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Cheryl Geddes Beech

Minneapolis

Summary

  • Dynamic RN with 27 years as a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist.
  • Possesses excellent clinical knowledge and judgement and use of creative problem solving skills.
  • Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Strongly patient focused

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience

Work History

Ambulatory Clinic RN

Park Nicollet-3850 IMED
05.2023 - Current
  • Provide patient education: medications,injections, inhalers, DME use, chronic disease process and management.
  • Deliver RN skilled care (straight catheterization, wound care, suture/staple removal, immunizations, rooming, etc)
  • Assist walk-in patients and provide triage care as needed.
  • Manage care coordination patient needs.
  • Manage RN Stats for IMED-previously assist with Code Blues for SLP campus
  • Coordinate all aspects of Patient Assistance pharmaceutical applications for low income patients.
  • Address in-clinic needs: Complex and specialized situations, challenging patients, resource for clinicians and staff.
  • Participate in Quality Improvement.
  • Backup for triage Nurses.

RN Care Coordiantor

Park Nicollet-3850 IMED
09.2013 - 05.2023
  • Worked with six clinicians providing care coordination for their patients with chronic conditions and complex needs.
  • Strong emphasis on Diabetes management and education of patients.
  • Served on the IDC Clinical Practice Guideline Committee as the Park Nicollet primary care representative.
  • Participated in the pilot project evaluating the use and efficacy of CGM in the primary care setting with Dr. Richard Bergenstal, Dr. Tom Martens, and Greg Simonson. Poster presentation of results presented at ADA.
  • Assisted with starting and evaluating CGM results with patients.
  • Presenter at three of the IDC Symposiums for Educators on Barriers to Care for People with Diabetes.

Diabetes Nurse Educator

MeritCare and Sanford Health
01.1998 - 09.2013
  • Provided self-management education and disease management for patients with type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes.
  • Started and developed the insulin pump program at MeritCare. Educated staff and provided education and management for patients on insulin pump therapy.
  • Provided education and management for CGM.
  • Coordinated the ADA Recognition Certification Program for MeritCare and Sanford North. Maintained adherence to all standards for the Diabetes Center Education Program Certification.
  • Developed policies and programs for the Diabetes Center Education program.
  • Superuser for the conversion to EPIC.
  • Presented at regional diabetes education conferences

Other RN Roles

Rice Memorial Hospital
05.1983 - 12.1996
  • Diabetes Nurse Educator at IDC Affiliate
  • Nurse Manager of a Medical in-patient unit and Pediatric in-patient unit (54 beds).
  • Assistance Nurse Manager of Pediatric unit.
  • Staff nurse on Telemetry and Medical units


Education

Bachelor of Arts - Nursing

Augustana University
Sioux Falls, SD

Skills

  • Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist for twenty-seven years
  • Skilled in applying adult learning principles
  • Skilled in Motivation Interviewing

Timeline

Ambulatory Clinic RN

Park Nicollet-3850 IMED
05.2023 - Current

RN Care Coordiantor

Park Nicollet-3850 IMED
09.2013 - 05.2023

Diabetes Nurse Educator

MeritCare and Sanford Health
01.1998 - 09.2013

Other RN Roles

Rice Memorial Hospital
05.1983 - 12.1996

Bachelor of Arts - Nursing

Augustana University

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