BABYLYN SOMERA BSN,RN
ANTIOCH,USA
Summary
Accomplished healthcare leader with expertise in clinical oversight, regulatory readiness, and quality assurance in diverse settings. Skilled in developing corrective action plans that enhance care delivery and operational performance. Committed to fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and excellence in patient care through effective team leadership and collaboration.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Nursing Officer
IGNITE MEDICAL RESORTS
MCHENRY, IL
07.2024 - 05.2026
- Provide leadership, direction, and accountability for the nursing department.
- Supervise and support Assistant Chief Nursing Officers, unit managers, nurses, CNAs, and clinical team members.
- Ensure nursing services meet facility standards, regulatory requirements, and resident care needs.
- Monitor daily clinical operations, including admissions, discharges, changes in condition, falls, wounds, infections, behaviors, and rehospitalizations.
- Promote a strong culture of safety, accountability, professionalism, teamwork, and resident-centered care.
- Lead clinical meetings, nursing leadership huddles, stand-up meetings, and interdisciplinary reviews.
- Ensure proper communication and follow-through during shift report, clinical handoffs, and leadership coverage.
- Led nursing-related QAPI initiatives and developed performance improvement plans to enhance care quality.
- Monitored key clinical indicators to identify trends and inform strategies for reducing falls, infections, and rehospitalizations.
- Identify trends, root causes, and opportunities for improvement.
- Develop corrective action plans and follow-up systems to improve outcomes.
- Review Risk Management events and ensure timely interventions, documentation, and care plan updates.
- Supported facility goals by implementing strategies that improved quality measures, star ratings, survey outcomes, and resident satisfaction.
- Maintain ongoing survey readiness throughout the facility.
- Ensure nursing documentation supports skilled care, medical necessity, billing, and regulatory compliance.
- Monitor compliance with infection control, medication administration, resident rights, abuse prevention, incident reporting, and care planning requirements.
- Participate in mock surveys, audits, plan-of-correction development, and regulatory follow-up.
- Ensure timely reporting and investigation of incidents, allegations, changes in condition, and clinical concerns.
- Educate staff on CMS regulations, facility policies, and clinical best practices.
- Recruit, train, mentor, coach, and evaluate nursing leadership and clinical staff.
- Support orientation and onboarding of new nurses, CNAs, and nursing leaders.
- Provide education on documentation, skilled charting, change in condition, infection control, fall prevention, wound care, and resident care standards.
- Hold nursing leaders accountable for assigned programs, audits, follow-up, and unit outcomes.
- Promote employee engagement, retention, and professional development.
- Address performance concerns through coaching, corrective action, and leadership follow-up when appropriate.
- Support infection control surveillance, prevention, education, and reporting.
- Monitor infection trends and collaborate on action plans.
- Oversee implementation of fall prevention strategies, frequent faller reviews, and post-fall interventions.
- Partner with wound care, therapy, physicians, and nursing leaders to reduce clinical risks.
- Collaborate with Administrator, admissions, therapy, social services, MDS, dietary, environmental services, physicians, and pharmacy.
- Participate in IDT meetings, Medicare/skilled reviews, clinical meetings, and discharge planning discussions.
- Support census development by promoting strong clinical outcomes and smooth admissions.
- Communicate clinical concerns, barriers, and progress to executive leadership.
- Partner with families and residents to resolve concerns and promote trust.
President/ Consultant
Carestaff Doctors, LLC
Gurnee, IL
02.2023 - 04.2025
- Led executive leadership, operational direction, clinical oversight, business growth strategy, and organizational accountability for physician-led mobile healthcare practice delivering medical services to patients in homes, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities, group homes, and community-based settings.
- Led strategic planning initiatives to enhance healthcare service delivery.
- Directed organizational operations to ensure compliance with industry standards.
- Oversaw recruitment and training of medical staff to meet staffing needs.
Nurse Supervisor
Whitehall of Deerfield
Deerfield, IL
02.2023 - 09.2023
- Ensure patients' needs are met and evaluate nursing care and performance.
- Planned work for assigned units and coordinated with other patient care units and related departments to streamline operations.
- Coordinated nursing personnel activities in nursing home to ensure quality patient care.
- Monitored patient recordkeeping for accuracy, completeness, and regulatory compliance to uphold standards.
Administrator
Harmony Cares Home Health
Oakbrook Terrace, IL
04.2022 - 02.2023
- Maintain an on-going liaison with the Governing Body and the Agency Staff.
- Coordinated service components per contractual agreements and ensured hiring of qualified personnel to meet organizational needs.
- Ensures adequate staff education and evaluations.
- Plans overall development of the Home Health Agency as set forth in the Conditions of Participation under the direction of the Governing Body.
- Ensures compliance with Federal State and Local regulations.
- Completed, submitted reports and records to State, Federal, and Local Regulatory Agencies.
- Directed implementation of improved work methods and procedures, enhancing achievement of program objectives.
- Directed standards and methods of measurement for agency activities, focusing on process improvement and enhancing quality of patient care delivery, patient satisfaction, and staff satisfaction.
CEO/ Owner / Director of Nursing
Apex Home Health Services, Inc.
Skokie, IL
10.2016 - 04.2022
- Administered executive supervision, exercising independent judgment to select proper course of action in policies and procedures.
- Executed corrective changes based on government inspection findings to ensure compliance and improve care standards.
- Coordinated medical and health services in compliance with government regulations and policies set by the board.
- Assessed competency of clinical staff to promote quality, continuity and safety.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Led new nursing employee orientation, clarifying personnel policies and individual duties to enhance staff integration.
- Initiated training and education programs for supporting healthcare staff.
- Aligned nursing home procedures with strategic initiatives through policy development, ensuring adherence to all statutory and regulatory guidelines.
Director of Nursing
Health First Home Health
PARKRIDGE, IL
11.2013 - 09.2016
- Led clinical oversight to develop and implement policies, procedures, and best practices aligned with regulatory requirements, enhancing care standards.
- Oversaw clinic administration, managing financial operations, recruitment, and human resources to support organizational objectives.
- Coordinated medical and health services, ensuring compliance with government regulations and board of trustees' policies to maintain operational integrity.
Administrator
PATHWAYS HOME HEALTH
Glenview, IL
12.2011 - 10.2013
- Provides executive oversight of the home health agency’s operations, including clinical services, staffing, compliance, financial performance, patient satisfaction, and referral growth.
- Oversees day-to-day operations and works closely with clinical leadership, nursing teams, therapy teams, office staff, intake, scheduling, billing, and business development staff to ensure smooth coordination of patient care.
- Oversee staffing levels, recruitment, retention, performance management, orientation, training, and professional development to support a strong and stable workforce.
- Monitored quality outcomes, patient satisfaction scores, hospitalization rates, infection control practices, timely admissions, documentation compliance, and plan-of-care accuracy to enhance overall care quality.
- Maintained survey readiness at all times by keeping policies, clinical records, staff competencies, emergency preparedness, QAPI activities, and compliance programs current and effective.
- Lead and support the agency’s QAPI program by reviewing performance data, identifying areas for improvement, developing action plans, and ensuring follow-through on quality initiatives.
- Partners with clinical leaders to ensure patients receive appropriate, timely, and medically necessary services based on physician orders and individualized care plans.
- Built and maintained strong relationships with hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, physicians, case managers, discharge planners, community partners, and referral sources to facilitate coordinated patient care and referral processes.
- Ensures effective communication between patients, families, clinicians, physicians, and internal departments to promote safe transitions of care and positive patient outcomes.
- Represents the agency in the community and supports strategic growth initiatives, market development, and organizational expansion goals.
Visiting Registered Nurse
JCH HOME HEALTH
Lincolnwood, IL
12.2008 - 11.2011
- Partnered with an interdisciplinary team to assess patient goals and establish treatment plans.
- Coordinated in-home skilled nursing care for patients with diverse physical needs, enhancing quality of life through tailored support.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to develop and adapt individualized care plans, improving patient outcomes.
- Assessed patients' physical, psychosocial and emotional needs and documented in confidential medical records.
- Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.
- Communicated patient progress and issues with families, physicians and other agencies.
- Supervised team of home health aides and certified nursing assistants, ensuring high standards of patient care and safety.
QA NURSE SUPERVISOR
JCH HOME HEALTH
Lincolnwood, IL
12.2008 - 11.2011
- Maintained compliance with guidelines such as HIPAA and OSHA.
- Oriented, assessed, and mentored staff to ensure adherence to correct procedures and clinical skills.
- Supported staff in delivering patient care through effective clinical judgment and skills application.
- Evaluated patient needs and preferences to develop and adjust personalized treatment plans.
Education
Bachelor of Science - NURSING
OLIVAREZ COLLEGE
PHILIPPINESSkills
- Quality improvement initiatives
- Healthcare budgeting
- Accreditation assistance
- Regulatory requirements
- Patient safety
- Census goals
- Strategic planning
- Recruiting and hiring
- Staff supervision
- Quality controls
- Patient relations
- Team collaboration
Timeline
Chief Nursing Officer
IGNITE MEDICAL RESORTS
07.2024 - 05.2026
President/ Consultant
Carestaff Doctors, LLC
02.2023 - 04.2025
Nurse Supervisor
Whitehall of Deerfield
02.2023 - 09.2023
Administrator
Harmony Cares Home Health
04.2022 - 02.2023
CEO/ Owner / Director of Nursing
Apex Home Health Services, Inc.
10.2016 - 04.2022
Director of Nursing
Health First Home Health
11.2013 - 09.2016
Administrator
PATHWAYS HOME HEALTH
12.2011 - 10.2013
Visiting Registered Nurse
JCH HOME HEALTH
12.2008 - 11.2011
QA NURSE SUPERVISOR
JCH HOME HEALTH
12.2008 - 11.2011
Bachelor of Science - NURSING
OLIVAREZ COLLEGE