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Thandiwe Chidawa, RN BSN

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CAREER PROFILE:

I am a highly skilled, talented and qualified Director of Nursing with more than 18 years of experience in geriatric nursing management (13 years Director of Nursing), looking for a challenging position to utilize my skills and proficiency in a well-established organization.

PROFESSIONAL STRENGHTS:

Proven track record of excellent surveys-4 deficiency free annual surveys in a row

• Possess good management skills for leading the nursing department

• Ability to generate sound judgment and deal with different personalities

• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Possess LVN and RN nursing licenses

• In-depth knowledge of developing and utilizing training programs

• Ability to handle multiple tasks

• Possess excellent leadership skills with a positive attitude

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Brentwood Place 4, Dallas, TX: January 2021 to Present

Director of Nursing

Fort Worth Transitional Centre, Texas: July 2017 to November 2020

Director of Nursing

Mansfield Nursing Health and Rehabilitation, Mansfield, TX: March 2013 – June 2017

Director of Nursing

• Planning, developing and supervising the activities of licensed and non-licensed personnel

• Development and implementation of nursing services, objectives, policies and

procedures in accordance with federal and state regulations

• Confer with residents’ physicians to clarify medical orders and direct care

• Conducted nursing rounds on all units several times a day, including the

beginning and end of shift

• Ensuring that residents are free from abuse, mistreatment and neglect

• Oversee the clinical operations (i.e. monitoring resident conditions, psycho

pharmacological drugs, restraint use, Foley catheters, pressure ulcers, etc.)

• Attending daily stand-up meetings to discuss and review patient census,

patients progress, incidents/ events, activates, grievances, issues, MDS scores,

admissions, discharges, care plan conference meeting, weight committee

meeting, psychotropic meeting, restraint committee, safety committee, dietary

meeting, continuous quality improvement (CQI) meeting and Medicare

Prospective payment systems meeting

• Providing reports/recommendations as needed for the Director of Nursing

concerning the operations of Nursing services

• Ensuring nursing staff awareness and compliance with Federal and State

regulations relative to resident rights issues

• Assisted in nursing administrative calls

Matlock Place Nursing and Rehab, Arlington, TX: April 2013 - March 2014

Weekend Supervisor

• Working as an RN weekend supervisor in a busy skilled nursing and sub- acute

center of 140 beds.

• Comfortably working with Accu-nurse technology for patient electronic

documentation and communication among various health care staff

• Performing nursing assessments, goals, plans, implementation, and evaluation

• Delegating assigned, and supervised appropriate tasks to support staff.

• Performing clinical rounds

• Coordinating with other health care services staff

• In charge of the infection control program in line with facility policies and

procedures, and OSHA regulations

• Effective communication with the residents and families

• Achieved full attendance reward

• Attends scheduled meetings and provide in-service training for the weekend staff

• Filling in for the Director of Nurses whilst she is away

Brentwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dallas, TX: June 2011 - November 2012

Assistant Director of Nursing/ Interim DON / RN

• Assisted the director of nursing services in planning, developing and

supervising the activities of licensed and non-licensed personnel

• Assisted with the development and implementation of nursing services,

objectives, policies and procedures in accordance with federal and state

regulations

• Shared responsibility for backing up RN staff on a 24-hour per day, 7 days per

week basis

• Conferred with residents’ physicians to clarify medical orders and direct care

• Performed the duties of director in the absence of the DON

• Conducted nursing rounds on all units several times a day, including the

beginning and end of shift

• Ensured that residents are free from abuse, mistreatment and neglect

• Oversee the clinical operations (i.e. monitoring resident conditions,

psychopharmacological drugs, restraint use, Foley catheters, pressure ulcers,

etc.)

• Attended daily stand up meeting to discuss and review patient census, patients

progress, incidents/ events, activates, grievances, issues, MDS scores,

admissions, discharges, care plan conference meeting, weight committee

meeting, psychotropic meeting, restraint committee, safety committee, dietary

meeting, continuous quality improvement (CQI) meeting and Medicare

Prospective payment systems meeting

• Provided reports/recommendations as needed for the Director of Nursing

concerning the operations of Nursing services

• Ensured nursing staff awareness and compliance with Federal and State

regulations relative to resident rights issues

• Assisted in nursing administrative calls

Lone Star Nursing and Rehab, Grapevine, TX: May 2008 - June 2011

Director of Staff Development/ ADON

• Responsible for conducting nursing educational programs like in- servicing

and new hire orientation

• Handled the tasks of developing, maintaining and implementing in-service

calendars

• Updated the nursing director about the daily activities of the home

• Ensured the availability of staff and helped with replacement of staff

personnel

• Handled the tasks of conducting staff meetings and participated in committee

functions

• Responsible for preparing performance evaluations of the employees

• Assisted with the point and click system and ensured the proper usage of the

system by the staff

Arlington Heights Nursing and Rehab, Fort Worth, TX: July 2006 - May 2008

ADON

• In Coordination with the (Director of Nursing) planned coordinated and

managed clinical services for the facility

• Administered TB testing and Hepatitis vaccines for associates

• Responsible for maintaining TB book and ensured PPD for all associates

• Handled the tasks of providing yearly mandatory safety in –service workshop

to associates

• Coordinated and administered flu vaccines to associates

• Handled the tasks of scheduling CPR on quarterly basis

Fort Worth Nursing and Rehab, Fort Worth, TX: September 2002 - July 2006

LVN

• Worked as a Licensed Vocational Nurse in a skilled nursing facility with long

term care and rehabilitation patients

• Gained extensive hands on experience in team leadership, and providing

nursing care to critically ill patients on ventilators and trachs

• Performed continuous monitoring of patients and took appropriate measures

on abnormalities

Kindred Hospital, Arlington, TX January 1995 - August 2002

Certified Nursing Assistant

• Lead CNA

• Responsible for scheduling of nursing assistants

• Provided quality patient care to all patients

EDUCATION:

• Diploma in Vocational Nursing, Concorde Career Institute Arlington, Texas, 2002

• Associate Degree in Nursing, Paris College, Paris, Texas, 2011

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Texas, 2012

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, 1989

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