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• Provides quality, safe, and compassionate 1:1 nursing care for a complex care patient that includes ongoing physical assessments, administering medications and treatments, as well as chronic disease management.• Coordination of care that includes frequent and ongoing communication with Medicaid case manager, medical practitioners, rehabilitation therapists, as well as durable medical equipment (DME) and supply vendors related to the provision of home healthcare services.• Communicates in a collaborative manner with physicians, therapists, and other nursing team members to implement, evaluate, and update an individualized plan of care in coordination with patient’s home health case manager. • Educates patient, family members, and other caregivers on patient’s diagnosis, management of treatments and medications, and disease process and management. • Performs accurate medication reconciliation between hospital discharge summaries and home medication lists with resumptions in home healthcare services following inpatient admission. • Experience completing OASIS assessments in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) OASIS-D Guidance Manual and agency policies.

Needham, Ma

• Managed clinical activities for a 72-bed skilled nursing facility to ensure compliance with facility policies and procedures and all state and federal regulations.• Enhanced the organization’s pain program through the creation of new systems which included updated policies and procedures related to the assessment and management of pain. This resulted in a 31% decrease in reports of pain among short-stay residents.• Developed an in-depth tracking system for falls, medication errors, and skin tears for a more accurate reflection on the organization’s Quality Measures (QM) and Quality Indicators (QI). • Redeveloped the organization’s falls and safety policies and procedures and, after extensive staff education, resident falls decreased over 20% in a one-year period.• Enhanced the nursing orientation process with the creation of an 8-hour case study mandatory attendance for all nursing hires. This resulted in increased interdisciplinary communication with a more accurate and timely identification of residents at risk for falls and pain. • Collected, reviewed, analyzed, and reported on data trends related to falls, medication errors, skin tears, and pain to the clinical team and medical director at quarterly and annual quality meetings. • Developed and implemented successful plans of correction related to any Department of Public Health (DPH) annual survey deficiencies. • Conducted detailed investigations related to occurrences of reportable events and formulated thorough written investigative reports to the Massachusetts (MA) Department of Public Health (DPH) in accordance with all state and federal regulations.

Lawrence, Ma

• Managed all clinical activities for a 250-bed skilled nursing facility to ensure compliance with facility policies and procedures, and state and federal regulations.• Recognized by the Senior Management Team as Employee of the Year. • Recognized by peers as Employee of the Month. • Promoted from Assistant Director of Nursing to Interim Director of Nursing and Co-Director of Nursing. • Conducted detailed investigations related to occurrences of reportable events and formulated thorough written investigative reports to the MA DPH in accordance with all state and federal regulations.• Led the clinical team to a deficiency-free annual DPH survey.• Assisted with the customization, training, and implementation of chosen electronic health record.• Assisted in data collection, review, and reporting for quarterly QI/QM presentations to the medical director.

Beverly, Ma

• Baylor shift supervisor for a 172-bed skilled nursing facility while simultaneously responsible for providing medications & treatments for assigned residents on sub-acute or long-term care (LTC) units.

Boston, Ma

• Administered medications and treatments on a traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury floor in an acute rehab setting.• Promoted to charge nurse for the weekend shifts on the assigned unit.

North Andover, Ma

• Supervision of nursing staff on the night shift on an as-needed basis.• Administered medications and treatments on a sub-acute unit for both short-term and long-term stay residents.

Master Of Science - Ms, Nursing: Care Coordination

Expected completion 3/24

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Activities and Societies: • Awarded Excellence Award for exemplary work in Professional Roles and Values course. • Awarded Excellence.

Associate In Science: Registered Nurse, Nursing, 3.0

Activities and Societies: • Elected to Nursing Class President

Nursing Pre-Requisites

Nursing pre-requisite courses taken during summer session 1998 & spring semester 1998.

Nursing Pre-Requisites

Changed majors from elementary education to nursing. Nursing pre-requisite courses taken during fall semester of 1997.

Elementary Education

Elementary education courses taken during the fall semester of 1996 & the spring semester of 1997.

Elementary Education/Art

Elementary education (major) & art (minor) courses taken during spring semester of 1996.

Liberal Arts

Liberal arts & psychology courses taken during fall semester of 1995.

Diploma, Liberal Arts, 3.4

Played JV & varsity field hockey (4 years. Participated in peer leadership & peer mediation.