Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Affiliations
Accomplishments
Timeline
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Carol Rogers ASN BS

Carol Rogers ASN BS

Nurse
Danbury,CT

Summary

Experienced RN offering over 30 years of solid background nursing providing compassionate care as: SALSA of Independent/Assisted/Memory Care, Case manager in Hospital and Community, ADON, Staff Development/ICN Certified, Med Surg, Behavioral/Alcohol/Drug, Skilled Nursing/Rehab, Camp Nurse, and End of Life Care/ Hospice. Top Skills in leadership, communication, disease processes, medication administration, and wound care. RN ASN, BS working on Masters in Management

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

RN Director of Wellness/SALSA

ATHENA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: The Commons of Newtown
Newtown, CT
10.2023 - Current
  • SALSA for Memory Care Assisted Living, Assessments, Family and staff meetings, QA meetings, COVID and Infection Control protocols, medication and treatment oversight of nurses and aides, staff performance, rounds, collaborating with physicians and interdisciplinary/home care/hospice.

RN Hospital and Home Care Case Manager

NUVANCE HEALTH
Norwalk, CT
10.2021 - 10.2023
  • RN Hospital and Home Care Case Manager working in the community for Med Sur/ICU/PCU, Discharge Planning, Utilization Review, EMR (Cerner and Navihealth software), working with Yale, St Vincents, Hospital of Special Surgery, and various facilities in the areas, community resources for patients and outreach programs to provide a safe transition home.

RN Case Manager

STERLING CARE LIFE CARE
Greenwich, CT
12.2016 - 02.2023
  • RN Case manager/Home Health Aide Supervisor FT then PT/Per Diem On Call RN/ RN Home Health Aide Supervisor working with RNs, LPNs, OT, PT COTA, MSW, and HHAs in the Medical/Community Home setting Wound Care/Vac, Ostomies, Foley Care, Tube Feeds, Medication teaching for patients with Orthopedic replacements, joint surgeries, discharged from NY Presbyterian, Columbia Hospital, and Hospital for Special Surgery in NY.

RN Designee

THE RESIDENCES AT WESTPORT
Westport, CT
07.2020 - 11.2021
  • Assistant RN to SALSA in a new Indep/ Assisted Living/ Dementia/Memory Care unit.
  • Direct supervision of LPNs, RCAs and occ leadership role in the absence of the SALSA
  • Auditing medication and chart audits for quarterly reviews, Yardi computer system use, medication management with the pharmacy, doing assessments pre-move in, 30 days, change in condition, 120 days and family meetings
  • Following rules of state and federal regulations and working with/following CDC and health department guidelines
  • Maintaining supplies of PPE and COVID testing, N95 employee fit testing per CDC guidelines.

RN Memory Care Coordinator/Hospice Nurse Case Manager

THE GREENS OF CANNONDALE/REGIONAL HOSPICE
Danbury, CT
07.2015 - 12.2016
  • RN Memory Care Wellness Director
  • Admission Assessments, and supervision of RCAs, LPNs, and RNs, coordination with outside home care and hospice agencies
  • Nurse scheduling, and MD rounds
  • Transitioned to Hospice RN Case Manager for Home Care and Hospice patients with emphasis on Home Palliative Care transitioning to Hospice Care within the Hospital, Home, Assisted Living/SNF settings in conjunction with Yale Hospital, Sloan Kettering Hospital in NY

RN Case Manager

CONSTELLATION HOME CARE/TRAVEL NURSING
Norwalk, CT
11.2009 - 07.2015
  • RN Home Care Case Manager Medicare/Medicaid Home Care
  • Teaching of Disease Processes such as Psych, COPD, CHF, DM
  • Wound Care/Vacs, Nephrostomy Tubes, Ostomy Care, oral, and TF to patients and monitored responses for emergent concerns
  • EMR

RN Senior SALSA/ Resident Care Director

BENCHMARK ASSISTED LIVING
Waterbury, CT
11.2007 - 11.2009
  • RN Senior Director for Independent, Assisted Living, and Dementia Patients, Assistant Director overseeing180 residents, Assessments, biannual ALF Licensing, and supervision of RCAs, LPNs, and RNs, coordination with outside home care and hospice agencies
  • 90 day and annual evaluations, Meetings, and In-services
  • Scheduling, Budgeting, and Annual Meetings.

RN Certified Infection Control Nurse, Staff Development Coordinator, and Assistant Director of Nursing

POPE JOHN PAUL II REHAB
Danbury, CT
12.2006 - 11.2007

Education

Nursing Management

Excelsior University
07-2023

Skills

  • Management of staff
  • EMR systems
  • Recruiting
  • Patient assessment
  • Collaborations with professionals
  • Medications and treatments
  • Leadership
  • Budgeting
  • Nursing
  • Hospital experience
  • Yardi
  • Auditing
  • Community Health
  • Geriatric Care
  • Case Management
  • Nursing Staff Leadership
  • ADL Assistance
  • Physical Assessments
  • Health and Wellness Expertise

Certification

  • RN licensed in CT and TN

Affiliations

Volunteer work at church and future Red Cross Disaster Training

Accomplishments

Graduated top 10% class, High Honors/Honors, 1981 CT State and AAU Champion in Martial Arts, Ms Royal America

Timeline

RN Director of Wellness/SALSA

ATHENA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: The Commons of Newtown
10.2023 - Current

RN Hospital and Home Care Case Manager

NUVANCE HEALTH
10.2021 - 10.2023

RN Designee

THE RESIDENCES AT WESTPORT
07.2020 - 11.2021

RN Case Manager

STERLING CARE LIFE CARE
12.2016 - 02.2023

RN Memory Care Coordinator/Hospice Nurse Case Manager

THE GREENS OF CANNONDALE/REGIONAL HOSPICE
07.2015 - 12.2016

RN Case Manager

CONSTELLATION HOME CARE/TRAVEL NURSING
11.2009 - 07.2015

RN Senior SALSA/ Resident Care Director

BENCHMARK ASSISTED LIVING
11.2007 - 11.2009

RN Certified Infection Control Nurse, Staff Development Coordinator, and Assistant Director of Nursing

POPE JOHN PAUL II REHAB
12.2006 - 11.2007

Nursing Management

Excelsior University

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