Donna Soles

Owner and Operator of home care agency, providing care for individuals living in their own homes.

• Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Educated patients and families on diagnosis, neurological conditions and processes, treatments and expected outcomes.
• Manage staff schedules, billing, care plans, payroll and operational budget

• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.

• Oversaw training, staffing and education of all nurses and staff.
• Oversaw admissions and discharges and scheduling of nursing staff.
• Motivated nursing staff to pursue advanced training and collaborated with unit leaders to identify skill needs.
• Educated patients and families on treatment, expected outcomes and discharge instructions, serving as advisory resource to patients and families to facilitate recovery.
• Collaborated with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to devise and manage individualized plans of care.
• Interacted effectively with department managers to promptly correct problems and improve services.
• Evaluated nursing staff's performance and developed education programs and professional development opportunities to improve individual and team competencies, clinical knowledge and delivery of care.
• Supervised professional and paraprofessional nursing staff and delegated tasks to maintain continuum of care.