Jacqueline Easton
East Aurora,NY
Summary
Registered Nurse with experience with geriatric nursing care for the past 10 years. Experience including supervision, wound care, point click care superuser, ADON, DON and Regional Vice President of Clinical Services. Abundance of knowledge of MDS, Quality Measures, QAPI and NYS Long Term Care Regulations and clincial chart reviews. I take pride in constructing and sustaining relationships with those who I have worked with in the past and currently. As a nurse, and a nurse in administrative/management I bring a sense of team work to wherever I go along with the passion to work with and teach others. My dedication to my career can be reflected in numerous NYS DOH surveys with great results.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Regional RN, Vice President of Clinical Services/QA
Personal Health Care
03.2019 - Current
- Locally traveling between 6 buildings in Western New York-within the company corporation to work on quality assurance, quality measures and improve on clinical performance
- Clinical chart reviews on residents clinical stays at facilities
- Much time focused offering support to each building for their specific needs and areas of improvement
- Root cause analysis of Quality Measures and 5 star rating via CMS
- NYS DOH Survey prep year round (on going education, competencies, audits, mock survey and hands on help).
- Served as a liaison between physicians and patients'' families to facilitate clear communication regarding treatment options and progress updates.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Director of Nursing/Case Manager
Elderwood Village at Williamsville
05.2018 - 03.2019
- Job role included admission process/screening, assessing need for level of care, initiating care plans, family meetings, state regulated forms/regulations, discharges, working close with MD offices in regards to residents and running the building by ALR regulations
- Reporting to DOH any issues that were applicable
- Auditing charts and orders for accuracy
- managing staffing and payroll
- Building size of 87 apartments.
- Managed budgets effectively, identifying cost-saving measures while maintaining high-quality patient care standards.
- Established new policies and updated existing policies to improve standard of care for patients.
- Developed and implemented training programs for staff.
Assistant Director of Nursing
Absolut of Orchard Park
09.2017 - 05.2018
- Job role included helping the Director of Nursing with NYS DOH reportable incidents, A&I log, narcotic destruction, managing staff, educating the Nurse Managers on new policies/procedures
- Weekly wound rounds including documentation/assessment for building of 202 residents
- Dealing with pharmacy intake of narcotics or any medication issues/discrepancies
- Heavily involved with chart reviews and DOH surveys
- Evaluated staff performance regularly, providing feedback and guidance for improvement when necessary.
- Established new policies and updated existing policies to improve standard of care for patients.
Rehab Unit Manager
Schofield Residence
05.2016 - 09.2017
- Job role included weekly wound rounds, admission/discharge planning
- Audit of care plans, audit of unit as a whole
- Supervision of aides and unit helpers
- Working close with therapy to meet any resident/patient needs.
Rehab Unit Manager/Supervisor
Absolut of East Aurora
04.2014 - 05.2016
- Supervision of LPN’s and Aides, ensuring quality care is given
- Wound rounds, admissions and discharges, communicating with MD to ensure all orders were accurate and followed through with.
Education
Associate degree in Applied Science -
Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY05.2013
Skills
- Reliable
- Good teamwork
- Patient when teaching others
- Able to form good rapport with others
- Passionate
- Decision Making
- Organizational Skills
- Customer Service
- Detail Oriented
- Multitasking
Certification
- Currently IV certified
- Certified in Microsoft Word
- First Aid/Basic Life Support current
- Point Click Care super user
- Registered Nurse, New York, 04/01/14
Bronze Award in Multiple Facilities
I have assisted multiple buildings that I oversee in getting their Bronze Award thru AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program. Which is a comprehensive organizational assessment and recognition program for long-term care providers, where each building is reviewed and judged against a set of nationally recognized standards for achieving excellence. I plan to continue to help obtain the silver and hopefully the gold award in the future.
Timeline
Regional RN, Vice President of Clinical Services/QA
Personal Health Care
03.2019 - Current
Director of Nursing/Case Manager
Elderwood Village at Williamsville
05.2018 - 03.2019
Assistant Director of Nursing
Absolut of Orchard Park
09.2017 - 05.2018
Rehab Unit Manager
Schofield Residence
05.2016 - 09.2017
Rehab Unit Manager/Supervisor
Absolut of East Aurora
04.2014 - 05.2016
Associate degree in Applied Science -
Erie Community College
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