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Jane Berdou, BSN, RN, CRRN
| Current Employment: | Corvel, Disability Management |
| Position: | RN, Medical Case Manager |
| Manage workers compensation injuries, catastrophic injuries, long-term and short-term disability. | |
| ARN Member Since: | 1991 |
| SETX Chapter ARN Member Since: | 1991 |
| Why did you decide to join SETX Chapter ARN? | |
| “I wanted to continue to learn and grow professionally, meet others in the health care field, visit facilities and physicians who provide excellent care, obtain CEUs, and maintain CCM certification. | |
| Awards Received: | Won a scholarship to the Rehabilitation Nursing Review Workshop one year (but could not participate as I had to be out-of-town). |
| Community Involvement: | |
| “I serve as librarian in my Church, volunteer in Red Cross, Red Cross disaster Assessment Team (DAT), and Harris County Community Emergency Response Team (CERTS). I also worked with other volunteers with Hurricane Katrina victims in Houston, and worked with other volunteers in my church to help with clean-up in Orange and Beaumont after Hurricane Rita. | |
| Exceptional Accomplishment: | |
| “Earning my BSN from UT Houston, and a BS in Microbiology. Also, owned, directed, and taught in my Montessori Schools for 13 years, one in Baton Rouge, LA and one in Houston, TX. | |
| Hobbies, Special Interests: | - Kayaking-Galveston Bay Eco Paddle
Group - Pleasure and surveying wildlife in Trinity Bay area - Camping - International folk Dancing - Travel - Grandkids - Museums/History |
| Previous Experience: | - 15 years as RN Medical Case Management - Hospital work in cardiac telemetry, and medical-surgery - Home Health |
| What does Rehabilitation Nursing means to me: | |
| “I enjoy working with patients and health care providers and specialists, as well as research and networking with other case managers to provide opportunities for recovery and return to work (RTW). I enjoy learning all the varieties of injuries, diseases and treatment being coordinated for patients. I enjoy making a difference in recovery and RTW.” | |
| And on a Final Note….. | |
| “I am lucky to enjoy what I do and the people I work with, faith, family and friends.” | |
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