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Clinical Expertise

At Medical Solutions Plus, we know that healthcare staffing plays a crucial role in the delivery of quality patient care. That’s why our Clinical Team of full-time, in-house RNs are always available to you as a resource. We’ll take the time to personally meet with your Unit Managers and develop a thorough understanding of your facility’s hiring expectations, technical requirements, and cultural values. 

Depending on your facility’s needs, our Clinical Team can help you: 

  • Conduct interviews
  • Review Traveler files for optimum placement
  • Evaluate Traveler performance and address personnel issues with Travelers as needed
  • Manage processes to maintain and update policies
  • Retain a database for monthly Joint Commission reportables 
  • Function as site managers for job actions
  • Develop and implement educational tools and resources for your staff

Proven Quality Results: 

  • Medical Solutions Plus has a 95% fill rate and a 96% contract completion rate
  • Our facilities evaluated 95% of our Travel Nurses as “rehirable”
  • 26% of our Travel Nurses were rated as “perfect,” with all criteria exceeding standards
 

 

 

Our Clinical Team

 

AMBER BARNA 
BSN, RN, Director of Quality & Clinical Services

A registered nurse for roughly 20 years, Amber held several leadership positions within a large hospital system before joining Medical Solutions. Currently, Amber manages a clinical team who interview and oversee the performance of approximately 2,200 contingent clinicians working in facilities nationwide. She also meets with hospital partners to develop an understanding of their hiring expectations and cultural values. She earned her BS in Nursing from the University of Saint Mary and her BS in Business Management from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. 

 

KIM ROBINSON
BSN, RN, Manager of the Clinical Nurse Management Team

Prior to joining Medical Solutions, Kim was an ER Nurse Supervisor at a major Magnet facility in Council Bluffs, IA. She also has several years of nursing experience in various specialties, including Med/Surg/Neuro/Ortho and Cath Lab/Interventional Radiology. Kim received her BSN from American Military University and her ADN from Iowa Western Community College.

 

NATALIE OLSON
BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse Manager

Natalie has hospital and clinical nursing experience in several specialties, including Ortho/Neuro, Telemetry, Intermediate Care, Medical/Surg, and Cardiology. Prior to joining Medical Solutions in 2015, she was a Nurse Analyst and Medical Review Nurse. Natalie earned her BSN from Clarkson College.

 

ANN LANE
RN, Clinical Nurse Manager

Ann has hospital and clinic nursing experience in several specialties, including Medical/Surgical, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, and Geriatrics. Prior to joining Medical Solutions, she was a Nurse Analyst and Medical Review nurse. Ann earned her ASN from Iowa Central College.

 

BROOKE COPPOCK
RN, CEN, Clinical Nurse Manager

Brooke Coppock joined the Medical Solutions team, bringing with her several years’ nursing experience in the ER. Prior to Medical Solutions, Brooke was a nurse supervisor and educator at CHI Health Mercy Emergency Room in Omaha, NE. Before that, she worked in the Step-Down Unit at Bergan Mercy Medical Center. Brooke received her ADN from Iowa Western Community College. Brooke is a certified ER Nurse and a qualified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner.

 

MELISSA NGUYEN
MPH, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse Manager

Melissa Nguyen joined the Medical Solutions Clinical Team in 2017. Melissa has had previous nursing experience as a Transplant Nurse coordinating heart, liver, lung, pancreas, intestine and kidney transplants throughout the U.S. as well as working as an Organ Procurement Nurse for organ donation. She also worked as a Certified Infection Control Nurse and Certified Nephrology Nurse for both inpatient and outpatient dialysis. Melissa earned her BA in Biology from the University of Northern Iowa. She received her BSN from Creighton University and an MPH from Des Moines University.

 

TERIM DORTCH
RN, BSN, CPN, CPEN, Clinical Nurse Manager

Terim joined the Medical Solutions team in 2018. Prior to Medical Solutions, Terim worked as the ED Clinical Nurse Supervisor at a major Magnet pediatric facility in Omaha, NE. A former Travel Nurse, she is an experienced pediatric trauma and Med/Surg nurse leader. Terim received her BSN from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

 

LISA HOPPE
RN, Clinical Nurse Manager

Lisa recently joined Medical Solutions. Lisa’s nursing experience includes working in the OR at OrthoNebraska and the Med/Surg floor at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA. She also worked as an RN and LPN at Children’s Respite Care Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Lisa received her ADN from Iowa Western Community College.

 

 

About Medical Solutions Plus

Medical Solutions Plus, a division of Medical Solutions, is an industry-leading managed service provider for healthcare facilities. The company offers a streamlined approach to healthcare staffing with customized workforce solutions.

Nationwide, Medical Solutions Plus has helped healthcare facilities gain efficiency, control labor costs, and enhance patient care standards by finding ideal contingent clinicians. 

Medical Solutions Plus Benefits

  • Extend your talent acquisition reach through our nationwide network

  • Control staffing costs by streamlining inefficient processes 

  • Work with a dedicated Account Manager who can offer customized workforce solutions based on your needs

  • Ensure quality and save time by integrating our internal Clinical Team into your hiring process

  • Easily manage your contingent staffing activity through our web-based technology, the MSP Portal.

  • Drastically reduce costs associated with turnover

  • Minimize your risk in hiring contingent staff with a consistent credentialing process  

  • Increase fill rates and completion rates

  • Convert temp to perm staff with our help

  • No additional fees associated with our MSP

We Believe

  • The shortage of qualified, caring clinicians is one of the greatest challenges facing the healthcare industry today. We are part of the solution.
  • Quality clinicians are pivotal in the transition to value-based care.
  • By embracing change, we solve problems faster.
  • Like hospitals, we own the responsibility to eliminate preventable clinical errors.
  • Through process efficiencies and fair market value, we help our hospitals improve patient care.
  • Our collaborative business approach strengthens the value we produce for hospitals, the clinicians we source, and our affiliate partnerships.
  • Optimum job matching creates opportunities to convert temporary staff to permanent employees.

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