Nursing Registered Nurse
Resume:
Lori Meadows
Las Vegas, NV ***06
Director of Nursing
Director of Nursing Services
Dedicated registered nurse (RN) with specialty experience in SNF, LTC, Geriatric nursing and Alzheimer
Dementia-evaluation and treatment-planning skills through years of training and experience.
Reliable, ethical healthcare provider with ability to stay calm and intervene during crises, to facilitate groups and educational seminars, and to collaborate on multidisciplinary teams. Proven ability to build positive relationships with patients, family members, physicians and other medical professionals.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Director of Nursing Services
Life Care Center of Las Vegas - Las Vegas, NV - May 2014 to Present
Responsibilities:
Manage the nursing department of a 234 bed Skilled nursing facility.
Accomplishments:
Improved five star rating, medication error rate was brought down from 28% to 3%.
Helped refine facility policies and procedures in the areas of fall prevention program. Psychotropic medication monitoring and reduction.
Compose and implement plan of correction when needed to ensure compliance with all federal and state regulations.
Wound Care Certified
Maintained Joint Commission Certification
Psychotropic Medication reduction from 69% to 30%
Skills Used:
Manage staff, compose and implement plan of correction . Audit systems and maintain federal and state guidelines
Director of Nursing
Pahrump Health and Rehabilitation - Pahrump, NV - June 2013 to May 2014
Responsibilities:
Served as RN DON of this 120 bed Skilled Nursing facility. Actively participated in development and implementation of facility policy and procedures. Directed the development, supervision, and training of nursing staff. Wound care certified, wound round with evaluation and treatment in collaboration with facility medical director
Accomplishments:
Maintain quality control of the nursing department,
Helped refine facility policies and procedures in the areas of fall prevention program, restraint reduction, Psychotropic medication monitoring and reduction.
Compose and implement plan of correction when needed to ensure compliance with all federal and state regulations.
Wound Care Certified
Director of Nursing
Sequim Health and Rehabilitation - Sequim, WA - July 2011 to May 2012
Served as RN DON of this 100 bed secured facility specializing in Skilled Rehabilitation. Actively participated in development and implementation of facility policy and procedures. Directed the development, supervision, and training of nursing staff.
Key Accomplishments:
* Maintain quality control of the nursing department,
* Helped refine facility policies and procedures in the areas of fall prevention program, restraint reduction, Psychotropic medication monitoring and reduction.
* Compose and implement plan of correction when needed to ensure compliance with all federal and state regulations.
* Proficient in all aspects of the long term care survey process
* Obtained wound care Certification
Director of Nursing
Braswell Desert Manor - Yucca Valley, CA - May 2009 to May 2011
Served as the Director of nursing services of this 58 bed skilled nursing facility specializing in Alzheimers dementia, as well as long term care residents. Developed and implemented facility policy and procedures. Key Accomplishments:
* Development, Supervision, and training of nursing staff
* Delegation of duties.
* Proficient in the management of survey process.
* Community relations.
Director of Nursing
Country Villa Rancho Mirage - Rancho Mirage, CA - June 2007 to May 2009
Served as the DON for this 100 bed skilled nursing facility specializing in rehabilitation and long term care. Facilitating and directing all nursing care of residents.
* Delegation of Nursing staff
* Proficient in the management of the survey process
* Maintain Five star rating
EDUCATION
University of Saint Francis
2001
Ivy Tech state college
1990
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Skills
* Case Management
* SNF/LTC Nursing
* 32 years of experience in geriatric care
* Title 22 Standards/ Compliance
* Wound care certified
* I V certified
* T P N certified
* A L S certified
* B L S certified
* Medication Administration
* Patient/Family Education
* Plan of corrections/ IDR
* Patient Assessment
* Geriatric Nursing
* Quality & Continuity of Care
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