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0-5 years of experience
Provided oversight to weekly Medicare Utilization Meeting while increasing Medicare length of stay to a average of 45 days
- Reduced nursing staff turn over rate to below 35%
- Achieved and maintained an average census of 118 in a 120 bed facility
- Gained and maintained current JCAHO accreditation for 9 years
- Achieved annual survey results under the state average for 12 years
- Successfully implemented programs and committees that increased customer and employee satisfaction
0-5 years of experience
Coordinated and supervised the nursing care rendered to geriatric patients in the 64 beds long term care units. Reported to the DON, and Nurse Administrator.
- Instituted a block staffing model that increased patient satisfaction scores from 83.3% to 93.16%. A 10% increase in the overall satisfaction of the patient.
- Reduced employee turnover rate by 55% by structuring the nursing staff workload
- Used excellent communication skills to increase collaboration between staff and patients. Act as the DON in the absence of DON.
- Supervised more than 80 FTE's including LVNs and CNAs.
- Reduced staffing cost from $197,000 to $78,000 after implementing the block scheduling model. An overall saving of $119,000
- Participated in marketing strategies meetings, and decision making that positively affected the overall organization functioning.
0-5 years of experience
Assisted in building census to 90% occupancy from 60%
- Applied for and passed the state Health Care Administrator test
- Reduced deficiencies from 27 to 4 for two surveys in a row
- Decreased the turnover rate from 45% to less than 10%
- Maintained greater than 90% approval rating through corporate quality assurance process
0-5 years of experience
Direct oversight of 300 FTEs and 15 Direct Reports. Responsible for executive oversight of day-to-day clinical operations of a 114 bed transitional and residential care rehabilitation facility, 89 apartment assisted living facility, 12 bed hospice house and an average census of 170 patients within hospice home health. Additional responsibilities include quality, risk, and service excellence of all clinical and ancillary support units. Report directly to Executive Director of Health Services, Senior Leader. In this role, I have overall accountability and comprehensive decision making authority for clinical aspects for health services
- Manage facility operating budget of $900,000 and daily management of productivity reports
- Organized successful launch of culture campaign, G2G, for purposeful rounding and AIDET training to ensure quality care is a commitment of all members of the health services team
- Actively developed plan of correction for annually AHCA recertification survey 2011 and 2012. All citations cleared
- Currently leading the development and implementation of a Geriatric Assessment Program (GAP) pro forma business planning
- Risk Manager Designee accounts for 30% of daily responsibilities which includes event investigation, clinical care review committee meetings, oversee care plans that are executed by nursing and therapy disciplines; monthly statistical QA reporting to meet AHCA state mandated requirement.
- Increased core clinical staff through recruitment and eliminated contract staff by 100 % upon first three months. Fully staffed resulted with a reduction in contract expenses of $500,000 annually
- Drove implementation and developed the nursing restorative program
0-5 years of experience
Obtained and maintained 4 of 5 Stars.
- Deficiency-free survey in 2011.
- Initiated the Restorative Nursing Program to improve quality of care.
- Instrumental in initiating an ODH approved training program for Dementia Care employees.
- Effectively planned, organized, directed and implemented a comprehensive center-wide nursing program.
- Provided leadership in the absence of and Administrator, Admissions, and Social Services, in order to meet the goals of the HealthBridge organization and the individual center.
6-10 years of experience
Plan, direct, and coordinate all nursing services for a 170 unit assisted living facility; Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies; Managing daily operations; Coordinate staff; Facilitate interdepartmental communication; Allocate tasks and resources; Exemplify and uphold company ethics, operations, regulatory, safety and accounting policies and standards; Provide guidance and direction to 35 subordinate nurses; Ensure appropriate staffing levels and expertise; Monitor current status vs. budget and implement change as necessary; Serve as acting Administrator in the Administrator's absence.
- Increased revenues with companion care and higher acuity patients.
- Earned Administrator's License through self study
- Pass ratings on Department of Social Services Inspections.
- Consistently under budget on monthly FTE report.
0-5 years of experience
Responsibilities included, but were not limited to, accountability for the administration of long term care, short term/sub-acute, and hemo-dialysis populations for an 80 bed facility
- Managed budgetary responsibilities and fiscal reports for the nursing department
- Created, implemented and tracked success of revised policies and procedures
- Worked in concert with social work, rehabilitation, dietary, activities departments
- Empowered staff to provide higher standards and level of care, e.g. PICC, IV and advanced care planning through specialized training and certification programs
0-5 years of experience
Assisted in transitioning facility from a One Star CMS facility to a Five star facility
- Supervised Nursing staff
- Assisted in decreasing falls, psychotropic medication use, and other quality measures
- Performed daily job duties and filled in when needed
- Managed multiple programs with success including bowel and bladder, restorative, infection control, fall tracking and trending, MDS audits, skilled program, admission process
6-10 years of experience
Initiated employment as RN Unit Manager, while progressively being promoted into clinical management positions.
- Managed 96 bed facility, with 48 admissions per month and a Medicare census of 30 residents.
- Supervision of 65 healthcare professionals, including 40 S.T.N.A's and 25 Nurses.
- Improved annual state survey from previous record of (13) citations to "Deficiency Free" status.
- Honored "Most improved Peak Award" for highest Medicare census in region.
- Minimized overtime and agency-free staffing.
- Reduced monthly fall rate from an average of 25 to 12.
6-10 years of experience
Performed a comprehensive range of clinical and nursing functions in a 30-bed crisis stabilization unit and 32-bed Behavioral Health Hospital. Assessed patients, developed treatment plan, initiated guidelines for administering emergency treatments, seclusion and restraints, maintaining integrity of patient clients and responding to medical emergencies.
- Contributed to organizational growth initiative by actively involved in patient and staff education, safe medication administration, crisis intervention strategies and transition care
- Collaborated and coordinated with stakeholders, community resource agencies, and multidisciplinary teams to formulate, implement and modify individualized treatment plans.
- Develop supervisory training manual and instructed on cultural diversity, creating a positive work environment, conflict resolution, accepting change, utilizing policies and procedures as guides, and staff coaching.
- Plan and prepare for CARF Surveys and re-designation of facility by DCF and AHCA: Achieved no citations but received several commendations on age specific care initiatives, daily unit activities schedule, staffing and documentation.
- Initiated and implemented staff scheduling. Developed a call out procedure that achieved reduction in call out rates
- Developed a recruitment and retention strategy for new hires that reduced rapid staff turn over.
- Spearheaded the development of acuity scale for staffing unit and hospital. This assisted in reduction of overtime and proved to be efficient as a budgetary tool.
0-5 years of experience
Established tighter clinical control through implementation of various new forms and staff meetings.
- Maintained PPD hours for the nursing department.
- Implemented education program, by recruiting, hiring, and training.
- Established myself in a leadership role by conducting monthly meetings with the nursing staff.
- Assisted the corporation with conducting mock surveys in other buildings.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for the overall delivery of quality clinical care within the ADON job description.
- Reports pertinent information to the Executive administrator and the Director of Nursing in a timely and efficient manner.
- Monitored and maintained safety and infection control standards.
- Instructed staff in proper medication administration, wound assessment, and documentation techniques.
- Monitor and report infection control issues.
- Facilitated CNA recruitment, conducted staff orientations, directed all aspects of the nursing assistant training program and coordinated including continuing education for nursing staff.
6-10 years of experience
Managed and supervised 140+ bed facility with more than 50 employees
- Ensured federal and state guidelines were followed in optimal delivery of care
- Ensured that staffs are fully trained & evaluated the level of care delivery
- Assisted & supported caregivers in providing & improving efficiency in patient care
- Started heart healthy program to decrease hospital readmit rates.
0-5 years of experience
- Managed all aspects of nursing operations, with responsibility for maintaining highest standards of professionalism, patient care, hygiene, sanitation and procedural compliance.
- Supervised over 40 nursing staff in optimizing performance, and meeting personal, physical and cognitive needs of each resident.
- Ensured compliance with all facility and regulatory agency standards, policies and procedures, coordinate facility committees, and monitor use of budgeted resources.
- Maintained strong relationships with residents, families, physicians and local community.
- Assumed full responsibility for operation and management of facility in absence of Facility Administrator or as required.
0-5 years of experience
Managed a 108-bed skilled nursing facility with three nursing units
- Supervised and evaluated 93 employees
- Assisted with wound and weight meeting
- Monitored the completion of assessments for 108 residents
- Completed assessments for new admissions
- Managed the facility in the absence of the Director of Nursing
0-5 years of experience
Managed a 108-bed skilled nursing facility with three nursing units
- Supervised and evaluated 93 employees
- Assisted with wound and weight meeting
- Monitored the completion of assessments for 108 residents
- Completed assessments for new admissions
- Monitored and logged infection control for monthly QI/QM meetings
- Managed the facility in the absence of the Director of Nursing
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for weekly QA, QI, Care Conference, marketing and directors meetings.
- Organized daily stand up meetings with skilled staff to ensure quality. Scheduled the nursing staff, meetings with pharmacy reps and hospices.
- Recorded and tracked infection control and labs. Coordinated with staff plan of corrections for the facility and themselves.
- Responded to and corrected all issues regarding Resident Council. Reviewed and signed all MDS paperwork.
0-5 years of experience
Manage a 123 bed facility with an acuity mix of trachs, tubes and therapy rehabs to LTC
- Satisfied the requirements of the Federal Monitors through demonstration and implementation of systems of checks and balances to improve the lives of the residents we served.
- Cleared all federal and state tags
- Absorbed the elimination of key staff positions by restructuring the Nursing department.
- Eliminated the use of agency nursing and significantly impacted morale of the facility by providing expectation and mutual respect for each employee.
0-5 years of experience
Maintained systems that safely met residents' needs.
- Consistently complied with applicable laws and regulations and ensured facility adhered to Medicare and Medicaid regulations.
- Educated staff on state and federal statutes, rules and regulations governing resident care services.
- Interpreted and communicated new or revised policies to staff.
- Routinely collaborated with department managers to correct problems and improve services.
- Investigated, provided and submitted information to Quality Department about special incidents, events and complaints.
- Assisted in resolving and satisfying resident requests and internal operational issues.
0-5 years of experience
Non profit private skilled nursing facility catering to the elderly.
- Responsible for 100+ Nursing Staff, Medical Records, Staffing Office, Staff Development.
- Accountable for the quality of care received by 120 geriatric residents.
- Developed 40+ policies and procedures.
- Maintained direct care nursing skills by staying close to the bedside when required.
- Achieved 94% on first JCAHO survey of site.
0-5 years of experience
Provided management and supervision of all nursing staff and day to day operations of long term care facility including staffing, scheduling, problem solving, patient care, medication administration and transportation. Enforced and maintained state regulations of facility and assisted with state inspections. Coordinated with therapy and dietary departments for patient care.
- Organized and facilitated meetings with staff and administration.
- Significantly improved facility's public image by ensuring exceptional patient
- Coordinated with Administrator and Regional Director regarding facility management.
- Participated in marketing events to improve image and admissions to facility.
- Participated in every other weekend on call rotation.
- Supervised all facility staff in absence of Administrator
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for nursing care and delivery for 117 bed skilled facility
- Promoted from MDS nurse to Director of Nursing Services during tenure.
- Assisted in transformation of skilled facility to Transitional Care Unit.
- Directed and provided education to all nursing staff on care issues.
- Tracked and Trended hospital discharges to identify areas to impact.
- Built resident and family bonds to provide best care for resident.
0-5 years of experience
Research of disease management guidelines, changes in state and federal law, Medicare, Medicaid and managed care guidelines to monitor regulatory changes applicable to home health care and ensure best practices.
- Internal auditing of the clinical record auditing for Medicare ADR's, local, state and federal requirements and quality of care monitoring.
- Developed and implemented clinically focused internal audit program designed to improve accuracy of physician orders, compliance with DOH requirements, improve clinical documentation, evaluation of nursing practice and to assess areas of risk such as billing for services not rendered.
- Development and implementation of education programs for clinical staff in conjunction with Director of Education through the creation of education meetings and presentations with a focus on high compliance risks such as billing for services not rendered, accurate completion of physician orders, decrease RAP submission timeline and provision of safe clinical care.
- Increased detail orientation and formal report writing skills.
- Clinical analysis and operational reports to senior management via written and PowerPoint presentations.
- Developed excellent relationships with senior staff with a focus on organizational
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for the oversight and management of nursing practice, education, professional development and nursing administration in a 156 bed state psychiatric hospital
- Provided direct supervision of the Associate Director of Nursing, six Clinical Nurse Managers and two Administrators on Duty. Oversaw the supervision of 70 Registered Nurses, 60 Mental Health Technicians, 1 Utilization Review Nurse and 1 Infection Control Nurse. Supervised two Master's level nursing students and managed the facility's nursing student training program that received students from three area colleges
- Ensured the Nursing Department met all Joint Commission, CMS and IDPH regulatory standards. The Nursing Department received no findings in the facility's August 2013 Joint Commission Survey
- Worked with Executive Leadership to develop programming, improve active treatment, and implement violence prevention initiatives to increase patient and staff safety
- Working with the Medical Director, created an Intensive Stabilization Unit (ISU) to accommodate increased admissions and improve patient flow after the closure of Tinley Park Mental Health Center. The ISU provided rapid stabilization and discharge of patients requiring short lengths of stay and freed up beds on the acute admitting units for patients requiring more extensive treatment
- Collaborated with the Medical Director to develop a "paperless" admission referral process designed to decrease ED wait times, conserve natural resources/save money, and increase direct communication between Madden psychiatrists and referring facilities
- Improved teamwork within Nursing Administration and the Nursing Department by implementing collaborative management practices and increasing administrative presence on patient care units
- For eighteen months, functioned as the manager of Labor Relations, chairing AFSCME and INA labor-management meetings, hearing and resolving grievances, issuing discipline, suspensions and terminations, and participating in statewide AFSCME and INA contract negotiation sessions
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for marketing our hospital services to physicians, hospital emergency rooms,
nursing homes, residential group homes, outpatient day programs, etc.
- Increased referrals by forty percent in the last year which has increased patient
- Able to conduct onsite approvals for patients in need of our services.
- Developed a computerized system for outside referrals, which as increased our approval
- Responsible for the daily staffing of a sixty four bed hospital unit, this includes sixty two full
- Responsible for the hiring, education, and training of all employees.
0-5 years of experience
Directed the Practical Nursing and Associate Degree Nursing Programs
- Supervised activities of the Student Success Center
- Supervised and evaluated all full-time and part-time faculty
- Served as interim program chair for math and industrial trades programs, summer 2008
0-5 years of experience
- Created first certified nurse's aide program, which enabled nurse's aides to become certified by the State of Louisiana.
- Responsibilities included staff scheduling
- Prepared statistical data regarding infections
- Monitored safety, medication errors
- Presented in-services, orientation programs for all new hires with regards to infection control confidentiality, residents rights, sexual harassment, and accident prevention.
0-5 years of experience
Manage, delegate, and assign tasks and duties to CNA and LPN employees.
- Assessed residents for admission to facility.
- Attended collaborative care plan meetings with home health clinicians regarding patient progress and care needs.
- Reviewed and ensured all legal documentation within facility met federal, state, and county mandates.
0-5 years of experience
Assisted in the development, maintaining, and updating of written policies and procedures for the facility to meet regulatory and facility standards. Completed chart reviews and assessment of patients to facilitate appropriate relocation and transfer.
- Participated in developing and managed department budget and facility accounting controls and measures.
- Extensive Marketing and Strategic Planning experience.
- Maintained PPD's at regulation standard
- Case Managed patients between acute, skilled, hospice and home health.
6-10 years of experience
Assisted the director of nursing in managing the needs and staff of 50+ complex pediatric patients requiring hourly staffed nursing care in the home. Most patients are ventilator dependent requiring high levels of nursing care.
- Supervise 150+ nurses caring for our patients.
- Wrote plans of care (485s) and preformed Pedicare/ Med 3000, EQ Health Solutions, and KePro submissions to obtain approval by Medicaid for continuing payment authorization.
- Developed a method of generating in house medication administration records (MARS) along with electronic medication profiles with drug crossing.
- Preformed QA/ QI activities
- Worked with very socially complex families, problem solving to facilitate the very best care possible for their child.
0-5 years of experience
Assumes Authority, responsibility, and accountability for the delivery of nursing service in the facility.
- Oversees 60+ staff members from RN, LVN, CNA and caregivers
- Hired and trained all 60+ staff members
- Communicates, interprets policies and procedures to nursing staff and monitors staff practices and implementation
- Visit all families and residents before making a final decision on admission
- Communicates directly with patients, families, medical staff, nursing staff, and department heads to coordinate care and services for residents.
0-5 years of experience
Supervised and Maintained Quality Resident Care
- Staffed Nursing Department in accordance with State guidelines.
- Established Procedures to ensure Compliance with State Regulations, system feedback, and provide quality care for the residents under my care.
- Worked with attending physicians to assure that care was delivered to residents in accordance with theirs written orders.
- Liaison between departments, Support Resources and Nursing Department and other duties as assigned by Administrator.
10+ years of experience
Licensed 120 LTC/Skilled Nursing Facility
- Managed 26 Staff
- Responsible for Infection Control
- Fall, Weight, Nourishment Reports
- Responsible for Training & Staff Education
- MDS 2.0 & TILE Certified
0-5 years of experience
Leadership to a 63 bed unit, QA monitoring, Staffing Concerns, Care plan documentation, Discharge planning, MDS
- Communicate directly with doctors, nurse practitioners, other health care professionals and the interdisciplinary team
- Perform primary functions of the Administrator in his/her absence.
- Direct, evaluate and supervise all resident care and initiate corrective action
- Make daily resident rounds to ensure maximum care and ascertain the need for additional modified services
- Supervise documentation and follow through to make sure corrections are made after chart review
- Assessing resident care needs and implementing appropriate action, develop and enforce nursing policies and procedures, supervise nursing staff and monitor quality of nursing policies and procedures, supervise nursing staff and monitor quality of nursing care to all residents.
0-5 years of experience
Day to day financial and clinical operation of a 2 room ASC
- Developed and implemented policies and procedures for clinical operation.
- Recruitment of physicians. Overseeing the credentialing process of new medical staff members.
- Recruitment, hiring, and training of new clinical staff members.
- Constant collaboration between private insurance companies, the staff of medical staff members and vendors to ensure that quality care if delivered with cost effective practices in place.
- Vendor and contract negotiations.
- Clinical support person and point of contact for the AAASC surveryors.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for management and overall function of the PSL office
- Utilization review to maximize reimbursement and cost containment
- OASIS review of all time points, provide feedback to CM to verify data accuracy
- Performed KPI weekly to report to AVP, office financial in AL quarterly 2-3M, FL quarterly revenue 500,000, 1M.
- Served on PAG committee reporting on quality initiatives and quality measures
- Manage HomeHeatlh Compare scores and develop strategies to improve scores
- Served as facilitator for orientation of new staff
- Collaborate with therapy supervisor for education of therapy staff for accurate documentation per regulatory guidelines
0-5 years of experience
Ensure quality nursing care for 80-108 inpatient beds, along with outpatient Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) with over 120 employees.
- Promote employee morale and motivation levels resulting in a decrease of turnover rate by approximately 70%. Measures include improvement in the hiring process, rounding on staff daily, and creating opportunities for staff to share meals.
- Revised 109 policies and procedures, as well as all treatment plans, in order to reflect current best practice measures and The Joint Commission standards.
- Directs numerous, on-going improvement projects by recruiting appropriate staff to realize targeted success rates.
- Collaborates with all department heads to analyze operational data concerning safety, morale, quality assurance, and cost- savings.
- Coordinates appropriate staffing in order to ensure safety, to include emergency preparedness measures during inclement weather.
- Conducts and coordinates all initial new hire and annual orientation and training activities.
- Conducts monthly staff meetings to gather input from a staff perspective and to inform staff of outcomes with regards to targeted goals.
- Established various auditing tools in order to measure outcomes and to determine any additional necessary measures.
10+ years of experience
Began employment as a Unit Supervisor responsible for the medical management of 104 geriatric residents and daily coordination of nursing units. Promoted within the company to Clinical Nurse Manager, adding on responsibilities of developing inservice programs, working with Pharmacy services, and implementing and maintaining a high working knowledge of state regulations. As Assistant Director of Nursing, assisted Director of Nursing in managing 265 residents in their total health care, managing a staff of over 200, and total coordination of residents participating in Medicaid payment system.
- As Assistant Director of Nursing played a pivotal role in preparing for State survey, including documentation, patient care, and facility safety. Facility was never placed in vendor hold.
- Guidance of employees, managing and implementing quality care
- Ability to provide education and inservices to a variety of medical staff, as well as in the community.
- Herbert Shore Employee of the Year Award in 1999 - An award given to individuals by a committee of peers, board members, and administrators based on overall employee performance and contribution to the company as a whole.
0-5 years of experience
Quality director, able to maintain 98% patient satisfaction, oversight of QAPI committee, Patient satisfaction, quality measures and benchmarks, as well as AHRQ Cohort for ASC setting
- Responsible for all clinical operations of the ASC including but not limited to: hiring personnel using the WHO method, coaching, performance reviews, terminating team members
- Conducted QAPI meetings and served as a member of the governing board
- Developed all Delineation of Privileges and Policies and Procedures for a growing multi-specialty 8 bed OR, as well as the quality program and patient satisfaction drivers
- Provide supervision and guidance in the perioperative setting, including daily staffing, Kronos, chart checks, quality driven care, pre and post-op patient calls, and providing professional nursing care for patients across the age continuum
- Anticipates the needs of staff, anesthesiologists, surgeons, and all members of the health care team and acts accordingly
- Responsible for the Risk Management, Education, Medication Management, and Infection Control Prevention in the facility
- Assist in strategic marketing for the facility with the regional Director Of Marketing
- Developed orientation program, including offering and teaching all CPR disciplines for other facilities as well
0-5 years of experience
Assisted Director of Nursing with the daily operations of the nursing department
- Followed up with the reporting of allegations of claims made by residents to the Department of Aging and Disabilities
- Managed the Incidents and Accidents systems
- Assisted with the conducting of in-services to the nursing department
- Assisted with the development of action plans for QA&A
- Assisted with the daily rounding of patients related to care
0-5 years of experience
Directly supervising ADON, Unit Manager, Charge Nurses and Weekend Managers
- Performed all aspects of Director of Nursing duties under the direction of Administrator/RN
- Responsible for direction of all nursing and assistive personnel
- Responsible for staffing needs and discipline of staff
- Reported directly to facility CEO
- Ensured adherence to corporate and state rules and regulations
- Proper completion of all required documentation of internal and external documentation
10+ years of experience
Responsibility included overseeing nursing operations inclusive of monitoring the quality of care, promoting excellence in nursing clinical practice, managing the staffing office, reviewing all risk and compliant investigations, as well as participation in DOH survey preparation and Performance Improvement monitoring.
- Collaborated with the Director of Nursing and Educator in assessment of on-going programs, training topics and publications.
- Follow and evaluate all new employees on all shifts during the probationary period.
- Directed Resident Assessment and Utilization Management (RAUM), Patient Review Instrument (PRI), Minimum Data Set (MDS), Comprehensive Care Plan (CCP), and all related reimbursement activities.
- Directed Staffing/Payroll/Recruitment activities for the Department of Nursing.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for the day-to-day operations, activities and successes of the patient care staff
- Develops and maintains a nursing service philosophy
- Adheres to budget and staffing guidelines
- Ensures compliance with state laws and rules related to care, certification and licensing
- Maintains liaison role with all levels of administration, physicians and outside organizations
- Provides oversight and direction to the clinical service units
6-10 years of experience
Assist the Director of Nursing in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the daily functions of the nursing service department, in accordance with current rules, regulations and guidelines that govern long-term care for a 126 bed facility.
- Infection Control Coordinator with experience in Act 52 PA-PSRS criteria and guidelines for reporting.
- QA and QI reports (wound & infection rate reports)
- Wound Care Committee
- Assist with monthly employee mandatory education and new hire orientation
- Assist with in-service coordinating for all levels of nursing staff
- Assist in the development, education, implementation and review of health care policies and procedures
0-5 years of experience
Supervise all staff of a 5000 Inmate Jail (223 FTE's) Medical, Mental health, staff Development, Q.I.
- Implemented a new detox unit in two of four facilities
- Infection control, Risk Management, UM, staffing, budget management
- Accreditation Management, policy and procedure review/revision
- Assist RVP with new facility start-ups
6-10 years of experience
Liaison with care managers from various hospitals, nursing homes, and medical centers throughout Lehigh Valley to assign referrals and troubleshoot patient concerns
- Report patient lab results to primary care physicians if any critical values are discovered
- Perform lab draws, PICC care, wound vacuum therapies, intravenous antibiotics, and CADD pumps
- Conduct weekly meetings regarding changes in CMS guidelines, policies, and procedures
- Coordinate staff schedules, weekend on-call staffing, and monthly continuing education programs
- Correspond with insurance companies regarding authorizations on nursing and therapy care
0-5 years of experience
The Director of Nursing is responsible for Infection Control, sterile and non-sterile physical care equipment monitoring and surveillance, resident and employee health care education and prevention monitoring and surveillance, Medical Records and quality assurance to maintain compliance with JCAHO, CMS, State and local standards at the CHYC facility. In this capacity, he/she also monitors and evaluates resident services and nursing documentation, prepares employee schedules, assists in resident vaccinations and serves in the rotation of the Leadership on Call. May work as a staff nurse when necessary.
- Directly supervises nursing staff in day to day performance and clinical consultation as indicated or requested.
- Acts as a liaison between nursing staff and clinical programs by attending staff meetings to pass on Nursing concerns and receive staff input.
- Facilitates meetings with Nursing personnel to discuss new and/or revised policies, procedures, guidelines or information.
- Support the philosophy, objectives, policies, procedures, standards, staffing and budgetary needs for Nursing Services, the Infection Control program, sterile and non-sterile physical care equipment and supplies, resident and employee health care education and prevention program, Medical records, the Quality Assurance program.
- Reviews case files for potential admits.
0-5 years of experience
Managed and assumed 24-hour responsibility and accountability for resident care. Managed the facility in accordance with policy and procedure, State and Federal regulations to promote high quality care and service.
- Determining staffing needs of the nursing service department necessary to meet the total nursing needs of the residents
- Assisting in daily rounds to observe residents and to determine if nursing needs are being met in accordance with the resident’s request
- Directing staff development including planning, conducting, and scheduling of timely in-service classes, orientation programs, leadership training, etc.
- Ensuring nursing staff follows all safety precautions when performing tasks with equipment that could result in bodily injury
- Risk Management
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