Brandie Howard
San Angelo,TX
Summary
Dedicated to promoting quality patient care and satisfaction and offering experience in nursing and healthcare administration. Possesses proven track record of developing and implementing comprehensive nursing policies, providing excellent leadership and mentoring, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards. Patient-focused DON offering 2-year background driving quality improvements and coaching nursing staff to reach full potential. Strong organizational, communication and multitasking abilities. Expertise in managing medical records, evaluating staff performance and developing continued care plans. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills to achieve an increase in experience
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Nurses
Senior Living Properties/ Arbor Terrace
2021.09 - Current
- Monitored and evaluated nursing staff performance, providing feedback and guidance to support standards of care.
- Participated in management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes, and resident complaints or concerns.
- Worked closely administration to develop and implement best practices to improve patient outcomes.
- Built and maintained positive working relationships with physicians and staff to support seamless healthcare operations.
- Performed rounds to observe care and interview staff, residents, and families.
- Collaborated with staff, management, and external groups to coordinate patient care.
- Identified department issues to recommend corrective actions.
- Oversaw and approved recruitment, hiring and orientation of new nursing staff.
- 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.
- Facilitated continuing education and training programs to drive staff competency and professional development.
- Prepared and reviewed infection control surveillance reports to identify trends and develop effective actions to control and prevent infections.
- Developed positive employee relations, incentives, and recognition programs to promote teamwork and mutual respect.
- Planned and assigned workload of 30+-person nursing staff to direct patient care.
- Evaluated work performance of 30+ nursing personnel to determine wage increases and implement discipline.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
- Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
- Liaised with other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive patient care plans and provide highest quality of care.
- Conducted routine facility inspections, identifying areas needing improvement and eliminating hazards posed to staff and residents for continued compliance with associated regulations.
- Implemented successful healthcare program through professionalism, quality of care, medical teaching and patient satisfaction.
- Designed and introduced leadership development, coaching and team management model, resulting in promotion of employees into increased levels of responsibility.
- Created customized care plans, working with hospital staff and families to assess and meet individual needs.
- Ordered all pharmacy supplies and kept check on inventory levels.
- Defined testing protocols, quality assurance initiatives and clinic policies and procedures.
Wound Care Specialist
Dr. Baumman At Abilene Regional
2019.08 - 2021.05
- Attended wound care education programs to gain knowledge on most recent techniques and procedures available.
- Identified patients requiring debridement procedures and alerted attending physician.
- Developed treatment plans according to current wound care protocols.
- Demonstrated dressing techniques to educate and orient in-services nurses.
- Identified nutritional deficiencies and coordinated with personnel to solve nutrition problems.
- Performed diagnostic tests and reported results to healthcare providers.
- Administered medications and treatments according to physician orders.
- Maintained accurate patient charts and medical records.
- Advised patients and families on health topics pertinent to care and treatment.
- Operated and maintained medical equipment used to diagnose and treat patients.
- Monitored patients during surgeries and identified specific response patterns.
- Triaged patients in office or by phone to assess severity of conditions.
- Utilized medical software to document and track patient progress.
- Cleaned and sterilized instruments, equipment and surfaces.
Charge Nurse
Daybreak Venture
2016.08 - 2019.05
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to provide quality patient care.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes, and treatment implementations.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
- Developed and maintained close relationships with patients and families to facilitate smooth communications, provide encouragement and build trust.
- Supervised patient admissions and discharges from hospital to home care, rehabilitative facility, or self-care.
- Worked with patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), diabetes or sepsis to asses needs and determine best options for care.
- Cared for patients' wounds and changed dressings.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
Assistant Director of Nursing
Senior Living Properties/ Sweetwater Healthcare
2008.06 - 2017.08
- Participated in management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes, and resident complaints or concerns.
- Established and monitored infection control programs to provide safe, sanitary environment to prevent transmission of disease and infection.
- Performed rounds to observe care and interview staff, residents, and families.
- Prepared and reviewed infection control surveillance reports to identify trends and develop effective actions to control and prevent infections.
- Identified department issues to recommend corrective actions.
- Collaborated with staff, management, and external groups to coordinate patient care.
- Monitored and evaluated nursing staff performance, providing feedback and guidance to support standards of care.
- Built and maintained positive working relationships with physicians and staff to support seamless healthcare operations.
- Oversaw and approved recruitment, hiring and orientation of new nursing staff.
- Defined testing protocols, quality assurance initiatives and clinic policies and procedures.
- Ordered all pharmacy supplies and kept check on inventory levels.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Texas State Technical College - West Texas
Sweetwater, TX06.2021
Skills
- Attention to Quality
- Behavioral Health
- Team Meetings
- Clinical Documentation Management
- Computerized Maintenance Management Systems
- Long-Term Care
- Recruiting and Hiring
- Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Quality Assurance
- Strategic Planning
- Staff Evaluations
- Nursing Staff Support
- Nursing Protocols
- Regulatory and Statutory Compliance
- Time Management
Timeline
Director of Nurses
Senior Living Properties/ Arbor Terrace
2021.09 - Current
Wound Care Specialist
Dr. Baumman At Abilene Regional
2019.08 - 2021.05
Charge Nurse
Daybreak Venture
2016.08 - 2019.05
Assistant Director of Nursing
Senior Living Properties/ Sweetwater Healthcare
2008.06 - 2017.08
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Texas State Technical College - West Texas
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