Occupational Health RN (15 yrs. experience)
Resume:
Debbie Allen, RN, BS, BC, NHA
Riceville, TN 37370
423-***-**** (mobile)
423-***-**** (home)
Email: ***************@***.***
Licensed Nursing Home Administrator and Registered Nurse in both Tennessee and Georgia; Certified Case Manager/Occupational Health, CPR, First Aid, AED Instructor, and Licensed Nursing Home Administrator experienced in working with all facets of Hospital, ER, Skilled Rehab, Geriatrics, Long Term Care and Occupational/Industrial Nursing. Well versed in all pay categories, MDS 3.0 Certified - MDS/Care Plans, as well as dementia, behavior, assisted living and memory care units, state and federal rules and regulations, survey preparedness, Quality Assurance/Compliance, OSHA rules, regulations, guidelines for compliance, team building, staff recruitment, development and education, budgetary compliance, expense control and revenue enhancement. ***15 yrs. Occupational Nursing, 12 yrs. Hospital and 12+ Skilled Rehab, Long Term and Assisted Living experience
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH EXPERIENCE
Occupational Health Nurse – Tennessee Occupational Health 9/2011 to 8/2013
Wacker –Charleston, TN
***Contact Dan King – 423-***-**** or Lisa Lane – 865-***-**** or 865-***-*******
Occupational Health Nurse – Bowater (Now Resolute Forest Products)
Calhoun, TN 10 yrs. 9/1982 to 2/1992
***Contact Larry Vest – 423-***-**** or Clay Derrick – (423) – 506-3642***
Occupational Health Nurse – Olin/Arch Chemical 2 yrs.
Charleston, TN
***Contact Brenda Walden (Retired)
I have worked with all aspects of Occupational/Industrial Health Nursing to include Case Management, Health and Wellness Training and Education, Employee Medical Files and record- keeping, Hearing Conservation and Testing, Pulmonary Function Testing, New Hire and Annual Employee Physicals, to include Drug Screening (also Random screening), Maintaining all employee records and logs for compliance with OSHA, State & Federal regulations along with company/corporate compliance policies. Provided CPR & First Responder Training for staff and employees, treated and responded to all medical and emergency illnesses/injuries, (work and non-work related) with treatment and appropriate referral as necessary; worked closely with all employees under case management for compliance with monitoring and physician follow-up, return to work efforts.
SKILLED NURSING – REHAB – LONG TERM CARE EXPERIENCE
Day Shift R.N. (6a-6p) ALF – NHC of Farragut, Knoxville, TN 3/2010 to 9/2011
Director of Nursing – Summit View of Farragut, Knoxville, TN 10/2009 to 2/2010
House Supervisor – NHC of Farragut, Knoxville, TN 2/2009 to 8/2009
Responsible for overall direction/supervision of 7p-7a staff for a 168 bed facility which included skilled, rehab and assisted living (Medicare, Medicaid, Private Pay)
Team leader response for all emergency situations to include reporting of same
Assist team with referrals, admissions, discharges and facility tours
Worked closely with Residents, Families, Employees, Physicians and Vendors to ensure positive outcomes and continued successful relationships
Responsible for overseeing and assisting nursing staff with end of month reconciliation/change over for physician orders, medication and treatment records
Director of Nursing – Summit View of Farragut, Knoxville, TN 5/2007 to 12/2008
Responsible for overall direction/supervision of the nursing department for a 120 bed dually certified facility, which included a 30 bed secured dementia unit
Implemented monitoring systems for weekly review of weights, wounds, falls/incidents, restraints- reduction/elimination, infection control, behavior and psychotropic medication usage, Medicare and case management
Worked closely with MDS Nurse and AR to ensure all claims complete and transmitted timely for compliance and billing; completed all PAE’s, POC’s/CAP’s as required
Chaired monthly QA meetings with review to include Quality Indicators with appropriate staff and survey preparedness for all facility staff
Monitored budgeted variances for ppds, nursing labor hours, expenses, cost containment
Worked closely with Case Manager and Admissions for timely referral reviews/response
Director of Resident Services - Wellington Gardens, Cleveland, TN 2/2005 to 10/2006
Responsible for overall supervision of nursing staff for this 30 unit secured memory loss assisted living facility
Functioned as Executive Director and Director of Nursing upon unexpected departure of facility Executive Director
Responsible for budgeting, payroll, hiring, orientation and training for all facility staff
Responsible for marketing and census development – to include weekly visits to hospitals, discharge planners, case managers, physicians; excellent rapport with referral sources
Responsible for completion of all required resident assessments (initial admission, quarterly, change of condition)
Facilitated recruitment and new hire of Medical Director and Nurse Practitioner
Responsible for all facility staff education, to include survey preparedness training
Director of Nursing – Etowah Health Care Center, Etowah, TN 2/2003 to 2/2005
Responsible for leading and supervision of nursing staff for this 120 bed facility
Served as chair for all weekly meetings, to include weights, wounds, restraints, infection control, falls/incident reporting, Medicare/IDT meetings
Chaired monthly QA meetings to include safety and infection control
Maintained consistent budgetary compliance with daily review of staffing, ppds, all nursing labor hours
Worked closely with Social Services for census management – referral reviews and timely turnaround to facilitate new admissions
Earned quarterly bonus for increased Medicare census and length of stay – earned consistently for my two years with facility
Completed wage survey for all surrounding facilities/competitors and was able to increase pay scale for all nursing staff, which resulted in excellent recruitment and greatly decreased staff turnover (this also eliminated use of agency staffing)
Excellent surveys (less than State average for all)
Consistently received excellent performance reviews
Director of Nursing – Life Care Center, Cleveland, TN 4/2000 to 1/2003
Responsible for overall direction and supervision of nursing staff for this 163(4) bed facility
Excellent survey history (less than State average for 3 surveys – only minor deficiencies)
Received “Leadership Award – 2001” voted on by all facility staff
Worked to reduce staff turnover rate and eliminated use of agency staffing
Chaired all daily/weekly/monthly meetings, to include QA meetings, weights, wounds, restraints, Medicare, infection control, safety, falls/events with follow-up
Maintained ongoing survey preparedness training for all facility staff to include walking rounds (all departments as a team) at least monthly, and weekly as we entered “survey window” for problem identification, correction and compliance in all areas
Worked with nurse managers to instruct and maintain CPR certification for all facility staff
Worked closely with Admissions/Marketing on all referral bases to facilitate admissions
Consistently received excellent performance reviews, along with quarterly and annual bonus for Medicare census
Worked to maintain good relationships with Residents, Families, Staff, to include Surveyors and Ombudsman (prompt attention to any issues for resolution) to facilitate positive outcomes
Director of Nursing – Decatur Health Care, Decatur, TN 6/1996 to 4/2000
Responsible for overall direction and supervision of nursing staff for this 88 bed facility
Excellent survey history (2 deficiency-free surveys, others below State average)
Coordinated all staffing, budgetary compliance and cost containment
Chaired monthly QA/CQI, safety and infection control meetings, along with weekly weights, wounds, restraints, falls/incidents, Medicare and Utilization Review
Coordinated and assisted IDT members on change over to PPS system to include all computer set-up, training and implementation for same
Functioned as “Interim” Administrator upon unexpected departure of administrator
Functioned as MDS/Care Plan Coordinator
Responsible for all staff development, education, new employee orientation
Consistently received excellent performance reviews, along with annual bonus and merit increases
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION
Licensed Nursing Home Administrator, Tennessee& Georgia
Associate of Science Degree, Cleveland Community College, Tennessee (Nursing)
Bachelor’s Degree, Saint Joseph’s College, Maine (Health Care Administration)
MDS 3.0 - Certified Case Manager/Occupational Health Nurse
Gerontological Board Certification, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Medicare Clinical Compliance Coordinator, Life Care Center, Tennessee
BLS/CPR/AED/First Aid Instructor, American Heart Association, Tennessee
Basic Trauma Life Support (BTLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
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