Ashley Flynn

• Established and monitored infection control programs to provide safe, sanitary environment to prevent transmission of disease and infection.
• Established new policies and updated existing policies to improve standard of care for patients.
• Collaborated with staff, management and external groups to coordinate patient care.
• Evaluated work performance of [Number] nursing personnel to determine wage increases and implement discipline.
• Performed rounds to observe care and interview staff, residents and families.
• Participated in management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes and resident complaints or concerns.
• Identified department issues to recommend corrective actions.
• Planned and assigned workload to [Number]-person nursing staff to direct patient care.
• Developed positive employee relations, incentives and recognition programs to promote teamwork and mutual respect.
• Prepared and reviewed infection control surveillance reports to identify trends and develop effective actions to control and prevent infections.
• Recruited and developed over [Number] quality individuals to develop accountable top quality staff.
• Discussed medical histories with patients in effort to provide most effective medical advice.
• Reviewed and evaluated test results to suggest care and treatment options.
• Implemented successful healthcare program through professionalism, quality of care, medical teaching and patient satisfaction.
• Organized and facilitated [Number] department head meetings weekly, discussing current census, admissions and discharges and residents' Medicaid applications.
• Direct day-to-day administrative and operational functions for [Number]-bed facility, providing guidance and leadership to over [Number] employees across more than [Number] departments.
• Created customized care plans, working with hospital staff and families to assess and meet individual needs.
• Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
• Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
• Fostered excellence by example by "setting pace" and being hands on mentor to clinical staff.
• Wound care
• Case Management
• Clinical Liason

As a floor nurse I was responsible to oversee up to 12 Vent/trach patients.

Medication management

Monitoring vitals of my patients

Overseeing CNA's assigned to me

Reporting COC and labs to providers

IV administration and placement

Drawing blood from picc/mid lines for labs

Admission assessments

Charting daily on patients and COC

Foley catheter insertion, removal, and monitoring

PICC line care

NG tube placement and administration of enteral feeds

Peg tube reinsertion and medication administration

Trach suctioning

Denver Catheter/ Pleural Catheter draining

Worked with skilled and LTC patients would oversee between 24-40 patients

IV insertion and administration of IV abx

PICC line dressing changes and management of site

Medication administration

Collaborated with providers on pt care

Responsible for pt admission for my unit

Foley Catheter insertion and monitoring

Collaborated with healthcare team members to assess, implement and evaluate nursing care plans.

Administered basic patient care and treatments by dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas and performing catheterizations.