Nursing Home Administrator
Resume:
Carolyn Rose Rudisill
Gentry, Arkansas 72734
**********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
I have worked in long term care for more than twenty years. I am well versed in the
rules and regulations which govern this industry. I have always found the rewards
to be well worth the challenges.
WORK EXPERIENCE
12/2012 –
Present Executive Director/Administrator
Sandalwood Healthcare
Little Rock, Arkansas
Duties: Provide leadership to/management of 139 bed long term care
facility.
Accomplishments: Developed/implemented/monitored budgets for all facility
departments; educated department heads to monitor/manage
department budgets
Decreased payroll budget from average of >$600,000 per pay
period to an average of <$500,000 per pay period, by
decreasing overtime
Assisted the Director of Rehab in establishing criteria which
increased the average length of Medicare A resident stay
from 38 days to 54 days
Worked with the Marketing/Admissions team to develop and
implement successful marketing campaigns designed to increase
community involvement in the facility and to build census
Developed strategies which encouraged effective communication
(oral and written) between management, staff, residents, families,
community, state and public officials
Provided leadership through adherence to all Corporate
policies/procedures and state and federal regulations,
oversight of quality assurance measures and outcomes, and
staff management – including education and development,
team building and retention
C. R. Rudisill
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6/2012 -
12/2012 Executive Director/Administrator
Red Oak Healthcare and Rehabilitation
Lonoke, Arkansas
Duties: Provide leadership to/management of 141 bed long term care
facility
Accomplishments: Decreased staff overtime hours from an average of >600 hours
to an average of <300 hours per pay period (14 days)
Decreased raw food costs ppd from >$9.00 to <$6.00 while
maintaining serving size and food quality
Educated department heads to monitor/manage department
budgets
Assisted the Director of Rehab in establishing criteria which
increased the average length of Medicare A resident stay
from 26 days to 39 days
Worked with the Marketing Director and other department heads
to develop marketing programs designed specifically to engage
the local community, as well as programs that targeted area
hospitals and physicians
Encouraged/facilitated communication by having an “open door”
policy with staff, residents, and families; ensured that there was
timely follow-up on all concerns; sent quarterly newsletters to
families
Provided leadership through adherence to state and federal
rules/regulations; oversight of quality assurance measures
and outcomes; and staff management – including education
and development, team building, and retention
Prior to becoming a licensed nursing home administrator, I had a career as a
speech therapist, with more than 10 years of that time being in management.
My responsibilities as a clinical manager were much the same as those of a
nursing home administrator.
The following is a list of the positions I held as clinical manager:
State Director of Clinical Services – Sundance Rehabilitation
Area Director for Arkansas – Symphony Rehabilitation
District Manager – Aegis Therapies, Inc.,
Regional Clinical Manager – Rehab Choice, Inc.
Director of Rehab – Beverly Healthcare
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EDUCATION
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Campus
Master of Science Degree: Communicative Disorders/Speech Pathology
University of Arkansas at Monticello
Bachelor of Science Degree: Psychology and Speech Communication
LICENSES
Nursing Home Administrator – License #2276
Speech Pathology - License #332
REFERENCES
Jennifer Marshall, Director of Nurses
Sandalwood Healthcare
Jana Roddy, Consultant
Hope Healthcare
Sharon Vaughn, Director of Rehab
Sandalwood Healthcare
Additional references and letters of recommendation will be provided upon request.
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