Judy Lacoursiere
Windsor,ON
Summary
I have been a nurse in the Operating Room for 31 years. I love the fast paced action one can get in the OR. The collaboration between physicians and nurses is unlike anywhere else, I believe. I find myself missing direct patient care with the children and am looking to get back in it.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Auditor Surgical Services
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Detroit, MI
01.2013 - Current
- Responsible for billing and documentation compliance.
- Audit every OR record, usually around 100 plus, daily to ensure chargeable items are captured on the patient bill including but not limited to expensive implants.
- Responsible for having billing codes built for new items or those items missing them.
- Responsibilities also included cardiac catheterization lab.
- Provide educational inservices to OR staff regarding documentation and billing compliance.
- Work collaboratively with other departments within and outside of the hospital, such as materials management, supply chain, cath lab, coding teams and revenue analysis.
Operating Room Staff Registered Nurse
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Detroit, MI
06.1990 - 01.2013
- Collaborated with members of patients' healthcare team to deliver appropriate level of care.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Provided direct support to surgical team during procedures.
- Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Maintained necessary supplies and implants for service.
- Collaborated with team regarding team/service needs, call coverage and scheduling.
- Maintained open communication with surgeons regarding team/case specific needs.
- Actively involved with administration of medications, blood products, room/patient temperature maintenance during surgery and defibrillation.
- Worked collaboratively with entire team, surgeons, anesthesiologists, perfusionists, scrub technicians and nurses.
- Maintained working relationships with many departments throughout the hospital, blood bank, pharmacy, PICU, NICU.
- Worked other services in the OR when not doing cardiac surgery
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Windsor
Windsor, ON05.1994
Associate of Science - Nursing
St Clair College of Applied Arts & Technology
Windsor, ON06.1986
Skills
- Clinical documentation management with regards to billing accuracy
- Clinical expertise as a former employee of the OR proper
- Significant integrity in doing a good job
- Mentor and resource for documentation and billing
- Leadership abilities where staff looks up to my experience
- Excellent time management and prioritization skills
- Clinical abilities with my long OR history
Certification
- Certified Basic Life Support provider
- Certified Advanced Cardiac Life Support provider
- Certified Pediatric Advanced Life Support provider
- Certified currently actively my CNOR certification
Timeline
Clinical Auditor Surgical Services
Children's Hospital of Michigan
01.2013 - Current
Operating Room Staff Registered Nurse
Children's Hospital of Michigan
06.1990 - 01.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Windsor
Associate of Science - Nursing
St Clair College of Applied Arts & Technology
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