Access Coordinator Medical Technician

Curriculum Vitae

GERRIE HENDERSON RN

*** ** *** ** *** D Hubbard Texas 76648

*********@*****.*** 469-***-****

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Limestone County Detention Center for Lasalle Corrections

CQI, TB Surveillance, Covid Vaccines, Credentialing, Auditor, Education, Infection Control

2021 October- present

•Contious Quality improvement reporting

•TB Surveillance for approx 1000

•Covid Vaccine Coordinator

•Credentialing

•Auditor

•Education of new imployees and on-going quality education

•Infection Control

Hillsboro Independent School District

SECONDARY COORDINATOR, SCHOOL NURSE

MARCH 2008- AUGUST 2021

•Primary Nurse for Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro Junior High, and Alt School

•Back-up/emergency coverage for 3 other campuses

•Provided direct patient care to staff and students

•Administered medications

•Maintained in-depth knowledge of all policies and procedures for the district and the Texas Department of Health

•Instructed staff, students, and family on care of the student

•Instructed staff and nurses in Emergency Response, Unlicensed Diabetes Care Assistant, Food Allergies, Asthma, ADHD, Skin Conditions, etc.

•Maintained AEDs for the district

•Trained staff in CPR, and AEDs

•Prepared Lock Down Buckets for the entire district (250)

•Responsible for annual education/training for nursing staff

•Managed budgets

Fresenius Medical Care

FMC ENNIS DIALYSIS, CHARGE NURSE

MARCH 2007- MARCH 2008

•Adhered to the FMCNA compliance program, including all regulatory and FMC policy requirements

•Functioned as a Charge Nurse, and Preceptor.

•Provided day-to-day direction, delegation, and supervision direct patient care staff.

•Supervised water quality control

•Supervised monthly inventory

•Frequent communication with the hospital, physicians, all outside customers, and contractors

•Optimized performance and utilization of staff

•Oversaw tracking of all assigned clinical activity

•Initiated improvements, tools, and forms to enhance quality control

•Managed and provided accountability for day-to-day operations for the floor

•Maintained in-depth knowledge all protocols and Texas Department of Health end stage renal disease rules and regulations

UT Southwestern DaVita Oak Cliff

FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR/DIRECTOR OF NURSES AUGUST 2006 -MARCH 2007

•Adhered to the DaVita compliance program, including all regulatory, and DaVita policy requirements

•Provided day-to-day direction, delegation, and supervision of all staff

•Supervised mechanical and water quality control

•Oversaw budget and monthly inventory

•Focused on earnings before taxes

•Frequent communication with the hospital, physicians, all outside customers, and contractors

•Conducted monthly meetings

•Oversaw planning and tracking of all assigned clinical activity

•Prepared Continuous Quality Control reports for the Medical Director

•Vendor management

•Initiated improvements, tools, and forms to enhance quality control

•Managed and provided accountability for day-to-day operations for the clinics and hospital units

•Maintained in depth knowledge of all protocols and Texas Department of Health end stage renal disease rules and regulations

Fresenius Medical Care

FMC TEMPLE KIDNEY CENTER AND OPENED HILLSBORO KIDNEY CENTER, CLINIC MANGER

APRIL 2005-AUGUST 2006

•Opened Facility Hillsboro- Monitored the building process for access and Federal and state rules. Ordered, tracked, placement of equipment, supplies, hired new staff, set up manuals, posted required signage, hired staff

•Adhered to the Federal and State compliance program, including all regulatory, and Fresenius compliance program, including all regulatory state and Federal, and Fresenius policy requirements

•Provided day-to-day direction, delegation, and supervision of all staff

•Supervised mechanical and water quality control

•Oversaw budget and monthly inventory

•Focused on earnings before taxes

•Frequent communication with the hospital, physicians, all outside customers, and contractors

•Conducted monthly meetings

•Oversaw planning and tracking of all assigned clinical activity

•Prepared Continuous Quality Control reports for the Medical Director

•Vendor management

•Initiated improvements, tools, and forms to enhance quality control

•Managed and provided accountability for day-to-day operations for the clinics and hospital units

•Maintained in depth knowledge of all protocols and Texas Department of Health end stage renal disease rules and regulations

FRENISUS MEDICAL CARE AT TEMPLE KIDNEY, METROPLEX KIDNEY, ACUTE HOSPITALS AT KINGS DAUGHTERS AND METROPLEX HOSPITALS CLINIC MANAGER

JANUARY 2003-APRIL 2005

•Adhered to the Federal and State compliance program, including all regulatory, and FMC policy requirements

•Provided day-to-day direction, delegation, and supervision of all staff

•Supervised mechanical and water quality control

•Oversaw budget and monthly inventory

•Focused on earnings before taxes

•Frequent communication with the hospital, physicians, all outside customers, and contractors

•Conducted monthly meetings

•Oversaw planning and tracking of all assigned clinical activity

•Prepared Continuous Quality Control reports for the Medical Director

•Vendor management

•Initiated improvements, tools, and forms to enhance quality control

•Managed and provided accountability for day-to-day operations for the clinics and hospital units

•Maintained in depth knowledge of all protocols and Texas Department of Health end stage renal disease rules and regulations

FMC-SWISS DIALYSIS, CLINIC MANAGER

JULY 2001-JAN 2003

•Adhered to the Federal and State compliance program, including all regulatory, and FMC policy requirements

•Provided day-to-day direction, delegation, and supervision of all staff

•Supervised mechanical and water quality control

•Oversaw budget and monthly inventory

•Focused on earnings before taxes

•Frequent communication with the hospital, physicians, all outside customers, and contractors

•Conducted monthly meetings for staff, nurses,

•Oversaw planning and tracking of all assigned clinical activity

•Prepared Continuous Quality Control reports for the Medical Director

•Vendor management

•Initiated improvements, tools, and forms to enhance quality control

•Managed and provided accountability for day-to-day operations for the clinics and hospital units

•Maintained in depth knowledge of all protocols and Texas Department of Health end stage renal disease rules and regulations

FMC-REDBIRD DIALYSIS, CLINIC MANAGER

NOVEMBER 2000-JULY 2001

•Adhered to the Fresenius compliance program, including all regulatory state and Federal, and Fresenius policy requirements

•Provided day-to-day direction, delegation, and supervision of all staff

•Supervised mechanical and water quality control

•Oversaw budget and monthly inventory

•Focused on earnings before taxes

•Frequent communication with the hospital, physicians, all outside customers, and contractors

•Conducted monthly meetings

•Oversaw planning and tracking of all assigned clinical activity

•Prepared Continuous Quality Control reports for the Medical Director

•Vendor management

•Initiated improvements, tools, and forms to enhance quality control

•Managed and provided accountability for day-to-day operations for the clinics and hospital units

•Maintained in depth knowledge of all protocols and Texas Department of Health end stage renal disease rules and regulations

FMC-BRAZOS, METROPLEX, TEMPLE, BELLMEAD, MARLIN KIDNEY, INSERVICE COORDINATOR

DEC 1997-JULY 2000

• Adhered to the Fresenius compliance program, including all regulatory state and

Federal, and Fresenius policy and requirements

• Instructed the Hemodialysis Therapist Class to all new staff members

• Retrained staff members as needed

• Instructed all staff for annual training including Fire, lock out tag out, electrical

safety, coding, water treatment, infection control, reprocessing for the dialyzer,

supplies, Oxygen/Suction equipment, Emergency crash cart, clean and dirty sinks,

circuit breakers, MSDS/HMIS labeling system, customer service, catheter care,

vascular access training, access to medical and exposure records, workplace

violence, disaster, and fire drills,

Bloodborne pathogens and use of Personal protective equipment, Needlestick

safety, Medical waste handling,

Clinical variance including Medical Device Reporting, Safety Orientation, all manuals

use and access, Lock out, tag out, alcohol, drugs, controlled substances, attendance

and tardiness policies, back injuries while

handing patients, Hepatitis B, HIV,, testing of skills, initiating annual lab draws for

staff and patients, reviewing all labs and taking the appropriate actions, ordering

Lab services per protocol, lab values

for the patient, clotting of the dialyzer procedure, anemia protocol, renal

osteodystrophy, mediations five

rights, use and proper administration, hemolysis, dialysis disequilibrium syndrome,

Hazardous material, Airborne pathogen exposure, control program, annual

competency testing, communication skills, dialysate, isolation procedures.

McClennan Community College

ADJUNCT FACULTY, HEMODIALYSIS THERAPIST INSTRUCTOR JANUARY 1999-JULY 1999

•Instructor for the Hemodialysis Therapist class

•Provided education for direct nursing care to RN’s, LVN’s, Patient Care Technician’s

•Mechanical and water quality control

FMC-BRAZOS KIDNEY DISEASE CENTER FMC

STAFF NURSE, TEAM LEADER, ACCESS COORDINATOR May 1996-Dec 1997

•Adhered to the Fresenius compliance program, including all regulatory state and Federal, and Fresenius policy requirements

•Direct patient care, Team Leader, preceptor

•Directed patient care staff including assessments

•Access Coordinator

Southern Hill County EMS

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN 1991-1996

•Performed daily inventory, requested purchases as needed, Drove the ambulance to medical calls, cared for the patient. Directed ECA’s. Worked with police, Sheriff, Highway patrol, Firemen, and constables in Hill, Navarro, and McLennan Counties

EMERGENCY CARE ATTENDENT 1989-1991

• Performed daily inventory, requested purchases as needed, Drove the ambulance to medical calls, cared for the patient work with police, Sheriff, Highway patrol, Firemen, and constables in Hill, Navarro, and McLennan Counties under the direction of the EMT/EMT-P

Providence Hospital

SURVEYOR/REVIEWER(PART-TIME) DECEMBER 1999-2000

•Visit clinics in Waco surveying clinics and reviewing medical records

•Review adherence to regulatory compliance

Total Living Center

CONSULTANT, NURSE EDUCATOR JANUARY

11991-NOVEMBER 2000

•Trained staff in, CPR, and AED and first aid in a part-time position

•After I became a nurse, I began to teach medication administration, nursing responsibilities, CPR and AED’s

Texas Medical Association

SITE SURVEYOR/REVIEWER (PART-TIME) MAY 1999-DEC 1999

•Visit clinics in the state of Texas surveying clinics and reviewing medical records

•Review adherence to regulatory compliance

Providence Hospital in Waco Texas

ICU/CCU NURSE, MED SURG NURSE JUNE 1996-JAN 1997

Med Surg floor, ICU and CCU giving direct patient care, following policies and procedure, Running code blues.

Raised my family and Nursing School

1979-1991 and taught CPR, BLS part-time

BCBS in the Medicare Division

1976-1978

•Coded Medicare Claims, Utilzation Review

•Claims adjustment and offset of claims

•CPT and ICD-9 Coding

Education

Navarro College Associates Degree Nursing 1992 -1996

Psi Beta National Honor

Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society

National Collegiate Award in Psychology

Nation Collegiate Award in Nursing

Who is who in Nursing

Tutor for LVN and ADN programs

CERTICATES AND LICENSE

1996 Registered Nurse

Nov 1998-Nov 2009 Certified Nephrology Nurse CNN.

May 1996 Trauma Nurse TNCC.

Texas Department of Health

1995 Emergency Medical Services Examiner

1993 Emergency Medical Technician

1989 Emergency Care Attendant

American Heart Association

2021 BLS

1998-2018 BLS, ACLS, PALS, Affiliate Faculty

1989-1998 BLS Instructor Trainer BLS

1988-1989 BLS Instructor

AWARDS/LECTURES

2006 Expert Witness Case Review & Deposition

2002-2003 CNN Speaker “Principals of Hemodialysis”

2002 Texas Nurses Association Governmental Affairs Committee

2000-2004 American Nephrology Nurses Association Legislative Rep

2000 Reviewed FMC Dialysis Training Manual for conflicts with TDH ERSD Code

2000 Certified Nephrology Nurse Association Lecture “Infection Control”

1996-1997 President Southern Hill County EMS

1995-1996 President Associate Degree Nursing and Texas Student Nurses Association

1993 Emergency Medical Technician Class Valedictorian

1993-2011 Shriners Circus Emergency Medical Services as an ECA, EMT, and RN

1993 Texas Association of EMT Texas Association of EMT “Emergency Care Attendant Award”

SKILLS

•Excellent communicator in verbal and writing

•Highly organized

•Critical thinking

•Time management

•Competent in Direct patient care

•Capable of Supervising others with a calm demeanor

•Treats staff as colleges, encourages constrictive intervention.

• Cares about people

•I will take calculated risk if patient outcomes are not involved

•Adaptable to change

•Strong in education of the patient, staff, and families

•Strong areas of knowledge include heart, lungs, kidneys. Diabetes, Kidney Failure, Labs, CPR. AED’s

•Strong in Multiple software programs including Publisher, Adobe Word, Excel, Skyward, Pearl Chairside Charting. Fresenius chairside charting, Proton, One note, Windows 10, Power Point, Google Chrome, Euphoria, and others.

•Leadership that teaches, motivates, inspires, and empowers others

•Trust, delegates, prioritizes strategic issues.

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