Tara Everhart, RN
Boyertown, PA *****
********.****@*****.***
Work Experience
Director of Compliance and survey management
Legend Senior Living-Wichita, KS
August 2024 to Present
Assist administrators to prepare for state survey. Audit for state and company compliance.
Assist administrators to write plan of corrections and maintain compliance. Regional Director of Clinical Services- Senior Living Division Clinical Care Consultants/Marquis Health Consultants-Township of Brick, NJ September 2023 to August 2024
Oversight and providing clinical guidance and recommendations to Wellness Directors and Executive Directors in the division. The division consists of 11 AL and 2 IL communities. Assist with preparing communities for survey, orient new wellness directors to assisted living/personal care environment and company procedures. Assist wellness directors with maintaining processes and building nursing teams and ensuring nursing department is compliant with company policy and procedures and state regulations.
Assists executive directors with survey process and with correcting violations/ writing plan of correction and follow up to maintain compliance. Track and trends QA for all communities in the region, assists executive directors and wellness director with plan of action to work toward improvement. Regional Director of Health and Wellness
Artis Senior Living-King of Prussia, PA
September 2020 to September 2023
Assist with preparing communities for survey, orient new wellness directors to assisted living/personal care environment and company procedures. Assist wellness directors with maintaining processes and building nursing teams and ensuring nursing department is compliant with company policy and procedures and state regulations.
Assists executive directors with survey process and with correcting violations/ writing plan of correction and follow up to maintain compliance. Track and trends QA for all communities in the region, assists executive directors and wellness director with plan of action to work toward improvement. Responsible for clinical oversight of 7 communities in PA and NJ. RN Clinical Operations Specialist
Eclipse Senior Living-Lake Oswego, OR
August 2019 to September 2020
Assists regional clinical director with preparing communities for survey, orienting new wellness directors to assisted living/personal care environment and procedures. Assists wellness directors with maintaining processes and building nursing teams and ensuring nursing department is compliant with company policy and procedures and PA 2600 regulations.
Assists executive directors with survey process and with correcting violations/ writing plan of correction and follow up to maintain compliance. Track and trends QA for all communities in the region, assists executive directors and wellness director with plan of action to work toward improvement. Responsible for clinical oversight of 15 communities in PA.
Divisional Care Services Specialist
Enlivant Senior Living-Chicago, IL
April 2019 to August 2019
Assists regional clinical director with preparing communities for survey, orienting new wellness directors to assisted living/personal care environment and procedures. Assists wellness directors with maintaining processes and building nursing teams and ensuring nursing department is compliant. Assists executive directors with survey process and with correcting violations/ writing plan of correction and follow up to maintain compliance.
Director of Personal Care
Meadowood Senior Living-Worcester, PA
July 2017 to April 2019
Responsible for oversight of 54 bed personal care home including 12 bed SDU. Assisted NHA and DON of skilled unit with maintaining state and federal compliance. RN Clinical Manager
LMG Family Practice-Lansdale, PA
February 2016 to July 2017
Responsible for oversight of all clinical staff including medical assistants and registered nurses, budget management, scheduling, evaluating employees, disciplinary actions as needed. Also patient communication; assisting patients with issues/concerns, reporting information from physicians, phone triage/advice, office manager duties as assigned.
Resident Care Director Pottstown PA
Genesis Healthcare Sanatoga Court Senior Living-Pottstown, PA February 2012 to January 2016
Responsible for managing the wellness department in a senior living community on a 24 hour basis, manage staff, scheduling, managing the department budget, training of employees, hiring and disciplining staff and creating processes/procedures to ensure adherence to DPW regulations, acts as administrator as needed. Served as a senior care director and assisted multiple communities to train new care directors or assist existing care directors with training to ensure compliance. Director of Nursing
The Highlands at Wyomissing-Wyomissing, PA
May 2010 to February 2012
Responsible for 80 bed long term care and short term rehabilitation unit on a 24 unit on a 24 hour basis, managed nursing staff, scheduling, staff education, wound rounds, monthly and weekly audits and reports, QA and clinical follow up.
Resident Services Director
Atria Senior Living-Bethlehem, PA
November 2009 to May 2010
Responsible for managing the wellness department in an assisted living community on a 24 hour basis, manage staff, scheduling, managing the department budget, training of employees, hiring and discipline of staff and creating of processes/procedures to ensure adherence to DPW regulations. Assistant Director of Nursing
The Meadows at Shannondell-Audubon, PA
May 2007 to July 2009
Responsible for 60 bed long term care and short term rehabilitation unit on a 24 hour basis, managed nursing staff, staff education, scheduling, wound rounds, monthly and weekly audits and reports, QA and clinical follow up.
RN Unit Manager
Genesis Healthcare/ Sanatoga Center-Pottstown, PA
June 2006 to May 2007
Responsible for 20 bed short term rehabilitation unit and 45 bed long term care unit. RN / Triage Nurse
Coventry Pediatrics-Pottstown, PA
November 2004 to June 2006
Responsible for all aspects of office nursing, communication between family members and physicians, developed and implemented policy and procedures for the office and staff education. RN
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center-Pottstown, PA
June 1995 to November 2004
Two years of medical surgical experience and seven years of maternity and newborn nursery experience. Education
Diploma in Nursing Licenses
The Reading Hospital School of Nursing - Reading, PA August 1990 to May 1993
PA Personal Care Home Administrator
Skills
• Employee Evaluation
• Strategic Planning
• Nursing
• Quality Assurance
• Budgeting
• Leadership
• Analysis skills
• Communication skills
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Excel
• Medical office experience
• Care plans
• Sales
• Customer service
• Conflict management
• Team management
• Profit & loss
• Nurse management
• Nursing administration
• Acute care
• Patient care
• Geriatrics
• Medical terminology
• Documentation review
• HIPAA
Certifications and Licenses
RN- NJ
Present
RN- PA
Present
RN License