Professional Summary

Patient-focused Director of Nursing and Registered Nurse with a strong background in home health care, hospice, respiratory and critical care in a step down ICU environment

Licenses & Certifications

Registered Nurse, MN; License number, R 167548-9

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ALCS) 2009-2013

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certified since 1997

Skill Highlights

Medical Staff management

Medicare trained

Plans of care creation & evaluation

Colostomy care

Critical care nursing

Culturally competent care

Diabetes and IV drug therapy management

Foley/Suprapubic catheter insertion/removal

Heparin/Argatroban drips

Interpretation, Wound Vac application for CABG, cardiac, neurological/surgical, and stroke

ICU Blood Pressure drips

IV insertion & 3-way bladder irrigation

NG/Peg tubes

Patient evaluation/intervention

Proficient in computerized charting

Telemetry trained

Tracheotomy care

Training completed includes ARDS, Sepsis, EKG

Ventilator patient care

Wound cleaning

QAPI

Professional Experience

Woodbury Senior Living; Woodbury, MN 2018-current

Assistant Director of Nursing

Manage a 10-person team providing nursing services for 75 unit Assisted Living building; inclusive of admissions, staffing, training/education, and family communication.

Conduct all care conferences between residence and families. Liaise with resident’s medical care providers on health care conditions.

Complete all admissions, initial and ongoing assessments including falls, behavioral health, elopement risk, and changes in condition.

Maintain and monitor medication administration program.

Ecumen – Lakeview Commons; Maplewood, MN 2016-2018

Homecare RN/Supervisor

Supervise, provide medication training, and continued education for all staff. Document training to assure compliance with state, federal and local regulations.

Complete initial assessment of potential residents. Implement service agreements with all residents upon move-in. Complete reviews/revises service agreements as needed and/or required.

Monitor and maintain each resident’s medical record, ensures appropriate assessments are completed timely, documentation is appropriate and residents have current care plans in place.

Maintain and monitor medication administration program. Supervise medication practices and medical equipment being used in the building.

Provided continuum of care with residents when outside the building collaborating with physicians, hospitals, and TCUs. Teaming with external hospice and homecare agencies regarding resident care

St. Croix Hospice; Oakdale, MN 2015-2016

Clinical Supervisor

Manage the RN Case Managers, CNAs, Therapists and Chaplains

Ensure patient care is coordinated and managed appropriately.

Review the hospice patient’s medical diagnosis, life expectancy, medications, procedures, and clinical course.

Assist in developing the hospice patient’s plan of care and conference with the Hospice Medical Directors regarding any questions about an individual’s eligibility for hospice services.

BrightStar Care; Burnsville/St. Louis Park, MN 2013- 2014

Director of Nursing, RN

Managed clinical staff and ensured staff is assigned in a manner that promotes quality, continuity, and safety of client’s care.

Supervised, educated, and coached medical care-giving staff. Trained staff on how to give various injections, IV infusions, Blood draws and IV starts etc. Conducted performance evaluations and implemented corrective action plans.

Developed, recommended, and administered agency policies and procedures. Assisted in the development of organization goals.

Made initial evaluation visit and regularly reevaluated the client’s nursing needs. Created plans of care and made necessary revisions. Prepared clinical & progress notes and summaries of care. Initiated appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures.

Oversaw the maintenance and compliance of client clinical records, statistics, reports and records for purposes of evaluation and reporting of organization activities.

Assured compliance with all local, state, and federal laws regarding licensure and certification of organization personnel.

Provided services requiring substantial and specialized nursing skill.

HealthEast – Bethesda Hospital; St. Paul, MN 1999-2013

RN – 5 West March, 2005 – March, 2013

Managing care for patients suffering from acute conditions resulting in respiratory failure

Ancillary conditions treated such as spinal cord injury, Guillian Barre, TBI, SDH, SAH, ICH, and CVAs

Serving in multiple capacities such as Charge, Swat/Resource and even HUC when needed

Staff liaison for Restraints and Falls Committee

LPN – Rehab unit April, 1999 – March, 2005

Team nursing care for physical and behavioral disabilities that require further medical interventions and rehabilitation or behavioral management.

Mount Olivet Day Services; Minneapolis 1997-1999: CNA

Education and Training

University of Minnesota 1992-1994

Minneapolis Community Technical College

LPN degree 1998

Associates Degree in Nursing 2003-2004

First accelerated LPN-RN program in the US

References available upon request.

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