Debbie Valdivieso
Novato
Summary
Healthcare professional with focus on case management and patient care coordination. Adept at developing and implementing comprehensive care plans tailored to individual patient needs. Recognized for strong team collaboration and adaptability in dynamic healthcare environments.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Marin Health Medical Center
11.2023 - Current
- Managed comprehensive care plans for diverse patient populations, ensuring tailored interventions and follow-ups.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate patient services and optimize continuity of care.
- Conducted thorough assessments to identify patient needs, facilitating timely access to appropriate resources.
- Educated patients and families on health management strategies, enhancing self-care capabilities and treatment adherence.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Assessed and examined patients and documented history of current and previous conditions, diseases and injuries along with medications currently being taken.
- Liaised with physicians regarding patient needs, performance and changes.
- Negotiated with suppliers and vendors to procure medical equipment, supplies and services.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
RN-Provider Liaison
By The Bay Health Hospice
07.2021 - 11.2023
- Caring advocate: clinical and empathic support for patients and families during the transition from curative care to home hospice.
- Delivered patient-centered care, ensuring comfort and dignity for terminally ill patients.
- Educated patients and families on hospice services, medications, and coping strategies.
- Provided in-service nursing education for the community facilities of Marin County.
- Provided support for patients'' families during difficult medical decisions or end-of-life care, serving as a liaison between the healthcare team and loved ones.
Clinic & Assisted Living RN Director
Sequoia Living - The Tamalpais
11.2019 - 07.2021
- Managed the clinic team, assisted living team, and was responsible for the care of over 250 independent residents and 22 assisted living residents' safety, health, and wellness.
- Led the clinical team through the COVID pandemic in a highly regulated environment, in close partnership with the infection prevention team, MDPH, and one-on-one directly with patients in the COVID unit.
- Assessed patient conditions and collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to optimize care strategies.
- Strong collaboration with the clinical interdisciplinary team for patient care plan design, and significant patient and family contact and communication.
- Contributed to interdisciplinary team meetings by presenting relevant clinical data about patients'' progress toward reaching established goals of care.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
Clinic Nurse
Sequoia Living - The Tamalpais
2018 - 01.2019
- Assessment, implementation, and evaluation to provide safe, ongoing patient care.
- Medication management and understanding of the pharmacology of critically ill patients: med passes, medication boxes, and MD order collaboration. Special focus on medication safety for patients with dementia, blindness, or other cognitive diagnoses.
- Primary phlebotomist for the unit.
- Extensive experience in managing frequent, patient, emergency situations.
- Complex wound care: assessment and treatment of ulcers, burns, lacerations, skin tears, ostomies, and creating care plans to enable healing and prevent recurrence.
- Current, 2022: On-call RN for clinic and SNF.
SNF Charge Nurse
Sequoia Living - The Tamalpais
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Responsible for managing and maintaining safety for a 20-bed unit of patients. Support for patients and families through the death and dying process.
- Medication management for patients of all levels of care.
- Writing and carrying out care plans for patients to improve their health and wellness.
- Triage with MDs and nursing leadership on a regular basis in emergency situations.
SNF Charge Nurse
Petaluma Post-Acute Rehabilitation
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Responsible for the health and wellness of 15 to 25 patients per shift.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Promoted a safe working environment by adhering to infection control policies and regularly reviewing safety protocols.
- Managed medication administration protocols, ensuring accuracy and safety for all patients.
- Coordinated discharge planning, collaborating with patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure seamless transitions of care.
Lead State Disability/Medical Records Release Clerk
Kaiser
01.2003 - 01.2019
- Lead clerk for managing coding, releasing patient disability claims for Kaiser Marin.
- Excellent patient and customer service care coordination.
- Coordinated interdepartmental communications to streamline workflow between teams.
- Utilized strong multitasking skills to manage multiple priorities and tasks, ensuring timely completion of each assignment.
- Supported administrative staff with timely completion of daily tasks, ensuring smooth office operations.
- Trained new clerks on company procedures and software tools effectively contributing to their integration into the team.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
College of Marin
Greenbrae, CASkills
- Direct patient care
- Goal setting
- EMR / EHR
- Emotional intelligence
Certification
- California RN License No. 95088808, valid through May 20, 2027.
- BLS Certified, American Heart Association, valid through 2027.
- Skin Wound Ostomy Certification for Nursing.
- Alzheimer Disease certification No 96153. NetCe continuing Education 15-hour certification program,
- Lifelong member of Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society-College of Marin.
Timeline
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Marin Health Medical Center
11.2023 - Current
RN-Provider Liaison
By The Bay Health Hospice
07.2021 - 11.2023
Clinic & Assisted Living RN Director
Sequoia Living - The Tamalpais
11.2019 - 07.2021
SNF Charge Nurse
Sequoia Living - The Tamalpais
01.2016 - 01.2018
SNF Charge Nurse
Petaluma Post-Acute Rehabilitation
01.2016 - 01.2017
Lead State Disability/Medical Records Release Clerk
Kaiser
01.2003 - 01.2019
Clinic Nurse
Sequoia Living - The Tamalpais
2018 - 01.2019
Associate of Science - Nursing
College of Marin