Laura Bunte is a registered nurse with over 20 years of experience in hospital settings including labor and delivery, neonatal intensive care, infusion drug administration, triage expertise, and case management. She has held roles in utilization management, quality improvement, and clinical improvement coordination. Bunte is proficient in health records systems like Epic and Cerner. She has a Master's in Nursing Management and Leadership and additional certifications in computer programming and management.

1. Laura Bunte, RN
707 N Hayden Island Drive, Suite #318
Portland, OR 97217
503) 740-6365 Cell
LauraBunteRN@gmail.com
Office based, interventional patient care that required high level or nursing skills, excellent decision making ability, and depth of knowledge
regarding overall patient health.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
∙ Utilization Management ∙ Quality Improvement ∙ Case Management
∙ Labor and Delivery ∙ Neonatal ICU ∙ Infusion Drug Administration
∙ Triage Expertise ∙ Critical Thinking ∙ Performance Measures Provider
ADMINISTRATIVE AND ORGANIZATIONAL
• Proficient with Health Connect Epic and Cerner computer program working multiple computer screens
• Effective communication skills: ability to explain complex details with clarity
• Exceptional organizational abilities: coordinated and structured multiple projects
• Meticulous and diligent style;aptitudeto carry out complex tasks
• Exemplary commitment toward teamwork; history of positiveinteraction with co-workers
• Demonstration of high standards of work ethics
• Excellent supportive&educative skills
• Condense complex information into a precise clinical picturewhile working independently
NURSING EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
RN Kaiser Permanente Portland, OR 2008-2016
Hospital Care Coordination Dept. – Utilization Management RN Review Coordinator
• Collaborated with Care Coordination Team to facilitate timely medical mgmt/UM for routine and complex pts
• Ensured review of pts admitted for appropriateness of level of care status & LOS consistent with CMSguidelines
• Facilitated entries in pt charts that reflect & support definitivediagnoses & coding
• Proficient in MCG (Milliman Care Guidelines)
• Perform Care Coordination duties as needed
Hospital Quality Department - Clinical Improvement Coordinator
• Core MeasureLead for all core measures, both concurrently and retrospectively
• Collaborating with staff to provide quality patient care utilizing core measure standards
• Abstract both qualitative & quantitative information from health records & use the information from health records for
trending reports & identification of areas for prioritization & improvement
• Review the health record concurrently & collect information to identify opportunities for improvement & initiates follow-up as
appropriateincluding presenting to core measure strategy group, facilitating root cause analysis & other performance
improvement tools
• Fundamental knowledge of Quality Standards required by TJC in accordance with CMS
• Process Improvement for VTE, Glucose and Restraints
• Partnership for Patients representative
• HTPP Administrator (HospitalTransformation Performance Program) responsible for
achieving our first $500,000 reimbursement from OAHHS
• Evaluate documentation/information to determine compliance with clinical policy,
regulatory and accreditation guidelines
• Developed core measure training for hospitalnurses in HealthStream
• Monitor QualityNet for pertinent hospitalinformation
• Regulatory Review with participation in tracers for TJC survey preparation
• Proactively and consistently apply theregulatory and accreditation standard to ensure the activities are reviewed and
processed within guidelines
Hospital Float Pool – Labor & Delivery, Post-Partum, Nursery & OB-GYN
• Labor and Delivery with Triage, Antepartum, Postpartum, C-Sections and PACU
• Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate culturally competent patient care
plans
• Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients’ conditions
• Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records in Health Connect

2. • Instruct individuals, families and other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention and childbirth
• Prepare patients for, and assist with, examinations and treatments
Laura Bunte, RN
707 N Hayden Island Drive, Suite #318
Portland, OR 97217
503) 740-6365 Cell
LauraBunteRN@gmail.com
RN Medical Staffing Network (MSN) Portland, Oregon 2001 - 2008
Labor & Delivery, Post-Partum, NICU, & Pediatrics, traveled to various Level 1 to Level III hospitals from Seattle to Salem.
• All responsibilities listed in theprevious hospitalfloat poolposition
RN Kennewick General Hospital Kennewick, Washington 1999 - 2001
Labor & Delivery, Post-Partum& Special Care Nursery
• All responsibilities listed in theprevious hospitalfloat poolposition
RN Kadlec Medical Center Richland, Washington 2000 - 2001
Labor & Delivery, Post-Partum& Special Care Nursery
• All responsibilities listed in theprevious hospitalfloat poolposition
RN Lincoln Hospital Dist #3 Davenport, Washington 1999 - 2000
Staff Development Director
• Created and organized the position of Staff Development Director
• Taught nursing assistant classes of 10-15 for certification/licensure
• Trained nursing assistants
• Created wide variety of teaching methods
• Kept track of 75 – 100 employees continuing ed requirements & all licensure information
• Developed tracking program to keep track of immunizations
EDUCATION
Master’s in Nursing Management & Leadership in Process
Western Governor’s University
LPN, RN
Spokane Community College
Computer Programming Certificate
Spokane Technical Institute
Management Certificate
Portland Community College
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
2004-2008 Sunset Group Realtors, Keller Williams Realty Portland, Oregon
1984-1989 City of Spokane - Computer Programmer Spokane, Washington
1982-2000 Co-Owner of Schmitz & Co Realty & AppraisalServices Spokane, Washington
1978-1982 Intel Corporation - Electronics Production Trainer Aloha, Oregon