Darmecia D. Massie RN

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Fort Worth, Texas 76108

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QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

Dedicated and patient-focused Registered Nurse with proven strengths in patient care, staff development, and patient/family advocacy.

• Exceptional capacity to multi-task: manage numerous, often competing priorities with ease and foster the provision of superior patient care.

• Administrative and referral experience including admissions, assessment, treatment, referrals and education for a wide range of patients.

• Widely recognized as an excellent care provider and patient/family advocate.

• Demonstrated ability to forge, lead, and motivate outstanding healthcare teams that provide top-quality patient care.

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills; superior accuracy in patient history, charting, and other documentation.

Professional Experience

October 2013-present

The Estates Health Care and Rehab Fort Worth, Texas 76134

RN Weekend Supervisor

• Makes rounds continually; follows up with problems to ensure appropriate follow through takes place. Inspects all units to verify that residents needs are met and policy and procedures are followed, and adequately staffed according to census.

• Supervises, evaluates and provides feedback to all charge nurses in carrying out their responsibilities (med pass, treatments, supervision of CNA’s). Assist charge nurse with problems or concerns

• Supervises admissions, transfers and discharges and ensures documentation is complete and residents needs are met

• Assess critically ill residents; report findings to physician and records observations, provide direct care

• Responds and take charge in emergency situations

• In charge of Facility in Absence of DON, ADON, Administrator

• Deals with families and residents when issues arise, handles complaints and provides education regarding care as needed

• Ensures residents rights are respected and safe work practices are followed.

• Maintains Effective Communication

Staff Development Coordinator October 2013-June 2014

• Assesses department needs for training and responds accordingly, observes employees in practical application of procedures and does one on one training as needed.

• Orientation of new staff and provides on going training for employees, provide in-services for all employees

• Develops recruitment strategies for nursing positions, Assist with selection of nursing positions

Maintain appropriate documentations of orientation and in-servicing training for all employees

• Coordinates employee service awards and recognition programs.

• Monitors safe working practices; provide education and coordinates with Safety committee for corrective/prevention actions

• Communicates with and educates staff on any new procedures

• Stays current in standard practices thorough communication with Health Dept, DaDs, CDC,etc

Benbrook Nursing and Rehab Benbrook, Texas 76126 May 2013-October 2013

Weekend Charge Nurse/ PRN Wound Care Nurse

• Educated all the patients about the exact surgical stomas and incisions

• Checked patients skin for preventing pressure ulcers, applied medicated salves and gave them other treatments for the existing wounds

• Checked and completed every in-service need for changes in dressing, changed orders for every resident and new wound care equipment

• Cared and assessed patients with wounds, ostomies and other skin related issues

• For ensuring that there is good and proper patient care established monitoring systems

Private Duty Home Health, Arlington, Texas 76010 March 2012- June 2014

• Provided patient education as and when necessary

• Provided initial patient assessment

• Took and recorded vitals

• Pro Assisted patients with daily bathing and grooming

• Managed IVs and administered medication when needed

• Provided emergency services when required

Kindred Transitional Care and Rehab Fort Worth, Texas 76116 December 2010-May 2012

RN Charge Nurse

• Improved quality of professional nursing practices and the quality of patient care – recommended clinical care improvements and initiated/participated in change initiatives.

• Planned and implemented nursing care for patients.

• Led and directed healthy relationships among nurses, physicians and other professionals.

• Adhered to safety regulations and procedures during performance of medical tasks and while working with patients and equipment.

• Evaluated and assessed medical status of patients – Performed nursing care for patients with complex medical issues and multi-system health cases

Education

• Associate Degree Of Nursing-Weatherford College,Weatherford Tx May 2010

• University of Texas at Arlington BSN program-Spring 2015

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