Sandra K. Wilbanks
St. Louis, MO. 63111
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Education:
University of Missouri at Columbia
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Honors: Outstanding Achievement Award
Licensure & Certifications:
Registered Nurse –State of Missouri #085763
CNA Instructor & Examiner & CMT Instructor & Examiner; BLS
Experience:
04/16/2009 – 02/2010 Regency Hospital of Fort Worth, Texas
Director of Quality Management
• Joint Commission, CMS & Texas Department of Health compliance.
• Ongoing chart audits evaluating compliance on procedures, transfusions, falls, & mortalities.
• Investigation and resolution of specific protocol compliance issues as they arise.
• Responsible for quarterly improvement committee meetings with compliance data submitted in report and graph formats.
• Initiation of Performance Improvement Teams to address specific compliance issues.
• Ongoing policy and protocol development with manual updates using a team approach.
• Completion of readiness Survey Notebook kept up to date with info available for a CMS or Joint Commission Survey.
• Completion of yearly PPR.
• Physician evaluation in multiple areas including FPPE and OPPE evaluations with information compiled, trends evaluated, and reports presented at the quarterly Medical Executive Committee.
• Risk Manager, Employee Health Nurse, Infection Control Nurse.
05/2007 –04/2009 Select Specialty Hospital St. Louis, MO
Director of Quality Management
• Risk Manager, Safety Officer, Employee Health Nurse, Infection Control Nurse.
• Chart Audits with 100% audit on Procedures, Restraints, Falls, Deaths & Codes.
• Random Auditing monthly on Blood, Med orders, Nursing Documentation and any area with issues as needed.
• Information in all areas compiled into reports and graphs.
• Completion of readiness Survey Notebook kept up to date with info available for a Joint Commission Survey.
• Completion of PPR yearly.
• DHSS compliance & The Joint Commission compliance.
6/2006 - 05/2007 St. Louis College of Health Careers St. Louis, MO
Lead Instructor
• Coordinator of Patient Care
• Directed Technician, and Phlebotomy Programs.
• Taught in the PCT, CNA, Phlebotomy, Pharmacy Tech, & patient accounts program
11/2003 - 06/2006 The Riverview St. Louis, MO
Director of Nursing
• Staff supervision, evaluations & counsels.
• MDS & Care Plans.
• Pharmacy review.
• Acute Patient assessment.
• RUGS and Cost out.
• Infection Control Data obtainment and evaluation of results.
• Wound measurements, Evaluation of treatments and part of Wound Care Team.
• Patient & Family concerns follow-up.
• Staffing for call ins and interviewing potential staff.
• Chart & Admission paperwork audit.
• All areas of nursing Home Management.
• On last state inspection the surveyor stated my fall prevention program was the best in the state of Missouri.
10/2002 – 10/2003 Life Care Center of St. Louis St. Louis, MO
Clinical Nurse Manager for Third Floor
• Staff supervision, evaluations & counsels.
• MDS & Care Plans.
• Pharmacy review.
• Acute Patient assessment.
• RUGS and Cost out.
• Infection Control Data obtainment and evaluation of results.
• Wound measurements, Evaluation of treatments and part of Wound Care Team.
• Patient & Family concerns follow-up.
• Staffing for call ins and interviewing potential staff.
• All areas of nursing Home Management.
12/2000 to 10/2002 SouthPointe Hospital St. Louis, Mo
Charge Nurse/ Performance Improvement Nurse
• 12/04/00 to 03/11/02 I functioned as Charge Nurse on Med/Surg Floor.
• 03/11/02 to 10/2002 I served as the Performance Improvement Nurse. My included gathering and analyzing data; utilizing Microsoft Excel and Word to prepare graphs and reports; and developing and delivering In- services as needed for staff. JCAHO
• Survey was completed 8/01/02 without deficiencies in Performance Improvement areas.
• Due to the illness of the Nurse Manager, In Nov. & Dec. 2001 I was the acting Nurse Manager for the med/surg floor
7 /1998 – 12/2000 St. Louis College of Health Careers St. Louis, MO
Faculty Instructor
• Coordinator of Patient Care Technician, CNA and Phlebotomy Programs.
• Taught in the PCT, CNA, Phlebotomy, Pharmacy Tech, & patient accounts Programs
3/1998 - 7/1998 Chesterfield Manor Nursing Home St. Louis, MO
Director of Nursing
2/1991 – 2/1998 Gamma Road Nursing Center Wellsville, MO.
Assistant Director of Nursing
• Staff Education Instructor
• In-service Instructor and MDS Coordinator
• Chairmen of QA Committee
10/1988 – 10/1990 Hermann Area District Hospital Hermann, MO
Charge Nurse - Nights
• Night Supervisor with ER, Labor & Delivery, Telemetry and Med/Surg.
• Initial evaluation and treatment of ER patients.
• No in-house Physician.
01/1987 – 10/1988 Veterans Administration Hospital/ Harry S. Truman Memorial
Medical Center Columbia, MO – ICU Staff Nurse