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 Joint Care Coordinator
Joined SPMHC:
October 1997
Areas of Interest:
My goal is to do all I can to ensure each patient has a positive surgical experience, receives wonderful care in our Joint Replacement Center, and leaves with knowledge and confidence to continue a successful rehabilitation and recovery. My goal for patients is to enjoy life and their mobility, doing things they couldn't do before because they were limited by pain and arthritis.
Certification & Professional Activities:
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certified
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certified
National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses
Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
Education & Training:
Nursing School: Madison Area Technical College, Reedsburg, Wisconsin - RN Degree 1998
Sarah Assists Patients By:
- Assessing your needs at home, including caregiver availability
- Coordinating scheduling for preoperative total joint class and verifying appointments for medical testing
- Serving as a liaison for coordinating preoperative care between your doctor's office, the hospital, and the testing facilities, if necessary
- Verifying that you have made an appointment, if necessary, with your medical doctor and have obtained the preoperative tests your doctor has ordered
- Assessing and planning for your specific care needs
- Coordinating your discharge plan to outpatient services, home, or a sub-acute facility
- Assisting you in getting answers to insurance questions
- Acting as your liaison throughout the course of treatment from preoperative through postoperative discharge
- Answering questions and coordinating your hospital care with Joint Replacement Center team members
- Answering questions and directing you to specific resources within the hospital.
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