Dina Houston-Martin RN, NP-C

Adult/Geriatric Nurse Practitioner

Shelby, NC 28152

adglhd@r.postjobfree.com

704-***-****

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Nurse Practitioner

Gateway Medical - Columbia, SC

October 2019 to May 2020

I currently provide care to the geriatric community in assisted livings and memory care. Supervisor Nikki Robertson

Still Hopes - West Columbia, SC

December 2017 to August 2019

Duties: Supervise staff and manage the care of the residents on the units and in the adult day program. Work with home health, hospice, and physicians to make sure that the residents receive necessary care. Meet with families and prospective families about the care of their loved ones. Complete assessments. Hold monthly staff meetings. Hire staff and let staff go when necessary. Complete all state regulated forms. Took call.

RN Case Manager

Brookdale Senior Living

September 2013 to September 2017

Duties: Supervise staff and manage the care of the residents in the community (assisted living and memory care). Work with home health, hospice, and physicians to make sure that our residents receive the care that they deserve. Educate staff and check off all resident care associates and medicine technicians with state required forms to verify competence. Complete all state mandated paperwork. Previously the Health and Wellness Director at Robinwood/Hickory Manor and Pro-tem HWD.

Corporate Policy and Procedure Contractor

Vanguard Health

August 2013 to September 2013

Supervisor Teri Levy Duties: Develop and format corporate policy and procedures. Contract ended. Full-Time Resident Care Director

Carillon Assisted Living

November 2012 to August 2013

Supervisor Janie Benton Duties: Supervise staff and manage the care of 74 residents (included assisted living and memory care). Work with home health, assess residents needs daily, contact physicians, and assess resident for Medicaid needs complete paperwork and submit to CCME. Go into the community and hospitals to assess residents to see if they are assisted living appropriate. Educate staff and verify competence, oversee biweekly staff meetings, and do mandated state paperwork. Take call about healthcare needs in the building and manage medication issues. Terminated my employment to broaden my nursing knowledge. RN Consultant

Carillon Assisted Living

June 2010 to November 2010

Supervisor Janie Benton Duties: Check off Medication Technicians using the state required form to validate competency. Check off CNA's and PCA's verifying the employee meets the minimum standard of competence to perform the duties required. Educate staff concerning healthcare needs and duties. Assess residents and complete state mandated forms (LHP). Assist the nurse in the building with any issues he/she may need assistance with. Make the nurse in the building aware of issues that I found in the buildings. Travel to multiple buildings as needed. Took a leave of absence.

RN Case Manager Hospice

Cleveland County

March 2010 to May 2010

Supervisor Kristy Suttle RN Duties: Assess patient's needs. Provide end of life care to patients in assisted livings and nursing homes. Also, provide comfort to the families of the patient. I chose to terminate my employment and return to my previous position, even though, Hospice is a wonderful agency.

RN Consultant

Carillon Assisted Living

September 2008 to March 2010

Supervisor Janie Benton Duties: Check off Medication Technicians using the state required form to validate competency. Check off CNA's and PCA's verifying the employee meets the minimum standard of competence to perform the duties required. Educate staff concerning healthcare needs and duties. Assess residents and complete state mandated forms (LHPS). I chose to terminate my employment due to the fact I was offered a position doing a different type of nursing that would help me become a better-rounded nurse. Healthcare Coordinator Hickory Manor

Brookdale Senior Living

June 2007 to April 2008

Supervisor Jeff Dula Duties: Oversee the care of seventy-six residents (assisted living and memory care unit). Complete all state mandated forms. Supervise the medication technicians and the care staff. Talk with doctors and families of the residents. Assess the resident's needs. Contact physicians and hospitals. Assess residents to see if they were assisted living appropriate. Train the staff, verify competency of the staff, and oversee staff meetings. Take call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Handle any unexpected medical and/or staffing situations that arise due to being the only nurse in the building.

I chose to terminate my employment because I was in school and I felt that I was not able to perform all my duties to the best of my potential and give my residents the best care possible with the time restraints of going to school. While employed as the Healthcare Coordinator I was on call for any health concerns in the building twenty-four hours a day seven days a week, therefore, it was not possible to do both.

Nurse Cleveland County Health Department

WIC

September 2005 to March 2007

Supervisor Beth Phillipi Duties: Weigh and measure newborns through five-year old's. Weigh pregnant and post-partum moms. Educate patients when needed. I terminated my employment with the health department upon completion of the RN program due to the fact that my position was slotted for an LPN and not an RN.

LPN

Brian Center

November 2004 to May 2005

Supervisor Lisa McGee RN Duties: Administer prescribed medications to residents. Perform any prescribed treatments to the residents per doctor's orders. Obtain vital signs as ordered or necessary. Supervise the CNA staff.

I terminated my employment when I went back to school for my RN because this was a third shift position and I was not able to do both the job and go back to school. Supervisor Judy Thomas LPN Duties

Blue Ridge Healthcare

July 2002 to August 2004

Assist residents with activities of daily living that included assistance with ambulation. Obtain vital signs as needed or ordered. Perform any necessary duties to assist the residents or the nursing staff with the care of the residents.

I terminated my employment upon completion of the LPN program because there were not any positions open on the shift that I needed for an LPN. Education

MSN

Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Duke University - Durham, NC BSN

Appalachian State University - Boone, NC

ADN in Foothills Nursing Consortium

Cleveland Community College Shelby - Shelby, NC

Skills

• Nurse Practitioner

• BLS

• Excel

• Powerpoint

• EMR

• Nursing

• Primary Care Experience

Certifications and Licenses

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)

Assessments

Nursing Skills: Clinical Judgment — Highly Proficient September 2019

Assessing a patient's condition and implementing the appropriate medical intervention. Full results: Highly Proficient

Nursing Aide Skills — Expert

February 2020

Providing nursing aid to patients using knowledge of relevant equipment and procedures. Full results: Expert

Electronic Medical Records: Best Practices — Highly Proficient February 2020

Knowledge of EHR data, associated privacy regulations, and best practices for EHR use. Full results: Highly Proficient

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