assistant director of nursing resume example with 14+ years of experience
Compassionate Assistant Director of Nursing dedicated to maintaining highest standards of nursing practices and policies. Excellent leader, mentor and recruiter, supporting staff and local community. Demonstrates strong working knowledge of regulatory compliance along with proven results in managerial role.
- Nursing Administration
- Interviewing Staff
- Employee Health
- Supervising and hiring of staff
- Complete patient care in all age groups :
Specializing in -
wound care, infection control, QAPI, Interact, Facility Assessments, writing policies for improvement in patient care, ordering labs, drawing labs, and other testing for patients. - - Administration of all types of medication. Specializing in IVS placement Picc line care.
- Management of ventilator equipment, suction, trach and feeding tube and the placement of it needed per MDs orders.
- Working closely with physicians and other professionals to improve the healthcare
of patients.
Staff and other employee education
Trenton, NJ, 10/2013 - 06/2020
- Coordinated medical and health services in compliance with government and state regulations and policies,
- Led and motivated all employees through supervision, training and coaching on duties and daily operational activities.
- Initiated training and education programs for supporting healthcare staff.
- Oversaw most all nursing and CNA hiring, conducted interviewing, and implemented new hire training, and to further develop skills and initiate discussions on task prioritization.
- Participated in weekly meetings with department heads to discuss, staffing and census information, admissions and discharges for residents, wound care, lab reports, patient care, and improvements that we could work together as a team for improving patient care.
- Reviewed and assessed staff processes, reducing hazards posed for residents and staff while promoting regulatory compliance.
- Oversaw the Wound Care program, QAPI program, ordered all labs, made appointment for MD rounding, filled in for thr DON and Administrator when they were out of the facility,, developed and initiated policies and procedures to standardize delivery of all areas of patient care.
- I was the Infection Preventionist for the facility program and developed and initiated policies and procedures to standardize delivery of care.
Burlington, NJ, 01/2011 - 07/2013
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Initiated training and education programs for supporting healthcare staff.
- Facilitated medication management and monitored patients for side effects.
- Conducted patient-focused planning and case management designed to meet individual health and service needs for quality and cost-effective outcomes.
- Completed initial and comprehensive ongoing patient and family assessments to determine healthcare needs.
- Counseled patients and families to provide psychological, emotional and spiritual support.
- Coordinated and conducted routine home visits to assess patient's condition, progress and reactions to treatment, medication and interventions.
- Facilitated ventilator management, suction machine, administered dialysis per MDs orders, worked with feeding tube, "mickey tubes", medications administration, complete care of critically ill pediatric patients.
City, STATE, 10/2005 - 11/2010
- Facilitated patient admission, transfer and discharge processes.
- Educated patients on disease prevention and health maintenance.
- Precepted new staff nurses to provide education on hospital policies and procedures, patient care skills, medical procedures and techniques and patient assessments and interventions.
- Created and implemented care plans after reviewing patients' imaging and test results, working closely with other members of interdisciplinary team.
- Collaborated with physicians and nursing staff to deliver quality care.
- Assessed and assisted patients with diverse range and comorbid chronic diagnoses, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), diabetes, and sepsis.
- Built and maintained strong working relationships between nursing department and other disciplines.
- Coordinated and performed patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
- Oversaw medication administration, monitored distribution and documented responses.
- Built and maintained excellent rapport with patients and loved ones.
- Educated patients, caregivers, and families on diagnoses, treatment and disease prevention.
- Monitored implementation of care plans for entire unit.
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care.
- Oversaw delivery of high-quality, cost-effective care with focus on patient safety, comfort and dignity.
- Administered injections, medications and wound care according to needs.
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School Attended
- Jacksonville State University
- Snead State Community College
- Ceritification in Wound Care
- Certification of Infection Preventionist
- Certification in QAPI
Job Titles Held:
- Assistant Director of Nursing
- Home Health Supervisor
- Charge Nurse/ Staff Nurse
Degrees
- Bachelor of Nursing Degree
- Associate of Applied Science
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