Barry Rossell
Oakland,TN
Summary
To gain employment as a Clinical Nurse/Manager in Long Term Care Facility with the primary goal to provide quality care necessary for it's patients to feel a sense of wellness and have a better quality of life.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Unit Manager
Kirby Pines Retirement Community
10.2008 - Current
- Maintains nursing operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures
- Maintains nursing staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training nurses and auxiliary staff
- Completes patient care requirements by assigning nurses and staff their work assignments and follow up on those assignments
- Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, staff, friends, and families
- Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods
- Protects patients and employees by enforcing and interpreting infection-control policies and protocols; enforcing medication administration, storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations
- Coordinate with the Director of Nursing to accomplish facility and patient-care goals
- Team meetings & staff meetings
- Maintain a clean, safe environment by ensuring all equipment and patient rooms get cleaned
- Supervised, directed, and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians, and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
- Managed staff scheduling and time off to adequately staff nursing floors and allow nurses earned time off.
- Directed patient discharge procedures to provide departing patients with needed aftercare and avoid readmissions.
- Fostered improvement in staff development, personnel training, and standards of patient care.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Reported findings to quality departments after conducting routine restraint audits and worked with team to devise corrective actions for deficiencies.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
Education
Associate - nursing
Arkansas State University
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Arkansas State University
State University, AR01.2005
Skills
- Hospice Care
- Medication Administration
- Memory Care
- Nursing
- Vital Signs
- Nurse Management
- Critical Care Experience
- Employee Orientation
- Basic IV
- Care plans
- EMR Systems
- Certifications and Licenses
- CPR
- BLS Certification
- Additional Information
- Works as a Nurse Manager at Kirby Pines Manor
- Graduated from Arkansas State University LPN program in 2006
- Completed all clinical rotations in the LPN program and deemed competent
- Always willing to work as a team and have a positive attitude
- Received Medical Award of Excellence at Kirby Pines in 2010 and 2020
Timeline
Nurse Unit Manager
Kirby Pines Retirement Community
10.2008 - Current
Associate - nursing
Arkansas State University
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Arkansas State University
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