3Alternate Administrator Dedicated registered nurse (RN) with specialty experience in management skills in both acute care and long term nursing home care. Through 20 years of nursing experience, have developed excellent nursing assessment skills, excellent documentation skills, and experience with managing acute emergency situations in all aspects of health care. Developed strong evaluation and treatment-planning skills with proficiency in computer software including Microsoft Office programs. Reliable, ethical healthcare provider with ability to facilitate groups and educational seminars, and to collaborate on multidisciplinary teams. Proven ability to build positive relationships with patients, family members, physicians and other medical professionals.
Hi, I’m
Jennifer Audra Edge-Deen
Retired RN
Cincinnati,OH
Summary
Overview
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Epic Home Health Services
Registered Nurse
05.2012 - 11.2012
Job overview
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses
Snyder Health Care Center
Director of Nursing
01.2012 - 04.2012
Job overview
- Supervised RNs, LVNs, CNAs for quality of care, documentation requirements, management skills, medication administration, pharmacy education and enforcement
- Re-initiated meetings for QA/QI, Care planning services, Infection Control, and Nutritional monitoring.
- Monitored and inspected staff processes to eliminate hazards posed for both residents and staff while ensuring continuous compliance with regulations
Heartland Health Care Center
Director of Care Delivery
05.2007 - 01.2012
Job overview
- Taught new employees software required for patient/resident management.
- Increased customer service and satisfaction, verified by family/patient surveys.
- Initiated more effective nursing orientation program for nursing department.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed
Clark County Health Care Center
Senior Patient Care Coordinator
08.1995 - 02.2007
Job overview
- Organized discharge planning for home care and rehabilitation.
- Monitored and inspected staff processes to eliminate hazards posed for residents and staff while ensuring continuous regulation compliance.
- Recruited, hired and trained staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development ,and continuing education.
- Maintained patient confidentiality.
- Implemented successful healthcare program through professionalism, quality of care, medical teaching and patient satisfaction.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care
- Upheld confidentiality requirements and regulatory compliance guidelines
- Liaised with other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive patient care plans and provide highest quality of care
- Monitored patient health records for accuracy to meet compliance with healthcare guidelines
- Created customized care plans, working with hospital staff and families to assess and meet individual needs
Northern Virginia Doctors Hospital
Director of Utilization
06.1990 - 06.1995
Job overview
- Resource Management, and Discharge
- Planning, Decreased length of stay from 6.5 to 5.0 in three months
- Collaborated with physicians and all hospital personnel and departments to educate them on Medicare Criteria for managing LOS and resources
- Initiated and managed Observation program through ED by educating nursing staff and ER physicians .
- Involved and educated nursing staff with discharge planning information to enable weekend discharges.
Ohio State University Hospital
Manager of Progressive Neurological Disorders
03.1987 - 03.1989
Job overview
- Supervised and educated staff caring for Huntington's Chorea patients, advanced Multiple Sclerosis, and severely epileptic patients.
- Marketed this unit throughout state of Wisconsin for potential admissions.
- Charge RN on Developmentally Disabled patient unit.
Ohio State University Hospital
Charge RN Weekend
03.1987 - 03.1989
Job overview
- Worked in bone marrow transplant step-down unit caring and monitoring patients for acute cancer with severe side effects from chemotherapy and multiple medications
- Gave frequent IV products and worked with central lines
- Worked with residents, interns, and
- MDS in a teaching hospital environment, which greatly enhanced my learning and understanding of the entire body organ systems
- Newly graduated registered nurse
Rapid City Regional Hospital
12.1985 - 03.1987
Job overview
- Worked in a in- patient hospice unit with a mentor to assist with my orientation and learning post-graduation.
Education
University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SD
Associate of Science from Nursing
University Overview
Rapid City School of Mines And TechnologyRapid City, SD
Bachelor of Science from Pre-nursing
University Overview
Rapid City Regional Hospital School of NursingRapid City, SD
Diploma from Nursing
12.1987
University Overview
- Honoree of Dean's List 4.0 GPA
- 66 score on ACT PEP SCORE REPORT
- Sioux Falls College
- Rapid City School of Mines and Technology
- Registered Nurse Certification
Skills
- Compassionate and Caring
- Social Perceptiveness
- Microsoft Windows
- Delegation and Motivation
- Microsoft Access
- Google Docs
- Time Management
- Active Listening
- Team Coordination
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- High level of autonomy
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Epic Home Health Services
05.2012 - 11.2012
Director of Nursing
Snyder Health Care Center
01.2012 - 04.2012
Director of Care Delivery
Heartland Health Care Center
05.2007 - 01.2012
Senior Patient Care Coordinator
Clark County Health Care Center
08.1995 - 02.2007
Director of Utilization
Northern Virginia Doctors Hospital
06.1990 - 06.1995
Manager of Progressive Neurological Disorders
Ohio State University Hospital
03.1987 - 03.1989
Charge RN Weekend
Ohio State University Hospital
03.1987 - 03.1989
Rapid City Regional Hospital
12.1985 - 03.1987
University of Sioux Falls
Associate of Science from Nursing
Rapid City School of Mines And Technology
Bachelor of Science from Pre-nursing
Rapid City Regional Hospital School of Nursing
Diploma from Nursing
Similar Profiles
Carolina TalanconCarolina Talancon
• Speech Language Pathologist-Assistant at Epic Home Health Services (Aveanna)• Speech Language Pathologist-Assistant at Epic Home Health Services (Aveanna)
Sandra PearlsteinSandra Pearlstein
Nursing Case Manager at Team Select Home CareNursing Case Manager at Team Select Home Care
Natasha JohnsonNatasha Johnson
Detox- Program Nurse at Promises Behavioral HealthDetox- Program Nurse at Promises Behavioral Health
Shannon Coates-ThorntonShannon Coates-Thornton
Registered Nurse at Maxim HealthcareRegistered Nurse at Maxim Healthcare
Michelle NguyenMichelle Nguyen
CN II- Clinical Research Coordinator at Oncology Hematology Care, Inc.CN II- Clinical Research Coordinator at Oncology Hematology Care, Inc.