Registered Nurse Manager Resume Example Western Horizons Care Center

REGISTERED NURSE MANAGER

Professional Summary

Compassionate Registered Nurse with over 34 years of experience in offering comprehensive patient care in critical care, geriatric care and home health care environments.

Work well with diverse patient population and foster trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.

Experienced Hospice Nurse with background in home and institutional care. Works gently with patients and family to provide comfort and palliative care. Supports family with extensive resources and information concerning end-of-life events and expectations. Maintains round-the-clock availability to patients and families.

Knowledgeable Nurse Manager with excellent conflict resolution and problem-solving abilities demonstrated across 34-year career history. Keeps units running at peak efficiency, quality and performance. Excellent communication and coordination skills.

Received Excellence in Practice Award from CHI St. A's in Bismarck in 2011.

I worked as House supervisor at St. Alexius for several years before transferring to Home Health Care and Hospice.

Recently was the Director of Nursing at Western Horizons Care Center until recently.

Skills

Supervision
Process improvement

Team management
Problem resolution

Work History

Registered Nurse Manager, 07/2017 to 08/2020
Western Horizons Care Center – Hettinger, ND

Directer of nursing for LTC facility and Assisted Living Facility
Supervised and managed functions for 45-bed LTC facility, including daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
Sustained quality standards by performing routine medication audits and upholding internal and industry best practices.
Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to meet patients' personal, physical, psychological and cognitive needs.
Motivated nursing staff to pursue advanced training and collaborated with unit leaders to identify skill needs.
Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented all patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.

Social Services Designee and Swing Bed Coordinator, 02/2015 to 07/2017
Southwest Healthcare Services – Bowman, ND

Worked with clients to improve life choices and maximize benefits of programs.
Educated potential participants on available services and processes to engage in program.
Identified service gaps and located needed resources for individuals, including housing, work placement and other support.
Developed team communications and information for Discharge Planning meetings.
Collaborated on program operations with [Job title], including offering feedback from participants and improvement recommendations.
Cultivated positive, trusting relationships with clients and community providers to promote effective coordination of resources.
Gathered information from mental and physical health and educational records to make recommendations and determine appropriate care plans.
Assisted clients in accessing services and benefits by providing education and information about community resources, successfully assisting [Number] clients in acquiring needed aid.

Registered Nurse, 09/1990 to 02/2015
St. Alexius Hospital – Bismarck, ND

Worked in Critical care/Step down unit at St. Alexius from 1990-2003
2003-2006 Worked in the Observation Unit and was Night supervisor also during that time.
2006-2015 Hospice Nurse for St. Alexius
Developed and implemented individualized care plan for each hospice patient while following physician instructions.
Provided high level of quality, compassionate care to patients and caregivers during each nursing shift.
Taught family members and caregivers various ways to manage patients' pain, how to check for vital signs and proper methods for dressing changes.
Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharging support to provide comprehensive care to over [Number] patients daily.
Sustained quality standards by performing routine medication audits and upholding internal and industry best practices.
Performed ongoing assessments to evaluate mental health needs, working with multidisciplinary team to develop, initiate, manage and modify individualized plans of care.
Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented all patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.
Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.

Education

Associate of Science: Nursing PracticeDickinson State University - Dickinson, ND

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

Western Horizons Care Center
Southwest Healthcare Services
St. Alexius Hospital

School Attended

Dickinson State University

Job Titles Held:

Registered Nurse Manager
Social Services Designee and Swing Bed Coordinator
Registered Nurse

Degrees

Associate of Science : Nursing Practice

Registered Nurse Manager Resume Example

Resume Score: 80%

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