Nursing clinical leader responsible for providing oversight for the delivery of safe, evidence-based resident care for independent, assisted living, and skilled nursing communities in the west division. I provide direct clinical oversight by conducting comprehensive site visits and by directing and monitoring nursing care; actively leading clinical quality and process improvement initiatives; identifying and mitigating clinical risk; assuring compliance with all Federal, State, Provincial , board of nursing and regulations; and providing training, coaching and mentoring to community team members throughout multiply communities and states within the west division. Responsibilities:• Implement training, coaching, and development procedures• Managing competing priorities and coordinating care operations and regional sales to increase company profit• Implement strategies that improved nursing retention, decrease use of agency staffing and enhanced clinical cost saving methods.• Provide direct clinical oversight of 60+ communities by conducting comprehensive site visits and audits while communicating actionable areas for follow-up and validating timely results.• Responsible for providing overall leadership and management of the health and wellbeing of the patients within the community. • I initiated clinical programs, quality assurance and regulatory compliance; trained and on-boarded clinical and coordinator team members.

Responsible for providing overall leadership and management of the health and wellbeing of the patients within the community. I initiated clinical programs, quality assurance and regulatory compliance; trained and on-barded clinical and coordinator team members. I lead my team through two deficiency free surveys in nursing. Responsibilities:• Managed the day-to-day operations and healthcare needs of a 118 bed-nursing department.• Maintained 100% compliance in staff training and education for licensed and unlicensed personnel in areas of patient care and medication management. • Managed the department budget to include labor and other expenses that impacted the bottom line to have the optimal cost savings. • Prepared the nursing department for our annual survey, which resulted in zero deficiencies in our nursing unit for two years in a row. • Increased revenue by accurately completing monthly and annual health assessments for all current and prospective residents. • Reduced key quality indicators below company benchmark in areas of wounds, antipsychotics, and weight loss.

• Created a curriculum and schedule for 7-9 student nurses, to ensure a holistic clinical and coursework experience. • Assessed students’ performance and maintained records of students’ progress. • Implemented individualized interventions for students struggling with the curriculum and course of action to resolve the problem.

• Trained healthcare professionals on EMR software upgrades for scheduled “go-live” dates.• Lead individual and group presentations on computer software for both physicians and nurses. • Responsible for maintaining center’s information systems, and providing on-site customer service and technical support. • Effectively communicating with individuals I was training was the most important part of this position so they could learn the software upgrades quickly and seamlessly.

• Assisted surgeons with operating room activities, including passing instruments, maintaining sterile conditions, and draping and positioning patients.• Administration of medications, antibiotics, and administration of blood cell products, and monitoring patient’s vitals for any changes. • Provided high quality care, education and course of treatment, as well as, discharge plans upon patients exit of the hospital.• Oversaw staffing of 45 employees, unit budget, and patient care of a 34-bed cardiac unit. • Planned, directed, and evaluated nursing care services to diverse populations including telemetry, hospice, drug and alcohol abuse, and immunocompromised patients.• Functioned as the Charge Nurse on a 34-bed cardiac unit, while overseeing unit responsibilities in areas of delegation, direct patient care, and staffing.• Trained and supervised new RN’s/LPN’s in all areas of patient care, policies, & procedures.