As the sole nurse of the program, performs nursing assessment, treatment planning, implementation of care and evaluation of program residents. Manages cases by accompanying residents to medical appointment, Communicating with medical providers and external case managers and creating detailed reports of care. Creates training classes for line staff on medical topics utilizing a variety of modalities including power point and poster presentations, small and large group instruction and hands-on practicum. Supervises line staff in medication administration. Responsible for employee health services. Contributes in clinical care team meetings. Develops systems to improve resident medical care including training for staff and creation of policies and documentation tools. Has reduced Emergency Department visits for the residents resulting in a decrease in expenditure and disruption for the residents.

Provided direct supervision to Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Certified Nursing Assistants for a rehab, skilled nursing and assisted living facility with an approximate census of 140 residents. Interviewed, hired, and evaluated staff. Implemented appropriate disciplinary actions. Interpreted, implemented and enforced administration, human resource, and departmental policies. Enforced all regulatory and legal policies/standards and took actions to correct identified deficiencies. Responsible for cost containment, finance and budgetary considerations and reporting. Analyzed resident and departmental data and instituted/changed processes based on analysis.

Provided direct supervision to Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Certified Nursing Assistants for a rehab and nursing facility with an approximate census of 150 residents. State complaint/deficiency free during tenure.

Provided direct supervision to Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Certified Nursing Assistants for a rehab and nursing facility with an approximate census of 130 residents. Reduced the number of falls by 47% over an 11 month period. Reduced payroll spending by more than $45,000 by flexing adequate staffing patterns on a daily basis to meet the demands of the facility.

Provided direct supervision to Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Certified Nursing Assistants for a rehab, skilled nursing and assisted living facility with an approximate census of 140 residents. Reduced the use of restraints by 54% and reduced the number of repeat falls by 35% over a one year period.

Responsible for the daily operations of a 25 bed emergency department that saw approximately 39,000 patients a year, including personnel, clinical and financial activities. Guided, directed, and motivated 63 direct reports that included Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants, phlebotomists, secretaries, transporters and interpreters. Instituted system and processes changes that decreased turn-around-time in the department, decreased the walkout rate, decreased door-to-triage time and increased customer service scores by 49 percentile points.

Responsible for the orientation and mentoring of all new hires into the department. Created and conducted educational programs on both departmental and organizational levels. Created a data base to track educational activities of staff members. Created monthly staffing schedule and insured adequate staffing patterns on a daily basis. Conducted departmental payroll activities. Acted as manager during times of absence.

Provided direct supervision and evaluation of staff functioning in the Adult Emergency department. Implemented new educational tool for staff resulting in measurable increase of successful completion of departmental action plans. Served as Continuous Quality Improvement Facilitator for the Emergency Services Department in a Level Two Trauma Center which treated over 140,000 patients annually. Represented the Emergency Services Department on hospital wide committees including the Falls/Restraint Committee and the Hospital Public Reporting Team.

Povided direct supervision to Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Certified Nursing Assistants for a nursing and rest home facility with an approximate census of 130 residents under the direction of the Director of Nursing.