Manager Nurse

KAREN A. BEGLEY

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KAREN A. BEGLEY

**** ****** ***, *****, 329**-***-*** 9251 abjvkk@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Rollins College May 1979

B.S. Busieness Administration and Economics

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Brevard Community College Allied Health December 1993

A.S. Registered Nursing

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EXPERIENCE

Tender Touch Home Care 07/10 – Present

RN Field Nurse

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Responsible for home visits to patients with COPD, CHF, kidney failure, organ

transplants. Aftercare for procedure patients: post TURP, TUMT. Bladder

ultrasounds for residual and PT/INR labwork for anticoagulant therapy.

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West Melbourne Health and Rehab Center 11/07 – 10/09

Staff Development Coordinator

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Orient new employees; maintain and update staff files, coordinate in services and

CEU’s for nursing staff within State and QA requirements. Perform mandatory

monthly and annual inservices and tests, ppds / chest x rays. Promote positive public

relations with residents, family members and staff. I am able to work in any position

necessary, I have been acting Unit Manger,Wound Nurse and Staff Nurse.

Staff Nurse

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Administer medications and treatment for thirty patients. Insert medications into

gastrostomy tubes; reinsert g tubes when clinically justified. Observe and monitor

patients for S&S of infections; tolerance and reactions to medications.

Avante 06/07 – 10/07

Unit Manager

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Supervise & monitor staff CNA’s and nurses along with patients on a sub acute unit;

55 beds. Continued responsibilities to maintain census classification of patients,

evaluate for correct diagnoses, medications, diet, ADL, therapy needs and safety

measures. Monitor wounds and infections, treatment effectiveness; quarterly

conferences with families. Assisted Social Services in D/C planning; continuation of

antibiotic medication; physical therapy; wound care; ALF or transfer to specialized

skilled care facility.

Atlantic Shores 11/05 – 05/07

Unit Manager/Staff Nurse

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8/17/2010

Responsible for staff and long term care residents in a sixty bed unit. Maintain

census classification of patients, evaluate for correct diagnoses, medications,

diet, ADL, therapy needs and safety measures among others. Monitor wounds

and infections, treatment effectiveness, care plan conferences with families.

Redi Nurse 11/03 – 08/05

Director, Professional Services

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Case manage patients throughout Brevard County as previously stated with both Children

First and Maxim positions. Establish and maintain efficient home units. Perform

admission assessments; enter these using Medicare guidelines. Employ, train and

supervise nursing personnel home health aides. Administer employee performance

evaluations, promote good public relations within the community, establish referral base.

ChildrenFirst 05/01 – 11/03

Clinical Supervisor/Case Manager Long term care and short term care

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Responsible for all nurses and patient’s in Brevard County. Manage initial and subsequent

medical treatment orders, including hospitalizations and Doctor visit’s. Responsible for

monthly infusaport flushes, lab draws as scheduled. Delegate patient care to field staff

while maintaining responsibility for care provided. Provide 24 hours a day clinical coverage

as required.

Maxim Healthcare 06/00 – 05/01

Supervisor/Case Manager Long term care

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Areas of responsibility: All patients and nurses in Brevard County. Monitor each case every

30 days with a supervisory visit or PRN. Perform admission assessments with patient and

caregiver. On call 24 hours daily. Perform every 30 day infusaport heparin flushes. Lab

draws when scheduled. Interface with MD’s. Monitor patients for any medication or feeding

changes. Update files as required.

Wuesthoff Hospital 01/94 – 03/00

Patient Care Coordinator Day shift supervisor

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Responsible for scheduling patient care and nursing staff. Coordinate discharge planning

within departments social services, nursing, rehabilitation centers and physicians.

Responsible for tracking and reporting staff variance, narcotic/IV inventory, infection

disease protocol, restraint protocol and disciplinary action procedures.

Staff Nurse

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Clinical experience includes: IV therapy: antibiotics, IV medication, blood product

administration. Oral medication given directly or through NG or gastrostomy tubes.

Various dressing changes along with assisting physician with debridement procedures.

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8/17/2010

Assist physician’s with parencentisis and thoracentesis procedures and central line

insertions. Trach care and suctioning. Directly responsible for LPN’s work including IV

drug administration.

Harris Corporation Electronic System Sector 06/82 – 11/89

Sr. Subcontract Administrator

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Responsible for managing the procurement of a wide variety of purchased items and

services. Responsibilities included: planning, negotiation, executing contracts and purchase

agreements with vary large dollar values such as construction contracts, major equipment

purchases and large blanket purchase agreements.

References: Available Upon Request

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