Cortney Burger
Calhoun,GA
Summary
A knowledgeable registered nurse experienced in caring for patients in various acute settings. Proactive and resourceful with strong communication skills and a passion for helping others. In-depth experience in training and support of Clinical staff and providers for various EMR/HERs. Proficient in providing at-the-elbow support for all care teams.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical/Physician Informaticist
AdventHealth Gordon Hospital
Calhoun, USA
04.2020 - Current
- Partner with CMO and medical staff to onboard, train, and support providers on Epic EHR
- Epic Certified in Clinical Informatics
- Epic credentialed trainer for Inpatient, Surgical, Emergency, Outpatient, Anesthesia and Pediatric providers
- Traveled across the nation to support providers and nurses within Advent Health organization during Epic's go-live
- Responsible for CMS and Leapfrog PI data extractions and PI projects based on those data findings
- Cerner specialist trainer for Physicians and Nurse practitioners as well as Nurses through September 2022
- Assisted in optimizing health information systems throughout the company by demonstrating advanced knowledge of clinical processes and supporting technology.
- Provided guidance in development, implementation and maintenance of company clinical information system.
Case Manager
AdventHealth Gordon Hospital
Calhoun, USA
02.2019 - 04.2020
- Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists, and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented all patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems
- Identified care needs of individual patients and coordinated responses based on physician advice, insurance limitations and procedural costs
- Documented case notes daily and coordinated follow-up for seamless case management
- Coordinated individualized discharge plans to manage safe transition back into community and home environments
Clinical Nurse Manager
Amedisys
Calhoun, USA
01.2018 - 02.2019
- Manage field staff of RN's, LPN's, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Social Worker and Speech Therapist
- Review documentation of staff to include Oasis start of care, re-certification, physician orders, daily progress notes
- Performs chart audits and other data collection
- Identifies and assigns appropriate clinical pathways, implementation of the plan of care and physicians orders for patients assigned
- Works with professional staff, branch director, referral sources and physicians
- Educated patients and families on treatment, expected outcomes and discharge instructions, serving as advisory resource to patients and families to facilitate recovery.
ICU Charge Nurse
HCA Healthcare Inc.
Cartersville, USA
12.2017 - 12.2018
- Managed nurses and nursing activities in ICU setting, providing comprehensive nursing guidance and maintaining outstanding patient satisfaction and care standards
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement, and enhance treatment strategies
- Educated patients, families, and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management, and lifestyle options
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans
- Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
- Worked as part of an interdisciplinary rapid response team to determine each patient's imaging and assessment needs to develop and initiate appropriate care plans.
ICU Staff Nurse
Gordon Hospital
Calhoun, USA
10.2014 - 12.2016
- Managed nurses and nursing activities in the ICU setting, providing comprehensive nursing guidance and maintaining outstanding patient satisfaction and care standards
- Guided and educated patients and caregivers on diagnoses, disease management, preventative measures, medication use and self-care to foster consistency in care administration
- Performed patient treatment according to urgency of condition while multitasking to ensure effective and safe care to promote better outcomes
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns
- Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes
- Monitored and managed the ventilated patient
- Proficient in hypothermia protocol in post arrest patients
- Recorded patients' medical status and treatment details in electronic charts to accurately document medical care.
- Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent, and geriatric ICU patients.
Cardiac Cath Lab Registered Nurse/Registered Nurse, Interventional Radiology
Gordon Hospital
Calhoun, USA
01.2013 - 10.2014
- Pre procedure patient intake as well as prep and recovery for Interventional Radiology procedures and Heart Cath
- Assist in Interventional procedures by use of moderate sedation and pain control via IV
- Assist in Heart Catheterization procedures alongside cardiologist and recovery of Hearth Catheterization patients including sheath pull and management
- Prep for PET scans with IV starts and glucose monitoring
- Performed fractional flow reserve tests to measure blood pressure and diagnose severity of restriction at blocked areas within arteries.
- Administered diagnostic angiograms, injecting intravenous dye for x-ray examination and using catheters to introduce tools needed for medical treatments.
Clinical Coordinator
Gordon Hospital
Calhoun, USA
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Supervised over 65 employees: Including schedules and payroll as well as kept up with staff certifications, tardy occurrences and absences via Excel spreadsheets
- Charge nurse two days per week
- Responsible for designing and updating a downtime process for the Medical Surgical Unit
- Super user for all Cerner related projects
- Responsible for discharge phone calls to patients to ensure patient satisfaction and follow up care
- Member of the Readmission Prevention team, Hourly Rounding team, VAC committee
- Led the selection and implementation of the Plum A+ pumps at Gordon, led the build of the drug library and built the policy that drove its use
LPN Then RN Staff Nurse/Medical Surgical Unit
Gordon Hospital
Calhoun, USA
01.2001 - 01.2013
- Worked alongside RNs acting in the same capacity with the exception of Charge duties and an RN had to sign behind assessments and cosign blood
- Served as a super user for I-Connect go live
- Served as super user and build committee for I-view, IPOC land CPOE
Nurse Technician
Gordon Hospital
Calhoun, USA
02.2001 - 03.2002
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Provided activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, ambulating, turning and positioning patients.
- Provided prompt and accurate services such as CPR and first aid during emergencies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Capella University
Online02-2025
Associate of Science - Nursing
Excelsior College
Albany, NY12-2011
LPN - Nursing
Dalton State College
Dalton, GA12.2001
Skills
- Case Management
- Cerner
- Navi-health
- Discharge Planning
- Patient Care Coordination
- Epic credentialed Trainer
- Patient Evaluation
- HIPAA Compliance
- Acute Care
- Home Health Care
- Homecare Homebase
- Staff education and training
- Patient histories
Certification
- Registered Nursing License
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
- Chemotherapy Certified
- Tuberculin Skin Testing Certified
- Crisis Prevention Intervention educated
Timeline
Clinical/Physician Informaticist
AdventHealth Gordon Hospital
04.2020 - Current
Case Manager
AdventHealth Gordon Hospital
02.2019 - 04.2020
Clinical Nurse Manager
Amedisys
01.2018 - 02.2019
ICU Charge Nurse
HCA Healthcare Inc.
12.2017 - 12.2018
ICU Staff Nurse
Gordon Hospital
10.2014 - 12.2016
Cardiac Cath Lab Registered Nurse/Registered Nurse, Interventional Radiology
Gordon Hospital
01.2013 - 10.2014
Clinical Coordinator
Gordon Hospital
01.2010 - 01.2013
Nurse Technician
Gordon Hospital
02.2001 - 03.2002
LPN Then RN Staff Nurse/Medical Surgical Unit
Gordon Hospital
01.2001 - 01.2013
LPN - Nursing
Dalton State College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Capella University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Excelsior College