Deborah Nixon

acedk7@r.postjobfree.com

224-***-**** (mobile)

Gurnee, Illinois

Summary

Nurse Manager (BSN) with twenty three years nursing experience.

Strong leadership, clinical assessment, mentoring and communication skills.

Experience

Agency Staff Nurse

Relief Medical Services

Jan 2012 – present

Provides per diem staffing as agency nurse to clients such as Lake Forest Place (skilled nursing) and

Kindred Healthcare (long-term acute care facility).

Resident Services Director

Meadowmere Assisted Living Apartments

March 2012 - November 2013 (1 years 8 months) • Kenosha, Wisconsin

Directed the nursing care of 65 assisted living residents and staff of 20 caregivers/ assistants. Managed

all aspects of hiring, training, and staffing. Management on-call 24 hours /day. Monitored residents for

changes in condition, coordinated with physician and other providers. Maintained charts, medication

administration records, staff training records to meet state guidelines. Infection control manager, as well

as staff education.

Assistant Director of Nursing

Rosewood Care Center Skilled Nursing Facility

June 2010 - August 2010 (3 months) • Northbrook, Illinois

ADON of 125 bed skilled nursing facility. Supervised nursing and caregiver staff. Managed infection

control practices, TB and Flu vaccinations and staff-educational in-services.

Medical Case Management

Trustmark Insurance Company

December 2008 - March 2009 (4 months) • Lake Forest, Illinois

Case management is a collaborative process of assessment, planning, facilitation and advocacy for

options and services to meet an individual's health needs through communication and available resources

to promote quality cost-effective outcomes. Developed and executed plans of care for catastrophic cases.

Provided education and support for patients and families. Conducted successful negotiations with care

providers for high dollar claim cases.

Healthcare Coordinator

Sunrise Assisted Living

October 2007 - October 2008 (1 years ) • Highland Park, Illinois .

Provided nursing leadership/management of an 80 bed Assisted living community. Hired and supervised

nurses and caregivers. Provided training and leadership. Provided quality nursing oversight to residents,

and coordinated care. Communicated directly with family, doctors, and ancillary services as needed.

Healthcare Coordinator Alzheimers Residence

Alterra Healthcare Corporation

June 2007 - September 2007 (4 months) • Kenosha, Wisconsin

Managed nursing services for 40 bed Alzheimer/Dementia residence. Supervised nurses and medical

assistants.

Hospice Case Manager, Team Lead

Hospice Alliance

January 2007 - April 2007 (4 months) • Pleasant Prarie, Wisconsin

Case managed hospice patients in their home. Provided family support and education. Managed a team

of 5 hospice nurses. Collaborated with chaplain, social workers, medical director, and volunteers.

Oncology/Chemotherapy Clinic Nurse

Wheaton Franciscan Cancer Center

May 2006 - January 2007 (9 months) • Racine, Wisconsin

Administered chemotherapy infusions and provided extensive patient education and clinical assessments.

Physician Office/Clinic Oncology Nurse

Northshore Oncology/Hematology Physician Practice

September 2005 - May 2006 (9 months) • Libertyville, Illinois

Large 6 physician medical oncology group practice. Monitored patients during the administration of

chemotherapy infusions.Provided extensive patient education. Performed IV start or port access. Lab

monitoring.

Emergency Room Nurse

St Therese Vista Provena

November 2003 - April 2005 (1 years 5 months) • Waukegan, Illinois

Provided ACLS level of care in a fast-paced, level II Emergency Department. Strong triage and clinical

assessment skills.

Education Coordinator

Lake Forest Place

January 2003 - July 2003 (7 months) • Lake Forest, Illinois

Planned and presented all educational in-services for RN’s and nursing assistants. Provided CPR

Training and AED training.

Maintained all training records. Developed mentorship training and orientation training for all new staff.

Medical Specialist

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

May 2002 - December 2002 (8 months) • Round Lake Beach, Illinois

Product Surveillance, Documented reported adverse events and or product complaints in post-marketing

database. Conducted investigation of reported events. Tracked and reported on trends. Responded to

consumer inquiry regarding product information.

Nurse Corps Officer, LT

United States Navy

July 1989 - March 2002 (12 years 8 months)

Nurse corps officer for 12 years serving in the roles outlined below.

ER & Sick Call Nurse, Outpatient Clinic Manager

United States Navy

January 2000 - December 2002 (2 years 11 months) • Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes

Clinic serving 15,000 recruits monthly. Provided emergency room and Clinic Sick Call, serving 600

hospital staff and 900 Corps School students.

Nurse Manager Medical/Surgical Unit and Same Day Surgery Unit

United States Navy

January 1998 - December 1999 (1 years 11 months) • Great Lakes Hospital, Great Lakes, Il

Supervised a 47 bed Medical/Surgical Infectious Disease Unit and Ambulatory Procedure Unit.

Responsible for the supervision of 12 RN’s, and 17 corpsman. Implemented individualized professional

development plans for nurses and corpsmen.

Senior Instructor, Class Advisor

Unites States Navy

January 1995 - December 1998 (3 years 11 months) • Navy Hospital Corps School, Great Lakes, IL

Responsible for the classroom, laboratory, and clinical instruction and management of approximately 720

Corps School students. Evaluated an additional 600 students in varied clinical skills laboratories. Earned

designation as Master Trainer Specialist, responsible for advising and mentoring junior instructors.

Hospital Nurse, Float

United States Navy

January 1991 - December 1995 (4 years 11 months) • Naval Hospital, Millington, TN

Worked in the following areas: Med/surg, ICU, ER, Mother /baby, and mental health. Strong clinical

assessment skills. Ability to work in a variety of clinical settings.

Education

University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio

Bachelor's Degree

BSN Registered Nurse

1989 - 1991

Received BSN in Nursing. Graduated with Honors.

Virginia Commonwealth University

Bachelor's Degree

Political Science

1981 - 1984

Received BA in Political Science. Graduated with Honors.

Certifications

Master Trainer Specialist United States Navy

September 1997

Awarded for performance in training hospital corpsman and ability to mentor other instructors.

Certified Professional Registered Nurse

June 1991

Liscensed in Illinois and Wisconsin

BSN, RN 23 Years Nursing Experience

Skills

• Clinical assessment, triage skills strong (Expert)

• Healthcare coordination of services, physician, home health, hospice. (Expert)

• Hiring manager, Staffing manager, professional development, evaluations (Expert)

• Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living Management (Expert)

• Acute Care/Emergency Services (Intermediate)

• Insurance Case Management (Beginner)

• Hospice case management. (Expert)

• Medical Instructor, Master Trainer. (Expert)

• Chemotherapy Infusion RN,Port management, Patient teaching (Intermediate)

• Emergency Room/ICU RN (Intermediate)

• Medical Surgical, Same Day Surgery RN (Expert)

• Newborn nursery, Postpartum RN (Intermediate)

• EKG, Telemetry, Cardiac RN (Intermediate)

Languages

• English

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