Dorothy Mahnke
Valley View,Ohio
Summary
Dedicated RN with extensive experience in geriatric care at Park Creek Center, enhancing nursing satisfaction and retention through effective leadership. Known for compassionate patient interactions and skilled in medication administration, I excel in fostering a supportive environment while ensuring high-quality care and operational excellence.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
RN, Director of Nursing
Park Creek Center
03.2024 - Current
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Planned and assigned workload to nursing staff to direct patient care.
- Evaluated work performance of 15 nursing personnel to determine wage increases and implement discipline.
RN Supervisor
Villa of Marymount
07.2021 - 03.2024
- Enforced nursing practice standards and recommended unit and institution policies and procedures to boost medical care quality.
- Inventoried medications, supplies and equipment and distributed stock to patients.
- Developed and distributed nursing assignments for unit employees that outlined individual and group tasks.
- Evaluated and monitored care and services throughout shift to improve quality levels.
- Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
RN Floor Nurse, Supervisor
Eliza Jennings Senior Healthcare
06.2010 - 07.2021
- Established compassionate environment by providing psychological, emotional and spiritual support to patients and families.
- Utilized PCC to document nursing assessments, treatments, medications and discharge instructions.
- Administered basic patient care and treatments by dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas and performing catheterizations.
- Measured and recorded patients' vital signs every hour.
- Helped patients feel comfortable by adjusting positions and engaging in casual conversation.
- Managed medication cart and dispensed pills, oral therapies and intramuscular injections to patients on the skilled nursing floor.
- Coped effectively with mental and emotional challenges of positions by remaining centered on patients' needs and delivering quality care.
- Administered medication such as insulin and monitored patients' responses to detect problems.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Cuyahoga Community College
Cleveland, OH08-2003
Skills
- Geriatric care
- Compassion and empathy
- Nursing staff leadership
- Licensed RN
- Professional bedside manner
- Medication distribution
- Patient assessments
Timeline
RN, Director of Nursing
Park Creek Center
03.2024 - Current
RN Supervisor
Villa of Marymount
07.2021 - 03.2024
RN Floor Nurse, Supervisor
Eliza Jennings Senior Healthcare
06.2010 - 07.2021
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Cuyahoga Community College
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