Suzanne M Brown
Pikeville, TN 37367
Phone 423-***-****
Cell 423-***-****
Email ******@*******.***
Experience
August 2021-January 2024 Bledsoe County Nursing Home-Pikeville, TN
Director of Nursing and Assistant Administrator
Duties include:
Pertaining to the nursing department. Oversee the MDS process, and all committees including QAPI. Monitor budget and staffing to ensure compliance. All other duties that fall within this job description.
May 2009-January 2010 Imperial Garden Health and Rehab – Madison, TN
Director of Nursing
Duties include:
Pertaining to the nursing department. Oversee the MDS process, and all committees
Including QA. All other duties that fall within the duties of this position.
2007-2008 Grant & Philyaw Attorney at Law – Dunlap, TN
Paralegal trainee, Certified Legal Nurse Consultant
Duties include:
Reviewed medical charts for proper/improper standard of care by nursing or physician; learn all aspects of being a Paralegal; prepare and review deposition questions and sit in on depositions pertaining to medical cases; worked on personal injury cases, workman’s compensation cases, and disability cases. All other duties as requested by Attorney within job description.
1999-06/05 Life Care Centers of America – Cleveland, TN
DON, Interim RDCS, JCAHO Instructor, DCS, Interim Administrator
Duties include:
Fulfilled duties as an Interim Administrator, Assistant Administrator, Director of Clinical Services, DON, JCAHO Instructor, Interim RDCS, Interim DON in multiple facilities, and Risk Management. Supervised nursing, MDS Coordinator, Staff Development, Dietary, Social Service, Activities Department, Medical Records, Environmental, and general administration. Assist with the day-to-day operation, budgetary compliance, and regulatory management of above departments. Maintain the facility in financial and regulatory compliance in Administrators absence. Work with the departments, and line staff in obtaining JCAHO accreditation. Assisted numerous facilities obtain JCAHO accreditation. Assist with the billing process of all Medicare claims. Work with the Administrator on a daily basis to ensure budget is maintained and also resident care is maintained within and exceeding the federal
Guidelines. All other duties that a DON and an Administrator would be required to do on a daily basis.
1996-1998 Health Care Capital - Shreveport, LA
Director of Nursing
Duties include: Oversee all regulatory standards for the facility pertaining to the clinical aspects including: nursing, dietary, activities, social services, medical records, environmental, general administration. Be the Chairman of QA, PI, and Staff Development. Assist Administrator in budgetary compliance and regulatory management for all departments in facility. Obtained training on PPS and trained several facilities in new pay system. Set up new skilled units in several facilities. Duties of Interim Administrator in facility, and fulfilled Assistant Administrator duties after new Administrator arrived. Assisted with Administrators training to policies and procedures. Ensure all resident care was performed with the regulations, and to ensure resident needs were met and maintained.
Education
1982 Cumberland Vocational School – Crossville, TN
LPN
1992 Chattanooga State Technical College – Chattanooga, TN
AAS-Nursing RN
2004 NADONA certified
2005 NHA – licensed in TN
2005 Certified Legal Nurse Consultant
2017 University of Tennessee Chattanooga – will graduate with BS in Legal
Assistant Studies in 2017