Experienced Nurse Consultant in Mental Health Care
Resume:
Kathleen Spillari
Glen Carbon, IL *****
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Professional Summary
Experienced Nurse Consultant offering 20+ years of experience delivering proven clinical care, building and leading clinical teams to deliver exceptional patient care and achieve desired results, looking for challenging, long-term position.
Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Work Experience
Touchette Regional Hospital
Registered Nurse-Centerville, IL
Present
• Provide direct physical and psychosocial care to patients within a locked psychiatric facility that caters to acute adults, geriatric adults with diverse psychiatric conditions, and individuals seeking rehabilitation for drug and alcohol abuse. The facility also accommodates individuals with intellectual disabilities (IDD).
• Ensure that patient needs were met through constant collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Serve as a unit leader, provided guidance and mentorship to nursing staff
• Provided support services regarding treatments and administration of medication as ordered Charge Registered Nurse
SSM DePaul-Bridgeton, MO
May 2022 to October 2023
• Deliver direct physical and psychosocial care to patients through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation in a locked psychiatric facility.
• Ensure that patient needs were met through constant collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Serve as a unit leader, provided guidance and mentorship to nursing staff
• Provided support services regarding treatments and administration of medication as ordered Staff RN/Charge Nurse
South City Hospital-St. Louis, MO
September 2016 to July 2022
• Deliver direct physical and psychosocial care to patients through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation in a locked psychiatric facility.
• Ensure that patient needs were met through constant collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Serve as a unit leader, provided guidance and mentorship to nursing staff
• Assist in Discharge Planning
• Provided support services regarding treatments and administration of medication as ordered
• Provided psychosocial groups, AA,NA,ACA
Director of Nursing
MGM Healthcare-Creve Coeur, MO
January 2019 to May 2022
• Reconstructed scheduling to accommodate serious covid staffing difficulties.
• Plan and conduct nursing education to include wound care, medication administration education, competency assessment activities.
• Ensured that patient needs were met through constant collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team. Legal Nurse Consultant, B2B
Forum Extended Care Services-Chicago, IL
June 2019 to October 2020
• Assist in new business start-up implementation when necessary.
• Ensures compliance to regulatory requirements and guidelines, corporate identity and admission standards
• Audit medication carts/rooms for expired drugs or discontinued drugs.
• Perform environmental audits, medication destruction audits, medication administration audits, provide educational in-servicing to community staff, etc.
• Research current standards, therapies, and other topics as it relates to nursing for pharmacies and long term care communities.
• Perform mock surveys and provide feedback.
• Act as a liaison during state survey.
• Plan and conduct pharmacy related nursing education to include wound care, medication administration education, competency assessment activities, and other related topics.
• Develop and maintain relationships with professional organizations and national/state agencies to enhance knowledge relative to pharmacy and nursing education. Regional Nurse Consultant
United Rx Pharmacy-Chicago, IL
March 2012 to December 2017
Ensures compliance to regulatory requirements and guidelines, corporate identity and admission standards
• Assist in new business start-up implementation when necessary.
• Audit medication carts/rooms for expired drugs or discontinued drugs.
• Perform environmental audits, medication destruction audits, medication administration audits, provide educational in-servicing to community staff, etc.
• Observe skilled nursing community medication pass process and provides feedback.
• Assist in new business start-up implementation when necessary.
• Perform mock surveys
Charge RN/Compliance Auditor/Case Manager
St. Alexius Hospital-St. Louis, MO
May 2010 to August 2016
• Evaluation of results for each patient & adjustment of the care plan
• Evaluate overall program effectiveness & adjustment of the program
• Collaborative process of assessment, planning, facilitation, care coordination, evaluation, and advocacy for options and services to meet the patients comprehensive health needs through communication and available resources to promote quality cost effective outcomes.
• Coordinate care so as to both improve continuity and quality of care and lower costs to hospital and patient
Education
Legal Nurse Consultant (ASN)
Brighton College
June 2018 to January 2019
Nursing (BSN)
Sanford-Brown College-Collinsville-Saint Peters, MO October 2000 to November 2002
Links
https://www.linkedin.com/public-profile/settings
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleen-Spillari
Certifications and Licenses
Legal Nurse Consultant Certified
Present
Special Procedures Nurse
Present
Compact State Nurse License
April 2025 to April 2027
ACLS Certification
January 2025 to January 2027
CPI Certification
June 2026
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