Heidi Flatau
Perham
Summary
Experienced and dedicated Registered Nurse with experience providing compassionate care in both acute and outpatient settings. Strong focus on collaborative teamwork and commitment to achieving positive patient outcomes. Excited about the prospect of a new opportunity to apply exceptional nursing skills as an RN Oncology Program Coordinator.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Opioid Management RN Health Coach
Astera Health
02.2023 - Current
- Works with patients with addiction and dependence on opioids maintain or start medication assisted therapy using Suboxone
- Provide case management for these patients both with physical and emotional needs
- Performs initial assessment and intake obtaining social, medical, mental health, substance abuse and medication history.
- Collaborates with MAT treatment care team as needed and for all scheduled appointments
- Provide education and assessment to patients looking to access MAT treatment programs
- Assess and monitor patients in the induction, stabilization, and maintenance phases of treatment in scheduled appointments or via telephone calls
- Provide ongoing management, education, and support of patients in all phases of treatment. This includes scheduled appointments, routine labs, medication teaching, monitoring, film/pill counts, pending refills and prescriptions to providers
- Follow State and Federal guidelines in providing care to opioid dependent patients in collaboration with prescribing physicians and pharmacy.
- Complete accurate and detailed documentation
- Assisted in develping the Suboxone Bridging Program with my partner RN. This program was developed with funds obtained through the Astera Foundation. The Suboxone Bridging Program provides funds for suboxone patients who are experiencing a lapse in insurance coverage to cover the cost of their suboxone prescription. This ensures treatment continuity and helps prevent relapse.
- Participates in quarterly Wadena and Ottertail County Opioid Taskforce meetings
- Participates in quarterly Chemical Health and Multi Drug Prevention Coalition (CHAMP) of Wadena County
- Ongoing education through PCSS, Stratis Health Echo series, and Grayken Institute
- Opioid Management work
- Prepares controlled substance refills for providers to sign by reviewing patient charts and accessing the MN Prescription Monitoring Site.
- Routine chart audits to review patients who meet criteria for the addition of narcan to their medication list. Education is completed with these patients in person or through telephone calls
- Collaborated with Steve Rummler Hope Network to secure 40 kits of nasal Narcan to distribute to Astera patients who would need to cover the co-pay for this medication
- Coordination with providers and patients for all controlled substances for questions or concerns
- Participation in Astera's Opioid Stewardship committee
- Collaboration with telephone nursing, family practice team members, behavioral health, social work, and therapies as needed to best meet the needs of our patients
Registered Nurse
ICU, Essentia St. Mary's
09.2014 - 02.2023
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise coordinated treatment approaches
- Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult and geriatric ICU patients, medical/surgical, pediatric and post-partum patients
- Provided physical, emotional, spiritual, and social support of patients and their family members while on comfort care
- Managed care from admission to discharge
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes
- Assisted with intubation and stabilization post-intubation, ventilator management
- After-hours PACU monitoring of surgical patients
- After-hours outpatient infusion management
- Part of the trauma and code blue team
- Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices
- Educated patients, families, and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols
- Supervised new employees and student nurses to promote adherence to established patient care standards and practices.
Registered Nurse, ICU
Sanford
05.2008 - 09.2013
- Provided care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, continual renal replacement therapy, intra-aortic balloon pumps, left ventricular assist devices
- Assisted with intubation, central line and arterial line insertion
- Care of immediate post-operative open heart, angiogram, post-arrest patients
- Charge nurse, circulator RN-part of STEMI, rapid response, and code blue team
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans
- Provided physical, emotional, spiritual, and social support of patients and their family members while on comfort care
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols
- Supervised new employees and student nurses to promote adherence to established patient care standards and practices
Education
Nursing, BSN -
North Dakota State University
Fargo, North Dakota05.2008
Biblical Studies -
Association Free Lutheran Bible School
05.2003
Skills
- Written and Verbal Communication
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Patient education
- Multi-Tasking
- Critical thinking
Timeline
Opioid Management RN Health Coach
Astera Health
02.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
ICU, Essentia St. Mary's
09.2014 - 02.2023
Registered Nurse, ICU
Sanford
05.2008 - 09.2013
Biblical Studies -
Association Free Lutheran Bible School
Nursing, BSN -
North Dakota State University
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