Bernadette Banda-Cole

Top notch nursing professional

El Paso, TX 79903

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An asset to any organization dedicated to high quality healthcare and optimal outcomes I’m your Gal! Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Associate Professor

SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY AT EL PASO - El Paso, TX

August 2021 to Present

Responsible for facilitating learning in various nursing subjects both for on campus and online learning. Program Liaison

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

2013 to Present

Regional Director of Health Services

SunRidge Senior Living

August 2019 to February 2021

• Oversee three communities to include memory care, assisted living, and enhanced living residents

• Oversee over 200 residents and 300 employees.

• Responsible for the care of elderly residents and communication with family and community partners.

• Responsible for the education and delegation of medication administration,

• administration of insulin injections, suppositories and inhaled medications to appropriate care staff;

• visiting the three communities weekly to observe med pass, documentation and overall patient care and providing direction as needed; providing IM injections to residents as needed;

• Oversee documentation of care and various resident management reports

• developing and teaching in-services to staff on a variety of topics as needed;

• reviewing resident care plans and assisting with development of care plan as needed;

• overall responsibility for quality control and review of patient care including identifying areas of weakness and suggesting training and/or changes to correct;

• miscellaneous nursing duties as assigned by Divisional Director of Health Services and/or the Regional Director of Operations. To include communication with State Department of Aging and Disability and Ombudsman. Well versed with Texas Health and Human services guidelines and CDC COVED guidelines Director of Pediatric Nursing Services / Medical/ Surgical Outreach Home Health Services

February 2019 to July 2019

department

• Manage a staff of 75+ personnel both skilled and clerical

• Maintain TX state regulations

• Maintain company policy and procedure

• Reliable communication with different payer sources

• Maintain staff scheduling

Clinical Lab Instructor

Texas Tech University School of Nursing - Tech, Texas, US 2018 to 2019

Taught Fundamentals, Health Assessment, Medical/Surgical, Chronic Care and Acute Care Level Students Director of Nursing

Align Home Health Care

2015 to 2019

• RN home health Quality Assurance Coordinator

• Field RN (admissions, recertification's, supervisory, and skilled visits)

• Extensive experience with Joint Commission standards Royal Estates Retirement Community Director of the Assisted Living/Health and Wellness Director

Align Home Health Care

August 2016 to March 2018

Directly oversee the delivery of care for Assisted Living residents to ensure that needs are met through all program services and activities

Along with Executive Director coordinates family/resident care conferences. Assess for potential residents for tiered assisted levels of care (ensuring appropriate levels of care needs) Direct staff, ensure regulatory compliance

Responsible for management of Assisted Living budget Responsible for staff schedules, training programs, and in services in conjunction with community partners.

Director of the BSN Accelerated Nursing Program

University of Texas at El Paso School of Nursing - El Paso, TX May 2006 to August 2016

• Implemented various evidence-based teaching methodologies

• Managed an online learning system for 90 enrolled students

• Mentored students who have successfully become leaders in the nursing sector to include teaching positions at the university level

• Consistently received superior performance and student evaluations

• Have taught at all semester levels in the nursing program (general med-surgical, pediatric, mother- baby, critical care, acute care practicum/preceptorship)

• Main focus has been as nursing faculty for the accelerated BSN program

• Clinical faculty for the traditional BSN program (didactic, lab, and clinical) Nursing Supervisor

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

2015 to May 2016

Consultant

El Parque Adult Day Center

2011 to April 2016

• Involved with process improvements

• Staff development

• Nursing educator

Medical-Surgical Nursing Education Coordinator

Del Sol Medical Center

2011 to 2014

• Responsible for the nursing education of five medical-surgical/ ortho, bariatric, rehabilitation, and oncology units

• Organized medical surgical skills fair

• A coach for Frontline Leadership group of outstanding employees

• Interim director for the medical-bariatric post-surgical floor

• Credited for the patient satisfaction scores on the aforementioned unit becoming green and maintenance thereof

• Maintained clinical skills

• Met specialty certification criteria

Supervisor

Highlands Regional Rehabilitation Hospital

2002 to 2010

• Administrator of the day for a 41 bed unit

• Developed and implemented the Parkinson's Day Program to include its mission and values statements and it policies and procedures

• Conducted workshops for clinical, therapy, and medical staff

• Initiated community education for neuro-muscular disorders

• Served as lead advisor for a neuro-rehabilitation center

• Consultant for a Spinal Cord injury support group

• Maintained specialty certification (one of two nurses to have CRRN)

• Facilitator for a Parkinson's support group

• Consistently exceeded the expectations for documentation guidelines mandated by The Joint Commission and CMMS

Education

Masters in Healthcare Administration

University of Phoenix - Santa Teresa, NM

Present

Masters of Science in Nursing

University of Phoenix - Santa Teresa, NM

Bachelors of Science in Nursing

University of Phoenix - Santa Teresa, NM

Nursing Licenses

RN

Skills

• Experience Administering Injections

• EMR Systems

• Nursing

• Patient Care

• Hospital Experience

• Critical Care Experience

• Memory Care

• Medication Administration

• Managed care

• Higher education teaching

• Teaching

• Instructional design

• Curriculum development

• LMS

• Learning technology

• Blackboard

• Research

Certifications and Licenses

BLS Certification

Assessments

Written Spanish for English Speakers — Highly Proficient May 2019

Measures a candidate's ability to respond to basic requests written in Spanish. Full results: Highly Proficient

Clinical Judgment — Highly Proficient

May 2019

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

Home Health Aide Skills — Highly Proficient

July 2020

Providing care to patients in a home setting

Full results: Highly Proficient

Electronic Health Records: Best Practices — Expert May 2019

Knowledge of EMR data, associated privacy regulations, and best practices for EMR use. Full results: Expert

Medical Terminology — Expert

May 2019

Understanding and using medical terminology

Full results: Expert

First Aid — Expert

May 2019

Measures a candidate's ability to identify treatments for common medical emergencies. Full results: Expert

Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.

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