Kathryn Kvidera

Email: abpbhw@r.postjobfree.com

Address:

City: Traer

State: IA

Zip: 50675

Country: USA

Phone: 319-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Director of Nursing with 25 years of experience in long term care. Skilled in providing leadership in a 76 bed facility, which included a 16 bed dementia unit, licensed for skilled and intermediate care for the elderly.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Allen Memorial Hospital Lutheran School of Nursin, Waterloo IA 1/2001 to 6/1974 (Nursing)

Job History / Details:

Professional Summary

Director of Nursing with 25 years of experience in long term care. Skilled in providing leadership in a 76 bed facility, which included a 16 bed dementia unit, licensed for skilled and intermediate care for the elderly.

Licenses

Registered Nurse

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification current

CPR certified through American Heart Association

Long Term Care Nurse Leadership Award 2009 from the Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, The University of Iowa College of Nursing

Skill Highlights

Professional bedside manner

High level of autonomy

Organizational skills

Patient and family advocacy

Geriatric treatment knowledge

Hospice philosophy understanding

Psych and mental health care

Lab result evaluation

ICD-9 forms

Wound care

Policy and program development

Rehabilitative care

Professional Experience

November 1997 to October 2012

Sunrise Hill Care & Rehab Center Traer, IA

Director of Nursing

Supervised 50 other nurses and certified nursing assistants, led recruiting and hiring, managed employee review process and ensured compliance with state and federal regulations.

Implemented floor assignments based on staffing.

Diagnosed and treated patients with chronic and acute health problems such as MI, arrhythmias, asthma, COPD and pneumonia.

Responsible for primary care, case management and medication management.

Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing.

Developed and maintained quality care systems and standards, including but not limited to, creating and improving medical protocols/guidelines.

Actively participated in the Quality Assurance Program.

Sound, ethical and independent decision-making ability consistent with medical protocols.

Maintained patient charts and confidential files.

December 1993 to November 1997

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Waterloo, IA

Clinical Staff Nurse

Assessed and triaged patients in the office and via telephone

Assisted physicians with office medical care including physicals, trigger point injections, dressing changes, pain management and acupuncture

Scheduled and coordinated annual hospital reassessments of spinal cord and brain injured patients with the multi-disciplinary team

Refilled and reprogrammed intrathecal baclofen and morphine pumps

Performed nerve conduction studies for electromyography diagnostic testing

October 1988 to November 1993

Dr. M. Eyad Dugly, Neurologist Waterloo, IA

Clinical Staff Nurse

Assessed patient's medical concerns and monitored treatment plans

Performed nerve conduction studies, EEG's, and multi-sleep latency tests

Coordinated and directed Parkinson's Disease Support Group

Monitored and ordered medical supplies

November 1978 to October 1988

Sunrise Hill Care Center Traer, IA

Charge Nurse, RN Consultant, Director of Nursing

Supervised nursing assistants, responded in emergencies, administered medications, and treatments

Acting administrator of facility in absence of management

Counseled, assisted and advised the LPN Director of Nursing

Directed the implementation of physician orders and nursing care for 65 residents

Hired, orientated, supervised and evaluated nursing staff

Prepared nursing schedules and daily work assignments

June 1974 to September 1976

Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo, IA

Medical-Surgical and Pediatrics Charge Nurse

Supervised and assigned LPN's and nursing assistants

Assisted physicians on patient rounds

Performed preoperative and post operative patient care

Education and Training

1974 Allen Memorial Hospital Lutheran School of Nursing Waterloo, IA

Diploma Nursing

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