My interests include reading books about history, religions, and politics I also like science fiction books I like to work in my vegetable and flower gardens I enjoy building dollhouses and miniature furniture when I have the time to do so I enjoy sewing clothes and items such as curtains for my family members I also enjoy baking I love shopping for antiques I am currently exploring my family's genealogy and developing an extended family tree
Deborah S. Renfroe
Ivey
Summary
Knowledgeable and skilled registered nurse with history of successfully managing critical workloads and providing comprehensive care and support to diverse client populations. Proven ability to assess client needs and develop individualized action plans that achieve positive outcomes. Demonstrated strong communication and problem-solving skills in high-pressure environments as well as effective collaboration with interprofessional teams. Excels in developing efficient processes and in time management. Recognized for reliability, adaptability, and unwavering commitment to excellence. Seeking acceptance into the Master of Science in Nursing program at Middle Georgia State University to begin the classes in the Fall 2026 semester.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Case Manager
Professional Nursing Services
Gordon, GA
07.2017 - 11.2019
- I began working with PNS as Case Manager for the entire client census. I was responsible for maintaining patient records, completing and submitting state and corporate documents, assisting with staff schedules, developing and maintaining communication and cooperation with caregivers and with staff, plus ensuring that staff education, performance appraisals, and licensure records were kept current. PNS closed shortly after the owner’s death in 2019.
Administrator
US Renal Care
Milledgeville, GA
03.2005 - 04.2006
- I was Administrator for the company’s dialysis facilities in Milledgeville, Eatonton, and Monticello for several months while training nurse managers at those facilities. I then became Administrator for the Eisenhower, Macon facility until I retired in 2006. I earned a national Certified Dialysis Nurse accreditation during this period. As Administrator, I was responsible for all facility operations such as meeting state, federal, and corporate regulations, staffing, patient vitals and labs monitoring, team building, staff education, ordering supplies and billing.
Administrator
Davita Dialysis
Milledgeville, GA
05.2002 - 03.2005
- I was Administrator for Davita Milledgeville for three years until the majority of the physicians I worked with decided to contract with a different dialysis company and subsequently asked me to transfer with them. I accepted their offer because it was an advancement opportunity. As Administrator, I was responsible for all facility operations such as meeting state, federal, and corporate regulations, staffing, patient vitals and labs monitoring, team building, ordering supplies and billing.
Staff Nurse
Dodge County Hospital
Eastman, GA
01.1995 - 01.2002
- I worked in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit as a staff nurse and charge nurse. I was responsible for assigned patients in the ICU, monitoring the telemetry patients hospital-wide, and attending all patient codes during my shifts. I worked weekend nights and I left this job for a dayshift management position.
Agency RN
ATC Nursing Services
North New Hyde Park, NY
01.1990 - 01.2002
- I worked part-time as an agency RN at hospitals in Macon, Milledgeville, Hawkinsville, Waycross, Atlanta, Sparta, and Savannah. These shifts were usually in the ICU or ER, but I sometimes worked as a floor nurse.
Nurse Tech
Medical Center of Central Georgia
Macon, GA
01.1983 - 01.1995
- I began work at MCCG as a nurse tech on a med-surg/neuro floor. I remained on that floor for three years after graduating and obtaining licensure. I then transferred to the Neuro ICU where I remained for seven years and where I advanced to shift nurse (which was night shift assistant manager). I earned a hemodynamic monitoring certification during that time. I then transferred to dialysis as a charge nurse at the urging of that unit’s nurse manager. I left MCCG for a Baylor position (work 24 hours every weekend for 40 hours full time pay) at a different hospital when MCCG terminated its Baylor program.
Education
RN to BSN program -
Middle Georgia State University
Macon, GA05-2026
Skills
- Problem-solving
- Organization and multitasking
- Documentation and reporting
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
- High emotional IQ
- Commitment to high standards
- Empathy, compassion, respect for all
- Conflict resolution
- Client advocacy
- Patient assessment
- Chronic disease management
- Staff management
- Staff education and training
- Team building and collaboration
- Performance and goals tracking
- Quality Assurance
- Regulatory and HIPAA compliance
- Financial resource management
Accomplishments
- Achieved the best facility-wide Hgb/Hct results of all Davita facilities in the state by monitoring client labs and providing the proper interventions where needed.
- Achieved the highest facility-wide dialysis clearances of all Davita facilities in the state by monitoring labs and adjusting dialyzers and dialysis time where needed, promoting fistulas and grafts rather than CVC accesses, and communicating with clients the importance of attending each dialysis appointment and completing the prescribed treatment time.
- Achieved GAPP approval for nursing care hours and for additional nursing care hours for all of our medically fragile pediatric clients by completing comprehensive needs assessments and documenting the findings in a manner which proved these clients met the complex requirements for additional skilled nursing care hours. This benefited the children, their families, and my employer.
Certification
- Registered Nurse License - 1985
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support - 1994 and 2002
- Hemodynamic monitoring certification - 1998
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support - 1999
- Facility Management certification - 2003
- Certified Dialysis Nurse - 2004
- Georgia Foster Parent certification - 2019
- RN to BSN - 2026
Interests
Timeline
Case Manager
Professional Nursing Services
07.2017 - 11.2019
Administrator
US Renal Care
03.2005 - 04.2006
Administrator
Davita Dialysis
05.2002 - 03.2005
Staff Nurse
Dodge County Hospital
01.1995 - 01.2002
Agency RN
ATC Nursing Services
01.1990 - 01.2002
Nurse Tech
Medical Center of Central Georgia
01.1983 - 01.1995
RN to BSN program -
Middle Georgia State University
Additional
I retired in 2006 when my husband retired. My activities during retirement included RV traveling with my husband, classes at Macon State College and University, becoming a CASA volunteer, serving as secretary for our POA, gardening, and enjoying being a voracious reader. Unfortunately, my beloved husband succumbed to cancer in 2016. I returned to work as a nurse in 2017. I became a foster parent for complex care children in 2019. I started caring for my first foster child in 2019 and she became my daughter in 2024. I returned to MGA in 2023 to complete the RN to BSN curriculum.