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Registered Nurse – master’s degree in nursing administration/education/ Clinical Leader/Educator - Hospital/Home Health Care/Long Term Care/ Assisted Living Homes UAS/PRI/SCREEN Certified

An accomplished RN / MSN with extensive experience in providing patient care to a variety of patients from home health care to long-term care. Established in organizing day-to-day functions, backed by solid calendar management, education, utilization review, quality assurance, and administration skills. Able to multitask and provide education and oversight to various cohorts.

Proven as a strategist for coming up with creative solutions for enhancing total organizational performance and is notable for undertaking multiple spectrums of tasks in the interest of the growth of any given role. A field-tested Leader, with an in-depth, comprehensive prowess in delivering transformational business results for clients and customers with expertise in coordination and communication.

Has a track record of pitching ideas on areas of improvement, with

- solid administrative skills, - effectively accelerating the metrics of any professional undertaking - Commands top-notch administration, - presentation - public speaking- interpersonal skills- proficiently adapts to dynamic/demanding environments.

Critical-thinking skills: Assess a patient's health, as well as detect changes in symptoms, health or pain, and know when/what action is necessary ~

Compassion: Sympathetic to a patient's needs, and deal with people in various health care settings

Attention to detail: administer medicines and work with specific accurate treatments

Organizational skills: Extremely organized and ability to prioritize increases overall efficiency

Communication: Communicate directly with patients who are scared, in pain or in shock. Answer families that have questions and want answers. A patient listener and good communicator who helps keep everyone calm ~

Exceptional Sales pitching and presentation skills; has a proven track record of bridging large profitable deals~

Direct patient care Training, Coaching & Mentoring

Leadership & Team building Coordination & Scheduling

Problem solving & Support File management & Documentation

Computer skills / MS Office Attention to detail

Strong Work ethic & Discipline

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NEW YORK STATE DEPT OF HEALTH CDRO LONG-TERM CARE

QA Manager Department of Health LTC Surveillance Unit.

CDRO LTC Surveillance Unit

855 Central Ave

Albany, NY 12205

QA Manager for the CDRO Long-Term Care Surveillance Unit. Perform on/off-site surveys for Long-Term Care Facilities within the Capital District and provide training and supervision to surveyors out in the field.

EGA HEALTHCARE STAFFING (March 27, 2023 – June 8, 2024)

Nurse Investigator Department of Health New York State

Office of Professional Medical Conduct

Riverview Center

150 Broadway, Suite 355

Albany, NY 12204

Nurse Investigator of the Office of Professional Medical Conduct, perform Case Management and oversight to MD’s and PA’s to ensure compliance with Board Orders.

POLARIS HEALTH CARE (JUNE 2021 – PRESENT) Regional Clinical Supervisor/ Director of Patient Services-Medicaid Assisted Living Homes throughout NY with LHCSA and CHHA services.

- Supervise Clinical Staff

- Perform Mock Audits

- Audit Nursing Documentation

- Audit Nursing Charts

- Interview/Hire Clinical Staff

MEDLOGIX (OCT 2019 – PRESENT)

Utilization Review Nurse

Medlogix online utilization review of medical records.

- Review Medical Records to determine reimbursement to hospital or facility

- Perform Audits of medical records

- Determine DRG authorization

THE GRAND AT GUILDERLAND (OCT 2019 – JUL 2020)

DIRECTOR OF NURSING & DIRECTOR OF EDUCAITON

The Grand Rehabilitation & Nursing at Guilderland is a 127-bed rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility located in Altamont.

Spearhead the Nursing Department of a 142-bed facility with a rehab unit

- Policies and Procedure enforcement and development, participating in Qapi, DRG Management, etc.

- Establish new policies and update existing policies to improve the standard of care for patients.

- Plan and oversee admission, nursing, and patient care processes.

- Extend duties for H.R. Functions: staff-management and grievances, training, retention, etc.

- Maintain department budgets and record all expenses.

- Respond to any nursing-related issues in a timely manner.

- Coordinate with medical staff and other departments to ensure hospital efficiency.

- Oversee all record-keeping processes and ensure all necessary documents are accurate

and up to date.

- Evaluate staff performance and prepare accurate reports detailing your findings.

- Developed in servicing education for two buildings

- provided continued education to remain in compliance with State and Federal Regulations

MAXIMUS (FEB 2015 – OCT 2019) Regional Nurse Manager

- Provide UAS’s throughout up state NY, Supervise RNs in the field performing UAS, provide training to DSS, Nursing homes Assisted Living Facilities.

- Perform QA and UR to completed UAS

- Assisted in the role out and education of the CFEEC Project

- Supervise RN Nurse Investigators, review reports and findings.

- Provide in servicing to RN staff in the field

- Perform UAS in Hospitals and out of state

Home of Home of the Good Shepherd (September 2014 – October 2015)

RN Consultant for Memory Care/Assisted Living Residence

- Assisted the Executive Director in developing nursing staff objectives and training for the Memory Care Unit.

- Provided Clinical insight for ways to improve resident outcomes

- Developed strategies to improve clinical documentation practices

- Provided audit tools to increase clinical compliance.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CREDENTIALS

Masters in Nursing Administration/Education (Jun 2012) South University – Dean’s list

Bachelor’s in nursing [Jun 2010 South University – President and Dean’s list

Affiliation:

• Member of Worldwide Leaders in Health Care

• Member of NY Nurses Association 2002 – Current

• American Nurses Association 1994 – Current

• Arizona Nurses Association 1994 - 2001 and National Association of Professional Women 2014

Recognition:

• Named Woman of the year 2014 by the National Association of Professional Women

References provided upon request

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