RICKIE CHIPMAN, BSN, RN

PO Box *****

Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

206-***-****

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a rewarding position in nursing leadership.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Expertise in assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, and guidance.

Outstanding intrapersonal, and communication techniques.

Critical thinker with strong knowledge of individual healthcare needs, and the State and Federal guidelines/regulations to ensure safe practice.

Accomplished clinician with technical, organizational and problem-solving skills.

Leadership abilities dedicated to team building and the encouragement of others.

Seven years advanced practice graduate courses in community health and disease prevention. A Bachelor’s of Science degree in Nursing, and more than sixty-five graduate credits towards a Master’s in Science degree in Nursing from Gonzaga University and Oregon Health Science University.

More than thirty years experience in the delivery of quality care to patients aging from newborn to geriatric with a multitude of varying diagnoses. Many roles in nursing leadership positions.

Respected supervisor, team member, and caring nurse, secondary to valuing and respecting others, while emphasizing health promotion, and illness/injury prevention.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

June 20, 2018 – August 23, 2019 Mirabella Seattle

116 Fairview Ave. N.

Nurse Manager Assisted Living Unit Seattle, WA 98109

Dementia/Locked Memory Care Unit

Provided leadership for the nursing staff that provided daily care needs for an assisted living community of more than sixty-five individual residents, on two separate floors. I oversaw every aspect of the resident’s care, maintained daily records, followed State and Federal Regulations, provided annual evaluations for all staff providing care. Coordinated care with the resident’s primary care providers, specialty clinics, hospitals, and families. Complete medication management for all residents of Dementia Unit, and Assisted Living residents requiring that service. Met weekly with Administration and discussed staff and resident needs, progress towards goals, safety, financial and budget issues.

September, 2014 – December, 2016 Daystar Retirement Village

2615 SW Barton Street

Director of Nursing Services Seattle, WA 98126

Provided leadership for the nursing aides and other staff for the daily care needs of an assisted living community of more than sixty individual residents. Coordinated care with the resident’s primary care providers, specialty clinics, hospitals, and families. Met with residents and their family members regularly to ensure all needs were being met, safety issues, and ensure quality of life was achieved. Complete medication management for all residents requiring this service. Helped family members set up medication distribution boxes for those individuals that could function at that level. Received 100% deficiency free State Licensure Review with State Evaluators, indicating the best possible care being provided to the residents whose care I oversaw.

August, 2011 – April, 2013 Madison Avenue House

285 Madison Ave. South

Director of Nursing Services Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

Provided leadership for the nursing aides and other staff for the daily care needs of an assisted living community of more than fifty individual residents. Coordinated care with the resident's primary care providers, specialty clinics, hospitals, and families. Met with residents and their family members regularly to ensure all needs were being met, safety issues, and ensure quality of life was achieved. Complete medication management for more than thirty of the individual seniors residing at Madison Avenue House. Received 100% deficiency free State Licensure Review with latest State evaluation.

April, 2009 – November, 2009 Messenger House Care Center

10861 Manitou Park Blvd. NE

Unit Manager Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

Provided leadership for the licensed nurses and nursing aides on acute care, skilled nursing, long term care, and the dementia units, including employee evaluations and any disciplinary/professional development actions needed. With my leadership, in collaboration with the Director of Nursing, Administrator, and all team members, we were able to implement needed changes to achieve optimal health and safety for the almost eighty residents of this skilled-nursing and long-term care home. Instrumental in helping the staff to become a cohesive and highly functioning team. I held regular staff meetings regarding expectations, educational in-services focusing on State/Federal regulations and facility policies/procedures. Participated in State Regulator’s on-site reviews, and the implementation of their suggestions. I evaluated resident’s nutritional status with monitors created for documented weights, nutritional intakes, and individual needs identified on updated care plans. The administrators, nurses, aides, dieticians, housekeepers, social services, physical and occupational therapists were comfortable coming to me with their concerns and/or suggestions.

Dec. 2007 – March 2009 University of Washington Medical Center

1915 Pacific Ave.

RN Documentation Specialist Seattle, WA

In collaboration with attending physicians, service chiefs, administrators, department directors, unit managers, other disciplines, i.e. dieticians, the in-patient coding team, and registered nurses, I provided con-current review of inpatient cases for Medicare and Medicaid patients. The purpose of this Clinical Documentation Program is, after careful study of risk factors, signs and symptoms, and treatments provided to individual patients, to suggest language changes to the attending physicians to identify and capture the true severity of illness of each patient upon admit.

April 2006 – Nov. 2006 Prairie Springs Assisted Living

Prairie Springs Ave.

Wellness Director Sequim, WA

I coordinated medical appointments and on-going care for this elderly population of 52 residents experiencing varying levels of proficiency in their daily care. Maintained all medical/health records and documents for the residents and the staff providing care for these residents, including TB testing. I provided regulating State agencies with current data, and follow-up for their annual reviews. Maintained a caring and professional relationship with the residents, their family members, the Director of the facility, nurse’s aides, dietary, Marketing Director, local physicians, local pharmacists, and all other team members. Managed the annual budget for all facility medical needs.

Oct. 2003 – Nov. 2006 Med-Staff Solutions, Inc.

Professional Staffing

Registered Nurse Kirkland, WA

This nursing staffing agency scheduled nurses throughout the Portland/Seattle-Metropolitan areas and beyond. I provided nursing care on an on-call basis for Labor and Delivery, Emergency Departments, ICU, and Medical Surgical units including Pediatrics.

August 1999 – 2005 Assured Medical Staffing

1670 SE Miller Street

Registered Nurse Portland, OR 97202-6705

This nursing staffing agency scheduled nurses throughout the Portland-Metropolitan area and beyond. I provided nursing care to patients located in communities throughout Oregon on the following units: ICU, L&D, Telemetry, Cardiac, Rehabilitation, Skilled-Nursing, ER, and Medical/Surgical Units including Pediatrics.

August 1999 – January 2004 Woodland Park Hospital ICU

NE Hancock Avenue

Registered Nurse Portland, OR

Working first as an agency RN for ICU, Med-Surg, and Psychiatric Units, I became a regular ICU team member and night charge RN. I received patients directly from the ER with diagnoses of MI, ETOH or street drug abuse, respiratory difficulties, other cardiac exacerbations, and recovering patients from various procedures done in the OR.

Feb. 1998 – October1999 Doernbecher Children’s Hospital

OHSU Medical Center

Registered Nurse Portland, OR

Provided pre/post-op and ongoing care for pediatric patients with varying disease processes. I cross-covered for the Pediatric Cancer Care Unit. (Their bravery is unmatched.) Often Charge RN on the night shift, I did intake assessment for severely ill infants, toddlers, and older children determining and meeting their immediate healthcare needs. This was a facility that welcomed family involvement, so it was my pleasure to provide in-room sleeping accommodations for parents and siblings. This was a very rewarding position.

1994 – 1997 St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center

Bannock Street

Registered Nurse Boise, ID

Provided pre and post-op care for patients receiving surgical interventions, and medical patients with exacerbations of chronic illness. I transferred to the Maternal/Child Unit and provided anti-partum and post-partum care for two years. I also provided support for L&D, pediatrics, oncology, orthopedics, telemetry, and medical-surgical units. I assisted clients in formulating discharge planning and health promoting behaviors. I served one year on St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center Research Committee.

1988 – February, 1994 Dept. of Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center

Fort Street

Charge RN/Unit Educator Boise, ID

Initially worked as a volunteer, then as a nurse’s aide, I received the Veteran’s Scholarship Award, and became a student nurse technician (SNT) until advancement to BSN/RN in May, 1991. As a member of the surgical staff on Ward 4S, I also covered ICU, telemetry, medical, and geriatric units frequently. I performed a broad range of duties, including the total provision of pre and post-op care for veteran men and women. I was the Unit Educator, and regularly assigned as Charge Nurse. Common surgical interventions performed on this unit included vascular reconstruction, eye surgery, amputations, lobectomies, total knee and hip reconstruction, transurethral resection of prostrates, gastrointestinal reconstruction, cholecystectomies, and reconstructive neoplastic surgery. Wrote policy for patient-controlled analgesia, and trained staff.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:

January 1999 – February 2001 Oregon Health Sciences University

School of Nursing – Community Health

Portland, OR Graduate Student

1994 – 1998 Gonzaga University

School of Nursing – Master’s Program (FNP)

Spokane, WA Graduate Student

1992 – 1993 Idaho State University

School of Nursing – Master’s Program

Pocatello, ID Graduate Student

1986 – 1991 Boise State University

BSN Program Graduated May, 1991

Boise, ID

PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION:

State of Washington Health Professions Quality Assurance Division

Registered Nurse

License No.: RN00158743

Expiration Date: 10/09/2024

Other Past RN Licensures – Idaho and Oregon State Boards of Nursing

American Nurses Credentialing Center

Certification as a Medical-Surgical Nurse

Certification No.: 210017-04 (1993-1998)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Expiration Date: April 25, 2006

Basic Life Support

Expiration Date: June, 2021

PROFESSIONAL HONORS/AWARDS:

Dept. of Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center Performance Award – 1991

Dept. of Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center Health Professional Scholarship Award

Oregon Health Sciences University/ Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Rose Awards.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Board Member Idaho State Board of Nursing – 1997 – 1998

St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center Research Committee – Member – 1995 – 1996

Idaho Nurses Association – Member and Legislative Liaison – 1991 – 1998

Dept. of Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center – Education Coordinator – 1991 – 1993

Boise State University Student Nurses Association – President – 1989 - 1990

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