Mary Jo Merfeld
Omaha
Summary
Healthcare professional with robust background in delivering high-quality patient care and developing personalized treatment strategies. Known for strong collaborative skills and reliability in dynamic healthcare environments. Consistently adaptable to changing patient needs, ensuring excellent patient care and team cohesion.
Experienced with advanced clinical assessments and patient management. Utilizes evidence-based practices to enhance patient outcomes and optimize care plans. Strong understanding of collaborative healthcare delivery and effective team leadership.
Compassionate Adult Nurse Practitioner demonstrating superior patient examination and care talents. Dedicated professional known for assisting patients in-person, by phone or video chat and through email. Ready to join a new organization supporting patient care and assessing needs.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner
Amwell Medical Group
04.2020 - Current
- Provided comprehensive telehealth urgent care services, ensuring timely and accurate diagnosis and treatment.
- Conducted telehealth urgent care evaluations, offering immediate medical support and treatment recommendations.
- Utilized Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems to efficiently document patient information and streamline clinical workflows.
- Delivered exceptional customer service to enhance patient satisfaction.
- Prioritized tasks to enhance patient outcomes and streamline daily workflows.
- Facilitated effective communication between patients, families, and healthcare teams to ensure comprehensive care.
- Completed patient charts efficiently, ensuring accurate and timely documentation.
- Collaborated effectively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive patient care.
Optum House Calls
UNITED HEALTHCARE
10.2014 - Current
- Perform Health and Wellness assessments in the home consistently achieving >90% visit completion rate
- Conduct Detailed History & Physical
- Perform Point of Care testing to close Star Gaps such as Quantiflo PAD testing, Urine screen for diabetes and kidney disease, POC A1C, FOBT, Hep C with92-100% completion
- Complete Medication review & compare with Discharge Medication List when applicable
- Maintain24-48 hour chart completion,98-100% operational efficiency
- Provide Education for chronic disease states such as CHF, DM, CAD, HTN
- Administer Depression screen such as PHQ9 and assist member with referral to Mental Health Provider if warranted
- Communicate with PCP with any New findings or abnormal results
- Accessing A4me to Assist with community resource referrals for such things as Home Health, meals on wheels, transportation and SDOH needs
- Develop trust and meaningful relationships with our members as evidenced by Member Survey100%
- Mentor New Nurse Practitioners on our team
- Represent Housecalls in a positive, solution oriented manner that incorporates our core Values: Relationships, Compassion, Integrity, Innovation and Performance
- Regularly attend monthly meetings, keep engaged by attending town hall meetings, Sparq, and Sharepoint resources
Nurse Practitioner
HEART CONSULTANTS
07.2011 - 10.2014
- Rounded in the hospital with physician on call and saw patients for new consults, follow-up patients, responded to urgent and emergent situations
- Dictated H/P’s for consults and discharge summaries
- Ordered appropriate diagnostic studies pertinent to the patient with interpretation
- Supervised nuclear, pharmacologic, dobutamine, and stress echo’s in the hospital and office setting
Nurse Practitioner
METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER
09.2007 - 07.2010
- Rounded in the hospital with physician on call and saw patients for new consults, follow-up patients, responded to urgent and emergent situations
- Dictated H/P’s for consults and discharge summaries
- Ordered appropriate diagnostic studies pertinent to the patient with interpretation
- Supervised nuclear, pharmacologic, dobutamine, and stress echo’s in the hospital and office setting
- Performed pacemaker/ICD device checks in ER and hospital setting and reprogrammed after appropriate problem solving
- Performed the majority of follow-up for over650 device patients in the office in conjunction with a part-time RN
- Instrumental in getting Pace Art (a device tracking system) up and running
- Worked primarily with EP physician in device management for pacemaker and ICD follow-up
- Instrumental in pursuing home remote monitoring for device patients
- Trained RN’s and allied personnel how to perform device follow-up/and have been a resource person for problem solving difficult EGM’s etc
- Served as a Preceptor for several Nurse Practitioner students
Nurse Practitioner
THE HEART GROUP
04.2003 - 05.2005
- Under the direction and supervision of the assigned EP and/or general cardiologist, I provided direct patient care services for acute and chronic illnesses through assessment, diagnosis and treatment
- Worked primarily with EP physicians in pacemaker/ICD follow-up as well as arrhythmia management
- Recognized emergent and urgent needs of patient, and implemented care to insure optimal outcomes
- Following assessment, ordered appropriate diagnostic studies
- Interpreted data findings to make appropriate treatment plan
- Prescribe medications and treatment regimens according to current therapy guidelines set forth by the practicing physicians
- Supervised medical/nuclear technicians during all phases of nuclear stress testing
- Interpreted and dictated final analysis of stress test results to primary care physicians
- Proficient at Pacemaker/ICD interrogation
- Traveled to2 outlying clinics to provide pacemaker/ICD follow-up with pacemaker nurse
Education
Master’s of Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner-Certification
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY
Hampton, VA12.1998
Bachelor of Science-Nursing - undefined
LOURDES COLLEGE
SYLVANIA, OH01.1995
Associate Degree-Nursing - undefined
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
Toledo, OH01.1983
Skills
- Interprofessional collaboration
- Clinical judgment
- Telehealth proficiency
- Health promotion
- Quality improvement
- Emergency care
- Diagnostic reasoning
- Chronic disease management
- Psychiatric care
- Healthcare policy
- Advanced pharmacology
- Evidence-based practice
- Effective written and verbal communication
- Diagnosis and treatment
- Medical documentation
- Medication prescribing
- Patient coordination
- Family support
- Preventive care
- Patient triaging
- Diagnostic test interpretation
- Medical histories
- Wellness strategies
- Disease prevention
- Lab results interpretation
Certification
- LICENSED IN IOWA, NEBRASKA & VIRGINIA
- IOWA EXPIRES10/31/2024
- NEBRASKA EXPIRES10/31/2024
- VIRGINIA EXPIRES12/31/2023
Timeline
Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner
Amwell Medical Group
04.2020 - Current
Optum House Calls
UNITED HEALTHCARE
10.2014 - Current
Nurse Practitioner
HEART CONSULTANTS
07.2011 - 10.2014
Nurse Practitioner
METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER
09.2007 - 07.2010
Nurse Practitioner
THE HEART GROUP
04.2003 - 05.2005
Bachelor of Science-Nursing - undefined
LOURDES COLLEGE
Associate Degree-Nursing - undefined
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
Master’s of Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner-Certification
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY
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