Catherine Thomas

• I am responsible for the Supervision of the Clinical staff, Regulatory compliance, developing and enforcing Policy and Procedures, In-services, training, Employee procurement and retention, Budget monitoring and development, Quality monitoring, and various committees.
• Acting as the Administrator, when Administrator is absent.
• In my five plus years our census has grown from 89 to 431.
• We have been awarded Home Care Elite for the last two years in a row.

• I was responsible for the overall Management of agency, regulatory Compliance, development and enforcement of Policy and Procedures.
• Making sure training is kept up to date.
• Employee Procurement and retention.
• Development and monitoring of Budget.
• Quality Monitoring and various committees.
• I was responsible for strategic planning and implementation.
• Sales and marketing for the department.
• I was responsible for keeping all the Pecos/ Medicare updates for the SNF, Home Health and Hospice, CLIA Waivers etc.
• Searching out insurances contracts and submitting documentation for credentialing, making sure all services were included.

• I was responsible for the Texas agencies.
• Ensuring that the Directors of Clinical services were Recruited and had the required qualifications and credentials, received the Proper training, and retained.
• I did audits to ensure were keeping up with the rules and regulations as required.
• That their staff were properly trained and that the Proper Process measure were in place to ensure compliance.
• That all agencies were Moved to Electronic documentation and that all paper charts were complete and retained per regulations.

• I am responsible for the Supervision of the Clinical staff, Regulatory compliance, developing and enforcing Policy and Procedures, In-services, training, Employee procurement and retention, Budget monitoring and development, Quality monitoring, and various committees.
• As the Branch Manager / Administrator, I am responsible for the Supervision of the Office staff, Regulatory compliance, developing and enforcing Policy and Procedures, In-services, training, orientation, Employee procurement and retention, Budget monitoring and development, Quality monitoring, and various committees.
• Supervision of marketing staff, developing and maintaining the marketing program.

• I was responsible for the Supervision of the Clinical staff, Regulatory compliance, CHAPS compliance, developing and enforcing Policy and Procedures, In-services, training, Employee procurement and retention, Budget monitoring and development, Quality monitoring, and various committees.
• As the Administrator, I was responsible for the Supervision of the Office staff, Regulatory compliance, developing and enforcing Policy and Procedures, In-services, training, Employee procurement and retention, Budget monitoring and development, Quality monitoring, and various committees.
• Supervision of the marketing staff, developing and maintaining the marketing program.

• I am responsible for the Supervision of the Clinical staff, Regulatory compliance, developing and enforcing Policy and Procedures, In-services, training, Employee procurement and retention, Budget monitoring and development, Quality monitoring, and various committees.
• Acting as the Administrator, when Administrator is absent.

• I work per diem wherever they send me doing home visits – mostly vents and IV therapy or hospital/long-term care staffing.
• This is a staffing agency for Home care and facilities.

• I am responsible for Supervision of Nursing Department, regulatory compliance, writing and enforcing policy and procedures, In-services, training, hiring, firing, budget – development and monitoring, Performance Improvement, and various committees-wt, restraint etc.

• I was responsible for Supervision of Nursing Department, regulatory compliance, writing and enforcing policy and procedures, In-services, training, hiring, firing, budget – development and monitoring, Performance Improvement, and various committees-wt, restraint etc.
• Their annual survey was the week before I started, so a lot of my time has been spent on compliance issues and on revisit (which wasn’t until May) we passed with no deficiencies.
• I also have initiated the employee of the month and other employee recognition programs to help with morale and retention.

• I was responsible for Supervision of Nursing Department, regulatory compliance, writing and enforcing policy and procedures, Inservices, training, hiring, firing, budget - developing and monitoring, Performance Improvement, and various committees-wt, restraint etc.
• At this home I have helped develop a resident centered care model, which we are implementing at this time to make this more of the residents home and less of a institution.

• I was responsible for Supervision of Nursing Department, regulatory compliance, writing and enforcing policy and procedures, Inservices, training, hiring, firing, budget - developing and monitoring, Performance Improvement, and various committees-wt, restraint etc.
• Also did tile and MDS, for Medicaid and Medicare.
• Would still be here if company hadn’t sold and new company wanted own management staff.

• I am responsible for conducting staff meetings, inservices, and nurse aide competency testing.
• I also do patient care, supervise nursing staff, review nurse and aide notes, provide orientation for new staff and QI activities, Hiring and firing staff, writing policy and procedures, regulatory compliance, CBA assessments in nursing homes and homes to get patients certified for CBA.
• Business merged and eventually old company employees were replaced with pleasant home care family.

• I was responsible for Supervision of Nursing Department, regulatory compliance, writing and enforcing policy and procedures, Inservices, training, hiring, firing, budget - developing and monitoring, Performance Improvement, and various committees-wt, restraint etc.
• Putting systems in place- this home was without a Director for 6 months prior and with three different Directors in the yr previous - no systems were in place.
• I worked with the local wound care clinic to develop a premier wound care management program that we received refers from all over east Texas for the areas wound care management.

• I started this division from ground up - writing policies and Procedures, hiring staff and applying for license and certification.
• As the Assistant Director, I report directly to the Director.
• I act as the interim Director in the absence of the director.
• I am responsible for conducting staff meetings, inservices, and nurse aide competency testing.
• I also do patient care, supervise nursing staff, review nurse and aide notes, provide orientation for new staff and QI activities.

• In this position I monitored patients who have just had a surgery or procedure that required sedation.
• My main objective is to maintain the patient’s airway/respiration's, pain control and monitor for adverse side effects of medications used for sedation.
• While maintaining JACHO standards.

• As the Assistant Director, I report directly to the Director.
• I act as the interim Director in the absence of the Director.
• I am responsible for conducting staff meeting, inservices, and nurse aide competency testing.
• I also do patient care, supervise nursing staff, review nurse and aide notes, provide orientation for new staff and QI activities.

• Assisted with the opening of this office which included, selecting and acquiring the office location, furnishing the office with equipment, supplies and furnishings, securing field and office staff, obtaining the license and manuals and making the initial contact of the area doctors.
• My duties included but not limited to, day-to-day operations of the office, field visits and supervision of field and office staff.
• I was responsible for the Supervision of the Clinical staff, Regulatory compliance, JACHO compliance, developing and enforcing Policy and Procedures, In-services, training, Employee procurement and retention, Budget monitoring and development, Quality monitoring, and various committees.

• My duties included but were not limited to, QI coordinator, conducting staff meetings, inservices, nurse aide competency testing, supervised nursing staff, provided orientation, and acted as manager in the managers absence.
• I also delivered Durable Medical Treatment, field visits, Pt teaching, nonmedicare visits, and aide supervisory visits.
• I was there CPR instructor for the entire East Texas area.

• Primarily responsible for patient care, patient teaching, venipuncture for lab, and proper charting of all activities.

• My duties as charge included, the supervision of the staff nurses assigned to my shift, ensure staffing coverage for the oncoming shift, making the daily duty assignments, and act as a liaison between physicians, patients families, and staff members.
• Ensuring they follow all policies and procedures, regulations and JACHO standards.
• As a staff nurse, I was responsible for total patient care including, assessments, creation of the patient care plan, interpret EKG rhythm changes and take necessary action when changes occur, patient education, assist physicians with a variety of procedures, perform 12 lead EKG's, and perform Venipunctures for lab and IV's keep attending physician informed of changes in patient condition, perform Advanced Cardiac Life Support as indicated, and dispense medications.

• I was tasked to do total patient care including but not limited to, assessments, creation of patient care plan, interpret EKG changes and take appropriate action, keep physicians apprised of patient condition, patient education, assist physicians with various procedures, perform 12 lead EKG's, venipunctures for IV starts, and dispense medications.

Renal Unit Student Nurse Tech/Graduate Nurse

As a student nurse tech, I was tasked to do total patient care including but not limited to, assessments, creation of patient care plan, keep physician informed of patient condition, patient education, assist physicians with various procedures, venipunctures for IV starts, monitor patients that are receiving dialysis. When I became a Graduate Nurse, my duties were much the same with the exception that I became authorized to dispense medications