Debra Swiers

Regional Nurse

Papillion, NE ***** acqgm4@r.postjobfree.com - 623-***-****

*Highly skilled career professional with over 24 years of practical experience in assisted living, acute care,home health, gero-pscyh, MDS 3.0, long term care and rehab.

*One of ten nominees for the Boswell Nurse of the Year.

*Instructor for an assisted living training program

*Developed and obtained licensure for an adult day care center in Cottonwood, Az* Assisted in increasing census from 24 to 52 residents in a period of five months time.

*Developed training manuals for a sub-acute unit and also for an MDS system.

Willing to relocate: Anywhere

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

WORK EXPERIENCE

Clinical Operations Manager

Hillcrest Healthcare-Bellevue, April, 2015 to present

Responsibilities

Clinical and fiscal responsibility for a nurse practitioner based practice.

Regional Nurse/Regional Vice President

Frontier Management, LLC - Portland, OR - September 2013 to April 2015

Responsibilities

Currently have clinical and fiscal responsibility for assisted living and memorycare communities in the states of Washington and Idaho. Clinical responsibility for assisted living and memory care communities in Colorado and Illinois. Recently moved back into the regional clinical role for 7 states and 26 communities.

Accomplishments

Promoted from Regional Nurse in 6 States to RVP. Then moved back into Regional Clinical role for 7 states.

Skills Used

Communication, clinical, marketing and business experience.

Director of Nursing

Westchester Senior Living-Tempe, AZ - May 2012 to November 2012

Director of Nursing for a 108 bed Medicare building, including TCU, memory care, and LTC units. Was promoted to a new site in Minnesota.

Director of Nursing

Arizona Grand Senior Living-June 2009 to May 2010

DON for a 36 bed Medicare unit. Assisted with medical issues for the Independent and Assisted Living portion of the facility. Began as an interim DON and moved to full-time. Obtained an A Rating for the state survey

Contract nurse

Nurses Plus - Phoenix, AZ - December 2008 to March 2013 in several positions including floor nurse, charge nurse, interim DON and currently as an MDS 3.0 nurse for various acute rehab centers and other facilities throughout Arizona. Interim DON positions included Arizona Grand Senior Living and Westchester Senior Living

Contract nurse

Carrigans Staffing - Phoenix, AZ - April 2007 to July 2009

Worked as a temp for county clinics including epidemiology, foreign travel, and immunization clinic and gero pscyh unit.

Contract nurse

Interim Healthcare - Phoenix, AZ - June 2006 to July 2012

Worked as a temp for long term care and hospice units.

Caregiver

Self-Employed - Phoenix, AZ - January 2006 to May 2006

Cared for a terminally ill parent.

RN Case Manager

Safenet Home Health - Scottsdale, AZ - June 2005 to January 2006

Worked as a case manager and field nurse for this home health agency.

House Supervisor, RN

Health South Valley of the Sun - Glendale, AZ - May 2004 to December 2005

House supervisor at night for the rehab hospital. Also worked as a floor nurse.

Director of nursing

DON, Sun West Choice - Sun City West, AZ - January 2005 to June 2005

for an extended care facility with a sub-acute unit.

RN Administrator

Cottonwood Terrace - Cottonwood, AZ - December 2000 to April 2004

Licensed administrator and RN for a 92 bed facility in Cottonwood, AZ. Was a certified instructor for the care giving and medication tech courses.

Consultant and DON

Birky and Associates - Phoenix, AZ - June 1997 to December 2000

Began as a consultant teaching the MDS and implementing an MDS system. Became the DON after a year when the facility changed ownership.

RN, Charge Nurse

John C. Lincoln Hospital - April 1991 to June 1997

Charge Nurse on the sub-acute unit in the hospital. Worked one year as the unit manager on the first floor of Bryan's center which housed a long-term care, extended rehab and pediatric unit. Became manager of housekeeping and transferred back to the sub-acute unit after the year was completed. RN Consultant, Birky and Associates, Carbondale, IL

EDUCATION

Associates in Nursing

Phoenix College - Phoenix, AZ

1988 to 1989

Grand Canyon University and Goshen College

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