Home Health Nursing

To obtain the opportunity to become an integral part of your organization as an RN and to use my skills and knowledge to benefit the employees, patients, families, community and the company.

Experience

Innovative Care LLC

April 8, 2019 to current

Nursing Supervisor to HHA and PCA – providing in services, orientation for new hires, interviewing potential new applicants, administer PPD's, Flu vaccines to employees. Disciplinary actions when needed, as well as praise. Scheduling aides in hometrack, supervise aides. Checking Hrc website.

Communication with service coordinator for the TBI waiver plan. Communication with all other employees.

Home Care of Rochester, NY

July 16, 2018 – March 4, 2019

-Case Manager for Livingston County

- OASIS assessments

-Documentation, wound care, assist in pain and medication management, emotional and supportive listening to patients and their families. Patient education on new medications or procedures that patient had.

Envolve Health NY

November 2016- June 2018

-Work with the Medicaid population to stay in their homes with the help of aides.

-UAS assessments and upload to NYS DOH website.

-Documentation of PCA/CDPAS hours, make recommendations for aide hours and any equipment the patient needs in the home to stay Independent as long as possible.

-Work independently, making appointments to see patients in their homes, assess functional, mental and physical needs.

-Patient Education

Rochester Regional Health System

July 2014 to October 2016

Medical ICU RN

-Collaboration with the health care team to take care of critically ill patients

- Give support to family members

- Assessment skills

- Medication administration

-Documentation

-Patient and family Education

Visiting Nurse Service

February 2010- June 2014

Home care RN on the Palliative and Hospice Team, and on call Hospice Team

-Managed care of more than 40 patients

-Visited 5-6 patients daily in their home

-Home office charting and documentation

-Medication administration

-Coordinated services for patients, i.e. PT and OT

-Collaborated with physician offices with goal of keeping patients out of the hospital and avoiding re-

admission for same diagnosis

-Scheduled patient visits

-Patient education

Rural Metro Medical Services Nursing Division

October 2008- December 2009

Director of Nursing

-Taught Home Health Aides (HHA) a 2-week class on skills of being a HHA

-Supervision visits on newly hired HHA and other HHA’s that were employed

-In-service for HHA’s on a yearly basis.

-Documentation

University of Rochester Medical Center

June 2000- October 2008

RN- Burn/Trauma ICU, Surgical ICU, Neuro ICU, Medical ICU, and Cardiac Step down units.

-Collaboration with the health care team to take care of critically ill patients

- Give support to family members

- Assessment skills

- Medication administration

-documentation

Dr. Susan Rainwater’s Office

October 1998- June 2000

LPN- Family General Practice.

-Documentation on why patients are coping into the office

-Phone triage

-Immunizations to all ages.

- Education

-Assisted in minor office procedures.

Education

Colorado Technical University Online

January 2017- Current

BSN in Business Admiration of Health Care

Chamberlain School of Nursing

January 2016- August 2016

Classes towards BSN

St. James School of Nursing

August 1992- December 1994

RN Diploma Program

Wayland Central School

September 1988- June 1992

Professional Experience

Provide the highest level of nursing by within, and part of, a multidisciplinary team.

Highest level of critical thinking, communication and organizational skills.

Strong assessment and documentation skills.

Medication administration.

Assist families to cope with their fears and anxieties regarding their loved ones; who are sick and/or injured.

Taught new home health aides to take care of people in their homes, to keep patients in their homes for as long as possible for their own psychological welfare.

Opened private cases for patients, kept an up to date chart, including MD orders, and nursing notes, In compliance with NYS laws.

Taught in-services for home health aides including Infection Control over the counter medications, and Dementia.

Transition patients to hospice care when all other avenues have been exhausted for patients.

Licenses/Certifications

Essential of Critical Care 2015

ACLS and CPR

CCRN Review sessions January- March 2007

References

Available upon request.

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