contest.
Clinical Nurse II - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY 6/82-4/83
- Assigned to a genito-urinary surgical unit. Responsible for all aspects of pre and post- operative nursing care, intravenous therapy, chemotherapy, wound care and patient teaching to a daily patient caseload of 5-10 patients.
Registered Nurse - Westchester County Medical Center , 5/81-6/82
- Worked on a medical surgical unit as team leader responsible for all evening and night pre and post-operative patients including open heart, orthopedic, gynecological, and gastrointestinal surgical patients.
University of Phoenix , online, MSN ( January 28, 2002 )
- Completion 1/28/2002 - present GPA 3.86
- Invited to ea member of Sigma Theta Tau, the International Nursing society for academic achievement
Licensure: Registered Professional Nurse:
Connecticut #R48710
New York State #338907
- Orthopedic Trauma, Approach to Fracute Management , Sponsored by the American Association for the study of Internal fixation; April 1999, awarded 16.5 contact hours.
- "Worker's Compensation Case Management", The Nursing Spectrum , January 24, 2000 .
- "Insurance Nursing", the Nursing Spectrum, May 21 2001
- Member-American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants.
