Hannah Duff
Lafayette,LA
Summary
A Compassionate highly skilled nursing professional with 30+ years of experience in documenting patient care services, Education and teaching, maintaining continuity amongst nursing teams, and ensuring respect for patient confidentiality. Able to effectively administer medication by following specific instructions and monitoring patients to ensure their comfort and well-being. Dedicated to promoting quality patient care and satisfaction and offering experience in nursing and healthcare administration. Possesses a proven track record of developing and implementing comprehensive nursing policies, providing excellent leadership and mentoring, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Nursing (DON)
Acadiana Treatment Center - Sunset, LA
08.2021
- Directing the nursing program, including implementing new policies and procedures when necessary
- Overseeing hiring, firing, and development of nursing staff
- Communicating with families, residents, and physicians as needed
- Developing a business plan and budget for the nursing unit
- Participating in creating resident care plans and ensuring they are followed
- Ensuring the nursing unit is compliant with all local, state, and federal regulations.
Practical Nursing Coordinator
South Louisiana Community College
11.2021 - Current
- Assist with the room scheduling of class and skills lab
- Act as the liaison between the clinical partners and the college for the PN programs
- Ensure clinical site availability for each semester
- Assist in the resolution of all student grievances in the PN programs
- Review booklist and make program recommendations as needed
- Assist with the PN Admission processes! Complete and submit LSBPNE Annual Report for the designated campus
- Respond to all correspondences sent from the LSBPNE related to the designated campus in a timely manner
- Complete all reports for LSBPNE for the designated campus
- Other duties specific to the PN program’s needs, as required.
Director of Nursing
Acadiana Treatment Center - Sunset, LA
08.2019 - Current
- Directing the nursing program, including implementing new policies and procedures when necessary
- Overseeing hiring, firing, and development of nursing staff
- Communicating with families, residents, and physicians as needed
- Developing a business plan and budget for the nursing unit
- Participating in creating resident care plans and ensuring they are followed
- Ensuring the nursing unit is compliant with all local, state, and federal regulations.
RN Staff Development Coordinator
Signature HealthCare LLC - Rockwood, TN
07.2016 - Current
- Responsible for assessing the educational needs of staff, coordinating programs based upon identified needs, and ensuring compliance with all State and Federal guidelines for in-service education and new employee orientation.
Home Health RN
MAXIM HOME HEALTH
06.2010 - Current
- Perform a comprehensive assessment and evaluation for each client, obtain pertinent medical history, coordinate with case manager to determine appropriate nursing services
- Private duty nursing in clients' home and wound care.
Private Duty RN
Maxim HOME HEALTH
06.2009 - Current
- Perform a comprehensive assessment and evaluation for each and coordinate with the case manager to determine appropriate services
- That may include the following, developed individualized service goals
- Obtain pertinent medical history
- Observing and assessing the recipient's condition
- Administering of medications, including oral, IV'S
- Monitoring administration of oxygen, blood gases and individuals
- Response
- Assessing Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
- Monitoring vital signs
- Perform a complete intake form that includes recipient's information and diagnosis, date of onset, pertinent medical history, and objective examination findings
- Develop individualized service goals and a nursing care plan that is separate from the physician of treatment 485 form and is formulated.
Knox County School RN
Knox County School RN
01.2006 - Current
- Assessment and follow up of acute and chronic health issues
- Health Screening
- General medication administration
- Immunization tracking
- Communicable disease management for the school
- Health services policies
- Crisis management such as injury
- Education of staff (e.g
- Train staff regarding student's health issues and educating staff on OSHA bloodborne pathogen requirements.) Coordination and collaboration with parents, community health providers, and others, relating to above functions.
Director of Nursing Services
Enlivant - Knoxville, TN
07.2019 - 02.2020
- Directing the nursing program, including implementing new policies and procedures when necessary
- Overseeing hiring, firing, and development of nursing staff
- Communicating with families, residents, and physicians as needed
- Developing a business plan and budget for the nursing unit
- Participating in creating resident care plans and ensuring they are followed
- Ensuring the nursing unit is compliant with all local, state, and federal regulations.
DON Dean Hill Assting Living
Dean Hill Assting Living - Knoxville, TN
07.2019 - 02.2020
- Supervising all nursing staff
- Overseeing department budgets
- Reporting to higher management in the healthcare facilities
- Maintaining high standards of care for all patients
- Managing patients' data and medical records as confidential records
- Communicating with doctors, patients and family members about patient health
- Recruiting, training and onboarding new nursing staff
- Providing ongoing education classes
- Implementing new procedures and training Nurses on policies
- Responsible for nursing secluded.
GI LAB NURSE
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center - Knoxville, TN
04.2012 - 12.2015
- Correlates Job Patients history and support system within hospital care, Assesses Learning needs of patient and family, Develop and initiates plan of care, involving patient In addition, family
- Recommends interventions, Evaluate plan of care, Resolves problem Moderately complex issues without oversight or supervision
- Demonstrates active participation in unit or facility activities
- Demonstrate competence in performing critical Skills to include appropriate delivery of care according to age-specific needs of the Population
- Work in Day Surgery and OR with Physicians with high-risk patients as needed.
RN Supervisor
OPEN ARMS CARE - Knoxville, TN
07.2006 - 02.2009
- Assist the Director of Nursing in planning, developing, organizing, Implementing, evaluating, maintaining and controlling the Nursing services Department programs
- Personal and activities
- Assist in reviewing deficiencies, complaints, problems and weakness received from inspections, audits administrative reviews, residents and/or responsible persons, staff, and other parties
- Assist in assuring that an adequate number of appropriately trained professional Nurses are on duty at all times to meet the needs of the residents and the department
- Assist in performing administrative duties including maintenance of written Nursing Services policies, procedures and job description
- Complete various medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies charts, and other Documents as delegated by the Director of Nursing
- Assists in directing, developing, administering, maintaining, reviewing, and Comprehensive written plan of care for each resident
- Performs direct nursing care and other duties of Nursing Services employees as As delegated and/or when necessary.
Holding and Recovery Room RN
St Mary's Hospital
06.2004 - 03.2008
- Triage, Admissions, Pre-OP holding, Post-OP recovery room, Patient Education and teaching, Labs, Administer medication IV, IM, PO and Administer blood.
Office Nurse
UT FAMILY pHYSICIAN - Knoxville, TN
03.1995 - 07.1999
- Perform selected nursing and administrative duties, and assists physicians as part of the clinical care plan
- Conducts pre-visit planning by reviewing and updating patient charts prior to appointment with recent test results and correspondence and determine needed services per practice protocol
- Confers with physician regarding any incomplete patient tests/ consults or orders prior to patient visit
- Prepare patient for examination and treatment by escorting them from the waiting area to exam room and taking histories and vital signs
- Prepare, clean and maintains exam and treatment room
- Give injections and draw blood; assist with EKGS, OB GYN exams and office procedures as needed; and provide other patient care services as directed by the Physicians
- Triage and responds to patient communications within practice policy
- Assist with scheduling test and treatments, precertifying patients for Procedures and processing referrals to other providers
- Maintain copies of patient files, records and other information as needed.
Assistant Director of Nursing
Atria Weston Place
08.1993 - 03.1995
- Recruitment and training of new nurses
- Create a weekly schedule
- Assist with day-to-day functions within the nursing department
- Direct patient care
- Ensuring that all shifts are adequately staffed
- Work with the Director to identify and resolve department deficiencies with Implemented correction plans
- Assist with the development and implementation of nursing services objectives, policies and procedures in accordance with Federal and State regulations
- Making rounds during patient checks
- Review staff performances
- Ensure that state standards of quality care are adhered to
- Schedule and run department meetings with or on behalf of the DON
- Confer with the resident Physician on an occasional basis to clarify medical orders and direct care.
Education
B.S in Nursing -
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, TN12.2006
RN in NRSING -
Roane State Community College
Harriman, TN07.2002
Skills
- Nurse Education and Training
- Accreditation Coordination
- Process Improvements
- Relationship Building
- Personnel Evaluations
- Policies Compliance Enforcement
- Clinical Operations Management
- Clinical Resources Management
- Policy Development
- Direct Patient Care
- HIPAA Regulations
- Goal Planning
- Documentation And Reporting
- Behavioral Health
- Disease Control
- Quality Assurance
- Long-Term Care
- Clinical System Monitoring
- Performance Evaluations
- Staff Scheduling
- Critical Thinking
- Discharge and Transfer Procedures
- Leadership and Guidance
- Risk Management
- Budget Management
- Clinical Documentation
- Patient Education
- Family Support
- Nursing Staff Supervision
- Clinical Leadership
Accomplishments
- Supervised a team of 50 staff members.
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
Timeline
Practical Nursing Coordinator
South Louisiana Community College
11.2021 - Current
Director of Nursing (DON)
Acadiana Treatment Center - Sunset, LA
08.2021
Director of Nursing
Acadiana Treatment Center - Sunset, LA
08.2019 - Current
Director of Nursing Services
Enlivant - Knoxville, TN
07.2019 - 02.2020
DON Dean Hill Assting Living
Dean Hill Assting Living - Knoxville, TN
07.2019 - 02.2020
RN Staff Development Coordinator
Signature HealthCare LLC - Rockwood, TN
07.2016 - Current
GI LAB NURSE
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center - Knoxville, TN
04.2012 - 12.2015
Home Health RN
MAXIM HOME HEALTH
06.2010 - Current
Private Duty RN
Maxim HOME HEALTH
06.2009 - Current
RN Supervisor
OPEN ARMS CARE - Knoxville, TN
07.2006 - 02.2009
Knox County School RN
Knox County School RN
01.2006 - Current
Holding and Recovery Room RN
St Mary's Hospital
06.2004 - 03.2008
Office Nurse
UT FAMILY pHYSICIAN - Knoxville, TN
03.1995 - 07.1999
Assistant Director of Nursing
Atria Weston Place
08.1993 - 03.1995
B.S in Nursing -
Lincoln Memorial University
RN in NRSING -
Roane State Community College
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