Registered Nurse Assistant
Resume:
Almeta Yvonne Handy, MSN, RN
Marion, Arkansas 72364
Phone: 901-***-****
E-mail: qflbiu@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
I am seeking employment as a RN Weekend Supervisor.
QUALIFICATIONS
Diverse clinical and teaching experience with patients, professionals and the community
Management and leadership skills
Effective interpersonal skills
Excellent writing and verbal skills
Self directed, self motivated
Excellent assessment skills
COMPUTER / TECHNICAL SKILLS
Basic computer literacy
Skilled at working with laptops, projectors, and various other types of media for teaching
EDUCATION
• Arkansas State University Master of Science in Nursing 1994
• University of Memphis Bachelor of Science in Nursing 1983
• University of Memphis Associate Degree in Nursing 1975
• Booker T. Washington High School High School Diploma 1971
CERTIFICATION and LICENSURE
• Registered Nurse Arkansas License #R42588
WORK HISTORY
Diabetes Inpatient Educator Coordinator May, 2008 – October, 2011
Methodist University Hospital
• Responsible education for all in-patients with diabetes education consults in a 400-bed inter-city,
metropolitan hospital.
• Established and provided community education once a month to community health and wellness
center with a minimum of 24 participants.
• Volunteered and participated in numerous health fairs, group teaching sessions for different churches
and other organizations.
• Developed a Diabetes Champion program for the nursing staff that included several levels of
instruction and evaluations to achieve the role.
• Developed a collaborative partnership with multidisciplinary staff (including Physicians, Dietician,
Case Managers, Social Workers, Nursing Staff, Language Interpreters, etc.) to meet diverse patient needs
• Audited patient care records for required and complete documentation of diabetes education during
assessment phase o f patient consults
• Utilized knowledge of CMS Guidelines to facilitate early education to prevent delayed discharge.
• Preceptor for students and professional staff interested in diabetes management
Almeta Yvonne Handy, MSN, RN
Clinical Director April 29, 2006 – May, 2008
Methodist University
• Responsible for 24-hour clinical care delivery and leadership of a total of 40 patient beds and 50+
Associates on two clinical units with patient mix of diabetes, kidney disease along with bariatric and
surgical patients.
• Utilized knowledge of CMS Guidelines to facilitate early interventions to prevent delayed discharge.
• Provided management of departmental resources monitoring budget expenditures/variances,
participation and facilitation in discharge planning, liaison between Associates, customers (internal and
external) and Administration.
• Received recognition for maintaining highest patient satisfaction scores for three consecutive years.
• Consulted, collaborated and utilized members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure a correct and
equitable resolution for especially difficult discharges daily.
• Developed a change of care reporting tool for patients moving to different levels and areas of care
that is now used hospital-wide.
• Audited documentation of staff daily to ensure documentation is clear, concise and correct.
Patient Care Coordinator May, 2005 –April, 2006
Methodist University Hospital
• Managed and coordinated patient care based on staffing pattern and patient care needs.
• Monitoring severity of patient’s illness, skill mix and abilities of each team member in order to make
appropriate decision for delegation of patient care.
• Identified potential problems and averted potential harm that could lead adverse publicity.
• Audited patient care records for required and complete documentation.
• Training and review with nursing staff of correct documentation and legal implications
OR Nurses Inc., Float, Full-time June, 2004 – May 2005
Germantown, TN 38138
• Provide bedside care to primarily cardiac, diabetic, telemetry, psychiatric patients with multiple co-
morbidities
• Decisions-were guided by standards of care, and knowledge of policy and procedures.
• Worked cooperatively with both internal and external customers to ensure a positive customer and
organizational outcomes.
• Frequently reviewed documentation to ensure clarity, thoroughness and conciseness in each area assigned.
Staff Nurse, Full Time – 12-hour Night Charge Nurse
Crittenden Memorial Hospital, Women’s Center Jan 2004 – Jun 2004
• Primary role was to take over the care of the newborn at the time of delivery for the first critical hours
• Responsible for a Level I ill neonate.
• Managed the ill neonate until transport to Level II or Level III facility
• Family centered care was provided for antepartum, postpartum, GYN patients and newborns.
• Reviewed documentation for completeness in each area assigned
Nursing Supervisor, Evening PRN Sept 2003 – Dec 2003
Allenbrooke Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
• Responsible for the daily operation of a 150-bed occupancy long-term care facility and 20 – 22 nursing
staff was monitored and maintained.
• Patient mix included chronic long-term diabetic, heart disease and stroke.
• Problems were often dealt with effectively according to policy and procedures.
• Audited documentation of nursing staff
Assistant Professor, Nursing March 2000 – Nov 2002
Baptist College of Health Sciences
• Both classroom and clinical didactics was taught to family centered maternal- newborn students in a variety of
classroom and clinical settings.
• Other areas taught include pediatric, medical-surgical, management/case management, High Risk OB in
addition to Health & Physical Assessment
Almeta Yvonne Handy, MSN, RN
• Focus on documentation and legal implications training in each area of rotation
• Audited documentation of each student in each area of clinical experience to ensure information is clear,
concise and correct
• Clinical focus on high risk (diabetic, abuse, and patients with common chronic disorders complicated by
pregnancy) patient through pregnancy, labor, birth, postpartum, and the newborn.
Nursing Faculty, Full-time Aug 1989 – March 2000
St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing
• Responsible for classroom and clinical instructor for students enrolled in, primarily maternal-newborn,
pediatrics, and medical-surgical nursing.
• Clinical rotation held at a high risk obstetric hospital with rotation through antepartum diabetes unit,
well-baby and a sick baby nursery, level IV labor and delivery, postpartum units.
• Taught different documentation types for each area.
• Examined the legal implications of nursing documentation for each area and each student
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• National League of Nursing (NLN) 1989 - 2000
• Sigma Theta Tau Inducted on 8-13-12
• American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) 2008
REFERENCES
Anita Larkins, MSN, Clinical Director
Methodist University Hospital
1265 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
Cell: 901-***-****
Office: 901-***-****
E-mail: qflbiu@r.postjobfree.com
Ernestine Chism, MSN, Assistant Professor
6673 Burlingame
Memphis, TN 38141
Home: 901-***-****
Office: 901-***-****
Brenda Moore, MSN, RN, Assistant Professor
3409 Heather Moor
Fort Smith, AR 72903
E-mail: (work) qflbiu@r.postjobfree.com
E-mail: (home): qflbiu@r.postjobfree.com
Jane Nuckolls, MS, RD, Director
Methodist University Hospital
1265 Union Avenue
Thomas Wing, Room 613
Memphis, TN 38104
E-mail: qflbiu@r.postjobfree.com
Almeta Yvonne Handy, MSN, RN
Also worked: Crittenden Memorial Women’s Jan 2004 – Jun 2004 and
Nursing Supervisor, Evening PRN Sept 2003 – Dec 2003 Allenbrooke Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Assistant Professor, Nursing March 2000 – Nov 2002 Baptist College of Health Sciences
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