Caroline Fakinlede

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Bowie, MD 20715

301-***-****

adas9w@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

January 2011 B.S. Nursing, RN

Bowie State University

Bowie, MD

June 1983 B.S. Nursing, RN

Lagos University Teaching Hospital

Lagos State, Nigeria

WORK EXPERIENCE

Clinical Coordinator January 2016 - Present

DaVita Dialysis

Washington, D.C.

Serves as the charge nurse and primary resource for new RNs and employees at other clinics

Serves as CQI program and outcome management, Facility Health Meeting leader and Kidney Smart Program Captain

Supervises and monitors direct patient care administered by PCTs, LPN/LVNs and RN

Performs direct patient care including taking and monitoring vital signs and initiation and termination of dialysis, documentation, analyzes patient assessments and communicates to the leadership team

Ensures appropriate documentation of all delivered care, compliance and operational policies

Assesses patient and family learning readiness and provides appropriate information on renal disease, prescribed dialysis treatment, and medical regimen and its impact on the patient’s state of health and wellbeing

Director of Nursing November 2015- January 2016

The Washington Home and Community Hospices

Washington, D.C.

Manages daily operations of the nursing department

Develops and promotes an organizational structure, philosophy, objectives, and standards of the nursing department

Recruits and hires appropriate nursing personnel based on nursing competencies

Identifies budgets, nursing services and plans according to client and department needs

Advocates for staffing levels for the nursing department

Communicates and collaborates with other departments with the facility’s administrator and other governing bodies

Implemented of standards of nursing practice that are consistent with a high quality of care

Obtain Medicaid levels of care for residents converting to medical assistance based on professional code of ethics

Develops and maintains positive professional relationship with local health care facilities

Maintains and improves competencies by participating in and attending professional educational programs and meetings and reading current professional literature to maintain current Maryland licenses

Assistant Director of Nursing May 2011- November 2015

The Washington Home and Community Hospices

Washington, D.C.

Assist the Director of Nursing (DON) with planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the day-to-day functions of nursing department, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern long term care

Provide supervision of nursing department in the absence of the DON

Participate in developing, maintaining, and updating written policies and procedures for the nursing department

Make written and oral reports/recommendations to the DON as necessary concerning the operation of the nursing department

Participate in creating and updating written job descriptions for each level of nursing personnel in accordance with ADA, OSHA, and other pertinent laws and regulations

Participate in the nursing department’s CQI program and in surveys/inspections by authorized government agencies

Attend and act as a representative to infection control, COI and other committees as they pertain to nursing services.

Ensure nursing personnel compliance with respective duties on shifts

Manages weekly staffing based on nurses’ appropriate levels and availability

Collaborate and instruct other nurse managers, shift supervisors and charge nurses

Maintain quality assurance, safety & infection control in facility

Conduct weekly supervision meetings to identify staff strengths and weaknesses and to recommend appropriate interventions, education and training

Mid-level knowledge of information technology equipment and nursing applications

Act as a resource to nurse managers, shift supervisors and charge nurses.

Infection Control & Staff Development Coordinator June 2013-November 2015

The Washington and Community Hospices

Washington, D.C.

Supervise and manage the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the Nursing center’s formal and informal education of the staff under the leadership of the Administrator

Provides patient care education, functions as a consultant and educator to the nursing staff

Maintained making recommendations in records and statistics that reflecting role performance and other areas of expertise

Participates in institution wide committees and projects as indicated and assigned by Director of Nursing

Assessing, coordinating, implementing and evaluating the nursing education for impatient services

Provides group and one-on-one in-services and training staff on their particular shifts i.e. all three shifts

Coordinating the nursing center’s infection control program

Collect reports from the unit Managers weekly for census, percentage of infections for monthly reports and improvement of the cause of the infection

Report outbreak of infections to the State and CDC for follow up and improvement along with analysis of the infection and prevention

Schedule weekly review and follow-up of to update rules, preventative methods and regulations

Nursing Supervisor, RN May 2003-November 2014

Ingleside of Rock-Creek Assisted Living and Nursing Rehab

Washington, D.C.

Supervised facility including Assisted living, taken report, assisting the Director of Nursing in her absence in managing the Department of Nursing

Providing management clinical and communication skills with the employees by conducting the Nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation under the scope of the State’s Nurse Practice Act of Registered Nurse Licensure

Coordinating resources utilization, timely and appropriate care interventions, and interdisciplinary communication to enhance patient and family satisfaction

Having excellent interpersonal skills that promote effective communications with the residents, families, staff, physicians with prompt messages to the physicians and family members with the changes in the status of their love ones, vendors and government officials

Supervising the evening nursing staff and maintaining 112 Assisted living bed-rooms and 60 beds Nursing Homes residents on a bi-weekly basis

Assessing specific resident conditions and ensuring that written notations were made for the oncoming morning shift Supervisors Maintaining medical supply inventories and managed resources to ensure high- quality care

Assistant Director, RN September 2002- August 2010

Weekend Nursing Supervisor- Rock Creek Manor Rehabilitation

Washington, D.C.

Supervising the whole facility, taken report, assisting the director of Nursing in his absence in managing the Department of Nursing

Conducting the Nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation under the scope of the State’s Nurse Practice Act of Registered Nurse licensure

Coordinating resources utilization, timely and appropriate care interventions, and interdisciplinary communication to enhance patient and family satisfaction

Supervising the evening nursing staff and maintaining responsibility for a 172 bed-unit on a biweekly basis

Assessing specific resident conditions and ensuring that written notations were made for oncoming morning shift supervisors

Maintaining medical supply inventories and managed resources to ensure high-quality care

Supporting both family members and the patient for their love one end of life comfort as a weekend nursing supervisor in this facility during hospice care

Unit Manager, RN January 1998 – May 2010

Washington Center for Aging Services

Washington, D.C.

Functioned as leader and supervisor in 262-bed facility, with assessment of the performance of 10 LPNs and 14 CNAs daily in 37-bed unit, and over 120 CNAs monthly

Monitored unit activities and conducted regular rounds to evaluate resident status, plan, implement and initiate appropriate interventions, admit new residents, and develop care plans.

Worked alongside the doctors of the residents on their medications, and on call when needed for the resident’s support

Established staff meetings, reassign personnel when necessary, and handle work schedules, medical supply inventory, and facility budgets on departmental level

Organized and categorized the medical records of patients and notified appropriate family members of changes and discrepancies

Supported hospice patients as a unit manager

Charge Nurse, LPN January 1994 – December 1998

Washington Center for Aging Services

Washington, D.C.

Responsible for the coordination and supervision of variously assigned units in the absence of the Unit Manager

Made daily rounds to visit residents and evaluate physical and emotional conditions, making sure to notify oncoming unit manager of necessary interventions and previously taken actions

Provided thorough and comprehensive written and verbal reports at conclusion of a shift for oncoming staff

Charge Nurse, LPN March 1996-April 1998

Baltimore Correctional Institutions in Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland

Assisted in minor medical or surgical procedure

Maintained working knowledge of pharmacology including drug reaction/overdose

Maintained working knowledge of social and behavioral science, particularly as applied to the Correctional setting

Maintained the problem oriented Medical Record

Entered housing units to pass medications or other medical items and to conduct medical screening when necessary

Planned an individual treatment program

Applied knowledge and utilizes available resources in planning care and patient teaching

Administration of medications and treatments to the inmates

Day Shift, LPN November 1992 – December 1994

Manor Care

Wheaton, MD

Provided basic bedside care as the treatment nurse for the facility, and measured vital signs of the patients

Prepared and administered injections and enemas, monitored catheters, applied dressings, treated bedsores, and gave alcohol rubs

Participated in the facility’s development, implementation and evaluation programs promoting the continuing education of nursing staff members

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATION

District of Columbia: # RN964000

Maryland: #R15135

MDS 2.0 Certification

MDS 3.0 Certification

AANAC Certification

BLS INSTRUCTOR FOR AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

MD/DC, CPR, AED and Safety Education

Instructor ID# 121********

Knows the transfer of ICD-CODE 9 to ICD-CODE-10

AWARDS

2007 Edition of Cambridge Who’s who

WCAS 2007 “Essential Piece” Award for RCC of the Year

MEMBERSHIPS

Fall Committee Secretary for Leadership Meetings

Committee for Correction of Surveyor Deficiencies

SKILLS

Additional Languages: Yoruba- Advanced Proficiency

Computer Proficiency: ICD-CODE 9 & ICD-CODE-10

Intermediate Microsoft Office Suite 2003- 2007

Citrix Workbase Suite Platform

PointClickCare Platform

AOD Software

VCPI Solutions Database

Other Related Skills: Management and Supervision

Personnel Counseling and Conflict Resolution

Staff and Client Assessments, Evaluations and Analyses

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