Melanie Bradford
Clinton ,Arkansas
Summary
Organized Registered Nurse bringing strengths in handling work independently and solving routine problems without oversight. Offers expertise in ASE-Q and SMQT certified and the ability to quickly learn new processes.
Experienced nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
RN Surveyor
Department of Human Services
Little Rock, Arkansas
07.2017 - Current
- Visit and investigate complaints regarding abuse, neglect, quality of care, and quality of treatment to residents in a Long Term Healthcare setting, annually and on an as needed basis, to ensure facilities are in compliance with CMS regulations regarding Medicare and Medicaid funding
- Written reports per CMS guidelines with deficiencies written when facilities are non-compliant with regulations
- Must have and build a rapport with facilities and staff to ensure residents receive the upmost care and safety
- Learning and educating on a daily basis
- Works alone or with others to ensure the assignment is completed when due
- State wide travel with overnight stays and weekends as needed.
Weekend RN Supervisor
St. Andrew's Place
Conway, Arkansas
11.2016 - 06.2017
- I worked as the Weekend RN Supervisor for 8 hours a day, then I would take the medication cart for 4 hours, and was also the treatment nurse for 4 hours, for a total of 16 hours and then some per day
- I also stood in for the DON on several occasions during the week while she was away
- I was responsible for Admissions, Discharges, assessments of residents, ensuring state and federal regulations as well as facility policies and procedures were followed, to ensure the safety of residents/family/ and staff
- Notifying physicians, families, of residents change in conditions and following through with new orders, ensure care plans were updated, medications were given, treatments were performed
- I supervised and was held accountable for all care provided by licensed and non-licensed staff
- Education to residents/families/staff
- Staff were disciplined as needed, with write ups or sent home
- In-services were conducted with staff when anything new arose and sometimes just to refresh our memory on things we already knew, but just needed a reminder.
Case Manager
Arkansas Hospice
Conway, Arkansas
04.2015 - 10.2016
- Job duties included but not limited to assessment of patient, family, and home, education of medications, equipment, and disease process, building a plan of care for each case, ensuring constant monitoring and interventions, and evaluating and changing the plan of care to ensure all patient and families needs were being met, including collaboration with interdisciplinary teams
- Supervised CNA's to ensure care for patients were implemented according to the professional standards of nursing care and to the plan of care as devised by the patient and family
- I ordered medications for the patient/family, filled weekly pill packs, made weekly visits to assess each patient, sometimes visits were made 2-3 times a week, depending on patient condition
- I pronounced a patient death
- I also documented and submitted the death certificate on ERAVE.
LPN/Charge Nurse
Indian Rock Village, LLC
Fairfield Bay, Arkansas
06.2009 - 12.2014
- Provide and promote patient and staff safety, medication and procedure administration as ordered by physicians, therapists, assessing and monitoring patient physical and mental health and notifying physicians and family of changes, new admissions, discharges, body audits, postmortem care and notification to appropriately authorities, responsible for incident and accident reports, obtaining orders and following through with orders, treatments, medications, etc....daily behavior charting, charting by exception via computer
- Supervise CNA's and teaching and educating as needed to provide residents with the care and safety as per State and Federal Guidelines
- Staff were disciplines as needed, per verbal, written notice.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Good Samaritan Indian Rock Village
Fairfield Bay, Arkansas
12.1998 - 06.2008
- Provide and assure patient safety, assist patient with personal care and everyday activities, encourage patient independence, assist Charge Nurse with patient procedures, notify Charge Nurse of any changes in patient status, use of various mechanical lifts, obtain vital signs, chart appropriately via computer, answer phones.
Education
Associates Degree - Registered Nurse
Ozarka College
12.2014
Associate Degree - Licensed Practical Nursing
Ozarka College
08.2009
Skills
- Customer Service
- Geriatric Care
- Quality Improvement
- Compassion and Empathy
- Health Promotion
- Community Health
- Discharge Planning
- Patient Management
- Care Planning
- Culturally-Sensitive Care
- Leadership Skills
- Adaptable
- Organization
- Teamwork Skills
- Collaboration
- Flexible
Timeline
RN Surveyor
Department of Human Services
07.2017 - Current
Weekend RN Supervisor
St. Andrew's Place
11.2016 - 06.2017
Case Manager
Arkansas Hospice
04.2015 - 10.2016
LPN/Charge Nurse
Indian Rock Village, LLC
06.2009 - 12.2014
Certified Nursing Assistant
Good Samaritan Indian Rock Village
12.1998 - 06.2008
Associates Degree - Registered Nurse
Ozarka College
Associate Degree - Licensed Practical Nursing
Ozarka College
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