Registered Nurse apllication

Karen Aubertine, RN, CLNC

***** ******** **. *******, *.Y. 13679

Home phone- 315-***-****

Cell Phone-315-***-****

*-****-*******@*****.***

Enthusiastic, motivated and energetic health care professional experienced in areas of management and compliance, physical rehabilitation, education and staff development and education, infection control nursing, wound care, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and employee health seeks full time employment with benefits.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Jan.09 – Apr. 09 Assistant Program Director: New York Institute for Brain Injury, 410 State St. Carthage, NY 13619. Reason for leaving: for financial reasons, entire staff released from employment.

Duties include:

Responsible for the oversight of all services provided by the agency. This position supervises the Waiver Programs Service Coordinators, other direct service discipline staff as well as assists in managing the quality of services provided by the regional office assigned.

Assist with the development, implementation, review and revision of policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of services.

Act as Compliance Manager to unsure compliance with policies and procedures. work with Program Director to improve teamwork, organization, leadership and problem solving skills of TBI service staff.

Recruits, hires, trains, coaches, evaluates and motivates staff that report to the position.

Provide professional growth and development of staff and ensuring adequate staff education, orientation and evaluation.

Assists in implementation, integration and maintenance of the program quality improvement consistent with agency policies and procedures as well as with current industry best practices.

ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

Attend DOH primary contact meetings and maintain liaison with DOH RRDS as primary contact representative.

Heads QA committee and am responsible for all QA records to insure all records reflect the goals.

Apr.08 - January 09 Clinical Nurse Manager for Wound Center: Claxton Hepburn Medical Center, 100 Horwood Place, Ogdensburg, NY 13669. Reason for leaving: Was offered position with TBI unit opening in Carthage, NY

Duties include:

Seek out and obtain advanced knowledge, credentials, specialty exams, training and education for clinical/administrative/managerial role.

Integrate/utilize knowledge and skills from literature, research, educational opportunities into the clinical setting for holistic assessment, comprehensive wound evaluation and management and coordination of patient care.

Provide continuity of care for patients in collaboration with physicians with accountability for planning, implementation and evaluation of comprehensive wound care involving multiple disciplines and sites of care.

Participate with the Program Director in the review of clinic operations and preparation of regular statistical and narrative reports.

Ensure accuracy of all statistical information prior to submission.

Assume fiscal responsibility of the clinic through collaboration with the Program Director in creation of the budget and independent follow up to maintain operations with the established budget parameters.

Provide timely justification/corrective action for budget variances to the Program Director.

Gather, analyze, evaluate and prepare information on needs and trends regarding staffing, procedures, equipment and training. Submit to the Program Director and maintain documentation for all regulatory bodies.

Participate in continuous quality improvement initiatives, with the Regional Director of Clinical Services, Medical Director, and Program Director.

Case management of 45 patients, including pre-authorization process for wound vac therapy , approval for application of Apligraf, and HBO eligibility, within Medicare, Medicaid and third party insurances.

Coordination with services within the community for continuity with cases managed.

Sept, 07- Apr. 08 Staff RN for Acute Medical Surgical Floor: Samaritan Medical Center, Washington St, Watertown, NY 1360. Reason for leaving: was working nights fulltime and was offered Nurse manager job.

Duties include:

Patient care

Patient educational

Patient safety

Team player

Compliance to Policy and Procedures

Maintaining professional conduct

Mar.07-Sept, 07 TBI Service Coordinator for TBI Waiver program for DOH: Sibley Nursing Personnel Services, Watertown, NY: Reason for leaving: Financial

Duties include:

Gather information required for applicant to be approved for DOH waiver

Development and implementation of service plan every 6 months

Revision of service plans for continued approval for NYS DOH funding to participant

Assurance of implementation of service plan and that plan is appropriately being followed by all caregivers

Establish a relationship with consumer and family and act as an advocate for the consumer

Monitoring all services in service plan provided for consumer

Maintaining records involved with waiver services as described in provider manual

Assuring adequate communication between all sources of support and services for the consumer

Assist consumer in maintaining a safe and healthful environment

Accompany consumer outside of the home, as well as giving emotional and psychological support to both consumer and their family members

Supports and encourages consumer to increase his/her ability to problem solve, be in control of life situations and be as independent as possible.

Support role for RN supervisor in education and overseeing HCSS staff for TBI program.

Marketing efforts for the TBI program.

July 06- Mar. 07 Staff Development Specialist: Country Manor Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Carthage, NY 13619: Reason for leaving: Financial and death of both parents, was not emotional able to deal with dying residents that I had become attached to. Lost both parents within 5 months of each other, while employed here.

Duties include:

Planning, organizing and development of educational programs in accordance with current applicable federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations and as directed by the administrator, to assure the highest degree of quality resident care.

Coordination and management general orientation as per facility and monitors preceptor orientation on units

Assessment each employee’s ability to perform duties prior to ending preceptor orientation

Updates to preceptor orientation checklist for accuracy. Assures completion before ending precepting.

Continually assesses the need to train new preceptors and communicates these needs to the DON

Coordinates Certified Nurse's Aide, LPN and RN training hours

As a Employee Health Nurse, responsibilities include organizing, coordinating and administering the Employee health Program including coordination for pre-employment physicals, administering and documenting employee inoculations/immunizations and maintaining Employee Health records per state and federal regulation

Maintains current employee health files on all employees

Coordinates and initiates annual employee physicals and immunizations and inoculations

Coordinates monthly service calendars

Coordination of all continuing mandatory education with all staff and nursing staff to comply with federal and state regulations

Monitors in-service attendance and works closely with nursing administration to ensure all staff receives in-service material.

Participates in policy and procedure development

Coordinates in-services from outside vendors

Promotes program development and embraces need to educate staff in relation to new programs

Completes audits specific to resident care and participates in Quality Assurance and Improvement initiatives.

As Infection Control Nurse, coordinates symptomology of residents and staff and assure/enforce proper infection control techniques; alert DOH officials as needed; and assure proper documentation of treatment

Willingness to have contact with wounds, infectious process, incontinence and bio-hazard waste.

Can complete all MDS forms

Keeps current knowledge of clinical practice

Administering of medications and treatments.

Coordination of all records to reflect education, annual health assessments, vaccination schedules, for both residents and staff

To delegate the authority, responsibility and accountability for carrying out assigned duties and appropriate delegation for resident care tasks to the Nurse Aide Trainees and nursing staff, and carry out the Resident Care policies and Procedures as established by the facility

Weekend Supervisor of facility

Dec 02 – July 06 Program Director: RehabCare at Claxton Hepburn Medical Center, Ogdensburg, NY. Contract was a full service lending responsibility to training and overseeing therapist management team. Co- lead rehab team with Nurse Manager. Reason for leaving: took job closer to parents, when we put mom on hospice.

Duties include:

Maintaining communication between host facility and corporate directors

Coordination and training of all rehab staff for FIM training, new policies and procedures and new treatments.

Assessment of the needs of nursing and therapy staff and coordinated educational in-services for staff development.

Coordination of all continuing mandatory education with nursing staff to comply with federal and state regulations.

Monitored in-service attendance and works closely with Nurse Manager to ensure all staff receives in-service material.

Coordinated in-services from outside vendors

Coordination of annual evaluations and competencies of rehab team

Promoted program development and education of nursing staff in relation to new programs

Completion of chart audits specific to patient care and participated in Quality Assurance and Improvement initiatives.

Had contact with wounds, infectious process, incontinence and bio-hazard waste.

Had current knowledge of clinical practice

Responsible for development of rehab program

Responsible for marketing the program, and establishing referral base information.

Responsible pre-admission screenings and determination of compliance to 75/25 rule with CMS requirements,

Coordination of admissions to rehab unit including financial clearance and pre-authorization with Medicare, Medicaid and third party insurances. Also completed updates required by the insurance companies for continued coverage.

Responsible for recruitment and training of staff, evaluations and competencies

Assisted interdisciplinary team in coordination of home care services and discharge planning for patients returning home.

Assuring compliance to all policies and procedures, and federal and state regulations, to include CMS, and NYS DOH.

Preparation and presentation of business plans, program evaluations, budget projections and SWOTs in addition to

Apr. ‘00 - Dec. 02 Clinical Assessment Coordinator, Northern New York Regional Rehabilitation Center at Samaritan Medical Center. Reason for leaving: was offered Program Director position to open New PMR unit in Ogdensburg..

Duties include

Marketing the rehab program, including public events as well as group presentations.

Pre-admission screenings for admission to rehab unit,

Coordination of the admission from all aspects as well as financial clearance with insurance companies

Involved as part of interdisciplinary team and coordination of services for discharge of patients home

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EDUCATION:

June, ‘72 Regents Diploma; Lowville Academy and Central School. Lowville, N.Y.

May, ‘92 Associates in Applied Science in Nursing, with Honors; Jefferson Community College, 1992.

April 06 Certification in Legal Nurse Consulting:

LICENSES & CERTIFICATES:

New York State Professional Registered Nurse. #444595.

BLS certified

Certified Legal Nurse Consultant

VHA Leadership training

Certification in Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

REFERENCES:

John Young, Managing partner for TBI associates, 23281 Moser Rd, Carthage, NY 13619, 493-3350.

Judy Bogart; North Umberland Ave, Morristown, NY 13664. 315-***-****.

Cherie Hayner; 315-***-****. 29333 Groucho Run, Chaumont, NY 13622.

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