director of nursing resume example

Led the nursing teams and managed the overall nursing budget for 3 skilled care facilities over a 14- year span through promotions:

Manor Care Lancaster

Lancaster PA

1997-2007

171 bed LTC facility

Manor Care North

York PA

1995-1997

157 bed LTC facility

Manor Care South

York Pa 1993-1995,

124 bed LTC facility

• Developed positive employee relations, incentives and recognition programs to promote teamwork and mutual respect.
• Collaborated with staff, management and external groups to coordinate patient care.
• Performed rounds to observe care and interview staff, residents and families.
• Established new policies and updated existing policies to improve standard of care for patients.
• Participated in interdisciplinary management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes and resident complaints or concerns.
• Overseeing the hiring and development of nursing team members.
• Strong communication skills with residents, families, and physicians as needed.
• Responsible for ensuring resident care meets or exceeds federal and state guidelines.
• Good Department of Health survey history including several deficiency-free surveys.
• Served on the Manor Care Corporate Leadership Committee and trained new DONs.
• Served as a Manor Care Certified Trainer on Circle of Care Customer service training program. Trained across all departments.
• Nominated for DON of the year in 2006. Six DONs selected out of 407 facilities.

• Built rapport with residents and family members to deliver exceptional care.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess residents and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Performed resident assessments and adjusted care plans accordingly.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Monitored nursing care, resident assessment processes and treatment implementations.
• Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring residents orders and communicating with interdisciplinary departments.
• Documented information in resident's medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
• Collaborated with various healthcare professionals to determine specific and individualized care plan based on goals and long-term health.
• Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
• Worked an a nursing assistant 1983-1985 while attending RN school.

• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action on a 45-bed medical surgical unit with telemetry of this acute care hospital
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options, prior to discharge.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, nursing assistants, and unit clerks.