Glynn Cascolan
Temecula,CA
Summary
Ambitious Board Certified Registered Nurse with exceptional background of performance. Expert in all aspects of patient care with success in working with multidisciplinary teams to create care plans focused on helping patients recover from medical or surgical procedures and manage complex mental disorders. Accomplished in leading unit-based groups to improve delivery of care and patient satisfaction. Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care. Caring Registered Nurse with dedicated service in various types of long-term and home health care settings. Proven ability to provide individualized care plans and help patients meet goals by delivering direct and effective patient care. Committed to increasing patient satisfaction and streamlining procedures. To seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Manager
Tri City Home Health
08.2022 - Current
- Identified opportunities to improve clinical practices, devised strategies and implemented plans to increase patient care standards and enhance operational procedures.
- Communicated effectively with staff members, physicians, and patients, employing active listening and interpersonal skills.
- Regularly evaluated employee performance and provided feedback.
- Promoted high morale and staff retention through dynamic communication, prompt problem resolution, proactive supervisory practices and facilitation of positive work environment.
- Implemented new policies and educated staff on changes.
- Provide ongoing case management to patients to implement appropriate treatment plan, adhere to quality models and maximize utilization of services needed to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Oversaw overall operation of nursing services and patient care.
- Delivered effective onboarding and training to new and existing employees and cross-trained staff members in other job roles to maximize coverage.
- Facilitate hiring of qualified Home Health nurse personnel by interview applicants and making recommendations for employment.
- Implemented onboarding for new employees, which enabled each to effectively learn tasks and job duties.
- Implemented ongoing learning strategies such as tutorials, instructional modules, and supervised hands-on sessions to help nurses and staff improve understanding of medical equipment and care best practices.
- Communicated with patients, asked appropriate questions and employed active listening to determine best care.
Registered Nurse
Palomar Home Health
10.1994 - 08.2022
- Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
- Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time.
- Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, including physicians, case managers and social workers.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical ability, appearance and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Registered Nurse Supervisor
Palomar Home Health
11.2017 - 03.2018
- Provided direct nursing care to patients when personnel was short-staffed.
- Supervised staff of [Number] registered nurses, [Number] licensed practical nurses and [Number] certified nursing assistants.
- Confidently directed overall operation of nursing services and patient care, including financial management, quality assurance, patient care, safety risk management, teammate satisfaction, quality index scores and facility maintenance.
- Interviewed, hired, instructed and mentored employees and promoted high level of care quality to patients.
- Assisted with caring for specific patients by utilizing excellent clinical skills and judgment.
- Supported nursing team in exceeding patient care goals and fostering continuous improvement.
Interim Nurse Manager
Palomar Home Health
05.2016 - 06.2017
- Supervised, directed and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
- Interacted effectively with department managers to promptly correct problems and improve services.
- Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
- Offered leadership, support and clinical expertise within care management teams to achieve outcomes.
- Prioritized and distributed assignments and workload based on individual staff strengths and experience.
- Exercised exemplary clinical judgment when making care decisions.
- Coordinated departmental operations according to administrative, legal and medical guidelines.
Chief Nurse Executive
U.S. Air Force Reserve
06.2009 - 06.2017
- Discussed patient care and treatment with care team members to optimize intervention plans and care delivery.
- Designed and implemented standards of care for nursing and patient care.
- Developed and updated policies and procedures, maintaining compliance with statutory, regulatory and local, state and federal guidelines relating to HIPAA, benefits administration and general liability.
- Implemented successful healthcare program through professionalism, quality of care, medical teaching and patient satisfaction.
- Fostered excellence by example by "setting pace" and being hands on mentor to clinical staff.
- Designed and introduced leadership development, coaching and team management model, resulting in promotion of employees into increased levels of responsibility.
Flight Nurse
U.S. Air Force Reserve
09.2007 - 05.2009
- Maximized team performance by monitoring nursing care, including patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health and organizational regulations.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Performed wide range of specialized functions and complex assessments, diagnoses, therapies and emergency treatment of patients transported by rotor-wing and fixed-wing aircraft.
- Maintained flight medicine knowledge base by attending mandatory meetings, performing chart and equipment reviews, skills labs and clinical rotations and participating in continuing education sessions for care and transport of critically ill and injured patients.
Clinical Psych Nurse
U.S. Army Reserve Command
06.1995 - 08.2007
- Provided direct quality care to patients by monitoring, recording and evaluating psychiatric conditions.
- Assessed patients' physical and mental status by analyzing complaints and symptoms.
- Performed frequent ongoing assessments of patients' status to address changes or any abnormal changes.
- Administered medications, including antidepressants, antipsychotics and mood stabilizers as directed by physicians and documented this information on patient charts
- Coordinated with medical and paramedical professionals to provide appropriate input and effectively formulate and implement treatment plans for patients.
- Evaluated, ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to assess and identify patients' conditions, including psychological evaluations, cognitive evaluations and basic lab tests.
Psychiatric Nurse
Mercy Hospital
02.1992 - 10.1994
- Oversaw care of suicidal patients and acted swiftly to reduce risk of harm to themselves or others.
- Provided direct quality care to patients by monitoring, recording and evaluating psychiatric conditions.
- Assessed patients' physical and mental status by analyzing complaints and symptoms.
- Responded to numerous volatile situations and violent outbreaks to restore safety and security of patients and staff.
- Performed patient assessments to monitor expected response to medications, altering treatment plans as needed.
- Explained useful coping methods to relieve depression and anxiety, including meditation and yoga.
- Provided and implemented individualized care plans that would meet each patient's specific needs.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Point Loma Nazarene College
Point Loma06.1991
Skills
- Procedure Assistance
- Equipment Sterilization
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Medication Administration
- Decision Making
- Creative Problem Solving
- Patient Care Assessment
- Accurate Documentation
- Compassionate and Caring
- Attention to Detail
- Patient Examination
- Treatment Preparation
- Managing Patient Cases
- Nursing Protocols
- Staff Development
- Training Program Implementation
- Employee Issue Resolution
- Addressing Questions and Concerns
- Onboarding and Coaching
- Continuous Improvements
- Team Management
- Supervision
- HIPAA
- Quality Control
- Medical Procedure Knowledge
Affiliations
Certification
- Certified Public Health Nurse
Timeline
Clinical Manager
Tri City Home Health
08.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse Supervisor
Palomar Home Health
11.2017 - 03.2018
Interim Nurse Manager
Palomar Home Health
05.2016 - 06.2017
Chief Nurse Executive
U.S. Air Force Reserve
06.2009 - 06.2017
Flight Nurse
U.S. Air Force Reserve
09.2007 - 05.2009
Clinical Psych Nurse
U.S. Army Reserve Command
06.1995 - 08.2007
Registered Nurse
Palomar Home Health
10.1994 - 08.2022
Psychiatric Nurse
Mercy Hospital
02.1992 - 10.1994
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Point Loma Nazarene College
- Certified Public Health Nurse
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