Manager Medical
Resume:
**** ******* **. . **** ******, NC *****
Phone 919-***-**** . E-mail abmgvd@r.postjobfree.com
Isabel Smolen
Objective
To utilize my extensive and varied professional nursing
experience, and exceptional communication and leadership skills in
a challenging, dynamic role.
Highly skilled nursing professional with 24 years of experience in
hospital, home health, and primary care environments.
Established competency in assessment, monitoring, counseling,
education, critical thinking and problem solving.
Excellent communicator and highly effective educator in both
English and Spanish.
Skilled in developing strong interpersonal relationships and
providing exceptional customer service.
Extremely creative, professional, diplomatic, and versatile.
Experienced in use of the Internet, the Microsoft suite of
programs, educational software, applications, and implementation.
Languages
Bilingual/Bicultural with complete fluency in speaking, reading
and writing Spanish.
Education
1984-1986 Broward Community College Coconut Creek, Fl.
Associate of Science in Nursing
? Full scholarship
1974-1975 Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Fl.
Bachelor of Arts in Education
1974 Florida State University
Tallahassee, Fl.
1971-1973 University of Florida
Gainesville, Fl.
Associate of Arts in Nursing Minors: Art; Psychology
? Four-year scholarship awarded through the SAT's.
Professional experience
2009-Present WakeMed Raleigh, NC
OB Educator, Hispanic
? Provide Post-Partum education in Spanish to all Hispanic OB
patients.
? Education of new mothers, fathers, and families on infant care,
nutrition, and safety.
? Lactation education and training with direct hands on patient
care.
? Assist Hispanic patients with completion of Birth Certificate
documentation.
? Write discharge and follow-up care instructions in Spanish.
? Translate for OB Practitioners, Pediatricians, and
Neonatologists assisting in facilitation of communication with the
patients and families.
2008-2009 Franklin Regional Medical Center Louisburg, NC
Radiology Nurse/PICC Nurse
? Nursing care of patients in the Radiology Department; Moderate
Sedation; patient monitoring; assist in biopsies/procedures; IV
placement; PICC placement; patient education.
? Educational presentations on Moderate Sedation and Central
Catheter care at monthly Nursing Orientation.
2007-2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC Chapel Hill,
NC
Out of State Catastrophic Case Manager
? RN Licensure in CA, FL, MA, MI
? Management of Catastrophic cases, providing member education,
coordination of care, and authorizations for Rehab, SNIF, PT/OT,
and durable medical equipment as necessary.
2007-2007 M Hayes
Richmond, Va.
Bilingual Medical Services Consultant
? Workers Compensation and disability case management.
? Coordination of all medical care.
? Schedule and attend medical and diagnostic appointments.
? Provide translation/interpreting services.
? Negotiation of cost saving services.
? Creation of highly detailed case reports.
2006-2007 Healthways
Morrisville, NC
Comprehensive Care Manager
? Clinician on the Heart Failure Home Monitoring Team.
? Telephonically provide patient education and disease management
for the promotion of health and wellness.
? Monitoring of patients daily weight, pulse, and blood pressure
readings, with notification of alerts to their physicians.
2005-2006 Genex Services, Inc.
Cary, NC
Bilingual Field Medical Case Manager
? Coordination of medical care of Hispanic Worker's Compensation
and Disability Cases in the Raleigh and surrounding areas.
? Schedule and attend medical appointments providing translation.
? Coordination and scheduling of specialty referrals, diagnostic
testing, procedures, PT and OT, with attendance at many of these
appointments.
? Creation of highly detailed case reports.
2003-2005 Holy Cross Hospital
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.
Nurse Manager of Radiology Services
? Responsible for management of nursing professionals in the
Department of Radiology, including Interventional Radiology,
Nuclear Medicine/Stress Lab, OP CT/MRI Center, Special Procedures
and Diagnostics.
? Nursing education and orientation, competencies, evaluations,
staffing, monthly staff meetings, and productivity.
? Development of Standards of Care in the Radiology Department.
? Active participation on Moderate Sedation Task Force, Ad-Hoc
Safety Committee, Leadership Team, Heart Walk, and various
symposiums.
2002-2003 Westside Regional Medical Center
Plantation, Fl.
Vascular Imaging RN
? Patient education, informed consent, and documentation.
? Participation in medical device clinical research trials.
? Patient assessment, monitoring, moderate sedation, circulating
and assisting the Radiologist's in Endovascular procedures, and CT
biopsies.
? QA - Tracking, trending, analysis and recording of data.
? IV therapy, contrast injections, and assist with total patient
care in the Radiology Department.
? Cardiac Stress Testing-Patient monitoring and infusion of
medications in Adenosine, Persantine or Dobutamine stress tests.
2001-2002 University MRI Diagnostic Imaging Boca
Raton, Fl.
Clinical Research Coordinator
? Assisting the principal investigator in all phases of clinical
trials.
? Reading/summarizing of protocols, writing and or personalizing
the informed consents, and IRB submissions.
? Recruitment, screening and enrollment of patients in clinical
trials.
? Performance of all study related procedures, completion of case
report forms and maintaining all source documents.
? Attendance at CCRC Prep Course and Investigators Meetings.
1998-2001 Coral Springs Medical Center
Coral Springs, Fl.
Radiology Special Procedures RN
? Monitoring, recording, and administering of moderate sedation in
all vascular procedures, CT biopsies, and other special
procedures.
? Patient screening, enrollment, and obtaining informed consents.
? Staff education and credentialing on IV therapy, safety and
aseptic technique.
? QA-Data collection and analysis.
? 1990-1993 Pool RN in the Emergency Department.
1996-1998 University Hospital & Medical Center Tamarac,
Fl.
Radiology Special Procedure/Cardiac Catheterization RN
? Circulating, monitoring, conscious sedation, medication
administration, and documentation in all biopsies, endovascular
procedures, cardiac catheterizations and chemical stress tests.
? Active in Radiology Department QA - creating forms, collecting
and tracking/trending of data, and creating charts and graphs.
? Dedicated team player in Collaborative Case Reviews and
preparation for JCAHO.
1985-1996 Northwest Medical Center
Margate, Fl.
Emergency Department RN/Admissions-Outpatient CM
? Charge RN - Efficient and effective management of staff to
expedite patient care and smooth running of department.
? Participation in clinical research involving patient
recruitment, screening, enrollment, informed consents,
administering of study medications, completion of CRF's, and
ADR's.
? Instrumental in starting Education Committee offering CEU's.
? Admissions/Outpatient Case Manager: In charge of hospital's bed
control, direct admissions, and collection, tracking, trending and
presentation of all statistics for the Case Management Department.
? Case Manager for the Emergency Department. Provided resolution
of social service issues in the ED, concurrent reviews, discharge
planning, and utilization reviews using Interqual's IS/SI
criteria.
1988-1990 West Boca Medical Center
Boca Raton, Fl.
Outpatient Surgery/PACU/ED/Newborn Nursery RN
? OPS / PACU - Pre and post procedure care of same day surgery
patients, chart preparation and organization, assist physicians
with special procedures.
? IV therapy infusions of Chemotherapy, blood products, and
antibiotics.
? PACU rotations with weekly on-call rotations.
? Part-time employment in ED and Newborn Nursery
Departments-weekends.
1983-1985 University Hospital & Medical Center
Tamarac, Fl.
Admissions Registrar and Bed Control
? Admitting Bed Control/Registrar, while student Nursing.
1977-1983 Broward County School Board Ft.
Lauderdale, Fl
Teacher K-12 and Adult Education
? Adult Education Art Teacher-Taught Watercolor Painting and
Textile Weaving courses.
? Elementary Art Teacher- Initiation of Art Magnet program.
? Substitute Teacher- All subjects-grades K-12.
1976-1977 Duval County School Board
Jacksonville, Fl.
Elementary Art Teacher
? Responsible for teaching Art at four schools grades K-5 with
written grade specific lesson plans, and participation in the
county art shows.
Additional professional activities
Founding member on the Editorial Board of FOCUS, the North Broward
Hospital District's quarterly publication on professional Nursing
practice.. Designed the logo, and member of the Layout/Graphics
team.
Member of the Nurse Practice Council at Coral Springs Medical
Center.
Participation in the Fort Lauderdale Air & Sea Show, and the Honda
Classic as First Aid RN for 3 years.
Participant in Fort Lauderdale's annual Heart Walk and Holy Cross
Hospital's Cardiovascular Symposium.
Super-user for Meditech and Cerner, providing training to Nursing
and ancillary staff.
Professional memberships
ACRP-Association of Clinical Research Professionals
Professional Licensure/Certifications
Registered Nurse Licensure in the states of North Carolina,
Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, and California.
State of Florida Teaching Certificate
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS, PICC placement, Legal Nurse
Consultant.
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