Registered Nurse Staff

Maura Kivlin RN, BSN Career Qualifications

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Scranton, Pa 18509

570-***-****(home)

570-***-****(cell)

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Dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) with specialty experience

serving as a nurse liaison and director of Infection

Control. While maintaining dual roles I have developed

strong leadership skills while advocating for patients in

a health care setting beginning with the pre-admission

process and following through their release. I am a

reliable, ethical self-starter with the ability to

multi-task, present group educational seminars to

patients, family members and staff, and to collaborate on

multidisciplinary teams. I possess a proven ability to

build positive relationships with clients, family

members, physicians and other medical professionals.

Professional Experience

Nurse Liaison

St. Mary's Villa Campus-Elmhurst, Pa

8/2013-Present

Presently serve as the nurse liaison for the entire

campus which includes a 112 bed skilled nursing facility

and rehabilitation center, as well as, a 64 bed personal

care home. In this position I am responsible to

establish patients' eligibility for care utilizing

current CMS regulations and guidelines, communicating

with families, and interacting with a wide range of staff

members, from admissions coordinators to case managers to

physicians. I am the first to assess patients, review

their medical records, and determine whether they should

be admitted for care. I explain the types of care and

services my current facility offers to patients and their

families. I also work with the facility to schedule

therapy sessions and doctor visits. Coordinating with

other staff members to ensure smooth patient discharge is

also among my duties. I work directly with the finance

department to verify health insurance and its coverage,

interacting with the providers and our facility.

Director of Infection Control and Prevention- RN

St. Mary's Villa- Elmhurst, Pa

12/2002-Present (break from August 2004-Fabruary 2006)

Currently serve as the RN Infection Control Nurse in a

112 bed skilled nursing facility. My primary

responsibility is to ensure an effective facility wide

program for the surveillance, prevention, and control of

infection through monitoring rates of health-care

associated infections, maintaining systems to collect and

analyze data, and organizing activities to prevent and

control infections in residents and staff. Ensure and

provide appropriate patient care through collaboration

with multi-disciplinary teams to assess, plan, provide

and evaluate patient care in a manner that maximizes safe

and effective delivery of care. Report infection data

electronically using the Pennsylvania Patient Safety

Reporting System (PA-PSRS). Oversee and delegate tasks to

all staff both nursing and non-nursing. Assist in

meeting the unique needs of every resident.

Prior to holding this position I served as both a charge

nurse and a nursing supervisor in this institution. My

responsibilities at that time included but were not

limited to: medication administration; rendering

skin/wound care treatments; assessing, reporting and

documenting relevant data on each resident and assisting

with activities of daily living.

Key Accomplishments:

Helped establish a working relationship between my

facility and area hospitals, home health services, and

hospices.

Ongoing relationship with are case managers and social

workers to ensure a smooth transition between their

facility and ours.

Helped establish and refine facility policies and

procedures in areas of infection control, vaccination and

staff compliance in accordance to state and CMS

regulations and guidelines.

Responded to and interrupted the severity of numerous

outbreaks of illness, gaining the respect of physicians,

state surveyors and coworkers for my calm quick response

to ensure safety of residents and staff.

Earned recognition from the Pennsylvania department of

health for participating in state sponsored programs to

monitor and prevent influenza like illness in health-care

facilities.

Was voted employee of the month by a group of my peers

shortly after becoming a nursing supervisor.

LPN

Allied Services- Scranton, Pa

August 2004-February 2006

Responsibilities: Medication administration; rendering

skin/wound care; assessing, reporting and documenting

relevant data on each resident and assisting with

activities of daily living. Cross train and provide

specialized care on both the Alzheimer's unit and

Vent/Trach unit within the skilled nursing facility.

Oversee and delegate tasks to unlicensed staff. Assist

in meeting the unique needs of every resident. Provide

spiritual and emotional support to each resident and

their family as needed.

Education

08/2005-01/2008 Marywood University Scranton, Pa

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Laude recipient

1/2008 Registered Nurse Licensure, State of PA

08/2001-12/2002 Lackawanna County Career Technology

Center- School of Practical Nursing Scranton, Pa

Practical Nursing Diploma, Superior Achievement &

Excellence award

2/2003 Practical Nurse Licensure, Sate of PA

8/1996-5/1998 Lackawanna Junior College Scranton, Pa

Associate in Science Human Services

References available on request

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