Registered Nurse Manager
Resume:
Carolyn Gano, RN
P.O.Box ****, Haines City, Florida
***********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
• Proficiently organized and directed home care services, with emphasis on skilled nursing assessment and disease process education.
•Experienced nurse leader in Employee Health/Infection Control methodologies and performance improvement standards. Prepared company Employee Health/Infection Control Department for a passing deemed status from the Joint Commission.
•Chairman of Infection Control Committee. Established quarterly agendas, conducted and directed the Infection Control Committee. Responsible for developing and reporting the annual risk assessment and infection control goals, TB risk assessment, and annual influenza evaluation.
•Developed and conducted needed infection control education according to annual infection control goals for annual requirements and competencies.
•Conducted telephonic interviews for health evaluation on newly hired employees screening for employment health requirements and hospital credentialing.
•Expertise in Palliative Care and Outpatient Surgery patient assessment, documentation, patient safety, and outcomes.
CREDENTIALS
Board Examination February 1996
RN License, State of Florida March 1996
EXPERIENCE
Gentiva Home Health – Innovation Drive, Lakeland 1/2015 to Present
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Completed an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
Regularly re-evaluated patient nursing needs.
Initiated the plan of care and make necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
Develop a care plan which establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions.
Provide health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care.
Good Shepherd Hospice - 321 W. Main St. 4/2009 to 8/2014 and 8/1999 to 5/2008
Employee Health/ Infection Control Manager/ Patient Care/ HIS Extractor
•Perform administrative and managerial functions, such as planning and implementing infection control meetings, managing the TB program, Influenza program, as well as Employee Health program.
•Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
•Created annual risk assessment determining organizations annual goals
•Monitored patient /employee infections for any trends.
•Provide health care, immunizations, or personl assistance for employees with Good Shepherd Hospice.
•Reviewed patient admissions and deaths to extract key performance indicators
• Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions to IDG.
•Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
• Modify patient plan of care as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
• Collaborate with members of multidisciplinary health care teams to plan, manage, or assess patient treatments.
•Assess the needs of individuals, families, including assessment of individuals' home environments, to identify potential health or safety problems.
•Recommend drugs for symptom management, medical devices, or other forms of treatment, to help with palliative care of patients.
WINTER HAVEN HOSPITAL, - Winter Haven, FL February 1996- August 1999
Patient Care Registered Nurse
•Document data related to patients' care including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes.
•Manage patients' pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacologic and non- pharmacologic interventions, monitoring patients' responses, and changing care plans accordingly.
• Administer blood and blood product transfusions or intravenous infusions, monitoring patients for adverse reactions.
•Obtain specimens or samples for laboratory work.
•Collaborate with patients to plan for future health care needs or to coordinate transitions and referrals. Treat wounds or superficial lacerations.
EDUCATION
Associate, Nursing May 1991- December 1995
Polk Community College (Currently Polk State College)
Winter Haven, FL
Bachelor, Nursing (In progress) June 2013 - Current
AS to BSS Candidate
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Computer Skills: Windows, Microsoft Access, Excel, Word, Power Point, Solution, EMR, HIS, Kronos Education: Participated in developing infection control issues for annual skills employee education. Wrote quarterly infection control information flier.
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