Natalya Koetsier
@natalyakoetsier
Clinical nurse educator and RN SME specializing in chronic disease, infusion/PICC education, and medication safety.
What I'm looking for
I’m a Clinical Nurse Educator and RN Subject Matter Expert with 25+ years of U.S. and international healthcare experience across staff development, home health and hospice operations, specialty care, clinical workflow implementation, and quality improvement.
In my current enterprise role, I assess clinical practice gaps and turn findings into competency-based education programs, job aids, audit tools, checklists, implementation guidance, and field-facing clinical decision resources.
My education work is grounded in chronic and rare disease support, medication safety, polypharmacy risk recognition, and interdisciplinary collaboration—especially for medically complex patients receiving high-risk therapies. I provide infusion/PICC and home infusion support education alongside wound care and infection prevention, translating patient-safety concerns into practical nursing training.
I also strengthen outcomes through clinical data interpretation and audit-driven improvement strategies, including documentation trend reviews and workflow barriers. Earlier leadership and frontline experience—including interim Director of Nursing coverage and RN case management—keeps my teaching highly operational, patient-centered, and safety-focused.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Clinical Nurse Educator SME
LHC Group / Optum
Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 5 months)
Serves as an enterprise RN subject matter expert supporting staff education, workflow optimization, clinical implementation, and quality improvement across home health and hospice operations. Assesses practice gaps and develops competency-based nursing education resources and field-facing clinical decision tools, with a focus on chronic/rare disease care and medication and infusion/PICC safety.
Quality Assurance Manager
LHC Group
Jan 2024 - Jan 2025 (1 year)
Conducted enterprise-level clinical quality reviews supporting regulatory readiness, documentation integrity, patient safety, and operational consistency. Identified recurring clinical and documentation gaps and translated findings into education opportunities, competency evaluation concepts, and workflow improvement recommendations.
Registered Nurse Case Manager
LHC Group / North Idaho Home Health
Jan 2012 - Jan 2024 (12 years)
Managed medically complex home health patients requiring chronic disease management, post-hospital recovery, medication education, wound care, and infusion therapy support. Provided patient/caregiver education and coordinated interdisciplinary care to support medication safety and safe home-based outcomes, including PICC coordination and escalation for urgent provider or emergency evaluation.
Interim Director of Nursing
Advanced Home Health
May 2019 - Dec 2019 (7 months)
Provided interim Director of Nursing leadership coverage during a facility leadership leave of absence. Supported clinical operations, staff oversight, regulatory compliance, interdisciplinary coordination, workflow management, and quality improvement while maintaining operational continuity and documentation expectations.
Registered Nurse - Surgical
Northwest Specialty Hospital
Jan 2011 - Jan 2012 (1 year)
Provided nursing care in a specialty surgical hospital environment supporting orthopedic, cardiovascular, procedural, and post-surgical workflows. Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams in high-acuity settings requiring sterile technique, close assessment, prioritization, and patient-safety awareness.
OR Registered Nurse & Therapy
Neustrelitz Hospital
Jan 1988 - Jan 2003 (15 years)
Supported perioperative and surgical patient care in orthopedic and cardiovascular specialty environments. Provided care in sterile, surgical coordination-focused workflows with extensive exposure to anatomy and rehabilitation principles, ensuring safe procedural and post-surgical patient management.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Nursing
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), officially evaluated as a U.S.-equivalent degree. Institution and dates were not provided.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), officially evaluated as a U.S.-equivalent degree. Institution and dates were not provided.
Post-Master's Certificate in Business Management in Nursing
Post-Master's Certificate in Business Management in Nursing, Nursing Business Management
Post-Master's Certificate in Business Management in Nursing, officially evaluated/recognized to U.S. standards. Institution and dates were not provided.
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