Kimberly Herr

Risk factor clinic nurse (specialty clinic for advanced lipid treatments).

• Provide patient education in non pharmacological and pharmacological therapies for lipid lowering in high risk patients.
• Collaborate with providers regarding eligible patients for research trials.
• Educate patients on PCSK9i medications and individualized laboratory results in response to therapy.
• Assist providers in office visits including medication monitoring, ordering diagnostic testing and patient education.
• Triage results and refer to providers as appropriate.
• Train patients to self-administer injections for anti-lipid therapy.
• Work with LGH specialty pharmacy and drug manufacturers to obtain prior authorizations and determination of benefits for specialty medications.
• Patient communication: Answer and triage phone calls and MyLGHealth messages. Triage test results

General Cardiology

• Work with designated providers to see patients at outpatient appointments. Reconcile medications, assess symptoms, and educate patients.
• Patient communication and education: Answer and triage phone calls and MyLGHealth messages. Triage results of testing.
• Collaborate with nursing team to manage assignments, staffing changes, and troubleshooting urgent patient issues

Clinical nurse

• Perform nurse visits for phlebotomy, immunizations, medication injections and warfarin management.
• Supervise staff and students learning laboratory procedures.
• Assist with policy and procedure documentation of laboratory procedures.

Prior Authorization Nurse

• Complete prior authorization for medications within Penn State Medical Group-Cornerstone.
• Review prior authorization requests from insurance companies.
• Communicate with physicians and pharmacies to confirm requests and complete prior authorizations.
• Utilize multiple computer programs and applications to synthesize data.

• Administered intravenous medications to patients with neurological diagnosis. Initiated IV therapy via peripheral IV and ports.
• Infused pre meds and treatment medications as ordered.
• Monitored patients for reactions and adverse events caused by medication.
• Communicated with physician and team members to address patient needs during infusion.

• Provided direct care to elementary and middle school students in school health rooms.
• Assessed and triaged injuries and illnesses, administered medication, and performed health screenings.
• Communicated with parents and educators to address health concerns.
• Documented care plans for students with chronic health needs and educated parents, faculty, and students on health concerns.

• Worked with team of nurses to provide primary healthcare services to homeless population.
• Supervised volunteers, assisted physicians with patient visits, administered vaccination clinics to high risk adults.

• Provided direct patient care in acute care setting.
• Floated to ICU units, telemetry, medical and surgical floors.
• Earned ACLS and Trauma certifications.