Tobey Bartel

Community Unit School District 303 - St. Charles, IL, United States

Registered Nurse

Assess and care for all students, grades pre-school through 12th grade. Administer daily medication and assess for illness. Care for minor illnesses and injuries as well as medically fragile students. Work with the school staff to identify health needs for children and community health issues. Contact parents for issues as well as make sure all children have their immunizations and health physicals up to date.

Northwest Community Hospital (North Shore) - Arlington Heights, IL, United States

Acute Care Registered Nurse

Acute care staff nurse for the oncology and pulmonology floors. Precept students and new graduates. Provide bedside nursing care for patients including assessments and medication administration. Provide for all of patient’s nursing needs and help with emotional and spiritual needs as well as advocate for patients and their families. Work with the team of doctors, social workers and case managers to provide appropriate discharge planning for patients to reduce readmission.

Northwest Community Hospital (North Shore) - Arlington Heights, IL, United States

Clinical Care Coordinator

Worked in bed placement placing patients from all portals of entry into the hospital such as the emergency room, surgery, direct admissions and procedural admissions. Familiar with Milliman guidelines and status patients according to their diagnosis for observation or inpatient admission. Communicated directly with the floors’ charge nurses to ensure safe and clinically correct patient placement. Communicated any staffing issues as well as patient safety concerns with the supervisor. Spoke with doctors about potential admissions and troubleshot any issues with their incoming patients. Worked with a team of people as well as our system, ‘Care Logistics’ to ensure quick admissions as well as efficient discharges.

Northwest Community Hospital (North Shore) - Arlington Heights, IL, United States

Acute Care Registered Nurse

Acute care staff nurse for the float pool. With few exceptions, trained and worked on every unit in the hospital. Provided bedside nursing care for patients. Precepted students and new graduates. Member of the hospital’s Ethics Committee. Co-chaired the Shared Governance and Education committees. Advanced to a leadership position of Clinical Resource Nurse. Planned and facilitated unit skills lab with other committee members and coworkers.

Sherman Hospital - Elgin, IL, United States

Medical Social Worker

Social worker for a twenty-four bed, sub-acute rehabilitation unit. Planned and implemented discharge plans for patients. Plans included transferring patients to extended care facilities, acute rehabilitation units, acute hospitals, assisted living, home with home health care and hospice placement. Worked with a team of nurses and doctors to carry out “care plan” meetings with patients and families. Documented and complied with Medicare requirements. Recorded and entered data and statistics on the computer for unit admissions and discharges. Performed assessments on all patients upon admission and worked with patients and families on a variety of issues including grief counseling, end of life issues and placement concerns. Worked with community resources to further assist patients with meals, transportation, and caregivers. Supervised student social work interns for school years 2003-2005 from the University of Illinois