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Portrait of Danina Wharton

Honor Society® member

Danina Wharton

Utilization Review Care Manager at Highmark

  • Clarion University of Pennsylvania
  • Registered Nurse
  • Class of 2017
  • McKees Rocks, PA

Member since February 2015

About

Registered Nurse since 10/2008, Cardiac/Stroke staff nurse at Allegheny General Hospital 6/2008 to present
Care Manager/Utilization Review, Medical Management and Policy of Highmark 8/2012 to present
Home care, Field Nurse, former Celtic Home Health Care, 3/2011 to 9/2011
I am a dedicated person, whom loves caring for patients, and overall, making a difference. Throughout my career endeavors, I have learned a lot from managing time efficiently, to better communication including increased articulation skills, to managing special projects, collaborating with a great team for effective and productive work, to meeting expectations and increased standards on a daily basis since healthcare is always evolving.

Education

  • Clarion University

    B.S.N.

    2014 – 2017

Goals and interests

Graduate school interests

Nurse Educator
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Administration

Outside the classroom

spending time with family
spending outdoor time with friends and family
therapeutic retail shopping
reading
riding bike
quiet time for relaxation
yoga
sleeping is good too

Experience

  • Utilization Review Care Manager

    Highmark

    Aug 2012 – Jun 2015

  • Stroke/Telemetry Nurse

    Allegheny General Hospital

    Jun 2008 – Jun 2015

Languages

  • English (US) Fluent