Nursing Registered Nurse
Resume:
Caroline Fakinlede
Bowie, MD 20715
**********@*****.***
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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