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Geriatric Nurse / Care Manager

Continuing Care Retirement Communities ~ Assisting Living Facilities ~ Hospice

  Registered Nurse, Commonwealth of Virginia #0001187478, expires 10/31/2017

  Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN)

  Certified Care Manager (CM); Certified Delegating Nurse (DN)

  Offering a decade of recent experience in managing geriatric client care program servicing multiple states and facilities; expertise in Dementia and Alzheimer client care and services as well as Hospice

  Extensive supervisory and administrative background and proficient in working with seniors and their families as well as multidisciplinary teams, interdisciplinary agencies and community resources to deliver quality care; broad-scope leadership background includes admissions, care plan development/implementation/reviews, program administration, policies/procedures development, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, insurance, human resources, marketing, sales, networking, and client relations

  Excel in strategically prioritizing, planning and managing operations, programs and caseload to maximize use of resources, boost productivity and efficiency and control costs while maintaining high standards of nursing care

  Motivating, hands-on leader who effectively trains, develops and directs high-performance teams

  Proficient in direct patient care from admission through discharge, including conducting assessments, developing/implementing plans of care, managing medications, monitoring status, and defining appropriate interventions as well as maintaining detailed documentation

  Dynamic communication and interpersonal relation skills instrumental to effectively interfacing with patients, families, multidisciplinary medical professionals, staff, and related healthcare system stakeholders as well as generating new business and building strategic networks

  Valuable earlier experience in Medical, Surgical, Telemetry, Step-Down, and Clinical nursing as well as private duty in both Charge and Staff RN roles

  Well versed in technology-driven systems including Soneto, Visitrax and Santrax

Admissions Nurse-Hospice Division, Jewish Social Service Agency-Rockville, MD; 2014-Present

  Collaborate in education and evaluation of hospice eligibility, with emphasis on directly assessing immediate needs of patients and families to facilitate timely start of care

  Actively liaise with hospitals and effectively partner with interdisciplinary team to assure continuity and quality of care; concurrently work closely with and assist Case Managers in support of goals

Wellness Nurse/HCC, Fox Hill Sunrise Senior Living-Bethesda, MD; 2014

  Recruited to provide decisive leadership and comprehensive management of health and well being of residents of 83-bed Assisted Living and Reminiscence community

  Steered operations spanning quality assurance, regulatory compliance and resident services/care

  Effectively coordinated resident health services with physicians as well as conducted assessments and evaluated wellness needs to develop and deliver effective health and wellness programs

  Collaborated in hiring and training clinical team; proficiently managed clinical staffing to maximize use of resources and control costs while ensuring quality resident care

  Provided motivating, hands-on team leadership, with responsibilities including performance evaluations and management for optimal results

Director of Care Management, ACC Family Adult Companion Care-Alexandria, VA; 2004-2014

  Effectively coordinated and managed a client-focused team of Nurses, Care Coordinators and Aides to deliver efficient, quality client care from admission through discharge; spanned multiple facilities as well as home-based clients across Maryland, Virginia and District of Columbia

  Actively participated in developing and maintaining internal policies and procedures

  Proficiently managed new admissions, including initial assessment, plan of care and medication lists

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  Closely collaborated with physicians, interdisciplinary team members, families, and cross-functional agencies to ensure optimal client care; facilitated weekly client care plan meetings

  Consistently steered programs and operations to ensure regulatory compliance with State, HIPAA, safety, and related standards; included 90-day care plan reviews/updates and supervisory visits to current clients as well as progress note and nurse note reviews

  Effectively chaired annual Quality Assurance meeting; evaluated performance and defined targeted action plans for boosting results

  Efficiently maintained nurse notes and schedules using Soneto and Visitrax; additionally assisted with Santrax data management

  Thoroughly reviewed and productively responded to client, family and staff incident complaints and grievances for prompt resolution; consistently ensured client rights

  Drove business/revenue growth by representing company in generating new client sales, marketing/promoting services and networking with professional organizations

Associates Degree in Nursing w/Phi Beta Kappa with honors; 1979

Montgomery College-Takoma Park, MD

CEUs

Advances in Preventing Cognitive Decline; 11/13
Understanding Dementia; 9/13
ABC's of Dementia; 6/13

PRN Staff Nurse, Shawnee Mission Medical Hospital-Shawnee Mission, KS; 1990-1992

  Provided quality direct care of broad-scope medical and surgical patients, with specialization in Telemetry

Charge Nurse & Staff RN, Anne Arundel Community Hospital -Annapolis, MD; 1989-1990

  Specializing in Telemetry, provided direct patient care while concurrently contributing strong leadership abilities as Resource/Charge Nurse

Supervisory/Charge Nurse, Washington Hospital Center-Washington, DC; 1980-1989

  Working with a busy teaching hospital, step down unit Supervisory/Charge Nurse responsibilities included specialty shock trauma and burns along with post-op open heart, thoracic and transplant surgery

Surgical Staff Nurse, Suburban Hospital-Bethesda, MD; 1978-1980

  Launched career as an Aide and rapidly progressed upon credentialing to Registered Nurse specializing in comprehensive surgical patient care

Volunteer, Meals on Wheels

School Assistant Volunteer; provide one-on-one child guidance/mentoring

Member/Volunteer, Young Matrons; a community outreach organization

Girl Scout Leader; 2 years

Volunteer, PTA