GEORGIA DIXON, RN, BS, WOCN

Temecula, CA *****

Cell: 951-***-**** Residence: 951-***-**** xy22xw@r.postjobfree.com

Profile: Accomplished Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse proficient in educating medical staff and lay people about advanced wound and ostomy care, setting up new programs, writing policy and procedures, documentation forms, and establishing product formulary.

Experience: Hospital, Home Health Care, Long Term Care, Community Programs, Retirement Home facilities, and Out-Patient Clinic settings as a practitioner, educator, consultant, and collaborator with management, physicians, nursing, ancillary services, and patients with their families and caregivers.

Work History

Nov. 2011 Agostini Healthcare Staffing

To present WOCN on assignment per-dium.

Aug. 2011 Family leave

Nov. 2011

Dec. 2008 Diversified Clinical Services out-patient Wound Care Center

Aug. 2011 Corona Regional Medical Center - Corona CA

Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse, RN

Work within CDPH, JCAHO, HCFA, Medicare, Medical, License patients, and Clinical Practice Guidelines.

Educate physicians, medical and non-medical staff about advanced wound care, National Standards of Care, and Clinical Practice Guidelines.

Manage daily clinical activity with a staff of 6 physicians, an additional RN, a Certified Hyperbaric Oxygen (CHBO) technician, a CNA/HBO technician, and a Medical Office Manager.

Build a product formulary to match the one I designed for the hospital system adding more advanced treatment modalities including Vacuum Assisted Closure Device KCI VAC, Total Contact Casting, off loading walking devices, compression wrapping systems, and use of Bio-engineered Tissues, Apligraf and Dermagraft.

Develop community resource connections, educate their staff, coordinate patient care and increase clinical patient census with improved outcomes.

Oct. 2006 Corona Regional Medical Center - Corona CA

Dec.2008 Certified Wound, Ostomy, Continent Nurse.

Acute Care Hospital, Rehabilitation Hospital, Home Health Care, Hospice, Long Term Care, and in-patient Psychiatric Hospital.

Consultant, educator, and direct patient care of wound and ostomy patients throughout all areas of care within the system.

Work within guidelines of CDPH, JCAHO, HCFA, OASIS, Medicare, Medical, and License patients.

Authored policy, procedures, and documentation formats.

Develop and implement:

A skin, wound, and ostomy care program including product formulary.

In-servicing and education in skin, ostomy, and wound care, identification of wounds and ulcers, choice and use of products, NPUAP pressure ulcer staging guidelines, prevention protocols, choice of support surfaces and initiate October, 2008 Medicare legislation and Present On Admission guidelines for all levels of staff .

Protocol for measurement and photographing skin lesions for documentation.

Educational programs for employee core orientation.

Annual nursing proficiency testing for advanced product use.

1997 SWEDISH AMERICAN HOME HEALTH CARE - Rockford, IL

2006 Swedish American Health Care System

Jan. 2005 - Sept. 2006

Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse

Case load of up to 85 patients in HHC.

Consultant for two hospitals and multiple Long Term Care facilities.

Work with IDPH, JCAHO, HCFA, OASIS, PTCT, Medicare, Medicaid, and License patients.

Chair Person of the Wound Care Team.

Provide intermittent care for home bound clients, rounds for the hospital, and scheduled SNF patient visits.

Educate staff on use of Medicare/Medicaid, OASIS, and PTCT computer documentation.

Assist with ICD-9 coding for wound and ostomy patients.

Collaborate with: Physicians, Central Supply, new forms committee, product selection committees, out-patient wound care clinics, multiple hospitals, home care agencies, hospice agencies, dialysis clinic, community clinics, speech, physical, and occupational therapies, and tele-medicine.

Develop and implement: Policy and procedure.

Educational hand outs for patient, family, caregivers.

Contract for compliance with treatment orders and plan of care.

Educational programs for employee core orientation.

Annual nursing proficiency testing for specialized product use.

Community awareness and education.

1998 - 2005 Staff Registered Nurse

Wound Ostomy Care Team

Certified Pain Resource Nurse

Case manager up to 30 wound and ostomy patients.

Medicare OASIS intakes, recertification, discharges.

1997 - 1998 Registry Nurse Intermittent Home Care visits

Swedish American Health Care Home Care

Saint Anthony Hospital Home Care

Interim Health Care employment agency. RN staff for doctor offices,

hospitals, home care agencies, private duty nursing.

1985 - 1997 Rockford Memorial Hospital and Health System Rockford, IL

Home Health Care RN 1994 - 1997

Pediatric RN 1985 - 1989 and 1991 - 1994

Neonatal Intensive Care RN 1990-1994

Surgical Nurse 1989

Education and Certifications

04-2011 ANCC KCI-V.A.C. Competency Program.

03-2010 Hyperbaric Medicine and Problem Wound Management Woodlands TX

06-2009 Clinical Coordinator Training, Diversified Clinical Services, Jacksonville FL

2006 Nursing Board Certification State of California

2005 Board Certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence, Nurse

2004 Wick's Educational Associates, Mechanicsburg, PA WOCNurse

2001 Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL Pain Resource Management Nurse

1998 - 2001 University of Saint Francis, Joliet IL Bachelor of Science and Health Degree

1997 Nursing Board Certification State of Wisconsin

1985 Nursing Board Certification State of Illinois

1982 – 1985 Rock Valley College Rockford, IL

Associates in Applied Science Degree, Registered Nurse Degree

Member of Phi Theta Kappa, National Honor Society

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