Alice “Ali” Pate

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Germantown, TN

901-***-****

Experience

Gallaway Health and Rehabilitation Center

March 2011 – present – ADON

Primacy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center

Jan 2010 – Aug 2010 – Director of Nursing – left role for family reasons related to the

Premature birth of my grandchildren.

Applingwood Health and Rehabilitation Center

Sept 2008 – 2010 – Director of Nursing

Planed, developed, organized, implemented evaluated and directed the Nursing

Services department in an 80 bed Skilled Nursing Facility. Paramount responsibilities

Involved delivering a clean survey, which resulted in receiving only one tag. Building

had implemented and using MDS 3.0 for Medicare admissions.

Facilitate the coordination of nursing services and other departments to maintain

quality care for patients.

Review, monitor, intervene and document complaints and grievances from patients,

families, visitors and employees. Prepare reports and recommendation for the

Administrator regarding the operation of the Nursing Services Department.

Participate in various committees of the facility, such as care plans, infection control,

Pharmaceutical, quality assessment and assurance. Assist with the planning, development

and conducting of in-service education for staff on related nursing service functions.

Prepare or assist in the preparation and implementation of the Nursing Services Department

Budget as well as control labor and expenses within the department.

Establish and encourage an atmosphere of respect, warmth, and interest in patients

Personal and health care needs. Meet with nursing personnel to assist in identifying and

Correcting problems and/or the improvement of services. Effectively manage the nursing

Department with regard to patients, employees, families, visitors and the public.

March 2007 – July 2008 – Director of Restorative Care/ ADON

Direct and implement resident’s continual therapy and completing Physical Therapy,

Speech Therapy or Occupation Therapy programs. Entailing the continuation with

whatever residents requires or needs using trained Certified Nursing Assistance. Assess

all residents after admitted to facility with risk for falls, consisting and focusing on

resident’s safety. If falls occur implementing plan of care, follow thru via

communication to Charge Nurses of any changes made.

Restraints implemented after falls of three or greater start with lease restrictive per policy.

Meet with Power Attorney for resident to discuss restraint to be used and obtain signed

Consent. Weekly Falls and Restraint meetings with Physical Therapy Director and

Committee members. Information on each resident updated on computer ongoing along

with daily updating on Pocket Care Guides.

Direct the Keep off of Floor programs.

Monitor all infections and or new medication ordered by MD each month input

information into computer after determination of these new orders for antibiotics meets

facilities policies to be determined true infections.

Collierville Health and Rehabilitation, Collierville, TN

Feb 2005– Jan 2007 – Unit Manager

Responsible for the overall quality of care and services of residents under my care.

Carriage Court Assisted Living – Memphis, TN

2002 – 2005 – Director of Nursing

Recruited out by the Administrator at Collierville.

Baptist Trinity Home Health – Memphis, TN

1989 – 2002 – RN/CM

Coordination patient’s plan of care, goals, interventions, teaching disease process.

prevention’s, diets. Meeting Medicare guild lines, evaluate patients for home health care,

discharge planning ongoing, updating changes in status, communicating changes to

Medical Director.

Communicate weekly with Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Medical Social Worker

and Occupation Therapy, and certified nursing assistance.

Implement all orders from physicians, medications or procedures. Charting all patient

information daily on laptop computers.

Methodist Hospital – Memphis, TN

1987 – 1988 – Staff RN

Responsibilities includes the following, patient care in Neuro Trauma Unit, ICE, Neuro

Trauma Step Down, Charge Nurse and Coronary Care Step Down Units,

Education

1985 Little Rock University (spring and summer)

1985 Harrison, Arkansas (fall)

1986 Memphis State (spring and summer classes)

1986 – 1987 Methodist School of Nursing RN (fall, spring and fall)

Accomplishments

1994 and 2001 Top 100 Registered Nurses in Fayette and Shelby counties

1991 Appreciation for Outstanding and Dedicated Performance on behalf of patient and colleagues

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