Mary Lynn Teeter Guarino, APRN

EMPATH HEALTH  Worked in Palliative Care program 21 years providing empathetic care to patients with advanced and chronic disease. Provided pain and symptom management for patients in the hospital setting, community setting including ALFs and nursing homes, and home settings. Worked with cancer patients, substance abuse patients, patients with multiple psychological issues, and other end-of-life patients. Collaborated with multiple physicians in multiple specialties to provide the best care for patients and families alike. Worked as a team with nursing, case management, chaplains, physicians, surgeons, and management to deliver comprehensive care and improve patient outcomes. FOCUS Health Systems Worked providing care to HIV/AIDS patients in the home setting. Carried a caseload of  25 pts/week throughout Pinellas County, delivering personalized nursing care including IV therapies, comprehensive care, and complex medication management. Collaborated with PCPs, CMs for team approach.