CAROLYN BURTON-KIDD, RN, BSN

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Rahway, NJ 07065

732-***-****/ Cell :732-***-****

Email: abi8rc@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

*/****-******* **** *** Management-Clinical Service Coordinator-Regional

Conducts assigned clinical system audits at different long term care facilities to

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promote regulatory compliance.

Coordinates with the Administrators, Director of Nurses, and Department head to

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implement system-wide clinical programs and policies and procedures to ensure

compliance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations and promote

efficient clinical practices.

Provides consultative leadership and support to assigned facilities as appropriate.

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Reviews nursing home medication pass process and provides feedback.

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Assist with educating staff on policy and procedures such as SBAR and InterAct

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Assists facilities as assigned with mock surveys and during state surveys.

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Assist with developing and implementing plans of correction

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Reviews reported issues and complaints relative to clinical matters

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2008-2014 Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital- Director of Nursing; Rahway,

NJ

24-Hour responsibility of the long term care unit sub-acute rehabilitation unit.

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Directly responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, and implementing all the

functions of the facility in accordance with Federal, State and Local regulation.

Other duties include recruitment and retention, addressing resident staff and family

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concerns, conducting meetings with nursing departments and other members of the

interdisciplinary team, developing, implementing and reviewing policies and procedures

that reflects applicable standards of care, monitoring and evaluating staff performance, and

conduction of investigations reporting as required by the DOH.

2007- 2008 Regent Care –Director of Nursing; Hackensack, NJ

• 24-Hour responsibility of a 180-bed long term care facility.

• Directly responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, and implementing all the

functions of the facility in accordance with Federal, State and Local regulation.

• Weekend administrative coverage.

• Daily duties includes completion of daily staffing hours, nursing PPD and acuity report

• Other duties include recruitment and retention, addressing resident staff and family

concerns, conducting meetings with nursing departments and other members of the

interdisciplinary team, developing, implementing and reviewing policies and procedures

that reflects applicable standards of care, monitoring and evaluating staff performance, and

conduction of investigations reporting as required by the DOH.

2005- 2007 Delaire Nursing and Convalescent Center – Assistant Director of Nursing / Acting

Director of Nursing; Linden, NJ

• 24-Hour responsibility of a 240-bed long term care facility

• Directly responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, and implementing all the

functions of the facility in accordance with Federal, State and Local regulation.

• Daily duties includes completion of daily staffing hours and management report.

Nursing PPD and acuity report, staffing and census report.

• Other duties include recruitment and retention, addressing resident staff and family

concerns, conducting meetings with nursing departments and other members of the

interdisciplinary team, developing, implementing and reviewing policies and procedures

that reflects applicable standards of care, monitoring and evaluating staff performance, and

conduction of investigations reporting as required by the DOH.

2004-2005 Visiting Nurse of New York – Coordinator of Care; New York, NY

• Responsible for coordinating and providing high quality, multi-disciplinary health

services for the elderly, and HIV patients

• Daily duties includes assessing the physical, social and psychological needs of the

patients, and monitoring their clinical status, while reporting clinical findings and outcomes

to the primary care physicians

2003-2004 Correctional Medical Services – Director of Nursing; Newark, NJ

• 24 Hour responsibility of a 15 bed infirmary and over 600 inmates within the prison

system. Responsibilities included conducting clinical rounds with the Medical Director,

collecting, trending and analyzing data for reports, recruitment, scheduling, annual reviews,

and providing emergency medical intervention to the inmates.

2002-2003 Bellevue Hospital – Associate Director of Nursing; New York, N.Y.

• Assisted Vice President of Nursing with planning, organizing, coordinating an

implementing the policies and procedures of the facility in accordance with JCAHO

regulations. Responsibilities included supervising directors, staff nurses, nurse’s aides and

ancillary staff.

• Other duties include staffing and scheduling and conducting clinical round to ensure

that staff was in compliance with regulatory guidelines. The clinical departments included

Medical, surgical, Obstetrics, pediatrics, Emergency rooms and the ICU’s (Medical,

Surgical, Neurological, Pediatrics and Neonatal).

1995-2002 Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center – Nurse Manager New York, N.Y.

• Directly responsible for the management of the clinical and environmental issues of

the units.

• Developed policies and procedures, and criteria for the Dementia unit.

• Worked collaboratively with other disciplines to create a structured program for the

Dementia unit.

• Assisted with implementing clinical pathways and policies and procedures for the sub-

acute unit.

• Conducted full house PRI assessment for the facility.

• Weekend Administrative duties for the 850 bed facility.

1996 -1998 Columbia Presbyterian Hospital - per Diem Registered Nurse, New York, N.Y.

• Responsible for the provision of quality care to patients on Medical/Surgical units,

MICU, SICU, NUERO ICU, PACU, Kidney Transplant, and Endoscopy Unit.

• Provided nursing care to patients requiring both clinical and technical interventions

such as venipuncture, TPN, blood transfusions, wound management, peritoneal dialysis,

and insertion of intravenous lines.

1994- 1995 Interfaith Medical Center – Patient Care Coordinator, Brooklyn, NY

• Assumed 24-hour administrative responsibility for a 40-bed Medical-Surgical Unit

within an acute tertiary medical facility.

1994- present Mt Sinai Hospital- per Diem RN, (Medical/ Surgical & Geriatric Unit)

1990- 1994 Metropolitan Hospital- Staff RN (MICU, SICU, CCU)

1989- 1990 Park Plaza Hospital – Staff RN (Step Down Unit), Houston, TX

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Texas Houston TX

SKILLS/CERTIFICATION: BLS, ACLS, MDS- 2.0, PRI, Committee/ Professional

Affiliation: ANA, NYSNA, AACN, And NYSONE

REFERENCES: Available upon request.

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