Eartha Eileen Pugh-Harris MSN, RN

973-***-****

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a Director of Nursing, position

LICENSCE

Registered Nurse in the State of Virginia

Degree: Master of Science in Nursing Leadership and Healthcare Administration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Waverly Health Rehabilitation Center

451 East Main Street Waverly VA. 02 /21/2022- Present

Director of Nursing: Overseeing the Operation and management of the Nursing Department; duties include, but not limited to staffing, retention, increase morale, hiring, implementation of policies and procedures, ensuring state and federal regulations are followed. Supervising, 2-unit managers, and RNs, LPNs, and C.N.As. Collaborating with other interdisciplinary team members and working in unity with the medical team, and psychiatric team, while ensuring the delivery of quality care, based on best care practice. It is a 120-bed facility consist of acute care residents, rehabilitation residents and long-term care residents, which 15 % of our residents comes from group homes and or State Hospitals.

My 33 years combination of nursing in Behavioral Health, Acute Hospital setting, and long-Term care facilities allotted me both knowledge and experiences to be effective in my Servant Leadership skills.

Rehabilitation at Bayside of Poquoson

1 Vantage Drive

Poquoson, VA. 08/30/2021-02/11/2022

Director of Nursing: Operation of the Nursing Department; staffing, retention increase morale, nursing budget, hiring, implementation of policies and procedures, ensuring state and federal regulations are followed. Supervising, 1-unit managers, and LPNs and C.N.As. Collaborating with other interdisciplinary team members and working in unity with the medical team, and psychiatric team, while ensuring the delivery of quality care, based on best practice. It is a 60-bed facility consist of acute care residents, and long-term care residents; at 25 % of our residents comes from group homes and or Eastern State Hospital. My 33 years combination of nursing working in Behavioral health allow me the knowledge and experience to be effective in my Servant Leadership skills.

Autumn Care of Suffolk

Pruden Road, Suffolk, VA 12/2020-6/2021

Director of Nursing: Operation of the Nursing Department; staffing, retention increase morale, nursing budget, hiring, implementation of policies and procedures, ensuring state and federal regulations are followed. Supervising, 2-unit managers, 2 RN Supervisors, and 100 LPN and C.N.As. Collaborating with another interdisciplinary and medical team,

Eastern State Hospital

4601 Ironbound Rd

Williamsburg, VA. 23811 11/27/2018 -12/2020

Assistant Chief Nurse Executive: Assist with the operation of the organization with nursing staffing, and daily planning. Management of finances, strategic planning, working closely with leaders, offering advice, and implementation of best nursing practice. Ensuring resident are safe and able to function in a safe environment. Supervising unit managers, Nursing Administrators, Program Manager, Nurse Specialist and Infection Control Nurse, and over 800 nursing staff.

Medical Careers Institute College of Health Science of ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA. 23462 11/2017-/11/2020

Nurse Educator/Clinical Instructor, dietetic of Concepts of Nursing (2) and clinical instructor, focus on the expansion upon principles, theories, and fundamental nursing concepts, with a key focus on health assessment and health promotions, while providing students with the learning opportunities to participant in classroom, laboratory, and clinical experiences to enhance knowledge and nursing skills based on best evidence nursing practices.

Bon Secours Mary view Nursing Care Center

4775 Bridge Road Suffolk, Virginia 4/2017-10/2017

Unit Manager: Leadership of a 60 bed Acute/ Long-Term unit; managing 22 nursing staff of nurses and C.N.A with one unit clerk with two social workers and two clinical supervisors.

Duties consist of; staffing, clinical improvement, implementation of positive outcomes of evidence base nursing, and promoting innovation and assuring policies and procedure, and organizational values, mission are effectively carried out. Also, duties consist of conducting meetings and collaborating with other healthcare providers throughout the departments.

Carrington Placed in Chesapeake

1710 George Washington Highway, Chesapeake, Virginia 2016 - 2017

RN 2nd Shift Weekend Supervisor/ House Supervisor,

Overseeing the operation of 120 bed residential units of, Acute Care, Rehabilitation, and Long –Term Care units; Staff of 4 nurses, 9 CNAs, dining room, laundry staff, and one receptionist.

Hoboken University Medical Center

Willow Avenue Hoboken, N.J. 2015 - 2016

Unit Manager: Leadership to two units, A) Dementia unit and B) Chemical dependency unit Rehabilitations/ Behavioral health, combined 30 beds, managing 42 nursing staff of nurses and C.N.A with two-unit clerk with two social workers and three clinical supervisors.

Duties consist of; staffing, clinical improvement, implementation of positive outcomes of evidence base nursing, and promoting innovation and assuring policies and procedure, and organizational values, mission are effectively carried out. Also, duties consist of conducting meetings and collaborating with other healthcare providers throughout the departments.

Bergen Regional Medical Centers

Paramus, NJ 1989 - 2017

Associate Director of Nursing in Behavioral Health overseeing the operation of 16 unit and departments of the house. Overseeing approximately 380 patient beds and supervise the staff (150) of these units. In charge of direct admissions process from other hospitals, and coordination of proper transfer of these patients. Some of my other duties involve supervising codes such as rapid responds, code Blue, and Dr. Strong, with aggressive clients. These Behavioral Health units consist of: (50) Geriatric Psych unit patients, (50) Geriatric long –term care unit, acute and chronic psych (20-24), forensic unit and (CCIS) children with behavioral problems, also substance abuse/ treatment and rehabilitation, MICA units, also managing the behavioral health section of the Emergency department and the Outpatient division for Behavioral Health. Previously, as a Charge/ Staff nurse, I worked on every one of the units mentioned above, providing therapeutic evidence base delivery of nursing care.

Duties consisted of staffing, /patient ratio, budgeting, development policies and implementation of procedures, educational in services, Joint Commission prepare, delegating, identifying problems, establishing action plans, ensuring evidence basic nursing practice according to state regulatory, team building collaboration with other leaders, inspiring creativity and innovational projects, while promoting organization values, and mission.

Jersey College School of Nursing

Teterboro, NJ 2005 - 2017

Senior Instructor, teaching Mental Health Theory/ Clinical rotation. The courses consist of enabling the students to expand their understanding of human environmental interaction with diverse cultures to promote optimal health for their patients. While on the clinical units the students are given the opportunity to understand the organization of mental health concept and implementation of evidence base delivery of care, the class consist of (30) students whereas the clinical groups are divided into groups of (10). The groups of students under my supervision provided basic group sessions to patients, one on one therapeutic communication, and observation of AA/NA meeting, these different types of environmental settings helped the students to better understand their patients and see their patient’s lives from another aspect.

Associate Staffing (Eastern Christian Children Retreat)

Franklin, NJ 2001 -2005

Charge Nurse two weekends monthly at the Eastern Children Christian Retreat for a 36-bed unit for mentally and physically disabled young adults. The facility is a non-profit organization created to support individuals with a broad range of mental and physical dishabilles. Administration of medication orally and by peg tube feeding, wound care, and observation of seizure activity, safety concerns, prevention of falls, monitoring of nurse assistance, prevention of aspiration, choking, assessment, and charting. Manage of the unit and supervision of eight.

Irvington Board of Nursing (Chancellor Ave School)

Irvington, NJ 1983 -1989

Para-professional, teaching both behavioral and mentally challenged students in a class 12, grades 5-8th. The subject was reading, math, writing and spelling mostly with some creativity art topics. This was a 9-month job yearly, off during the summer months.

Just Us Kids Day Care Center

Irvington, NJ 1980-1983

Teacher Assistant, / Assistant Supervisor: teaching preschoolers and Kindergartens at the Day Care Center also assist with the after-school program.

EDUCATION

Bergen Community College

Paramus Rd, Paramus New Jersey

Applied Science

Class of 1999

Mountainside School of Nursing

Diplomacy in Nursing, Mountainside School of Nursing

Montclair, New Jersey

Class of 2001

Jersey City University

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Jersey City, New Jersey

Class of 2004

Bergen Community College Paramus Road

Paramus. New Jersey

Certificate in Fundamentals of Teaching

25 Training Hours

September 2012- December 2012

Western Schools, Manley Street, West Bridgewater, MA ( www.westernschools.com)

Certification of Completion in.

N1542 Leadership and Management for Every Nurse, 2nd Edition; 30 contact hours

Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona

Master of Nursing Leadership and Healthcare Systems

Master of Science in Nursing

Class of 2015

CERTIFICATIONS

National Center of Continuing Education, INC

P.O. Box 342588 Lakeway, Texas

Continuing Educational 10 contact credits in Substance Abuse

January 2011

EpicCare Associates, INC (www.epicare.com)

585 Bloomfield Avenue, West Caldwell, New Jersey

July 2010

Effective Communications Strategies in Health Care 1.0 contact hours EpicCare Associates, INC (www.epicare.com)

585 Bloomfield Avenue, West Caldwell, New Jersey

2015 Crisis Intervention in the Workplace

Rutgers University, New Brunswick

American Psychiatric Nurses Association, New Jersey chapter

Fall Clinical and Leadership Conference: Issues with Vulnerable Populations

October 2011

Certification of Completion and Recognition in the Virginia Public Sector Leader I

For Leadership Development Program

September 20, 2019

Workforce Alliance

Improving Dementia Care

Oct. 8, 2019

Certification of Appreciation

Mental Health Conference 2019

Mount Zion Baptist Temple

Hampton, VA

MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING

Earned 3.00 Contact Hours

Completion Date(s): February 13, 2022

American Psychiatric Nurses Association

3141 Fairview Park Dr., Suite 625 Falls Church, VA 22042

3022-20: VERBAL DE-ESCALATION TEAM ON AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL UNIT

Earned 1.00 Contact Hours

Completion Date(s): February 13, 2022

American Psychiatric Nurses Association

3141 Fairview Park Dr., Suite 625 Falls Church, VA 22042

CULTIVATING OUR BEST SELVES IN RESPONSE TO COVID1 9:

THE COMMUNITY RESILIENCY MODEL

Earned 1.50 Contact Hours

Completion Date(s): May 17, 2020

American Psychiatric Nurses Association

3141 Fairview Park Dr., Suite 625 Falls Church, VA 22042

025-19: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN PRIMARY CARE: AN INTEGRATED MODEL

Earned 0.50 Contact Hours

Completion Date(s): May 17, 2020

American Psychiatric Nurses Association

3141 Fairview Park Dr., Suite 625 Falls Church, VA 22042

N u r s e C e 4 L e s s . c o m C e r t i f i c a t e o f C o m p l e t i o n

Drug Diversion Training

American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation,

3.0 o n l i n e C o n t a c t H o u r s

N u r s e C e 4 L e s s . c o m C e r t i f i c a t e o f C o m p l e t i o n

Eartha Eileen Pugh

Feb 16 2022

NurseCe4Less American Nurses

2.0 o n l i n e C o n t a c t H o u r s f o r s u c c e s s f u l

Infection Control - COVID-19 and Emerging Policies in Healthcare

Infectious Diseases and Infection Control Course

2/17/2022

2020-1: PSYCHIATRIC NURSES KNOWLEDGE OF MISUSED AND DIVERTED MEDICATIONS

Earned 0.50 Contact Hours

Completion Date(s): February 17, 2022

American Psychiatric Nurses Association

This certifies that Eartha Pugh-Harris has successfully completed Essentials of Resident Rights on 2/14/2021 Training Hours: 0.50

ORGANIZATIONS

American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Membership since 2011-present

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