Kristina Price, BSN, RN
Fortuna
Summary
Patient-oriented and compassionate Registered Nurse with fifteen years of experience across many specialties within nursing. Proven record of providing direct patient care, triaging and managing patients via telephone as well as coordinating the interdisciplinary team to strive to provide our patients the dignity and quality healthcare they deserve.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Case Manager, Senior
Elevance Health (Anthem)
12.2022 - Current
- Coordinated with interdisciplinary professionals to develop plans of care and monitor patient status.
- Effectively communicated with physicians regarding patient needs, performance, medications and changes.
- Participated in patient and family planning process, as well as provided education and addressed questions and concerns.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
Registered Nurse, Case Manager
Hospice Of Humboldt
02.2020 - 12.2022
- Completed initial assessments of patients and family to determine and address individual homecare needs.
- Coordinated with interdisciplinary professionals to develop plans of care, administer tests and monitor patient status.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
Registered Nurse
Mad River Community Hospital, Family Birth Center
01.2017 - 01.2020
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Monitors, documents, and communicates mother, fetal and infant status to members of interdisciplinary team.
Registered Nurse, Clinic Nurse II
St. Joseph Hospital
07.2016 - 11.2016
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
Registered Nurse, Case Manager
United Home Care
02.2015 - 08.2015
- Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
Registered Nurse, Case Manager
Community Regional Medical Center
11.2013 - 07.2014
- Special Projects: Assisted the Director of Neurosciences Department in establishing a new case management model to the unit, to streamline our multidisciplinary rounds and formulate the process for more efficient and safe patient discharges.
- Evaluated treatment plans against individual goals and healthcare standards.
- Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.
Registered Nurse, NICU
Valley Children’s Hospital
08.2012 - 08.2013
- Special Projects: -Gathered data through chart audits and then measured the incidence of a medication given for a particular heart condition, to see if there was a correlation between that medication and a rise in incidence of those same patients later developing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
Registered Nurse, Orthopedic Unit
Sutter Memorial Medical Center
06.2008 - 07.2012
- Special Project: Member of the unit’s Partnership Council; discussing, formulating and evaluating solutions for concerns brought to the council from co-workers.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
Nurse Extern
Sutter Memorial Medical Center
06.2006 - 06.2008
- Med-Surg and Family Birthing Center
- Practiced patient care by taking vital signs and providing wound care for patients.
- Supported nursing staff by identifying and reporting changes in patient condition, evaluating safety concerns and assisting with medication administration and various treatment procedures.
Nursing Informatics Assistant
Sutter Memorial Medical Center
04.2004 - 06.2006
- Led, facilitated and attended focus groups and meetings to strategize workflow issues.
- Served as liaison between end-users and health IT team.
- Researched and validated clinical data.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
California State University, Stanislaus
Turlock, CA05.2008
California Board of Registered Nursing
License #728443 Exp 4/30/2024Nebraska Board of Registered Nursing
License #98244 Exp. 10/31/2024Rhode Island Board of Registered Nursing
License #78984 Exp. 3/01/2026Texas Board of Registered Nursing
License #Temp1144673 Exp. 4/16/2024Skills
- Case Management
- Referral Coordination
- Work within full scope of licensure to implement and carry out nursing process: assessment of patient and family needs, development of plan of care, implementation of plan of care, and evaluation of effectiveness and outcome of plan of care
- Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team members to develop individualized plan of care for each patient
- Ensures all standards and requirements of managed care are met according to state and national guidelines
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Case Manager, Senior
Elevance Health (Anthem)
12.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse, Case Manager
Hospice Of Humboldt
02.2020 - 12.2022
Registered Nurse
Mad River Community Hospital, Family Birth Center
01.2017 - 01.2020
Registered Nurse, Clinic Nurse II
St. Joseph Hospital
07.2016 - 11.2016
Registered Nurse, Case Manager
United Home Care
02.2015 - 08.2015
Registered Nurse, Case Manager
Community Regional Medical Center
11.2013 - 07.2014
Registered Nurse, NICU
Valley Children’s Hospital
08.2012 - 08.2013
Registered Nurse, Orthopedic Unit
Sutter Memorial Medical Center
06.2008 - 07.2012
Nurse Extern
Sutter Memorial Medical Center
06.2006 - 06.2008
Nursing Informatics Assistant
Sutter Memorial Medical Center
04.2004 - 06.2006
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
California State University, Stanislaus
California Board of Registered Nursing
Nebraska Board of Registered Nursing
Rhode Island Board of Registered Nursing
Texas Board of Registered Nursing
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