Keni L Christiansen Resume 2016

Keni L Christiansen Resume 2016

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  Keni L. Christiansen 276-224-5313 3807Candle Ct, Apt 5 Racine, WI 53402 [email protected] Summary: RN with 18+ years of hospice experience; 20+ years of oncology experience; NICU, Neurology, and Hemodialysis experience; in both clinical and management settings. Have been responsible for direct patient care; staff education/training, supervision and management (10 years of management experience); quality assurance and performance improvement; insurance prior authorization. 5/2/2016-Present Community Services Manager Enlivant CBRF Oak Creek, WI Responsible for supervision of care staff and medication passers in a CBRF. Responsible for education, evaluation of new care staff. Responsible for communication with resident’s PCP and third party providers (i.e. hospice, home health). Responsible for overseeing MAR reconciliation and assuring regulatory compliance. 10/12/2015-3/22/2016 Triage RN Dean Clinic-Oregon Oregon, WI Responsible for daily telephone triage for 7 provider Family Medicine clinic—scheduling, medication refills, phone assessment, physical assessment on site, IV fluid administration, therapeutic phlebotomy, patient education, processing forms (i.e. FMLA) Reason for leaving: Move to Racine, WI for personal reasons 10/2014-9/2015 Hospice Director____ Legacy Hospice of the Piedmont Danville, VA Responsible for daily operation of Legacy Hospice services in the Danville/Pittsylvania County and Martinsville/Henry County area. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, budgeting, policy and procedure review and updates, QAPI, hiring and retaining employees, providing employee orientation, physician/resident education, chart auditing, regulatory compliance, direct patient care and documentation, on-call coverage, cost-effective management of all aspects of patient care while providing care/supplies per regulation. Was responsible for relicensure and reopening of the Martinsville office. Reason for leaving: Return to Wisconsin for family reasons 6/2013-9/2014 Clinical Team Leader Carilion Clinic Hospice Roanoke, VA Responsible for staff scheduling and supervision, chart audits, utilization review and performance improvement, regulatory compliance; Attendance and participation in Pain Management Council, Palliative Care Partnership, Hand Hygiene Committee; Backup for payroll Reason for leaving: Recruited for current position
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  8/2012-5/2013 Hospice DirectorHospice of Memorial Hospital Martinsville, VA Responsible for day-to-day operation of hospital-based hospice services: oversight of clinical staff, development and updating of policies & procedures, assuring regulatory compliance, staff education, obtaining contracts, marketing, financial responsibility, community outreach & education, involvement in hospital management meetings & projects, QAPI. Reason for leaving: Corporate restructuring 12/2011-6/2012 Team Director Seasons Hospice Inpatient Unit Denton, TX Responsible for startup and day-to-day operations of the hospice inpatient unit: oversight of clinical staff, development and updating of policies and procedures, assuring regulatory compliance, staff education, contracting & daily interaction with facility staff from sponsoring facility of the inpatient unit, marketing, patient assessments, community outreach and education, direct patient care. Reason for leaving: Son returned from deployment; decided to live in Southeast vs Southwest 3/2011-12/2011 Nursing Supervisor Texas Oncology Irving, TX Responsible for day-to-day clinical operation of 5 physician medical oncology & radiation oncology outpatient practice: oversight of clinical staff, development and updating of policies and procedures, staff education, QAPI, administering chemotherapy, assisting with patient education, direct patient care. Reason for leaving: Opportunity to utilize years of hospice experience to assist with a startup hospice inpatient unit. 10/2008-3/2011 Oncology Nurse Monroe Clinic Monroe, WI Responsible for mixing and administering chemotherapy, patient education, care coordination with outside resources, insurance prior authorization, scheduling test/procedures and appointments, completion of disability/insurance forms, telephone triage/symptom management, administering IV meds for specialty practices—Rheumatology, GI, Infectious Disease Reason for leaving: Moved to TX to assist with care of grandchildren while son was deployed to Iraq. 2006-2008 Telephone Triage/Hemodialysis RN Mercy Health System Janesville, WI 9/2007-5/2009 Hemodialysis RN responsible for patient assessment, accessing fistulas/grafts/central lines to initiate dialysis treatments, set up/tear down of dialysis machines, patient education, monitoring lab results, care coordination with primary care and specialty practices, completion of pre-transplant workup, coordination with organ donor centers, multidisciplinary care planning, supervision of dialysis techs. Reason for leaving: Return to direct patient care 11/2006-7/2007 Telephone Triage for Family Practice. Responsible for triaging phone calls, scheduling appointments/tests/procedures, completion of FMLA/Disability/Insurance forms, care coordination with specialty practices, filling prescriptions, patient education. Reason for leaving: Return to Oncology 1/2006-11/2006 Admissions RN/Clinical Outreach/Community Education HospiceCare, Inc Janesville, WI
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  Responsible for completinginformation visits with potential new clients, completion of admission process for new patients—electronic documentation, arranging DME, meds, supplies, physical assessment of patient,history taking, patient/family education, care coordination with referring physician, communication with interdisciplinary team regarding patient/family needs. Also responsible for clinical outreach to clinics, hospitals, nursing homes, CBRF’s/ALF’s, interns, residents in our service area. Also involved in organization and presentation of ELNEC training and procuring of CEU’s. Also worked for predecessors to HospiceCare, Inc.—Rock Hospice, which became HospiceTeamCare, which merged with HospiceCare, Inc. from 1992-2000 as pool RN, then Team Leader. Reason for leaving: Position was a “pilot program”; pilot ended. 2004-2006 Oncology Nurse Mercy Health System Janesville, WI Responsible for telephone triage for medical oncologist—taking messages, returning phone calls, filling prescriptions, completion of FMLA/disability/insurance forms, care coordination with outside resources for BMT, XRT, etc., scheduling tests/procedures, care coordination with primary care physicians and specialty practices, patient education for new patients to chemotherapy. Reason for leaving: Recruited to pilot a program at HospiceCare, Inc. 1999-2004 Clinical Director Rainbow Hospice Jefferson, WI Responsible for clinical staff oversight—nursing, aides, SW’s, assuring regulatory compliance, staff scheduling, patient scheduling, staff education, preceptor for Madison Area Technical College nursing students, preceptor/non-paid faculty for University of Wisconsin-Madison nursing program, QAPI, direct patient care, community education, clinical outreach, marketing, leadership of interdisciplinary team meetings, insurance verification and prior authorization. Reason for leaving: Return to direct patient care 1980-1999 Oncology RN/Neurology RN Dean-Riverview Clinic Janesville, WI 1994-1999 Oncology RN--Responsible for patient education, administration of chemotherapeutic agents, education of clinic staff, hospital staff, home health, and technical school nursing students. Lecturing at technical school, development and implementation of a cancer support group, care coordination with primary care physicians and specialty practices. Reason for leaving: Oncologist left the practice and desire to obtain management experience 1986-1994 Neurology RN—Responsible for patient assessment/treatment planning/care coordination/followup, in collaboration with neurologists. Development and implementation of a headache clinic and biofeedback lab, telephone triage, scheduling tests/procedures/appointments, assisting with EMG/NCV testing, development of assessment/treatment/education forms. 1982-1994 Oncology Pool RN 1981-1982 Oncology Full-time RN 1980-1982 Allergy RN 1979-1981 NICU RN Rockford Memorial Hospital Rockford, IL Responsibilities included direct patient care of premature and full-term infants including those on ventilators, with chest tubes, umbilical catheters, IV lines, NG tubes. Also including accompanying
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  compromised infants tosurgery and/or procedures, attending high risk deliveries, family education and communication. Reason for leaving: Work closer to home to be available to my children Certifications OCN—2001-2005 CHPN—2003-2007 BLS expires—7/2017 Education St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing Racine, WI August 1975-December 1978 RN Diploma University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, WI September 1975-May 1977 (Required nursing-related courses) Nursing Licensure Virginia 0001243921 (Multistate license/Compact state)