Clinical Nurse Manager

ANTONIA C. EKEOCHA, RN, BSN, MBA, CCHP, PSN

Home: 678-***-**** ndawieekeocha@hotmail. 2354 Fenwick Court,

Mobile: 404-***-**** com Marietta, GA 30064

HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

Solutions-focused, diligent professional, currently completed MBA in Healthcare Management,

with a comprehensive background in Medical and Behavioural nursing. Highly versatile; adept at

quickly mastering new roles and responsibilities. Reputation for integrity, perseverance, and work

ethic. Proven capacity to function well in crisis situations, plus excellent ability to relate to patients

from diverse cultural back grounds and various age groups.

Core Competencies and Areas of Expertise

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership • Proactive Problem

Solving • Healthcare Management

• Extensive Nursing Experience • Process Improvement • Relationship Building

• Decision-Making • Staff Training & Motivation • Collaborative Teamwork

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Victory Staffing & Health Care

Director of Nursing Part Time (01/2013 to Present)

• Overall administrative Leadership, Supervision, and control of large entity that provides

variety of job training/employment services. Develops nursing plan with multi-disciplinary

team members.

• Boosted human resource performance by conducting evaluations, clearly defining skill gaps,

providing expert recommendations and strategic training / professional development and

solutions.

• Innate technical abilities and interest in emerging technologies and digital communications.

• Developed a reputation for ability to accurately intuit and interpret clients’ desires and

produce deliverables that achieved results.

• Demonstrates a desire to set and meet objectives and to find increasingly efficient ways to

perform tasks. Requires minimal supervision and is self-directed.

Cobb County Public Health Nurse in Jail Facility (04/08 - 03/11)

RN Supervisor Night Shift

Supervised 8 RNs, 6 LPNs, and 1 clerk, providing necessary information to conduct their daily

tasks, in a safe, efficient, and productive manner. Maintained and controlled all parts inventory to

streamline productivity. Facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration in situations supporting health

information practice. Implemented nursing plans for patient’s learning needs, and provided patient

education, made arrangements for patient to participate in group therapy.

• Used Leadership position to set positive, attainable expectations, objectives and goals for

others within the organization.

• Took action to enforce rules; confronted others about problem when necessary. Took

reasonable risks and accept full accountability for action taken.

• Developed a spirit of cooperation and teamwork while leading the group. Worked for

solutions that generally benefit organization and all involved parties.

Resume

Well star Kennestone Hospital (01/07 - 12/08) – (concurrent)

Staff Nurse Orthopedic Surgical Unit

• Demonstrated capacity to provide direct patient care and effectively supervise support staff

in a verity of clinical settings

• Proficiently complied with organizational and state protocols.

• Served needs of post-operative patients, addressing special concerns of post-anesthesia

recovery, otherwise supported surgical teams in treating patients with broad range of

medical conditions.

• Diligently and cost-effectively audited and reviewed resident charts to ensure operational compliance

with organizational goal and mission.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Southern Regional Medical Center (1/07- 06/09) (Concurrent)

Staff Nurse (PRN) 23 hours Obs. Cardio Vascular Unit

• Implemented nursing protocols to meet the holistic needs of medically complex patients and,

implemented the nursing process based on expanded knowledge and experience.

• Coordinated and provided safe patient care with an understanding and awareness of age appropriate and

culturally aware needs.

• Maintained cardiac activity of patients using state-of-the art telemetry technology.

• Addressed the patient /family biological, emotional, developmental, and psychosocial and education

needs.

Select Specialty Hospital of Atlanta (03/02 - 12/06)

Staff Nurse/ Relief Charge Nurse/ Preceptor

Performed all facets of direct patient care within a 30-bed Long Term Acute Care (LTAC) facility,

as well as acting as the Relief Charge Nurse in the absence of established nursing leadership.

• Appointed to represent the organization as the Nursing Service Representative to

Performance Improvements Task Force which implemented an aggressive ventilator

weaning program.

Paulding Youth Detention Center (01/2000 -01/2006

RN Mental Nurse

• Responsible for furnishing comprehensive, skilled, mental health, nursing services to

adolescents under the supervision of a psychiatric.

• Evaluated the patient’s management and compliance with the medical and psychiatric plan

of care.

• Maintained awareness for indicators in patient’s behavior that call for change in treatment

modality (crisis, suicidal ideation).

Southwest Hospital (04/96 - 02/02)

Charge Nurse Full Time

Resume

Managed direct patient care within a 35-bed Medical/Surgical acute care setting, responsible for

enforcing patient care standards, and operational performance levels in accordance with,

organizational mission and vision, as well as state and federal rules and regulations.

• Spearheaded diverse nursing activities ranging from reviewing patient history and

interviewing patients to, evaluating to observing, assessing, and recording symptoms,

reactions, and progress in patients.

Career Note: Additional Experience: Nurse Supervisor for Manor Care Nursing Home Baylor

(6/95-8/97)

EDUCATION

MBA in Healthcare Management

Bachelors of Science in Nursing

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

State of Georgia Professional Nurse, exp. 1/31/2016

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

Current Basic Life Support (BLS), exp. 07/2015

Resume

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