Mental Health, IDD, LTC

Sandra K. Lecroy, RN *** CR *** Trent, TX *****

325-***-**** (C) *****@******.***

Education Roscoe High School

Howard College Big Spring TX

Associate of Applied Science RN

Experience in areas mental disabilities and Behavioral Nursing,

Skilled Nursing Facilities Responsibilities DON and Corporate Nurse Consultant.

Home Health with Case Management Responsibilities.

Mental Health, Mentally Challenged with Disabilities, Corporate

Working on Military Air Force Base as Behavioral Nurse,

June 2023- present Dyess Air Force Base Abilene TX

RN in Primary Care Behavoral Health overseeing pts who are on

Medications for Anxiety, Depression and PTSD. Telemed to pts monthly and PRN to assess response to meds. Report to Dr any regression, complaints, or improvement that Dr needs to be aware of. Assessments for PHQ9, GAD7, PCL monthly & PRN

May 2020-May 2023 Oceans Behavioral Hospital – Abilene TX

Charge Nurse Adult Unit

Bedside nursing with assessments for anxiety, psychosis,

Medication administration, Reporting to Psych Dr issues needing interventions or assessments by Psych Dr. EMR documentation.

Treatment team meetings weekly. Reporting to Medical Drs and isssues which need

their intervention.

October 2017-May 2020 Daybreak Community HSC

Regional Area RN transitioned to Area RN for Abilene

Oversite, which include RN’s & LVN’s . Assess complicated high risk pts geriatrics for change of condition & coordinated care. . Worked at home doing telephone triage calls. Developed plans of care for pts & meetings with Dr, social workers. Worked as Director of nursing in long term care with face to face contact assessments Reviewed MDS’s for accuracy.

Worked with disability pts who had co-morbiditys was unstable/stable.

Travel as needed.

Case coordination for 109 consumers, Review of charts,

guidance for Nursing Interventions with

Assessments of Consumers who are IDD and

have Psychiatric disabilities with interventions

and linking appts as needed

Oversite of Abilene 26

Group homes, foster care, supported home living.

Teaching on Chronic Medical issues. Scheduling appointments

Calling Physicians. Telephone triage & Face to face assessments . As needed and to evaluation of current plan of care & immediate . Intervention.

Give injections, follow-up physician appts. Monitoring of chronic

disease processes. Works with service coordinators and support

managers.

August 2013 to 04/2019 Oceans Behavioral Hospital Psychiatric in Pt

PRN STATUS work 1-2+xmo as needed

Abilene Behavioral Healthcare- PRN charge nurse

In-pt Psych unit for Adults and Adolescents and Children

Abilene TX Substance Abuse/Dual Diagnosis Direct Pt.

Care.

Feb 2017-October 2017 Senior Living Properties

Regional Nurse Consultant- Corporate Nurse

Assessments and coordination with Medical

Issues needing interventions. Monitoring of Restorative Program for documentation and weekly meetings occurrence.

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November 2013- February 2017:

Dyess Air Force Base- Behavioral Healthcare Nurse Clinic

Abilene TX. Mental Health Care of Active Duty and

Veterans & Dependents, Post Hospital Follow up.

Medication oversite. Triage of pt walk ins, completion and follow

Up on T-Cons, IV/EKG experience. Direct contact with Active Duty and

Families to set up appts for referral as needed. Worked with current

ALTHA documentation software and DMHRSI time keeping software.

Assisted with Referral of Pediactrics/OB as needed.

Assisted with TRICARE benefits and referrals.

June 2012- August 2013

Director of Nursing Services at Texas State Veterans Home

Big Spring TX. 160 Bed Facility. Oversite of 4 Unit Managers.

1 Dementia Unit and 1 Alzheimer’s Unit both Secured Units

2 Skilled Units. Oversite of Restorative Program before and after

Skilled Therapy.

September 2011 - June-2012

Regional Nurse Consultant Advanced Healthcare, Arlington TX.

Solutions with oversite of 7 facilities. QA team for Mock

Surveys in all regions of Company. Compliance with State &

Federal Regulations.

2010- September 2011

Sweetwater Healthcare Weekend RN

Advancing to Traveling Interim Director

Then to current Regional Nurse Consultant for Senior

Living Properties with oversite of 8 facilities

QA Team for Mock Surveys in all regions of Company

2009-2010

West Texas Centers for MHMR

Director of Nursing Services for MR division

for 23 Counties. Oversite of 6 LVN’s at clinical site.

Oncall to LVN’s and Home Staff for client assessments.

Delegation of Tasks of Clients, Coordination of Care with

Service Coordinators, and families. Oversite of Medication for

Clients in Group Home Settings for IDD.

2006-2009 Mitchell County Hospital as PRN nurse on Med/Surg

Mitchell County Hospital District/ Heart of West Texas

Home/Outreach Home Health Care.

Case manager for skilled Medicare Adults at home. .

PRN Staff Nurse on Medical Surgical Floor,

2003-2006

Regional Nurse Consultant for Hospitality Healthcare & P&M Healthcare Long term care Facilities. Over-site for 8-15 facilities though out Texas.

For Compliance in State/Federal Regulations. (Geriatrics)

RNC for both Management Companies.

1996-2003

Assistant Director of Nursing for West Texas MHMR

Over-site of 15 group homes for the Mentally Challenge

Work with Psychiatrist at 4 outpt clinics.

Crisis management and commitments. (Psychiatry)

1990-1996

Director of Nursing for LTC Facilities/Medicare oversite

In Loraine, Sweetwater and Roscoe

1987-1990

Staff Nurse at Rolling Plains Hospital

In Labor Delivery, Newborn Nursery,

Medical/Surgical Floor (Full time to part time)

1983- 1987

Regional Nurse Consultant Part time Nursing at 6 LTC facilities,

PRN Labor and Delivery staff nurse

OB/GYN Dr office nurse x2yrs

1980-1983

Staff. Charge Nurse on Medical Surgical Floor Rolling Plains

References available upon request.

Salary Negotiable depending on experience and education

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