KATHLEEN MYERS RN

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El Paso, TX 79912

Phone : 915-***-****

El Paso Rehabilitation Hospital, El Paso, TX, 79902, 3/17 – Present

Charge Nurse – All Units, Night Shift

Nightingale Staffing, Silver City, NM

Gila Regional Medical Center, 1/2017-3/2017

Travel assignment-ER Staff, Night shift

TotalMed Staffing, Bryan –College Station, TX, 11/2016--1/2017

Travel assignment –ER Staff, Night Shift

TotalMed Staffing, Caldwell, Texas

ST Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Burleson Facility, 7/16/2016-11/2016

Travel Assignment- ER staff-Night shift

TotalMed Staffing Richmond, Texas

OakBend Medical Center, 3/16 -6/16

Travel Assignment- Staff ER Nurse

Ambrosio Guillen Texas State Veteran’s Home

Assistant Director of Nursing 7/15-03/16

*Responsible for a 78-bed unit with a 70-person report

* In the process of bringing the facility into full compliance with all State and Federal regulation

* Monitoring, counseling, teaching, coaching, all staff members

* Budget reports, Compliance with Federal, State, Corporate Regulations

Tender Care Home Health

* Supervisor of the Rescue Mission Clinic-11/13- 6/15

* Implementation of contract between Tender Care Home Health & University Medical Center of El Paso to reduce the utilization of the Emergency Room for clinic issues for homeless population, goals for 2015 were reached & exceeded in April 2015

* Evaluated, incorporated every client of the Rescue Mission into the medical program to identify medical and psychiatric issues, Triaged to the appropriate clinic for care

* Early achievement of the goals with savings to El Paso City $6.5 million

Del Sol Medical Center

*Administrative Nursing Supervisor-08/10-08/13

*Full responsibilities of 350 bed hospital management

*Staffing, Bed Control, Resolved pt care issues, Interfaced with family members & physicians, Responded to all Codes & Traumas in ER

*Worked in a 40 bed ER Trauma Level 1 on days off 2 -3 days/week

Left position to travel to Georgia to care critically ill family member

Hospice of El Paso

*Clinical Staff Nurse-6/10-9/11

*Carried a 20 pt work load while doing Nursing Supervisor work for Del Sol Medical Center on a PRN basis

El Paso Specialty Hospital

* Manager PACU/Pain Services -11/08-06/10

*Comprehensive responsibilities to run an 8 bed PACU, a 7 chair Step-Down unit, Pain services with up to 80 cases/day

Las Palmas Medical Center, El Paso

*Bed Flow Coordinator, Administrator of Facility Scheduler-2/08-11/08

*Conducted all intake & appropriate placement of pts currently in house from ER & OR with entry of data

*Administrative Supervisor, night shift- 11/05-2/08

*Complete responsibility for a 230-bed hospital for the 7p-7a shifts

*Management of all facility issues, to include staffing, personnel and client concerns.

Sierra Medical Center, El Paso, TX

*Charge Nurse/Staff Nurse in a 19 bed ER, Night shift- 11/02-9/05

*Participated in the development and implementation of the Stroke and Cardiac protocols

*Demonstrated competency in all areas of pt care to include excellent IV skills & triage

*Certified in treatment of sexual assault cases

Doctor’s Regional Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX

Clinical Care Coordinator-Skilled Nursing, 4/01-11/02

*Responsible for a 30bed unit-50 personnel report

*Achieved Outstanding Unit Recognition award for 2002

t*Returned to home in El Paso

Interim Health Care, El Paso, TX

*Administrator, 6/98-8/99

*Established and monitored compliance with all standards and regulations

*Office closed in response to heavy government funding in El Paso- 1999

Michael Cohen, Esq., El Paso, TX

Registered Nurse Consultant, 1994-1998

*Analysis of medical claims to establish viability, negligence and/or malpractice from a nursing purview.

*Review and analysis of Medical Record billing for appropriateness and accuracy

Olsten Kimberly Quality Care, El Paso, TX

Administrator, 1993-1994

*Achieved “5 Star” recognition award for outstanding office in 1994

*Resigned due to health issues

El Paso Natural Gas CO., El Paso, TX

Medical Office Supervisor, 1988-1993

*Established full Occupational Clinic to care for 3,000 employees

*Conducted Executive physicals, Annual Health Fair with employee physicals

*Daily control of insurance utilization for self insured Co; reduced ins. utilization by 70%

*Obtained “Class D” pharmacy license w/dispensing of limited formula for cost control

*Office was closed in response to reduction in forces and subsequent sale of Company

Sierra Medical Center, El Paso, TX

Charge Nurse OR/Staff Nurse RR- 1986-1988.

*Professional move to secure a 5-day workweek when married in 1988

Clayton General Hospital, Clayton, GA

Staff Nurse-OR, PACU, 1984-1986

*Function as a staff nurse in a rotating position during a temporary move to provide care for a terminally ill mother

Providence Memorial Hospital, El Paso, TX

Director Med/Surg Unit, 1973-1976—Staff Nurse OR, 1976-1984

*Responsible for a 36-bed Med/Surg unit for 3 yrs. Moved to OR to broaden knowledge base & increase pay

*Held position with plastic surgeon simultaneously to supplement income as a single parent

Education: Felician University School of Nursing, Lodi, NJ, Cum Laude

CPR current

Reference:, Elena Weise RN MSN, PICU Unit El Paso Rehab Hospital, Phone:915-***-****

Karen Findley RN, Military Unit, El Paso Rehab Hospital., Phone: 915-***-****

Willie Olmstead RN, Supervisor, Hospice of El Paso., Phone: 915-***-****

Adrian Placios RN, Nursing Supervisor, El Paso Behavioral Hospital Phone:915-***-****

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