Care Manager
Resume:
SUMMARY
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) with more than 10 years of experience in diverse healthcare roles and functions, particularly within the sub-acute and long term care settings. An effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills. Strong ability to work as a team player. Currently pursuing an Associate degree in Registered Nursing.
EXPERIENCE
GENESIS HEALTHCARE, Hamden, CT 10/1983 – 10/2015
Genesis Healthcare is a leading provider of short-term post-acute, rehabilitation, skilled nursing and long-term care services.
Manager, Unit (2005 - 2015)
Managed a sixty bed unit.
Reviewed change-of-status reports.
Attended residents progress and change-of-status meetings.
Performed and completed I/A investigations
F/U on dietitian recommendations.
F/U on patients/family concerns.
Ensured and maintained a safe patients’ environment.
Prepared and updated Careplans.
Monitored and evaluated patients and staff.
Planned patients’ discharge and tracked wounds.
Attended and participated in Patient Care Conferences.
Nurse, Charge (1983 - 2005)
Monitored residents’ physical condition and reviewed physical needs.
Assisted physicians during rounds of residents’ rooms.
Provided direct patient care and assessments of patient mental and physical health.
Participated in the assessment/approval process for new admissions to the facility.
Regularly reviewed residents’ medical records.
Medication ordering from the pharmacy.
EDUCATION
Gateway Community College New Haven, CT
Associate of Science in Registered Nursing, Anticipated graduation May 2017
Eli Whitney Technical School Hamden, CT
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) program, 1982
Skills
Electronic Charting, Geriactic patient care, Stroke and Diabetic Care, F/C Insertion, Wound Care,
Medication Administration,Tracheotomy Care, Patient Education, Transcription of Medication Orders, Careplans evaluation, Bladder Scan, Diabetic Care
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