Assistant Nurse Manager
Resume:
GERALDE A SAINTE, MSN, RN-BC
Glen Oaks, NY *****
*************@*****.***
Professional Summary:
Earned BSN from Syracuse University in 1999
Earned MSN in Nursing Administration from California State University, Los Angeles in 2011
Over twenty years of progressive nursing experience, including bedside care, charge nurse role, preceptor, assistant nurse manager and assistant director roles as well as clinical nurse instructor experience and case management.
Board certified in gerontological nursing.
Highly skilled in several computerized documentation systems, with experience in implementation process in a large acute care setting.
Experience:
Northwell Health/Hospice Csre Network: NY
February 2020-August 2022
Case Manager/Hospice Nurse
Responsible for admission process for hospice patients throughout life span as well as weekly visits to assigned patients.
Coordination of care including routine visits, assessing patient for need of higher level of care, pain/symptom management and wound care.
Educating patient and family about the dying process throughout patient’s time with HCN (Hospice Care Network)
Attending weekly interdisciplinary meetings as well as continued communication to ensure patients receive optimal care.
Identifying emotional needs of patient and family, as well as potential conflicts and provide emotional support and/or resources need to ensure an optimal environment.
Humana: Glen Oaks, NY
May 2018-November 2019
Care Coordinator/Quality Improvement Nurse
Responsibilities include:
Telephonic outreach to members
Telephonic and live meetings with providers and office staff
Educating members on importance of health screenings, assisting with medically complex members with transitions of care, referrals for services, addressing gaps in care
Educating providers and office staff on CMS requirements, quality/HEDIS information and assisting with implementing practices to optimize provision of care
Coordinating care with physician practices.
Catholic Health Systems Long Island: Our Lady of Consolation
October 2017-October 2018
Nursing Care Coordinator, West Islip, NY (per diem)
Responsibilities Include:
Supervision of staff at a sub-acute care facility
Coordinating care of patients by ensuring adequate staffing for each of 10 units.
Environmental rounds to promote safety of patients staff and family.
Preparation for regulatory inspections including chart review, unit inspection and equipment evaluation.
Tracking of staff data to ensure accurate records.
Staff education/inservices.
Assisting in providing direct patient care when needed.
Service recovery to ensure optimal care of patients.
Stony Brook University School of Nursing: Stony Brook University
Clinical Nursing Instructor, Long Island NY
September 2016-December 2019
Responsibilities Include:
Facilitating clinical training experience for nursing students in psychiatric inpatient and outpatient settings
Grading and coordination of assignments
Mentoring of students as needed
Liaison between students, facility staff and nursing program coordinators.
North Shore/LIJ Health System: Zucker Hillside Hospital
Assistant Nurse Manager, Behavioral Health, Inpatient Queens, NY
December 2014- July 2017
Responsibilities include:
Supervision of night shift staff of a 22-bed geriatric psychiatric unit.
Coordinating patient care by creating assignment, changing as needed, break coverage, assignment of admissions/transfers.
Providing direct patient care when staffing dictates.
Environmental rounds to promote patient, staff and visitor safety.
Assisting in orientation of new staff.
Diabetes educator for patients, staff and family members
Member of facility nursing research committee, assisting in training staff on EBP
Assisting in training of staff, in-services and monthly meetings of night shift staff.
Scheduling and facilitating monthly unit meetings.
Assisting in unit schedule creation and editing.
Evaluating staff, coaching and mentoring of staff as needed.
Rounding on patients each shift to ensure quality patient care, service recovery when necessary.
Woodhull Medical Center/Assistant Director of Nursing
Medical/Surgical and Psychiatric Inpatient Areas. Brooklyn, NY
October 2013- November 2014
Responsibilities include:
Ensuring the proper operation of the facility on night shifts at acute care facility.
Ensuring proper staffing on all patient care units at the start of each shift, making changes when necessary.
Rounding on each unit, environmental rounds each shift to ensure patient and staff safety. Troubleshooting, addressing concerns as they arise.
Responding to codes, helping units obtain needed resources.
Participating in editing/updating of policy and procedure.
Reporting off to individual assistant directors and CNO at the end of shift.
In-services and staff education as needed on night shift.
Facilitating communication between on-call staff, nursing staff and patients.
South Miami Hospital/Nursing Supervisor
Ortho/Neuro Unit. Miami, Florida
April- September 2012
Responsibilities include:
Supervision of night shift staff of a 25-bed post-operative ortho/neuro unit.
Coordinating patient care by creating assignment, changing as needed, break coverage, assignment of admissions/transfers.
Providing direct patient care when staffing dictates.
Environmental rounds to promote patient, staff and visitor safety.
Coordinating orientation of new staff, orienting new staff.
Assigning nursing students and new graduate nurses to appropriate staff for orientation/mentoring.
Assisting in training of staff, in-services and monthly meetings of night shift staff.
Assisted nurse manager in scheduling and facilitating monthly unit meeting.
Assisted in schedule creation, editing, and payroll editing.
Evaluating staff, coaching and mentoring of staff as needed.
Rounding on patients each shift to ensure quality patient care, service recovery when necessary.
Central Florida Nursing (Registry)/Per Diem/Float Pool/Home Care
Medical-Surgical Units, Home Nursing Services. Orlando, Florida
August 2011-November 2013
Responsibilities include:
Direct patient care on medical/surgical, post-op and ED overflow units in acute care facilities in Orlando, Florida including Florida Hospital and Orlando Regional Medical Center. Orienting of new staff when assigned.
Home visits to screen/assess new clients as well as continuing care of patients (dressing changes, blood glucose monitoring, pain management and flu shot administrations) in Orlando/Eustis/Tavares areas.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/Clinical Nurse IV
Certified Stroke Unit, Neuro/ Medical-Surgical. Los Angeles, CA
February 2009- July 2011
Responsibilities included:
Supervision of night shift staff on 36 bed neuro unit.
Assisted in daily operation of the unit.
Assuming responsibility along with fellow CNIVs, of unit activity when nurse manager is out of the facility.
Overseeing shift assignment, break coverage.
Creation of schedule and editing when needed.
Payroll editing biweekly.
Coordinating orientation schedule for new staff, assisting in orientation.
Evaluating staff, coaching and counseling as needed. Rounding on staff and conflict resolution.
Maintenance of staff records such as certifications and licenses.
Implementation of new processes such as welcoming of float and new hire process and staff record-keeping process (updated to simplify process of notifying staff of expiring licenses).
Patient rounding, service recovery when needed.
Helped to create patient welcome packets as part of initiative to improve patient satisfaction
Scripps Memorial Hospital/Staff RN
Medical ICU. La Jolla, CA
May-October 2008
Participated in classroom and bedside orientation to ICU for experienced nurses. Completed didactic portion and cross-trained to cardiac ICU, trauma ICU and MICU.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/Clinical Nurse II-III
Float Pool, Nursing Resources. Los Angeles, CA
March 2005-January 2008
Responsibilities included:
Direct patient care of medical/surgical, acute stroke and epileptic patients admitted for seizure monitoring. Including delegation to nursing assistants, education and post-discharge instruction to patients and family on medical units as assigned.
Charge nurse on assigned shifts.
Promoted to clinical nurse III (charge nurse) after nine months and offered position on stroke unit.
Preceptor to several new staff nurses.
Oriented new nurses when assigned.
Co-chair of Unit Practice Council
Designated “super user” of unit for new initiatives, such as barcode medication administration and interdisciplinary rounds. Responsible for assisting co-workers in mastering new practices.
Lutheran Medical Center/ Staff Nurse
Labor and Delivery. Brooklyn, NY
November 2003- January 2005
Responsibilities included:
Direct care of laboring women, newborns immediately after birth, and post-partum women on an 11 bed unit.
Circulated and scrubbed in OR cases (C-sections, D&C, and tubal ligations).
Floated to post-partum units as assigned.
Charge nurse on assigned shifts.
Oriented new staff when assigned.
White Glove Staffing/Per Diem/Relief Nurse
RN, Various hospitals. New York City, Brooklyn, Queens, NY
2001-2005
RN assigned to medical/surgical and OB units in hospitals throughout the New York City area such as SUNY Downstate, Columbia Presbyterian, Beth Israel and Forest Hills Hospital. Oriented nurses when needed, charge nurse on certain units.
Lenox Hill Hospital/Clinical Nurse
RN, Neuro/ENT Unit. New York, NY
Responsibilities included:
October 2000-December 2002
Direct patient care of medical patients on 36 bed neuro/ENT unit. Including care of fresh post-operative patients, ventilator-dependent patients, trach patients.
Charge nurse on assigned shifts.
Assisted in creating monthly staff schedule.
Oriented new staff.
Provided in-services as assigned by nurse manager.
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
RN, Renal Transplant Unit. Brooklyn, NY
January-October 2000
Responsibilities included:
Direct patient care of pre and post-operative renal transplant patients o 21 bed unit. Included care of dialysis patients, administering peritoneal dialysis, extensive education of patient as well as family members/caregivers.
Charge nurse on assigned shifts.
Assisted in orienting new staff
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