Amy Kimball

Company Profile: Award winning LTC facility; current census: 63 residents.

• Provide direct care for residents during evening and overnight shifts, including assessments and medication administration.
• Communicate residents' concerns and incidents to providers, family members, and team members.
• Support leadership for nursing staff, enhancing coordination among nurses and assistants.
• Participate in nursing leadership team discussions with Director of Nursing and Unit Managers.
• Serve as on-call administrator during weekends on a rotating basis.
• Familiar with PointClickCare EMR and Onshift employee scheduling software for efficient operations.
• Facilitate onboarding of contract nurses and assistants to promote teamwork among night caregivers.
• Restore weekly wheelchair and walker cleaning program with unit managers, ensuring compliance.

Company profile: A critical access hospital.

• Supervised 60 employees, including nurses, nurse assistants, and case managers.
• Oversaw patient care protocols and policies to ensure compliance and quality.
• Implemented hiring and training processes, managing employee schedules effectively.
• Ordered and maintained unit equipment and supplies to support operations.
• Submitted annual budget and monthly variance reports for financial oversight.
• Participated in interdisciplinary teams focused on quality improvement initiatives.
• Achieved reduction of patient falls from 49 to 23 to 6 over three years.
• Participated in strategic planning and implementation to ensure organizational goals were met.
• Established performance metrics and evaluated staff to promote continuous improvement.
• Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.

• Supervised Quality Department personnel to ensure adherence to established compliance standards.
• Guided hospital departments in achieving regulatory compliance and preparing for surveys.
• Assisted leadership in developing corrective action plans and reporting to accrediting bodies.
• Executed surveillance reporting of Healthcare Acquired Infections to uphold safety standards.
• Reported infection data to CDC via NHSN portal to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Collaborated with Department of Health on initiatives addressing communicable diseases.
• Educated departments on Infection Prevention protocols to strengthen safety measures.

• Conducted health screenings for new employees, including immunization history and TB testing.
• Administered required vaccines for employment and annual influenza immunizations.
• Organized COVID vaccine efforts for employees and community members.
• Managed workers' compensation claims in collaboration with Human Resources, maintaining OSHA logs and reporting to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
• Provided immediate care and follow-up after Blood Borne Pathogen exposures.
• Trained new employees during orientation and onboarding processes.
• Co-instructed Crisis Prevention and Intervention courses as a certified instructor for four years.
• Maintained N95 fit testing and PAPR training programs.

Company Overview: A Critical Access Hospital specializing in orthopedic surgery

• Served on Medical/Surgical unit during night shifts, providing patient care.
• Occasionally assisted Newborn Nursery and Special Care Units to ensure comprehensive care.
• Delivered post-operative care for patients recovering from knee, hip, and shoulder replacements.

• Collaborated with staff to deliver medical support for approximately 300 students.
• Coordinated school-based vaccine clinics during the 2012 pertussis outbreak in Vermont, in partnership with the Department of Health, achieved high vaccine uptake.

• Provided in-home care for a couple, ensuring comfort and safety.
• Simultaneously managed responsibilities of raising two preschool children, enhancing multitasking skills.

Company Overview: a long-term care facility

• Delivered care to 81 residents during night shifts, ensuring safety and comfort.
• Supervised LNA staff to maintain high standards of patient care.
• Coordinated with providers during viral outbreaks for timely medication delivery.