Suzanne Johnson

Administrative/Clerical Profile

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Long Beach, MS

Summary

Compassionate, results-oriented professional with 15+ years of experience across nursing sectors transitioning to utilize multidimensional skills. Proven ability to function efficiently in high-stress environments. Passionate about delivering exceptional services while utilizing extensive expertise to positively impact organizational outcomes.

Qualifications Summary

Strong Communication Skills: Developed exceptional communication skills through interacting with patients, families, and healthcare professionals.

Attention to Detail: Fostered a keen eye for detail and an ability to identify potential problems.

Time Management: Proven history of managing time efficiently to ensure optimum patient care; strong background in managing multiple tasks, deadlines, and priorities.

Teamwork: Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to provide the best possible care for patients; adept at collaborating with team members, promoting teamwork and team cohesion.

Leadership Skills: Proven history of overseeing leadership roles in managing patient care, delegating tasks to other healthcare professionals, and providing guidance and support to other nurses; efficient at managing a team and leading projects.

Career Experience

Generations Healthcare, D'Iberville, MS 2012 – 2022

Director of Nursing

Managed a team of 75 nursing department staff, ensuring patient care and state regulations compliance on a daily basis. Supervised all departments and 150 employees during the absence of the administrator, interviewing, hiring, and terminating employees. Conducted daily interactions with family members and visitors, addressing concerns and complaints. Administered training and orientation to all staff while providing occasional hands-on patient care. Conducted wound assessments and treatments in the last 3 years of my employment. Served as a Clinical Liaison for 3.5 years, assessing new patients, collaborating with families and hospital case managers on admission, and representing Greenbriar in the community. Served as MDS Coordinator for 3.5 years, assessing patients, completing MDS assessments, and submitting all assessments to CMS. Provided hands-on patient care, including medication administration, documentation, wound care, ADL care, and rehabilitation, throughout employment at Greenbriar.

Consistently communicated with patients with warmth and empathy; demonstrated superior medical decision-making skills.

Advanced patient progress by measuring outcomes against healthcare goals and providing suggestions for improvements.

Biloxi Community Center, Biloxi, MS 2011 – 2012

Unit Manager Registered Nurse

Supervised nursing staff providing patient care in the Skilled Unit, Alzheimer's Ward, and Tracheostomy Unit. Assisted DON with drug screens and interviews of potential employees. Provided staff education on wound care, computer programs, tracheostomy care, and other patient care aspects. Collaborated with the rehab director to ensure patients' rehabilitation needs were met.

Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary health teams-physicians, nurses, laboratory technicians, and others to achieve patient diagnostic goals.

Displayed solid proficiency in assessing patients, planning treatments, monitoring vitals, and administering medications.

Additional Experience

Registered Nurse Supervisor, Gulf Coast Healthcare, Ocean Springs, MS

Provided patient care as a floor nurse, promoted to night shift supervisor, then care plan coordinator, creating and implementing patient plans of care. Became assistant director of nursing, supervising staff, and coordinating programs such as infection control, restorative nursing, wound care, QA, etc. Accompanied 180 patients in evacuating for Hurricane Katrina to a company-owned facility in Ocean Springs, MS. Transferred to The Boyington as a unit manager of the Medicare unit, supervising staff and educating them on patient care issues and techniques. As the admission/discharge nurse, completed all paperwork, computer entry of orders, documentation, and patient assessment upon admission, as well as obtaining physician orders, ordering equipment, and arranging home healthcare upon discharge.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

William Carey University, Gulfport, MS

Awards

Award of Clinical Excellence in Psychiatric Nursing

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