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Mildred Scharf

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Jamesport,

New York 11947

631-***-****

ad0yh5@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY HIGHLIGHTS

Highly skilled dynamic career professional with practical knowledge of relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations; considerable knowledge of principles and practices of nursing care, supervisory, administration and education for a variety of specialties with varied settings, considerable knowledge of principles and practices pertaining to community processes, knowledge of nursing education and skill in techniques of teaching and supervising; practical experience in hospital, home health, and primary care environments; enthusiastic and self-motivated individual who shows strong initiative with excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Spanish, and a definite ability to work well with diverse groups of people; very responsible and caring.

Core Qualifications

Excellent medical documentation skills

Extensive knowledge of clinical nursing practices and standards

Strong understanding of patient-focused care

Substantial background in medical-surgical and behavioral health nursing practices

Outstanding nursing supervisory skills

Exceptional ability to coordinate patient care upon careful assessment and evaluation in high- stress situations

Specialized in finding a balance between the fiscal needs of the home health agency or medical facility and the care needs of each patient.

Resilient determination

Unrelenting ethical integrity

EXPERIENCE

Pilgrim State psychiatric Hospital – Brentwood New York

8 /1972 – 1975 Full Time LPN Nurse

Collaborating with peers to fulfill the philosophy of the Practical Nurse duties, and meet the guidelines set forth by the Accrediting Commissions of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) and the State of New York Board of Examiners for Nursing by adhering to the following:

Assisting in directing and evaluating aides care in clinical setting

Delivering patient care and medication deliverance

Facilitating and evaluating patients development and care

Collaborating with supervisor and other medical staff to ensure that coordination of care

Providing care of wounds and documentation

Reporting skills/competency assessment results to supervisor following expected guidelines

Department of health Suffolk County Speakers Bureau

1974-1995

Delivering enthusiastic, well-prepared lectures and engaging community to actively learn and apply best health care practices

BOCES Bellport New York

1978– 1982 Part Time Practical Nurse Instructor

Collaborating with peers to fulfill the philosophy of the Practical Nurse Program and meet the guidelines set forth by the Accrediting Commissions of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) and the State of New york Board of Examiners for Nursing by adhering to the following:

Assisting in directing and evaluating student learning in the classroom setting

Assisting students in integration of theory and practice, specific to courses

Facilitating and evaluating student's development of critical reasoning skills

Collaborating with supervisor and instructors to ensure that the presence of the students and their activities are supportive of the school's goals and needs while also meeting student learning objectives

Providing instruction on clinical skills

Facilitating student practice of student skills

Reporting skills/competency assessment results to supervisor following expected guidelines

Enforcing classroom and attendance rules and regulations; maintaining discipline; utilizing effective time management for classroom instruction

Providing feedback on course and program development

Building instructor to student and student to student relationships

Identifying at risk students; providing them with extra support, instruction, and attention

Delivering enthusiastic, well-prepared lectures and engaging students to actively learn and apply best nursing practices

New England Home Care – Windsor, CT

7/2015 – 9/2017 Spanish Bilingual Supervisor of Clinical Services

Supervision of a team of 8 -10 registered nurses and 2 licensed vocational nurses as they provide direct patient care to patients with skilled home care needs including:

Completion of yearly evaluations, observation of clinical skills, reviews of plans of care and clinical documentation, covering direct patient care work in the field when needed

Orienting new registered nurses to field work, paperwork, and Oasis training

Planning and implementing medication programs, triaged patient calls, and coordinated care with clinical staff and physicians

Organizing and facilitating monthly team meetings and monthly nursing meetings

Participated in and helped prepare for state surveys

Managing caseload of agency nurses of varying capabilities, considering education level, socioeconomic status and cultural differences

Oversight of clinicians’ integrity of appropriate documentation, quality of care provided, visits utilization, appropriate contacts with physicians, adherence to the care plan, the evidence of communication between disciplines (RN, MD, PT, OT, ST, MSW, CPT)

Review of electronically submitted documentation by assigned clinicians to ensure patients’ medical records reflect compliance with medical necessity, homebound status, visit utilization supported by individual patient assessment/documentation of support and transition (discharge) planning.

Provide both Supportive and Comprehensive Case Management Models to clinicians based on assigned patients’ level of need.

Guide clinicians through intake / assessments, prepared consent forms and assisted in finding eligibility applications.

RN Floor Nurse and ER Brookhaven Hospital New York

1980-1990– Medical/Surgical/ER, Behavioral Health Case Manager

Responsible for individual case/disease management advocacy services including:

Management of total care needs for over 40 patients per week in their homes.

Supervision and evaluation of nursing staff (Home Aides (HHAs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) for quality and best practices care delivery.

Management of clinical activities including patient assessments, patient disease management education, care plan development service level determination, on site field visits.

Implementation, coordination, maintenance, and evaluation of care plans, including OASIS (the Outcome and Assessment Information Set) admissions (SOCs), 60 day re-certifications, resumption of care (ROCs), and discharge within agency defined time frame.

Ensuring service quality and participating in care coordination to ensure proper communication between caregivers, patients, referral sources and payers,

Oversight of clinical integrity of appropriate documentation, quality of care provided, visits utilization, appropriate contacts with physicians, adherence to the care plan, the evidence of communication between disciplines (RN, MD, PT, OT, ST, MSW, CPT).

Reviews and submitted documentation to ensure patients’ medical records reflect compliance with medical necessity, homebound status, visit utilization supported by individual patient assessment/documentation of support and transition (discharge) planning.

Provide both Supportive and Comprehensive Case Management Models to patients based on level of need.

Guide clients through intake / assessments, prepared consent forms and assisted in finding eligibility applications.

Provided ER PT assessment and care

Float RN meds IV wound care

Department of Health Suffolk County –

1987 – 1997 WNP

Responsible for implementing, coordinating and evaluating activities of assigned programs and health care services including:

•Completing health screen to determine functional eligibility for programs.

•Completing on site audits of providers to monitor quality service delivery and contract/programmatic and regulatory compliance.

•Liaison with MFP, MRT, PASRR contractor, providers, attorneys regarding eligibility for programs.

•Completing spousal assessments through consultation with physicians, provider agencies and attorneys to determine date of institutionalization.

•Providing clinical care and oversight OB/GYN

•Running STD clinic

•Evaluating the service plans and care needs of “outliers,” clients whose care plan are either less

than 20% or greater than 80% of the cost cap for the program they are participating in.

•Coordinating the authorization of delivery of services with access agencies.

•Evaluating the cost and clinical appropriateness of the plan of care based on the client assessment data.

•Evaluating critical incident reports on program participants, evaluating the risk and clients’ needs

and consulting with access agency staff on the appropriate course of action.

•Consulting with eligibility staff regarding financial eligibility for the program.

•Conducting on site audits of assisted living communities to evaluate compliance with program regulations.

•Providing clinical consultations, statutory and regulatory interpretation on a daily basis with the contractor who determines the medical necessity for access to Medicaid

•Recommending policy changes regarding the operation of programs.

Hampton OBGYN Southampton New York

1991– 1995

Primary responsibilities included caring for a variety of patients

Annual well care GYN visit breast exam Pap and STD work up

Providing care to prenatal antepartum and post-partum care

Providing evaluation and care to women in menopause

Evaluating pelvic pain and abnormal vaginal bleeding

Supervision, teaching, and evaluation of nursing staff (Certified Nurse Assistants (CNAs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) for quality and best practices care delivery.

Patient support encompassing: assessment, counseling, education regarding medications and treatment, lab work, documentation with care plan for diagnosis, and administration of treatment procedures.

to ensure patient safety medication administration. Proficient in all patient charting including: documentation/record maintenance/paperwork to ensure accuracy and patient confidentiality.

EDUCATIO

1983 Down State Brooklyn New York

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Healthcare

1980 City Collage School of Nursing education, New York New York

Bachelor of Education in Nursing

1970

Suffolk Community Collage RN program

Pilgram State Breentwood New York LPN program 1967

Opened Greenport Women’s Health care

1978 sold at profit 1998

Opened Griffing Ave Nurse Practitioner health care 1990 still in operation

Opened Nightingale preventive care Nightingale-cares.com inside Kmart closing November 2019 due to Sears /Kmart bankruptcy

Credentials

Active Registered Nurse License and Nurse Practitioner, State of New York

Affiliations

Active Member American Nurses Association

Active Member New York Nurses Association

Active Member American Association of Nurse

Practitioner

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