Paula Teagle
April 2015
Paula
Teagle
,
RN
Clinical Resource Management
Children's Health - Children's Medical Center Dallas
Dallas
,
TX
United States
Paula is the Clinical Manager of the Case Management department. She and her team work diligently each day to manage admission stays, discharge planning and ensuring that patients have all of the supplies and equipment to meet their needs. Paula relentlessly works extra shifts to cover Case Management needs in the Emergency Room, meets with other external customers such as Population Health and Finance to collaborate and partner with initiatives and implement changes within her department to meet the goals of the organization.
Below are a few excerpts from others who have worked with Paula behind the scenes:
"Paula is the content expert in her field. I have had the pleasure of learning so much from her since she and her team transitioned to Acute Care Services." ~ Sr Director, ACS
"Paula has been instrumental in helping the nursing supervisors to understand what to focus on with patient statusing when we were tasked with ensuring patients were admitted in the appropriate status. She has attended several staff meetings to help answer questions and ease everyone's anxiety. Paula demonstrates support in aspects of change management." ~Administrative Supervisors
"Paula is an expert in her field and is never afraid to advocate for appropriate patient care and consideration in spite of meeting resistance at times. She routinely steps up to get the job done. She has a tremendous work ethic yet is an exceptional leader. She promotes the talents of her staff and facilitates their progress within the organization." ~Dr. S
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Recently, Paula was the driving force in one special patient case. A patient at the end of life on an inpatient unit requested to go to her home country so that she would be surrounded by her family and friends when she passed away. Paula immediately arranged the transfer by working with the care team, transport and the admitting department to ensure this request was granted. Additionally, she able to get funding for the transport to alleviate any additional hardships to the family. Paula advocated relentlessly until the patient transferred home.
Below are a few excerpts from others who have worked with Paula behind the scenes:
"Paula is the content expert in her field. I have had the pleasure of learning so much from her since she and her team transitioned to Acute Care Services." ~ Sr Director, ACS
"Paula has been instrumental in helping the nursing supervisors to understand what to focus on with patient statusing when we were tasked with ensuring patients were admitted in the appropriate status. She has attended several staff meetings to help answer questions and ease everyone's anxiety. Paula demonstrates support in aspects of change management." ~Administrative Supervisors
"Paula is an expert in her field and is never afraid to advocate for appropriate patient care and consideration in spite of meeting resistance at times. She routinely steps up to get the job done. She has a tremendous work ethic yet is an exceptional leader. She promotes the talents of her staff and facilitates their progress within the organization." ~Dr. S
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Recently, Paula was the driving force in one special patient case. A patient at the end of life on an inpatient unit requested to go to her home country so that she would be surrounded by her family and friends when she passed away. Paula immediately arranged the transfer by working with the care team, transport and the admitting department to ensure this request was granted. Additionally, she able to get funding for the transport to alleviate any additional hardships to the family. Paula advocated relentlessly until the patient transferred home.