KIMBERLY A. MILLER

**** **** ** ** ● Faribault, MN 55021 ● 651-***-**** ● adxhtv@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Registered Nurse, Vaccinated Dedicated, Compassionate, Team focused, Safety

Promoting employee and resident safety and compliance

BS in Nursing, BA in Corporate Fitness Science, and 16 years of patient-centric experience in acute care and rural health nursing. Versed in patient safety, infection prevention, compliance, policy review and management. Record of being a strong trainer/preceptor who leads by example balances regulation and safety with employee and patient needs. Dedicated to a strong work ethic and labor principles. Proven ability to establish relationships with all members of the care team and all levels of leadership in facilitating care for patients and employee safety.

Proficient with a range of computer software and technologies.

Core Competencies

Infection Prevention Utilization Management Patient Care and Advocacy Employee Health & Safety

Vaccine Administration Collaboration with Leadership Policy Development Labor Principals Compliance

● Zero infection prevention citations across 3 Joint Commission surveys – 2 locations - 5 years

● Managed Covid compliance ● Increase Hand Hygiene 15% ● Hazardous Waste Reduction 5%

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Monarch Healthcare Management-Emerald’s at Faribault January 2022-April 2023

Director of Nursing

Director of Nursing

Overseeing the Day to day operations in a long-term care and Rehab FACILITY. Increase the daily census from 40 to 75. Minnesota department of health reporting and INVESTIGATIONs. Overseeing 40+ employees. Interviewing and Hiring. Worked with outside agency to assist with staffing. Assisting with new hire ORIENTATION. Managing employee timecards and schedules using UKG. Annual reviews and DISCIPLINARY actions. Managing and ordering of supplies. Assisting with COVID contact tracing and resident testing. Educating on new corporate policies and Procedures. Assist with Monthly all-Staff meetings. Attend corporate networking events and community events. Attended Monthly Director of Nursing meetings. Rounding on the nursing units. Overseeing the infection Control Program. Reviewed all admissions to the FACILITY for appropriateness. Reviewed medication errors, falls and Care plans. Assist with new admissions and Order entry. Completed assessments and Forms as scheduled. Assisted with Annual Survey with no harm citation. Assisted the Administrator as needed. Participated in safety, compliance and Quality assurance Performance improvement committees.

Allina Health Faribault and Owatonna Hospitals May 2015 – June 2021

Infection Prevention Nurse

Daily surveillance for CAUTI, CLABSI, MDRO and SSI infections. Collaborated with leadership, front line and ancillary staff to ensure infection control measures were followed per policy and CDC guidelines. ICRA assessments performed prior to construction initiation and monitored for compliance. Performed rounds to identify risks of infection in sterilization processes, medical instruments, patient rooms and medical devices. Managed health assessments for new employees, verified vaccination history, administered needed vaccines and guiding immunization needs. Managed the flu vaccine program for two separate hospital sites including other licensed providers and staff flu vaccine rates. Assisted with the development of an Infection Preventionist hiring process. Facilitated Hospital Infection Prevention and Control committee meeting quarterly with focus on C-diff, Surgical Site infections (SSI), Central line associated blood stream infections (CLABSI), Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI). Participate at the local level: Patient and Quality Safety Team, Joint Commission Patient Care team, OB/PEDS, Medicine, Surgery, Pharmacy, ED/OP, Environment of Care.

Managed Standards of Care for Infection Prevention with

Developed and implemented a successful hospital infection prevention program utilizing CDC and Health System resources including establishment of annual goals. Established annual goals for Infection Prevention Program. Completed annual review of program goals and developed an Executive Summary for the Hospital Board. Wrote and updated programs, policies and procedures that best reflects findings and solution from previous Joint Commission findings.

Developed COVID prevention protocols: collected exposure data from occupational health issues, administered vaccines, educated on CDC/MDH guidelines/changes, assisted with PPE champions.

Increased and sustained Allina Health Hand Hygiene scores by 15% over a two-year period.

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District One Hospital, part of Alline Health, Faribault, MN 2017–2019

Safety Coordinator

Facilitated Environment of Care/Emergency Management Committee meetings including standards for Joint Commission and hospital environment of care and safety monthly rounds. Evaluated and updated management plans: Safety, Hazardous Materials and Waste, Life Safety (Fire Prevention), Medical Equipment, Security and Utility. Obtained and maintained the Hazardous License while monitoring and educating on waste disposal streams. Active Committee participation: Allina Employee Health and Safety, Safe Patient Movement. Effectively managed the hospital-wide chemical inventory list and participated in OSHA inspections. Participated in regional Emergency Management exercises including tabletop. Maintained all Safety policies per regulations.

Reduced Hazardous Waste Production by 5% through employee education.

Trained employees on decontamination process with on-going mock exercises, Me

Site inspection for proper ICRA and Interim Life Safety during construction projects Heights, MN

Rice County District One Hospital, Faribault, MN 2005–2015

Registered Nurse

Provided Exceptional care for patients on a primary care Med/Surg Unit, Special Care Unit, Ambulatory Surgery and Surgical Recovery. Preceptor to oriented new staff nurses. Interim care coordinator including nursing home placement and follow up care, Part-time utilization management coordinator obtaining insurance prior authorization and continued length of stay.

Advancement to Charge Nurse with 6 months of hire as a new graduate.

Advancement to House Supervisor

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN

Bachelor of Science, Nursing

Comprehensive curriculum included Nursing Leadership and Management; Families in Crisis, community-oriented nursing: disease prevention, health promotion, protection, maintenance, restoration, and surveillance of diverse populations, assessment and policy development to support population focused nursing care across the lifespan.

University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN

Bachelor of Arts, Corporate Fitness Science

Center for Domestic Preparedness, FEMA, Anniston, Alabama, 2018

Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents

Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents – Basic Train-the-Trainer

Integrated Capstone Event (HERT)

Environmental Resource Center, Cary, NC, 2017

RCRA Hazardous Waste and DOT Hazardous Materials Training

American Heart Association, Heart Saver Plus

CPR

Proficient technology skills include Microsoft products (Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Teams, Word, PowerPoint), Skype, and Excellian.

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