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Skills

  • Behavioral crisis intervention
  • Data entry
  • Business Strategy
  • Client independence facilitation
  • Indirect Patient Care
  • Adaptive Equipment Implementation
  • Patient Assessments
  • Clinical quality program standards
  • Infection control and aseptic procedures
  • Client rights advocacy

Work Experiences

  • Maintained strict patient privacy and confidential patient information, adhering to all HIPAA data security guidelines and statutes.
  • Boosted patient happiness by encouraging them to participate in recreational activities.
  • Actively participated on the Utilization Review Committee, where I reviewed policies, provider patterns, and sanction procedures.
  • Kept track of my interactions with prospects, their families, and advisors, as well as developing relationships with potential referral sources.
  • Helped disabled people gain independence while keeping a close eye on their safety at all times.
  • Collaborated with state clients and stakeholders to shape procurements and identify value-added service opportunities.
  • Reviewed nursing notes to ensure that the described care and patient responses were accurate.
  • Taught and guided surgeons through new surgical techniques, providing real-time instruction and support to ensure the best possible outcomes for patients and surgeons.
  • Kept an eye on the nursing and support departments to make sure that residents' needs were being met and that the facility was being properly maintained.
  • Sought advice.

Summaries

  • Committed healthcare professional with 12 years of successful experience in healthcare roles.
  • Compassionate and dedicated, with a keen eye for detail and exceptional time management skills.
  • Versatile
  • Nursing Manager who is passionate about disease prevention and providing high-quality healthcare.
  • Proven ability to excel at a variety of sales approaches and techniques that build trusting relationships, productive communications, and long-term relationships.
  • Deadline-driven
  • Leadership skills that guide nursing teams to positive outcomes and drive organizational performance are demonstrated.
  • With a solid career background and top-notch clinical acumen, I am a caring and passionate healthcare professional.
  • Highly knowledgeable in standard and system medical devices, with experience ranging from competitive offerings to cutting-edge developments, instructional training, and on-site guided applications.
  • Strong ability to communicate with patients and staff in a clear and effective manner.

Accomplishments

  • Family Support: Provided support to families through education on procedures, regimens, prevention and care.
  • Patient Care: Ensured quality control through admissions, assessment, treatment and referral for a broad range of patients. Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
  • Patient Advocacy: Explained treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
  • Employing ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) methods under professional supervision, helped reduce disruptive client behaviors by 64% in 14 weeks.
  • Collaborated with speech therapists and occupational therapists to develop adaptive communication tools, increasing client participation in social activities by 24%.
  • Research: Completed group study focused on patient comfort, costs and test results, which resulted in increased patient satisfaction.
  • Custodial Duties: Kept linen and utility areas clean, emptied and cleaned urinals and bedpans, removed dirty linens from hampers.
  • Charting: Developed and organized 300+ charts for all new and current patients, routinely updating information for physician reference.
  • Delivered one-on-one support for clients recovering from medical surgery or procedures, facilitating smooth transitions from hospital to care facility.
  • Patient Care: Delivered compassionate care that exceeded hospital requirements. Successfully provided quality care to metric patients in category environment.

Affiliations

  • Bilingual Direct Support Professionals Network (BDSPN)
  • Medication Administration Advisory Committee (MAAC)
  • Lions Club
  • National Council for Behavioral Health (NCBH)
  • National Association of Social Workers
  • Rehabilitation & Community Providers Association (RCPA)
  • American Medical Informatics Association
  • Toastmasters
  • American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA)
  • National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Certifications

  • Certified Ambulatory Care Nurse
  • CPR certified through American Heart Association
  • Assisted Living Facility Administrator Certification - Oregon, 2021
  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • ANA Certified in Family Psychiatric & Mental Health NP
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • ANA Certified in Acute Care
  • First Aid/CPR Certified
  • Certified Nurse Educator

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