Experience

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  Sinai hospital of baltimore

  Jan 1977 - Jan 1978

  Staff nurse

  Graduate nurse on medical-surgical floor.

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  Caton manor

  Jan 1978 - Jan 1980

  Evening supervisor

  Caton Manor Nursing Home Responsible for providing excellent resident care during tour of duty. Supervision of RN, LPN and nursing assistants

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  Manor care health services

  Jan 1980 - Jan 1987

  Assistant director of nursing

  Recruitment and hiring of nursing personnel. Assisted staff development coordinator in implementation of orientation program. Directly responsible for scheduling and posting of assignments. Improvement of company goals through regularly scheduled administrative duties. Attended workshop on "Train the Trainer" to certify nursing assistants.

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  Able temporaries, inc

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1989

  Director of nursing

  Developed sales and marketing strategies to increase usage of company agency nursing employees. Visited multiple hospitals and health care settings in Baltimore and surrounding areas. Improvement of company clients from 70% to 90%. Interviewed, recruited and hired nursing agency personnel to fill vacant positions.

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  Bel air health and rehabilitation center

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1999

  Staff nurse

  Functioned in various job classifications over the course of 10 years as listed below:Staff Nurse Provided care to 57 bed long term care unit. Efficient in medication and treatment administration. Actively participated in achieving departmental goals and objectives.MDS Coordinator Routine MDS duties and responsibilities as assigned.TCU Manager Coordination of resident care on a 44 bed Transitional Care Unit (subacute). Supervision and oversight of nursing care and standards. Involved in several committee meetings to assist in achieving of excellent clinical and financial company goals. Show less

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  Lorien health systems

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Assistant director of nursing

  Clinical management of 30 bed subacute unit. Worked closely with administrative staff to reach high level of clinical standards that meet Federal and State regulations. Involvement in Quality Assurance Program monthly meetings. Weekend Supervisor Overall management and supervision of facility during the weekends. Included replacement of nursing staff for call outs. Problem solve issues which occurred on weekends - provided increase in customer and employee relations. Worked as a staff nurse on all units as needed. Show less

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  Bel air health and rehabilitation center

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2015

  Director of nursing

  Collaborates with the Administrator Responsible for executive management of a 155 bed facility to include 46 subacute beds. Directs the Nursing Department to maintain quality standards of care in accordance to Federal and State guidelines and regulations. Achieved annual survey results at or under state average for 14 years. There were minimal complaint surveys during the course of the year. Monitored and maintained clinical systems including Clinical Key Indicators, QIQM and unplanned hospital discharges. Daily tracking and trending of UPHD and closely working with the Medical Director to reduce 30 day readmission rate. Education of nursing staff on Interact 3 with utilization of tools. Oversight and implementation of pain management performance improvement plan to decrease scores on QI/QM. Managed staffing and scheduling with a high level of acumen and accountability. Achievement and maintained of Direct Care Nursing budgeted HPPD and OT. Implementation of an effective QAPI process, including timely root cause analysis to implement appropriate interventions. Successfully implemented policies, programs and committees that increased clinical outcomes, customer and employee satisfaction. Designated to assume responsibilities of daily operations of the facility in the Administrator's absence. Show less

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  Futurecare health

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  Director of nursing

  Leadership member responsible for clinical and administrative management of 155 bed facility in Dundalk, MarylandFeatured Heart Strong Cardiac Rehabilitation and in-house hemodialysis unit.Ensure the residents are receiving quality care through the implementation and monitoring of clinical operating systems and analysis of clinical dataIdentifies opportunities for improvement in operating systems and is responsible for utilizing performance process to improve areas within Nursing DepartmentInitiated appropriate and timely problem identification and problem solving in response to changes in clinical data.Directed and/or participated in the investigation of clinical incidents ensuring proper completion of the process.Provided two-way communication by regular meetings with nursing staff on all three shifts which is focused, goal oriented, and efficient.Developed and maintained administrative program on absenteeism and tardiness of staff to meet the residents' needs.Maintained budgeted HPPD through daily labor meetings. Show less

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  Genesis health system

  May 2017 - May 2021

  Regional resource nurse

  Functioned as Interim Director of Nursing - Multiple Genesis FacilitiesFunctioned as Interim Assistant Director of NursingMedical Record Chart ReviewCompletion of Admission Checklist per company policyFunctioned as Interim Unit Manager (sub-acute/Long term care) - Multiple Genesis FacilitiesDevelopment and Evaluation of Patient Care Plans to include goals and appropriate interventionsAttendance of Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) monthly meetings, daily stand-up/stand down meetingsVarious types of nursing clinical audits to ensure accuracy and completion of nursing policies and procedures - Multiple Genesis GenesisParticipation of Staff Development for nursing staff to educate on new and/or existing policiesManagement of hempdialysis patients on Long Term Care Unit Show less

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  Savaseniorcare administrative services llc

  Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  Administrative assistant