Diamond M. Ockenfels
Registered Nurse
Urbana,Ia
Summary
Experienced Registered Nurse with over Seventeen years of experience in healthcare. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Assistant Director of Nursing
NorthCrest Specialty Care
Waterloo, IA
06.2019 - 03.2022
- Supervise floor staff charting/documentation
- Staff schedules
- Analyze nursing activities
- Delegates nursing activities
- Evaluates nursing activities
- Ensures patient comfort and care
- Run PointClickCare Reports
- Assist with physician rounds/telehealth visits
- Complete wound/skin rounds on residents
- Track Infection Control policies and Antibiotic Usage
- Assist nursing staff as needed
- Interim DON
- Admissions
- Discharge planning
- Insurance updates for SNF residents
- Staff evaluations
- Staff/Resident COVID testing and tracking
- Rehospitalization Tracking
- Facilitate Staff education/training/audits
- Pharmacy reviews
- Weekly reports for skins/falls/weight loss
- On call support to staff
- DIA reporting
- Supply ordering for facility and rental equipment
- Restorative Program Tracking
- Review referrals for admissions
- Input admission orders
- Diabetic/enteral feeding supply ordering
Charge RN
Living Center
West Cedar Rapids, IA
01.2019 - 06.2019
- Complete medication administration to residents
- Complete treatments for residents
- Supervise and assist nursing staff as needed
- Complete weekly skin sheets and monitor skin integrity issues
- Provide thorough documentation using PointClickCare
- Input physician orders into PointClickCare
- Schedule appointments and transportation
Certified Nursing Assistant/Certified Medication Aide/Charge RN
NorthCrest Specialty Care
Waterloo, IA
10.2017 - 01.2019
- Provide activities of daily living to residents in a long term and rehab
- Nursing facility
- Complete medication administration to residents
- Complete treatments for residents
- Assist nursing staff as requested
Certified Nursing Assistant/Certified Medication Aide
Vinton Lutheran Home Vinton
, IA
09.2016 - 07.2017
- Assisted elderly patients with ADL’s, ambulation, toileting, dressing/undressing, & personal hygiene
- Administered proper medication(s) to the residents
OMT
Evergreen Estates I
Cedar Rapids, IA
10.2015 - 08.2016
- Provided for the safety and well-being of residents
- Administered medications, blood glucose testing, and insulin injections
- Supervised aides and assisted with rounds and activities of daily living
Rock Ridge Residential Care Center , OMT
Shellsburg, IA
10.2014 - 10.2015
- Responsible for the safety and well-being of forty residents
- Administered medications, blood glucose monitoring and insulin injections
- Assisted with activities of daily living including toileting and dressing.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Keystone Nursing Care Center Keystone
, IA
08.2013 - 10.2014
- Responsible for assisting the elderly with day to day activities including: bathing, dressing, oral hygiene, toileting, ambulation and eating
Certified Nursing Assistant
Sunny Crest Nursing Center Dysart
, IA
05.2012 - 08.2013
- Assisted the elderly with day to day activities including: bathing, dressing, oral hygiene, toileting, ambulation and eating
Medical Supply Specialist
United States Army Texas
08.2006 - 09.2012
- Responsible for maintaining the medical supply warehouse
- Ordered medical supplies from vendors in Qatar and Germany and placed orders into the system for the combat units downrange
- Received and ensured correct items were shipped, and were sent to the proper area in the warehouse
- Ensured high dollar items had a letter of justification prior to being shipped out
- Secured the items that were listed in the system and ensured they were on hand and not expired
- Provided quality service by communicating with customers downrange via email, phone, and in person to place their orders in an efficient manner while maintaining professionalism and upholding the Army standard
Education
Purdue University Global
Skills
Multidisciplinary team collaboration
Shift Scheduling
Case management
Long-term Care
Staff Evaluation
Quality Improvement
Staff Management
Training and mentoring
Immunizations
Relationship building and retention
SNF
Discharge planning
Certification
Leadership experience
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 90+ staff members
- Achieved lower infection rates through effectively helping with Infection Control policies and audits.
- Achieved lower infections by completing wound rounds and treatment with accuracy and efficiency.
Additional Information
Registered Nurse in Iowa with multi-state, Compact licensure.
Interested in pursuing BSN if required for potential employment opportunities
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
“Let us never consider ourselves finished nurses … we must be learning all of our lives.”
Florence Nightingale
Timeline
Assistant Director of Nursing
NorthCrest Specialty Care
06.2019 - 03.2022
Charge RN
Living Center
01.2019 - 06.2019
Certified Nursing Assistant/Certified Medication Aide/Charge RN
NorthCrest Specialty Care
10.2017 - 01.2019
Certified Nursing Assistant/Certified Medication Aide
Vinton Lutheran Home Vinton
09.2016 - 07.2017
OMT
Evergreen Estates I
10.2015 - 08.2016
Rock Ridge Residential Care Center , OMT
10.2014 - 10.2015
Certified Nursing Assistant
Keystone Nursing Care Center Keystone
08.2013 - 10.2014
Certified Nursing Assistant
Sunny Crest Nursing Center Dysart
05.2012 - 08.2013
Medical Supply Specialist
United States Army Texas
08.2006 - 09.2012
Purdue University Global