Nursing Nurse

Objective:

Full time nurse management position.

Professional Experience:

Espanola Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Director of NursingSeptember 2015 to April 2016

Responsible for the daily operations of a 120 bed skilled nursing facility. Performed all MDS Coordinator functions in the building for 6 months in addition to DON responsibilities.

High Plains Retirement Village/Kearny County Hospital Assisted Living Facility

Director of Nursing/Assisted Living Operator March 2011 to September 2015

Responsible for the daily operations of a 40 bed long term care facility and a 30 room assisted living facility.

*Assisted Living operator and director of nursing for the assisted living facility.

*Director of Nursing for LTCU

*Manage all nursing operations for the LTCU and assisted living.

*Directly responsible for supervision of approximately 55-65 employees.

*Project leader for EMR implementation-MARs, TARs, physician orders.

*Responsible for survey process and plan of correction process.

*Responsible for writing/updating policies and procedures, QA/QI quarterly, Risk

Management duties, LTCU and AL budget, monitor/approve payroll, scheduling

for LTCU and AL, perform functional capacity screens for AL.

*Responsible for the MDS assessment process and care planning process for

all residents as the MDS Coordinator in this facility is an LPN.

*Increased the Medicaid daily rate from $173.50 per day to $203.00 per day during my first 6 months at the facility by assuring that MDS assessments were coded correctly and submitted on time.

*Supervise all departments within LTCU and Assisted Living including Social

Services, Activities, Special Care Unit, office staff and all nursing staff.

Supervise 50+ staff members with 24 being direct reports to DON.

*Report directly to DNS at Kearny County Hospital.

Stanton County Healthcare Facility, Johnson, KS Feb. 2007 to Feb. 2011

Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)

Responsible for the daily operations of an 18 bed acute care critical access hospital and a 26 bed long term care nursing facility (LTCU).

*Manage all nursing operations for the entire facility-LTCU and the Critical

Access Hospital.

*Directly responsible for supervision of approximately 45 employees-20 of which

are direct report to the CNO.

*Report directly to the CEO (administrator).

*Directly supervise the Director of Nursing (DON) for LTCU

*Directly supervise the Quality Assurance Coordinator.

*Directly supervise the Infection Control Coordinator.

*Directly supervise the Education Coordinator.

*Directly supervise the Central Supply Manager.

*Directly supervise Acute care hospital staff.

*Act as Utilization Review Coordinator and Discharge Planner for the acute care

hospital.

*Hospital Pharmacy Director-monitor pharmacy medication for needs and

outdates, order medications, stock and return medications, keep pharmacy

license up to date, complete 222 forms for purchase of related medications,

inventory pharmacy and floor medications, monitor and complete medication

recalls.

*Director of Outpatient Surgical Services-scheduling outpatient procedures

(scopes, epidurals, etc.), monitoring compliance with outpatient policies and

procedures.

*Project leader for EMR implementation and build for clinical, materials

management, and pharmacy. Train all nursing staff and materials management

staff in EMR use.

*Perform all pharmacy billing and send charges to business office for insurance

submission and billing procedures.

*Review, revise, and write new and old policies and procedures for acute care

hospital, following Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Conditions of Participation.

*Review, revise, and write new and old policies and procedures for LTCU.

*On call for nursing services 24 hours per day/7 days per week (ER, OB, etc.).

*Monitor patient charges daily by reviewing billing office charge statements-

revise as needed. Report problems to CFO.

*Skilled Swing Bed Coordinator for acute care hospital.

*Grant Writer-received grant funding for facility in amount of $15,000 for

purchase of mechanical lift and whirlpool tub for LTCU. Assisted in writing

grant for Caretracker software and equipment totaling $14,000.

*Monitor nursing and central supply budget and assist with planning nursing and

materials management budgets annually. Monitor nursing payroll.

*Perform routine nursing care as floor nurse-working shifts as needed due to

patient census and employee absence.

*Perform quality assurance (QA) audits and report to QA committee.

*Investigate reported incidents and report results to Risk Management committee.

*Complete nursing staff schedule and handle all scheduling issues. Assist LTCU

DON with schedule and scheduling issues.

*Respond and handle patient, resident and family complaints and grievances.

Stanton County Healthcare Facility October 2005 to February 2007

LTCU Director of Nursing Services

Responsible for daily nursing operations of 26 bed intermediate care nursing facility.

*Directly supervise LTCU nursing staff, report directly to CEO.

*Responsible for all nursing functions within the LTCU.

*MDS assessment coordinator.

*AM charge nurse for LTCU floor.

*Work closely with physicians to provide appropriate resident care and

interventions.

*Supervisor of restorative nursing program and employees.

*Risk Management duties, QA/QI responsibilities, Infection Control duties.

*Responsible for nursing care portion of annual KDOA survey.

*Monitor nursing budget and assist with planning nursing budget for LTCU

annually.

Western Prairie Care Home, Ulysses, KS April 2003 to October 2005

Director of Nursing Services

Responsible for all nursing operations of 72 bed intermediate care facility including

responsibilty for all nursing functions of 13 bed Alzheimers/Dementia Unit.

*Supervision of approximately 60 employees-nursing staff, secretary, central

supply staff, appointment coordinator, restorative staff.

*Established Fall Prevention Task Force to review falls, implement interventions

through interdisciplinary team collaboration.

*Decreased overtime in nursing department by 70% through hiring and staff

retention.

*Established “Book Buddies” program- with cooperation from local elementary

school. Third grade students came to the care home weekly to read to the

residents.

*Implemented rotation of high school students through the facility, working as

interns during the school day as a health care field rotation.

*Grant Writer-Received $17,000 in funding for whirlpool tub, $8000 in funding

for mechanical lifts, $3600 in funding for lobby furniture for resident use.

*Eliminated use of contract labor through team building and stiffer hiring

practices.

*MDS Coordinator

*Increased Medicaid reimbursement to facility by coordinating and monitoring

the MDS process.

*Perform disciplinary procedures as needed.

*Responsible for nursing budget for facility.

USD #214, Ulysses, KS August 1997 to April 2003

School Nurse Supervisor

Accountable for day to day operations of school nurse office and designated first aide providers within district.

*Supervise daily healthcare and first aide for 1800 students in the school district.

*Established new medication administration practices and system for all five

buildings in the district.

*Completed instruction with designated first aide providers in each building

related to new medication system.

*Established new charting system for daily student reports of care performed by

school nurses.

*Monitored and assisted in preparing budget for school nurse office.

*Performed nursing duties with responsibilities to 3 district buildings including:

first aide, hearing and vision screens, dental screens, health assessments, health

and sex education.

*Established Hepatitis B vaccination program for students and faculty through

cooperation with local health department.

*Implemented annual flu vaccination program for faculty through cooperation

with local health department.

*Provided annual bloodborne pathogen training to all district faculty.

*Supervised 1 (one) other school nurse and approximately 15 designated

first aide providers.

*Reported allegations of abuse to appropriate authorities.

*Pregnancy counseling (teenage mothers)

Stanton County Healthcare Facility, Johnson, KS May 1993 to April 2003

CNA to LPN to RN charge nurse

Fulltime and PRN employment during this time period.

Responsible for day to day floor charge nurse duties in 18 bed acute care hospital.

*Manage Emergency Room admission, triage and assessment of all ER patients.

*Manage medical floor-patients and staff.

*Manage Obstetric floor-patients and staff.

*Manage skilled nursing unit-patients and staff.

*Risk Management Team member.

*OB call on a regular basis.

*Supervise LTCU charge nurse as needed.

Certifications:

*RN license-Kansas

*Basic Life Support-BLS

*Advanced Cardiac Life Support-ACLS-lapsed

*Pediatric Advanced Life Support-PALS-lapsed

*Trauma Nursing Core Course-TNCC

*Neonatal Resuscitation-NRP-lapsed

*Child Health Assessment Nurse Provider

*Resident Assessment Coordinator-Certified, RAC-CT

*Vision screening certification

*CNE-Certified Nurse Executive

*Adult Care Home Operator

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Oklahoma Panhandle State University 2011

REFERENCES:

Dawn Hernandez 620-***-****

Vicky Chamberlain 620-***-****

Linda Wartman 620-***-****

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