Michelle Bedke
Lincoln
Summary
Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Care Transitions R.N. Complex Case Manager
Bryan Health
01.2021 - Current
- Contribute to safe discharge planning of patients
- Develop relationships with patients, families, and visitors
- Refer patients to appropriate step-down levels of care
- Establish open communication between care transitions and interdisciplinary team members
- Advocate on behalf of patients’ needs and desires
- Develop positive community relationships with alternative facilities and in patient therapy treatment facilities
- Complete care transition reviews
- Informe the care transitions manager/team leader of all major conditions, changes, and emergent situations
- Establish and present single-payor agreements
- Track and chart average length of stay
- Develop weekly long stay meeting spread sheets/graphs
- Mentor new employees and existing staff.
Director of Case Management
Select Specialty Medical Center
01.2021 - 01.2021
- Contribute to the development of hospital policies
- Develop strong relationships with patients, families, and visitors
- Establish positive and effective communication between staff and case management
- Recruit case manager staff in conjunction with Human Resources
- Inform Administrator/CEO of all major conditions, changes, and emergent situations
- Assure department is maximizing insurance reimbursement benefits
- Mentor new employees and existing staff.
Registered Nurse
Select Specialty Medical Center
01.2017 - 01.2021
- Work in collaboration with physicians and therapist
- Admissions and discharges
- Interpret assessments, diagnostic data, labs, and telemetry
- Assessment of patients on ventilators, critical drips, telemetries, wound vacs, TPN and PEG feeding devices
- Transcribe and process medical orders
- Competence in Rapid Response and code events
- Promote quality patient care
- Teaching and counseling patients and families
- Respiratory Therapist Assistant
- Quality Assurance Auditor
- Wound Care Nurse Assistant.
House Supervisor
Tabitha Healthcare Services
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Assist in scheduling and safe house staffing
- Assist staff nurses in decision making and prioritizing patient care
- Assist in staffing education and guidance
- Assist in regulatory compliance and State Surveys
- Maintain professional and ethical standards as outlined by state regulation and nursing competencies
- Actively participate in quality management
- Actively participate with personal cares and treatments for residents and patients
- Actively participate in the development of care plans and treatment goals
- Assist with daily problem solving and assist in maintaining and reviewing accurate documentation.
Nurse Manager
Lancaster Rehabilitation
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Assist Charge Nurses with daily problem solving and decision making
- Coordinate cares for residents
- Quality Assurance Program
- Monitor Infection Control
- Daily chart audits
- Interviews
- Maintain professional and ethical standards as outline by state regulations
- Assist with state surveys
- Establishing communication between staff, providers, pharmacies, clinics, clients, and families
- Manage and monitor daily operation of behavioral unit.
Nursing Clinical Coordinator
Centerpointe Inc.
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Assist agency nurses in problem solving and implementing procedures and guidelines in program operations
- Assist agency in maintain standards of care in compliance with governing regulatory agencies
- Actively monitor and report Quality Assurance Programs and Drug Utilization Reviews
- Maintain professional and ethical standards of care for clients with Severe and Persistent Mental Illnesses and Chronic Drug and Alcohol dependences
- Assistance in obtaining funding for necessary medications and treatment for clients that are indigent
- Establishing communication between staff, providers, pharmacies, clinics, and clients
- Manage and monitor daily operations of psychiatric outpatient clinic
- Monitor staff competencies, provide ongoing education, and competency testing.
Psychiatric Nurse
Lincoln Regional Center
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Maintain professional and ethical standards of assistance for Severe and Persistent Mental Illness patients
- Ensure the patient’s needs are being met through the admission process, during their course of commitment and moving towards a successful discharge back into the community
- Assisting patients' in communication related to their care with their providers
- Assisting with medication compliance, education, and self -administration
- Assisting with education and treatment of medical conditions both acute and chronic
- Triage patients medical/mental health and prioritize and arrange for treatment
- Assist with clinic.
Director of Nursing
Sunrise Country Manor
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Assume the responsibility for maintaining her professional competence through participation in programs of continuing education
- Work closely with all departments, maintaining good communication with them
- Ensure the needs of the residents are being met
- Ensure through preadmission assessment the facility is capable of meeting the needs of potential residents
- Assume responsibilities of the MDS Coordinator
- Monitor staff competencies
- Interview, hire, discipline, direct interventions when necessary and terminate nursing personnel
- Consult with family members regarding concerns and questions
- Participate in planning and budgeting for nursing services
- On-call as necessary
- Actively involved in QA process
- Assist with preparation and survey process
- Must intervene and prevent resident mistreatment and abuse
- Report all resident abuse/mistreatment to APS/DHHS.
Education
Master’s in Nursing Administration and Management -
Aspen University
Aspen, CO01.2020
Associate Degree -
Excelsior’s University
Albany, NY01.2006
Diploma in Nursing -
Southeast Community College
Lincoln, NE01.2001
Skills
- Team Leadership
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Verbal and written communication
- Time Management
- Staff Training and Development
- Staff Management
- Project Management
- Performance Evaluations
- Expectation setting
- Team Development
- Hiring and Training
- Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Certification
- 2023-01-01, Bryam Medical Board of Trustees, Lincoln, NE
- 2023-01-01, BLS Certification, Lincoln, NE
- 2020-01-01, Delta Epsilon Tau National Honor Society, Ocean View
- 2014-01-01, ANCC Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse, Lincoln, NE
- 2011-01-01, Director of Nursing Seminar, Lincoln, NE
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Care Transitions R.N. Complex Case Manager
Bryan Health
01.2021 - Current
Director of Case Management
Select Specialty Medical Center
01.2021 - 01.2021
House Supervisor
Tabitha Healthcare Services
01.2018 - 01.2020
Registered Nurse
Select Specialty Medical Center
01.2017 - 01.2021
Nurse Manager
Lancaster Rehabilitation
01.2016 - 01.2017
Nursing Clinical Coordinator
Centerpointe Inc.
01.2015 - 01.2016
Psychiatric Nurse
Lincoln Regional Center
01.2013 - 01.2015
Director of Nursing
Sunrise Country Manor
01.2011 - 01.2013
Master’s in Nursing Administration and Management -
Aspen University
Associate Degree -
Excelsior’s University
Diploma in Nursing -
Southeast Community College
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