Tina Leng
Salinas
Summary
Compassionate, hard working, and dedicated Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in acute inpatient environment. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Salinas Valley Health
05.2016 - Current
- Admit and discharge patients in a timely manner
- Improve patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans
- Reduce hospital readmissions through effective discharge planning, patient education, and follow-up care coordination
- Coordinate care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services
- Administer medications, track dosages and document patient conditions
- Monitor and record patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects
- Consistently assess and evaluate patients' health needs by coordinating across medical disciplines to create, implement and modify personalized care plans
- Deliver direct patient care, including stabilizing patients and identifying treatment options
- Communicate with physicians or emergency care providers to relay patient needs
- Facilitate patient transitions between different levels of care, ensuring continuity of services and minimizing disruptions in treatment plans
- Utilize critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patient's acuity levels and individual needs
- Assess patients in active drug and alcohol withdrawal and provide interventions to manage physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms
- Care for patients in recovery from medical procedures
- Streamline medication administration processes for increased safety and accuracy during busy shifts
- Assist in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care
- Educate patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options
- Evaluate healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care
Registered Nurse
Providence Hospital
10.2012 - 04.2016
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans
- Provided palliative/end of life care for patients
- Maintained personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions, including: IV administration, wound and ostomy care and catheter insertion
- Developed and adapted individualized treatment plans according to patient recovery goals
- Reduced hospital readmissions through effective discharge planning, patient education, and follow-up care coordination.
- Guided therapeutic communication, conflict resolutions and interventions by deflecting undesirable behaviors to assist patients with developing and amplifying coping skills
- Boosted patient outcomes by prioritizing nursing tasks and assignments and accurately reporting on each patient's status
- Instructed patients, caregivers and families on diagnoses, treatment options and self-management to maintain continuity of care
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care
Claims Processor/Insurance Adjuster
Pilot Catastrophe Services
05.2008 - 09.2012
- Verified claim data correctness in preparation for processing
- Reviewed history records to determine eligibility for services
- Modified, updated and processed existing policies and claim
- Adhered to company and insurance client's guidelines in claims processes, estimate writing and claim closures
- Conducted interviews, gathered detailed information and completed field investigations
- Drafted statement of loss to summarize damages, payments and underlying policy coverage
- Obtained all necessary information to complete proper evaluation of claims
- Identified and collected evidence and determined value to specific claim to properly assess conditions
- Reviewed data to verify validity of claims and determine case management actions.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL05.2012
Skills
- Acute inpatient care
- Family and patient support
- Patient care planning
- Admissions and discharges
- Nursing staff leadership
- Patient satisfaction and process improvement
- Patient education and counseling
- Nursing plan development and modification
- Culturally-sensitive care
- Staff development and preceptorship
- BLS certified
- Chronic Disease Management
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Salinas Valley Health
05.2016 - Current
Registered Nurse
Providence Hospital
10.2012 - 04.2016
Claims Processor/Insurance Adjuster
Pilot Catastrophe Services
05.2008 - 09.2012
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of South Alabama
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