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Donna Salinas

Angleton,TX

Summary

I am a self-motivated and dependable employee that is able to achieve high performance with minimal supervision. Am articulate and love speaking with clients in all settings. I am a passionate patient advocate and am willing to go the extra mile for my patients. I work well with other staff and enjoy both teaching and learning

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant Healthcare Administrator

Home Health Resources
Houston, Texas
06.2021 - Current
  • Communicated with doctors, nurses, patients and other employees to identify and resolve healthcare needs.
  • Maintained up-to-date information in electronic medical records software.
  • Developed and updated department goals and achievements throughout fiscal year.
  • Coordinated with other healthcare providers concerning treatment plans for patients.
  • Developed and distributed employee work schedules based on operational needs and employee requests.
  • Remained educated on emerging healthcare technologies.
  • Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
  • Fostered excellence by example by "setting pace" and being hands on mentor to clinical staff.
  • Motivated and supervised many nurses, therapists and home health aides while they delivered quality patient care.
  • Worked with the scheduler to cover all patient visits that were scheduled in a timely manner
  • Worked with staff to improve their performance while out in the field seeing patients.

Liaison Nurse, Marketer, Field Nurse

Tomball Home Health
Tomball, Texas
06.2019 - 10.2020
  • Worked with discharge planners, social workers and physicians in setting up homecare for hospitalized/snf/md office patients.
  • Collaborated with sales team to increase brand awareness and enhance business development by building and maintaining relationships with several key accounts.
  • Visited with patients to determine suitable home care services
  • Direct patient care with medical patients in the home care setting
  • Knowledge of the medicare and medicaid system, along with managed medicare programs
  • Evaluated and instructed on disease process, meds and possible complications

Transition Care Nurse

Willcare Home Health Care
Jamestown, NY
03.2001 - 04.2019
  • Prepared visit notes, updated and summarized client records and conferred with health care disciplines in providing coordinated client care.
  • Educated clients and families to support wellness activities, self-care techniques and prevention strategies.
  • Fostered strong relationships with clients and families to support comprehensive social, mental and physical care.
  • Worked with discharge planners, social workers, physicians and most improtantly patients in planning their home care experience
  • Build appropriate discharge plans
  • Visit with patients to determine suitable home care services
  • Work with schedulers to make sure we can staff our patients needs
  • Knowledgeable in discharge planning including IV's, DME supplies and wound care along with coordinating services with ogther agencies as needed
  • Basic coding related to hospital/SNF stay

Registered Nurse in Home Care Setting

Staff Builders Home Health
Jamestown, NY
08.1997 - 03.2001
  • Educated and supervised patients and family members regarding prevention strategies, self-care techniques and nursing care needs.
  • Took vital signs to assess patient health progress and needs.
  • Coordinated and collaborated with various multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care and promote patient safety and health.
  • Updated and developed care plans to establish goals based on patient's nursing diagnosis.
  • Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
  • Evaluated patient histories, complaints and current symptoms.
  • Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient.
  • Direct patient care of both medical and psychiatric patients in the home care setting
  • Blood pressure clinics and wellness programs for the community
  • Worked as a liaison writing referrals for WCA hospital and physicians offices

Registered Nurse in Busy MD Office

Warren Family Medicine
Warren, PA
10.1996 - 08.1997
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.

RN in Inpatient Psychiatric Facility

Warren General Hospital
Warren, PA
07.1989 - 04.1995
  • Provided direct quality care to patients by monitoring, recording and evaluating psychiatric conditions.
  • Responded to numerous volatile situations and violent outbreaks to restore safety and security of patients and staff.
  • Administered medication and treatments to patients to observe and record responses.
  • Performed patient assessments to monitor expected response to medications and altering treatment plans.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Jamestown Community College
Jamestown, NY
06.1989

Skills

  • Policy and Program Development
  • Electronic Health Records Systems
  • Nurse Scheduling
  • Home Healthcare
  • Excellent communicator
  • Time management skills
  • Passionate about patient advocacy
  • Flexible and caring
  • Knowledgeable in current wound care, IV supplies, DME products
  • Proficient in HCHB computer system
  • Basic coding skills

Certification

CPR certified

HCHB computer systems

Child Abuse

Attitude adjustment

Drugs of Abuse

Team buiding

PTSS

Assertiveness training

Communication skills for women

Timeline

Assistant Healthcare Administrator

Home Health Resources
06.2021 - Current

Liaison Nurse, Marketer, Field Nurse

Tomball Home Health
06.2019 - 10.2020

Transition Care Nurse

Willcare Home Health Care
03.2001 - 04.2019

Registered Nurse in Home Care Setting

Staff Builders Home Health
08.1997 - 03.2001

Registered Nurse in Busy MD Office

Warren Family Medicine
10.1996 - 08.1997

RN in Inpatient Psychiatric Facility

Warren General Hospital
07.1989 - 04.1995

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Jamestown Community College

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