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B R A N D I B . S U L L I VA N
EDUCATION
September 2003-February 2007 Thomas Nelson Community College
Currently Seeking a Bachelor In Applied Science Degree at Bon
Secours Memorial College of Nursing Graduation December 2016.
-Registered Nurse Accreditation, Clinical rotations in Med-Surgical,
Maternal Child, ED, PACU, Mental Health ,Wound Clinic, and Case
Management.
July 2014- Accredited Case Management Certification
WORK EXPERIENCE
November 15, 2015- Current
Mary Immaculate Hospital
RN Interim Director of Care Management
Provides direct support and supervision to Medical Case
Managers and support staff. Ensured that processes and
procedures not only adhere to standards of various
accrediting and regulatory agencies but also to ensure
patients receive quality, cost effective care, consistent with
clinical appropriateness, regulatory guidelines, and the
community standard of care..
Serves as a liaison and provides support.
Adheres to policies, procedures and regulations to ensure
compliance and patient safety.
Conducts annual performance reviews for Medical Case
Managers.
Maintained quality assurance in helping to reduce readmissions and decrease length of stay.
Coordinated department Quality Improvement and
collaborated activities with other departments to provide
and maintain optimal standards of patient care.
Continued working as Orthopedic Case Manager while
performing all leadership roles.
July 2009- Current
Mary Immaculate Hospital
RN Care Manager
Responsible for Utilization reviews submitted to both Private
insurance and Medicare and Medicaid. Patient advocate who works
closely with Patients, their families, our physicians, Nurse
Colleagues to evaluate and assess the Patients needs and help to
develop a detailed safe plan for Patient once ready to discharge from
Hospital setting. Help to reduce Re-admissions and decrease the
Level of Stay in the hospital setting while providing quality care.
June 6, 2007- July 2009
Mary Immaculate Hospital
Staff RN and Charge Nurse
Responsible for daily care of patients, Patient advocate, wonderful
rapport with colleagues. Managing and leading nurses in the care for
all patients on the Unit.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
July 2009- Current
Case Management, Mary
Immaculate
RN Care Manager
Assesses patient care required throughout continuum of care
for diagnosis, procedures and DRGs.
Communicates with physicians at regular intervals throughout
hospitalization and develops an effective working relationship.
Assist physicians to maintain appropriate cost, case, and
desired patient outcomes.
Coordinate case management functions into the patient care,
discharge, and home planning processes with other hospital
departments, external service organizations, agencies and
healthcare facilities.
Conduct concurrent medical record review using specific
indicators and criteria such as Interqual, Millimans, and MCG
as approved by medical staff, JCAHO, CMS, and other state
agencies. Familiar with Interqual Criteria.
Acts as patient advocate: investigates and reports adverse
occurrences, and performs staff education related to resource
utilization and discharge planning.
.Mobilizes resources as needed, to achieve expected goal to
assist in achieving desired clinical outcomes within the desired
timeframe.
Ensure that patient tests are appropriate and necessary and are
carried out within the established timeframe.
Initiates and presents denial letters, as appropriate.
Complete expanded assessment of patients and family needs
at time of admission. Complete psychosocial assessment.
Assess patients progress through expected hospital course.
Serve as a patient advocate. Enhances a collaborative
relationship to maximize the patients and familys ability to
make informed decisions.
Facilitates interdisciplinary patient care rounds and/or
conferences to review treatment goals, optimize resource
utilization, provide family education and identified posthospital needs.
Collaborate with clinical staff in the development and
execution of the plan of care, and achievement of goals.
Directs and participates in the development and
implementation of patient care policies and protocols in order
to provide advice and guidance in handling special cases or
patient needs.
Coordinates the provision of social services to patients,
families, and significant others to enable them to deal with the
impact of illness on individual family functioning and to
achieve maximum benefits from healthcare services.
Provides education weekly to pre-operative Patients to better
prepare them for their Hospital stay and inform them of
resources in community to help during their recovery period.
June 6, 2007- July 2009
Medical Unit 3B, Mary
Immaculate
Staff Nurse and Charge Nurse
Patient rounding for resolving service complaints and issues
Daily assignment for staff, and placement of admissions, aids
in discharge of patients
Serves as a clinical and administrative role model
Daily patient care with responsibility for up to 7 patients
Communication liaison between nursing staff and physicians and
patients and their families
Maintains policies and procedures
Provides encouragement and opportunities for staff development
Reviews Charts
Monitors labs and test results notifying Physicians of results
Delegates Duties
Inspects Code carts, eye wash station, Pyxis for discrepancies, and
Isolation carts
Serves as a preceptor to new nurses joining our unit
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Member of Health Care Advocates
2005-2006
Member of Future Nurses of America 2006-2007
Frontline Nursing Leaders
2008-2009
Accredited Case Management
2014-Current
