Quality Assurance Nurse

Leigh L. Matthews, RN

Seeking to further enhance my career as a Registered Nurse as a Staff Nurse or as Nurse Administrator.

Itawamba Community College, May 2000 Graduate of the ADN Program with a 3.42 GPA

EXPERIENCE

JULY 2000-JANUARY 2001

North MS Medical Center>>>Staff Neurology Nurse

*Responsible for the admitting, cares and discharges of med/surgical patients; IV meds, blood and PO meds, wound

care, and other duties, supervision of the aides and LPNs,reporting all findings to the charge nurse and the doctor.

JANUARY 2001-SEPTEMBER 2001 department closed

Aberdeen Monroe County Hospital>>>Charge Nurse/Day Shift Supervisor Geri-Psyche Unit

*Responsible for the admitting, care & discharges of geriatric/psychiatric patients; administering of IV meds; Liaison

between the patient & the psychologist/MD to discuss further treatment& reporting changes in patient status to family,

psychologist/MD when appropriate; planning & documentation of plans of care; coordinating activities specific to

patients’ treatment plans; supervision of the nurse’s aides & LPNs performing their duties.

MAY 2001-NOVEMBER 2011

The American Burial Association, INC>>>Corporate Nurse (on call)

*Responsible for the health education for employees; conducting of, prn, employee health physicals; first aid when

necessary; maintenance of first aid kits; aiding with the counsel of grieving family members during and after funeral

arrangement/service process.

OCTOBER 2002-AUGUST 2004; OCTOBER 2004-FEBRUARY 2009

MS State Department of Health>>>Amory/Aberdeen MCH Dept.> Public Health Staff Nurse II

*Responsible for administering immunizations (child & adult); certifying eligible women, infants and children for

WIC;performied well child physicals, STD clinics/screenings; phlebotomy for marriage licenses, rehab and sex

offenders for county registry; health education/counseling regarding abstinence, birth control, STDs, STIs, abnormal

pap smears and tuberculosis, &other communicable diseases per state and CDC protocols; disease and infection

control monitoring and surveillance; case management of patients, offering disease specific counseling and education,

monitoring and referral when appropriate; documentation of findings and surveillance and implementation of patient

care and coordinating customer satisfaction all according to the policies and procedures and protocols of the

Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH).

AUGUST 2004-OCTOBER 2004

Pioneer Community Hospital>>>School Nurse/Hospital Liaison

*Responsible for and was chosen to cultivate and implement a campaign that aided the current school district’s nurse

by acting as a positive liaison between the local hospital and the school district and community; remained until funding

was no longer available for the program.

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MARCH 2007-JANUARY 2009

Pioneer Community Hospital>>>Night Shift Charge Nurse (Part-time and PRN)

*Responsible for the admitting, cares and discharges of medical/surgical/rehab patients; administering of IV/PO meds,

wound care and treatments; supervision of LPN and aide duties; coordinating the treatments for patients with respect to

all disciplines; implementing and documenting plans of care reporting to the MD & family changes in patient status

per MD orders.

FEBRUARY 2009-JUNE 2010 *promoted within same entity>>transfer

MS State Department of Health>>>Clay Co. H.Dept.County Coordinating Nurse Manager III

*Responsible for all the duties as listed previously as a MSDH Staff Nurse &responsible for coordinating, supervising,

& management of nursing personnel in the clinic; providing direct client health services and direction to/for all county

nursing staff; responsible for the maintenance of the flow of the clinic and services, acting as a liaison between the

community and other agencies when necessary; responsible for providing orientation and training and ongoing

education for the county nursing staff; and responsible for conducting internal audits; case management of patients,

offering disease specific counseling and education, monitoring and referral when appropriate; assisting district and

central office staff and Medicaid when conducting program specific audits.

JUNE 2010-SEPTMEBER 2011 *promoted within same entity>>transfer

MS State Department of Health>>>Health Fac. & Licensure Certification Nurse Surveyor IV-

LTC

*Responsible for the conducting of annual, follow up and complaint surveys of LongTerm Care (LTC) facilities for the

MSDH following State and Federal CMS (Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services) Guidelines to include care

observations, monitoring for infection control, Quality Assurance, Abuse/Neglect concerns, dietary and environmental

inspections; also the conducting of resident & family interviews to determine potential/actual defeciencies in the

quality of life/care all according to & regulated by the CMS guidelines and MSDH guidelines and document findings

whether by observation, facility policy/procedure, etc. accordingly, as part of a team occasionally serving as the team

coordinator as assigned by the Division Director.

NOVEMBER 2011-JUNE 2013 *laid off due to corporate restructuring

Pioneer Co. Hospital>>>Quality Assurance/Core Measure Abstractor/Data Reporter/Infection

Control/Employee Health/Wellness-Risk Management/Nurse Educator Director(s)

*Responsible for the overall planning and implementation of what became the structured Quality program, to include

the compilation, update, planning and implementation of a Facility specific Quality Manual that passed DNV

certification; Responsible for abstracting data for core measures through chart audits facility wide, formulating the

appropriate data into spreadsheets and compiling it for actual input onto a facility scorecard for maintenance and

reporting of core measures to the Mississippi Quality network (IQH), The Hospital Engagement Network (HRET-

HEN) and the corporate office for review and reimbursement from CMS; responsible for the conducting infection

control/safety surveillance and environmental walk throughs to identify potential infection control/safety/risk hazards

and compile and report these findings to the appropriate departments and maintenance staff for correction; responsible

for presiding over the monthly leadership meetings compiled of all department heads and committees to review

policies and procedures and to ensure compliance with/for our state regulatory agency and for DNV; responsible for

the maintenance of employee health records, yearly competencies and health education for hospital staff and

conducting health screens for all hospital employees yearly; responsible for a portion of the the orientation and initial

education of new nursing staff.

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JUNE 19, 2013-PRESENT

LAID OFF FROM PIONEER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF ABERDEEN

DUE TO RESTRUCTURING PER CORPORATE HUMAN RESOURCES

REPRESENTATIVE.~CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED RECEIVING BENEFITS;

DILIGENTLY SEEKING TO SECURE STABLE EMPLOYMENT

COMPARABLE TO MY KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE DAILY.

**Contact Information below **

512 South Franklin Street, Aberdeen, MS 39730

662-***-**** cellular~**************@*****.*** email

**references available upon request**

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