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PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEPROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:To obtain a rewarding position in nursing leadership.SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:Expertise in assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, and guidance.Outstanding intrapersonal, and communication techniques.Critical thinker with strong knowledge of individual healthcare needs, and the State and Federal guidelines/regulations to ensure safe practice.Accomplished clinician with technical, organizational and problem-solving skills.Leadership abilities dedicated to team building and the encouragement of others.Seven years advanced practice graduate courses in community health and disease prevention. A Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing, and more than sixty-five graduate credits towards a Masters in Science degree in Nursing from Gonzaga University and Oregon Health Science University.More than thirty years experience in the delivery of quality care to patients aging from newborn to geriatric with a multitude of varying diagnoses. Many roles in nursing leadership positions.Respected supervisor, team member, and caring nurse, secondary to valuing and respecting others, while emphasizing health promotion, and illness/injury prevention.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:June 20, 2018 August 23, 2019 Mirabella Seattle116 Fairview Ave. N.Nurse Manager Assisted Living Unit Seattle, WA 98109Dementia/Locked Memory Care UnitProvided leadership for the nursing staff that provided daily care needs for an assisted living community of more than sixty-five individual residents, on two separate floors. I oversaw every aspect of the residents care, maintained daily records, followed State and Federal Regulations, provided annual evaluations for all staff providing care. Coordinated care with the residents primary care providers, specialty clinics, hospitals, and families. Complete medication management for all residents of Dementia Unit, and Assisted Living residents requiring that service. Met weekly with Administration and discussed staff and resident needs, progress towards goals, safety, financial and budget issues.September, 2014 December, 2016 Daystar Retirement Village2615 SW Barton StreetDirector of Nursing Services Seattle, WA 98126Provided leadership for the nursing aides and other staff for the daily care needs of an assisted living community of more than sixty individual residents. Coordinated care with the residents primary care providers, specialty clinics, hospitals, and families. Met with residents and their family members regularly to ensure all needs were being met, safety issues, and ensure quality of life was achieved. Complete medication management for all residents requiring this service. Helped family members set up medication distribution boxes for those individuals that could function at that level. Received 100% deficiency free State Licensure Review with State Evaluators, indicating the best possible care being provided to the residents whose care I oversaw.August, 2011 April, 2013 Madison Avenue House285 Madison Ave. SouthDirector of Nursing Services Bainbridge Island, WA 98110Provided leadership for the nursing aides and other staff for the daily care needs of an assisted living community of more than fifty individual residents. Coordinated care with the resident's primary care providers, specialty clinics, hospitals, and families. Met with residents and their family members regularly to ensure all needs were being met, safety issues, and ensure quality of life was achieved. Complete medication management for more than thirty of the individual seniors residing at Madison Avenue House. Received 100% deficiency free State Licensure Review with latest State evaluation.April, 2009 November, 2009 Messenger House Care Center10861 Manitou Park Blvd. NEUnit Manager Bainbridge Island, WA 98110Provided leadership for the licensed nurses and nursing aides on acute care, skilled nursing, long term care, and the dementia units, including employee evaluations and any disciplinary/professional development actions needed. With my leadership, in collaboration with the Director of Nursing, Administrator, and all team members, we were able to implement needed changes to achieve optimal health and safety for the almost eighty residents of this skilled-nursing and long-term care home. Instrumental in helping the staff to become a cohesive and highly functioning team. I held regular staff meetings regarding expectations, educational in-services focusing on State/Federal regulations and facility policies/procedures. Participated in State Regulators on-site reviews, and the implementation of their suggestions. I evaluated residents nutritional status with monitors created for documented weights, nutritional intakes, and individual needs identified on updated care plans. The administrators, nurses, aides, dieticians, housekeepers, social services, physical and occupational therapists were comfortable coming to me with their concerns and/or suggestions.Dec. 2007 March 2009 University of Washington Medical Center1915 Pacific Ave.RN Documentation Specialist Seattle, WAIn collaboration with attending physicians, service chiefs, administrators, department directors, unit managers, other disciplines, i.e. dieticians, the in-patient coding team, and registered nurses, I provided con-current review of inpatient cases for Medicare and Medicaid patients. The purpose of this Clinical Documentation Program is, after careful study of risk factors, signs and symptoms, and treatments provided to individual patients, to suggest language changes to the attending physicians to identify and capture the true severity of illness of each patient upon admit.April 2006 Nov. 2006 Prairie Springs Assisted LivingPrairie Springs Ave.Wellness Director Sequim, WAI coordinated medical appointments and on-going care for this elderly population of 52 residents experiencing varying levels of proficiency in their daily care. Maintained all medical/health records and documents for the residents and the staff providing care for these residents, including TB testing. I provided regulating State agencies with current data, and follow-up for their annual reviews. Maintained a caring and professional relationship with the residents, their family members, the Director of the facility, nurses aides, dietary, Marketing Director, local physicians, local pharmacists, and all other team members. Managed the annual budget for all facility medical needs.Oct. 2003 Nov. 2006 Med-Staff Solutions, Inc.Professional StaffingRegistered Nurse Kirkland, WAThis nursing staffing agency scheduled nurses throughout the Portland/Seattle-Metropolitan areas and beyond. I provided nursing care on an on-call basis for Labor and Delivery, Emergency Departments, ICU, and Medical Surgical units including Pediatrics.August 1999 2005 Assured Medical Staffing1670 SE Miller StreetRegistered Nurse Portland, OR 97202-6705This nursing staffing agency scheduled nurses throughout the Portland-Metropolitan area and beyond. I provided nursing care to patients located in communities throughout Oregon on the following units: ICU, L&D, Telemetry, Cardiac, Rehabilitation, Skilled-Nursing, ER, and Medical/Surgical Units including Pediatrics.August 1999 January 2004 Woodland Park Hospital ICUNE Hancock AvenueRegistered Nurse Portland, ORWorking first as an agency RN for ICU, Med-Surg, and Psychiatric Units, I became a regular ICU team member and night charge RN. I received patients directly from the ER with diagnoses of MI, ETOH or street drug abuse, respiratory difficulties, other cardiac exacerbations, and recovering patients from various procedures done in the OR.Feb. 1998 October1999 Doernbecher Childrens HospitalOHSU Medical CenterRegistered Nurse Portland, ORProvided pre/post-op and ongoing care for pediatric patients with varying disease processes. I cross-covered for the Pediatric Cancer Care Unit. (Their bravery is unmatched.) Often Charge RN on the night shift, I did intake assessment for severely ill infants, toddlers, and older children determining and meeting their immediate healthcare needs. This was a facility that welcomed family involvement, so it was my pleasure to provide in-room sleeping accommodations for parents and siblings. This was a very rewarding position.1994 1997 St. Lukes Regional Medical CenterBannock StreetRegistered Nurse Boise, IDProvided pre and post-op care for patients receiving surgical interventions, and medical patients with exacerbations of chronic illness. I transferred to the Maternal/Child Unit and provided anti-partum and post-partum care for two years. I also provided support for L&D, pediatrics, oncology, orthopedics, telemetry, and medical-surgical units. I assisted clients in formulating discharge planning and health promoting behaviors. I served one year on St. Lukes Regional Medical Center Research Committee.1988 February, 1994 Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical CenterFort StreetCharge RN/Unit Educator Boise, IDInitially worked as a volunteer, then as a nurses aide, I received the Veterans Scholarship Award, and became a student nurse technician (SNT) until advancement to BSN/RN in May, 1991. As a member of the surgical staff on Ward 4S, I also covered ICU, telemetry, medical, and geriatric units frequently. I performed a broad range of duties, including the total provision of pre and post-op care for veteran men and women. I was the Unit Educator, and regularly assigned as Charge Nurse. Common surgical interventions performed on this unit included vascular reconstruction, eye surgery, amputations, lobectomies, total knee and hip reconstruction, transurethral resection of prostrates, gastrointestinal reconstruction, cholecystectomies, and reconstructive neoplastic surgery. Wrote policy for patient-controlled analgesia, and trained staff.PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:January 1999 February 2001 Oregon Health Sciences UniversitySchool of Nursing Community HealthPortland, OR Graduate Student1994 1998 Gonzaga UniversitySchool of Nursing Masters Program (FNP)Spokane, WA Graduate Student1992 1993 Idaho State UniversitySchool of Nursing Masters ProgramPocatello, ID Graduate Student1986 1991 Boise State UniversityBSN Program Graduated May, 1991Boise, IDPROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION:State of Washington Health Professions Quality Assurance DivisionRegistered NurseLicense No.: RN00158743Expiration Date: 10/09/2024Other Past RN Licensures Idaho and Oregon State Boards of NursingAmerican Nurses Credentialing CenterCertification as a Medical-Surgical NurseCertification No.: 210017-04 (1993-1998)Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)Expiration Date: April 25, 2006Basic Life SupportExpiration Date: June, 2021PROFESSIONAL HONORS/AWARDS:Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Performance Award 1991Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Health Professional Scholarship AwardOregon Health Sciences University/ Doernbecher Childrens Hospital Rose Awards.PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:Board Member Idaho State Board of Nursing 1997 1998St. Lukes Regional Medical Center Research Committee Member 1995 1996Idaho Nurses Association Member and Legislative Liaison 1991 1998Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Education Coordinator 1991 1993Boise State University Student Nurses Association President 1989 - 1990References/Documentation Upon Request |
