Registered Nurse Quality Assurance

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Brian D. West, MPA, BS, RN

Objective To obtain a position that would utilize my strong administrative, projective

management clinical skills

02/2012-Present Bon Secours Health Systems Baltimore, MD

Experience

Nursing Coordinator

• Ensures that patient care meet up to applicable standards and works to make

sure the patients care, and other staff members, and visitors are safe in the

health care environment.

• Coordinating data collection for large projects

• Enhances patient and family satisfaction through prompt response to

concerns and / or crisis.

• Foster the developmental and educational process of orientees, students and

staff.

• Contributes to the performance evaluations of staff and PRN/Flex staff as

requested by director

• Provide sufficient number of qualified staff consistent with patient acuity and

census with sound fiscal judgment in collaboration with disciplinary team.

• Provide direction and guidance to employees outside the Division of Patient

Services in the absence of their department manager.

02/12/2012 Bon Secours Health Systems Baltimore, MD

Emergency Room Nurse/ICU

• Identify patients' age-specific needs and alter care plans as necessary to

meet those needs.

• Provide post-mortem care.

• Perform approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures based upon patients'

clinical status.

• Evaluate patients' vital signs and laboratory data to determine emergency

intervention needs.

• Administer blood and blood products, monitoring patients for signs and

symptoms related to transfusion reactions.

• Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric

tubes, or by other methods.

03/2010-11/2011 Fayette Health and Rehabilitation Center Baltimore, MD

Director of QA/IC/Employee Health Nurse/Staff Education/Interim Director of

Nursing

• Ensures that residents are receiving quality care through implementation and

monitoring of clinical operating systems as well as analysis of clinical data

• Ensures systems are in place to facilitate the effective and efficient day to day

operation of the department of nursing

• Implemented a new program development with a focus on managerial skill-

based training

• Assisted in developing of strategic plans; need assessment; program;

program implementation; ongoing evaluations and result analysis

5103 Wesley Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21207 Cell: 443-***-****

Brian D. West, MPA, BS, RN

2007-2011 Maryland General Hospital Baltimore, MD

Emergency Room-Registered Nurse

Able to differentiate acuity of patient complaints and assigns appropriate triage

acuity levels

Demonstrates prioritization and organizational skills in caring for multiple complex

patients simultaneously

Documents relevant data for every patient as appropriate to acuity of illness or

injury

Uses assessment techniques and criteria that are pertinent to the patient’s age-

specific physical, psychological, and social needs

Complete focused and systemic assessment of patients

Identifies nursing diagnoses/potential complications based on signs and symptoms

recognized during a focused, systematic assessment.

2008-2009 Rock Glen Nursing & Rehab. Center Baltimore, MD

Assistant Director of Nursing

Assess staff under the supervision of the preceptor

Collects and assess report data for Quality Improvement. Assist in keeping

regulations such as OSHA, CHDP and licensing up-to-date

Coordinate case management review meetings and assure that the medical team

is following appropriate guidelines

Provides supervision, training and guidance to all Clinical Coordinators and related

staff

Communicate with all medical Providers individually in a timely manner, to assure

that patients receive complete services in accordance with their own individual care

plan

Implementing and overseeing quality assurance program

Assist with ensuring nursing department compliance with all federal, state and

local regulations

2/2008-9/2008 Forest Haven Nursing Home Catonsville, MD

Employee Health Nurse/Staff Development

Implemented a new program development with a focus on managerial skill-based

training

Assisted in developing of strategic plans; need assessment; program; program

implementation; ongoing evaluations and result analysis

2002-2007 Liberty Heights & Rehab. Center Baltimore, MD

Assistant Director of Nursing

Initiated and provided care in co-ordinance with care plans

Assist in planning and implementing quality improvement programs, guidelines

and protocols for nursing services

Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice and

nursing services administration, analyzing appropriate internal and external data

information to identify opportunities for improving services.

Promote research, and integrates evidenced-based knowledge into the delivery of

5103 Wesley Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21207 Cell: 443-***-****

Brian D. West, MPA, BS, RN

nursing care and nursing administration

Develop, maintain, evaluate patient/client, and staff data collection systems new

processes to support the practice of nursing and the delivery of patient care.

Collaborate with nursing staff at all levels, interdisciplinary teams, executive

officers, and other stakeholders in the development, implementation, and

evaluation of programs and services

Participate in community functions, as appropriate

Knowledge of regulations related to Medicaid, utilization review, discharge

planning and social services.

Ability to relate with cultural competency regardless of ethnic, religious and

economic status

Education • Master in Public Administration, Wilmington University

• Bachelor of Science in Human Resources Management, Wilmington University

• Associates and Applied Science, Nursing, Delaware Tech. Comm. College

• Associates and Applied Science, Medical Assistant Technology, Delaware Tech Comm.

College

References: Are available upon request

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