RN

KIMBERLY MORGAN, MSN, BSN, ADN, RN

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Atlanta, GA 30310

Cell: 404-***-****

EDUCATION

University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO

Master of Science, Nursing Administration 2005

Bachelor of Science, Nursing Administration 2002

St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, St. Louis, MO

Associate Degree, Nursing 1997

Hannibal Area Vocational Technology, Hannibal, MO 1992

Office Computers, Secretarial Technology

Licensed Practical Nurse, LPN 1993

CERTIFICATIONS and LICENSES

Current ACLS Certification

Current AED, CPR

Georgia License--RN

Missouri License -- RN

Illinois License – RN

120 hours of Vocational Training in Supervised occupational Exp.

459 hours of Vocational Training in Clerical/Secretarial Technology

540 hours of Vocational Training in Office Computer Technology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Proficient in computerized documentation including Word/Excel

KELLY SERVICES, (Atlanta, GA) 2011

RN Case Manager/Wellpoint

• Telephonic Nursing

• System Software: Empower Care Connect, MaxMc, Citrix

• UM

• Millman Guidelines

• ICD-9, CPT Codes

• Authorizing/Approving Inpatient stays

LEXINGTON HEALTHCARE NETWORK, (Lombard, IL) 2011

RN Pediatric Private Duty

• Total Patient Care-Children Ventilator Dependent

• Tracheotomy care-suctioning oral/trach

• Straight Catheterization

• Checklist Q-2hrs assuring ventilator settings correct

• Administer Gastrostomy continuous tube feedings to child

360 HEALTHCARE, (Tampa, FL) 2011

RN Staff Nurse

• Direct patient care

• Wound care/wound vacs

LIFE CARE CENTER OF LAWRENCEVILLE, (Lawrenceville, GA) 2010-2011

RN, Assistant Director of Nursing/Infection Control Coordinator

• Ensured staff was in compliance with 2010 National Quality Improvement Core Measures.

• Formulated Infection Control/Patient Incident Reports and provided results at monthly Performance Improvement Meetings and reported any infection trends to local health department.

• Reported monthly infection rates to Infection Control Committee and collaborated on strategies to help minimize health acquired infections.

• Performed routine surveillance and systematic data collection, auditing staff for the practice of hand-washing, patient medication distribution, performing peri-care, and accurate catheter care procedures.

• Collected data from pharmacy reports on patient antibiotic use.

• Responsible for educating staff on infection prevention and control.

• Audited and maintained records on admitting patients who had Flu and Pneumonia vaccine offered and administered in a timely manner.

• Audited and maintained records on admitting patients Mantoux testing 2 step and reading results in a timely manner.

• Responsible for placing patients in the appropriate isolation and ensuring staff had appropriate supplies and protocol was being followed.

• Maintained and updated the Infection Control Policy and Procedure with the help of the Infection Control Committee.

• Ensured facility was in compliance with federal, state regulations on infection control including monitoring sharps, utility rooms and patient medication distribution.

CONTRACT/TRAVELING NURSE 2009 – 2010

The Core Medical Group, (Salem, NH)

RN, Homecare Case Manager

NurseFinders, (Atlanta, GA)

Charge Nurse in Clinics

Washington-Harris Group, (Greenbelt, MD)

RN PEB/Fit for Duty Case Manager

Northeast Atlanta Health and Rehabilitation, (Atlanta, GA)

RN Assistant Director of Nursing

Staff Relief, Inc., (Forsyth, GA)

Charge Nurse in Hospitals

Healthfield, A Gentiva Company, (Atlanta, GA) 2009

Case Management

Christian Care Convalescent Center, (Union City, GA) 2008 –2009

RN Evening Supervisor

South Fulton Medical Center, (East Point, GA) 2007 – 2008

RN Charge Staff Nurse

Southern Regional Hospital, (Jonesboro, GA) 2008

RN Charge Nurse Per Diem

Davita-Jonesboro Dialysis Center, (Jonesboro, GA) 2007

Dialysis/Charge RN

TRAVELING/STAFFING NURSE 2005 - 2007

Helping Hands Care Center, (St. Louis, MO)

RN Field Nurse

All Staff Nursing, (Fairview Heights, IL)

Per Diem Staff RN

Saint Louis Rehabilitation Center, (St. Louis, MO) 2005

RN/Bedside Nursing

• Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury patients who participated in Neurology MD’s research projects, collected data for MD’s administered trail medications verses placebo’s, documented in nurse’s notes, provided direct patient care.

• Collecting blood samples, nasal swabs and blood cultures per MD’s orders.

VNA-Tip Home Care, Inc., (St. Louis, MO) 2005

RN Per Diem Field Nurse

• Go into patients home and provide direct patient care

• Teach patient and their caregivers on the patients medications and diet

All Saints Special Care Hospital/ LTAC, (St. Louis, MO) 2003 – 2005

Charge Registered Nurse

• Maintaining smooth operations on the night shift, making assignments, direct patient care, calling in supplemental staffing when needed for the shifts following, orientating supplemental staffing to the facility and their job duties, keeping the floor stocked with the necessary supplies, monitoring the job performance of the nurses and techs

• Long term acute care hospital, most of patients where on ventilators, had gastrostomy tubes, on tube feedings, wound vacs, long term antibiotic therapy

Forest Park Hospital Tenet Corp., (St. Louis, MO) 2001 – 2003

RN Staff Nurse/Bariatric Unit

• Direct patient care, obese patients whom had gastric bypass to lose weight, assessed abdomen incision and staples, abdominal binders on to prevent dehiscence of the surgical incision

• Maintain central venous catheter and administered IVPB antibiotics, monitor patients to prevent infections, maintaining patients appropriate proportions and advanced diet as tolerated

Haven Meadows Healthcare, (St. Louis, MO) 1998 – 2001

ADN/Director of Nursing/Infection Control

46-bed Rehab Center, 130-bed Nursing Home

• Responsible for smooth operations of the Nursing Department

• Providing Direct patient care, gathered data by doing investigations with staff, residents, on complaints by residents/family members and forwarding to state in a timely manner, attending department head meetings with the administrator

• Responsible for infection control and prevention program: surveillance, infection rates, analysis and trending, infection control rounds, providing education to staff, monitoring progress of patients with multi-drug resistant microorganisms and monitoring proper utilization of isolation precautions, hand hygiene monitoring, and infection control committee.

• Responsible for employee health: administering PPD skin testing, immunizations, coordinating employee physicals and maintaining employee health files.

• Prepare, manage and coordinate all educational requirements and additional educational needs of staff regarding infection control.

• Participate in weekly environmental rounds, monitor compliance for isolation.

• Investigate infection “clusters” or potential outbreaks.

• Monitor compliance to infection control policies.

• Analyze infection control data, review trends and prepare graphs.

• Prepare and ensure compliance with JCAHO/CMS and other regulatory requirements for infection control.

• Meet OSHA requirements pertaining to infection control.

Oak Forest North Long Term Care, (St. Louis, MO)

GN/Bedside Nursing

• Responsible for gastrostomy tube feedings on residents, providing direct patient care

• Dressing changes, skin assessments, Q2 hour rounds to ensure patient safety, supervising CNA’s, documentation, assessing patients for problems and calling MD’s

Saint Alexius Hospital, (St. Louis, MO) 1994 – 1997

LPN Med/Surg Unit

• Direct patient care

• Starting IV’s, passing medications, documentation, assessing patients

Saint Luke’s Hospital, (St. Louis, MO)

Unity Private Duty Pediatrics

• Failure to thrive infant twins on O2

• Ventilator dependent 5 year old

• Brain damaged 4 year old on Gastrostomy tube feedings

Olsten Healthcare, (Hannibal, MO.) 1992

General File Clerk

• Records Management

• Telephone Skills

• Office Procedures

• Machine Transcription

• Keyboarding

• Computer Software: Lotus 1-2-3, DOS, WordPerfect, Microsoft Office, WordStar

References Available upon request

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