Cassandre Cheron
West Orange
Summary
Innovative, customer-oriented healthcare professional and unit manager with background in Sub acute and long-term care. Well trained in gerontology and Mental Health. Focused on team coordination and leadership to provide exceptional patient and family support. Professionally trained with experience ensuring high standards of culturally competent care for a wide variety of patients with diverse needs.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Nursing
Pine Acres Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
03.2022 - Current
- Built and maintained positive working relationships with physicians and staff to support seamless healthcare operations
- Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnoses
- Delegated staff nurse duties
- Ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens
- Oversaw and approved recruitment, hiring and orientation of new nursing staff.
- Provided all daily living tasks to enhance quality of life for elderly patients
- Experience with Geriatrics with various medical conditions including Parkinson's, Dementia, Diabetes, Renal Failure Cancer, and Alzheimer's
- Managed care for post-operative patients through discharge
- Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate outstanding healthcare teams
- Strong leader for nursing personnel assigned to the unit/shift
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LPN Unit Manager
Pine Acres Rehabilitation
09.2012 - 03.2022
- Supervised, directed, and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
- Led staff meetings to keep team informed of departmental changes and provide opportunities for nurses to share ideas and concerns.
- 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.
- Coordinated and implemented in-service educational programs focusing on safety and adherence to protocols.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Oversaw infection control procedures to protect patients from infections and keep nursing departments compliant with state regulations.
LPN
Doctors Subacute
07.2018 - 03.2019
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic and cognitive status of patients
- Implemented interventions, including medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management
- Managed elements of patient care, from admission to discharge or transfer to other units, using nursing expertise to conduct assessments, administer medications, initiate nursing and emergency interventions, contribute to care plan development and educate patients
- Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates
- Monitor Post-Op and Dialysis patients
- Tracheostomy care
LPN
Sussex County Homestead
04.2012 - 08.2012
- Assisted patients with daily functions.
- Ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens.
- Closely monitored acute conditions.
- Sub- acute unit, handling all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring for 25 patients per shift.
- Staff nurse
- Medication Administration
- Tracheotomy care
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN05.2021
LPN Censure- 2012 - Nursing
Best Care Training Institute
East Orange, NJ2011
Skills
- Palliative care awareness
- Strategic planning capability
- Supervisory training
- Critical care nursing
- Patient evaluation/intervention
- Patient chart auditing ability
- Gerontology
- Bilingual( French/Creole)
- MS Window/Office proficient
- Proficient is PointClickCare (E-mar)
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Strong client relation
Timeline
Director of Nursing
Pine Acres Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
03.2022 - Current
LPN
Doctors Subacute
07.2018 - 03.2019
LPN Unit Manager
Pine Acres Rehabilitation
09.2012 - 03.2022
LPN
Sussex County Homestead
04.2012 - 08.2012
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Indiana State University
LPN Censure- 2012 - Nursing
Best Care Training Institute
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