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Jessica Thomas

Executive Director
Greeley ,CO

Summary

Enthusiastic Director, with 9 years experience in senior care, eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of Colorado Revised Statutes for Assisted Living and Memory Care. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in the senior living industry.

Overview

3
3
Certifications
3
3
years of post-secondary education
10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Life Guidance (Memory Care) Director

Atria Senior Living
Longmont, CO
01.2020 - Current
  • Planned and implemented staff development and in-service training programs to enhance knowledge and skills.
  • Monitored overhead, prepared budgets and directed spending and resources to support fiscal efficiency.
  • Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
  • Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Completed all paperwork, recognizing any discrepancies and addressing them in a timely fashion.
  • Managed team of 20-25 employees, overseeing hiring, training, and professional growth of employees.
  • Handled day-to-day running of memory care unit, ensuring high levels of productivity and progression.

Resident Care Coordinator

Brookdale Senior Living
Boulder, CO
09.2018 - 12.2019
  • Coordinated daily medicine schedules and administration to help clients address symptoms and enhance quality of life.
  • Ordered lab work and scheduled appointments with doctors, patients and families to discuss results.
  • Hired and trained 20-25 new staff members on facility policies, patient care and medicine distribution.
  • Created staff and care schedules for meals, events, bathing, medication distribution and visiting hours.
  • Documented residents' behavior in terms of mental status, sleeping and eating patterns in medical record books.
  • Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.
  • Recorded vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
  • Increased medication knowledge and medical terminology prowess through consistent research and continuing education.
  • Administered medications to patients and remained vigilant for negative side effects.

Lead QMAP

Brookdale Senior Living
Loveland, CO
09.2016 - 09.2018
  • Reviewed patient progress to document effects of any prescribed medication.
  • Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
  • Unpacked, sorted, counted and labeled all incoming medications to keep optimum inventory levels.
  • Facilitated activities of daily living, including personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
  • Complied with all company-specific guidelines and performed hands-on nursing care to patients under RN supervision.
  • Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.

Resident Care Associate

Brookdale Assisted Living
Loveland, CO
09.2013 - 09.2018
  • Recognized and reported abnormalities and/or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
  • Performed household tasks such as laundry, dusting, washing dishes and vacuuming.
  • Helped clients with hygiene-related tasks such as brushing teeth, bathing, grooming and toileting.
  • Furthered skills by actively taking part in employee trainings and taking classes in subjects to improve skills.
  • Reported any unusual or urgent circumstances in patients' condition or environment immediately to nurse supervisor.
  • Increased medication knowledge and medical terminology prowess through consistent research and continuing education.
  • Helped patients safely transition between sleeping surfaces and mobility assistance such as wheelchairs by providing consistent support.

Education

High School Diploma -

Fort Collins High School
Fort Collins, CO
08.1998 - 06.2001

Certification - Certified Nurse Aide

AIMS Community College
Greeley, CO
12.2012 - 02.2013

Skills

    Microsoft Office

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Certification

Assisted Living Owner/Operator Certification

Timeline

Assisted Living Owner/Operator Certification

05-2021

QMAP Licence

01-2021

Life Guidance (Memory Care) Director

Atria Senior Living
01.2020 - Current

Resident Care Coordinator

Brookdale Senior Living
09.2018 - 12.2019

Lead QMAP

Brookdale Senior Living
09.2016 - 09.2018

Resident Care Associate

Brookdale Assisted Living
09.2013 - 09.2018

Certified Nurse Aide

06-2013

Certification - Certified Nurse Aide

AIMS Community College
12.2012 - 02.2013

High School Diploma -

Fort Collins High School
08.1998 - 06.2001
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