Joyce Nash
Brandon,MS
Summary
Highly motivated Permanent Charge Nurse of the Community Living Center (CLC) at G.V. Sonny Montgomery seeking to advance my leadership skills in the CLC as the MDS Nurse to improve quality care and Veteran outcomes.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Permanent Charge Nurse
G.V. Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center
Jackson, MS
11.2023 - Current
- Registered Nurse professional nurse who functions as a day-to-day clinical leader
- Serves as the Permanent Charge Nurse for the VA’s Community Living Center
- Directs and guides nursing staff of a twenty-three-bed long-term care and skilled/rehab unit
- Collaborates with Interdisciplinary team members, MDS Nurse, and RAC to ensure appropriate continuity of high-quality care
- Involvement in the Interdisciplinary care planning process, weekly review of Care Area Assessments (CAAs) with MDS Nurse and RAC, revision of care plans, daily monitoring and updating of the 802 Report according to CMS guidelines
- Ensures delivery of safe, high-quality care rendered in accordance with latest evidence-based practice, CMS guidelines, and Survey Readiness
- Acts as liaison between unit staff and interdisciplinary medical team
- Possesses knowledge of Center for Medicaid/Medicare Services Federal Regulations for Long Term Care and Rehabilitation Services
- Utilizes BCMA, CPRS, VISTA, and JPSR to manage, document, and report patient sensitive information
- Performs nursing quality of care rounds and reports findings to appropriate authorities
- Functions as point of contact for staff RNs, LPNs, and CNAs to provide safe patient care
- Maintains staff assignments in accordance with the consistent assignment initiative.
Registered Nurse
Methodist Rehabilitation Center
Jackson, MS
05.2020 - Current
- Provides holistic care to patients recovering from debilitating illnesses and injuries.
- Frequently serves as charge nurse for 24 bed unit
- Delivers nursing care to patients recovering from CVA, TBI, MVAs, GSWs, etc
- Completes ongoing patient assessment through the recovery process
- Exercises the ability to recognize acute changes and respond appropriately
- Collaborates with rehab team to rehabilitate patients to premorbid level of functioning
- Safely administers medications through approved routes of administration
- Manages central lines, wound vacs, Holter monitors, ostomies, PEGs, etc.
- Conducted comprehensive assessment of residents' physical, psychological, social, spiritual, cultural, environmental needs.
- Collaborated with healthcare team members to develop individualized resident care plans based on assessments.
- Developed goals for each resident's plan of care that reflected their physical, mental health status and preferences.
- Reviewed medical records for accurate documentation of diagnoses according to established criteria.
Registered Nurse
Merit Health River Oaks
11.2021 - 03.2022
- Served as a contract RN to supplement critical staffing shortage on Med-Surg unit
- Received patients directly from ER, OR and ICU departments
- Cared for wounds and post operative incisions
- Provided education to patients and families upon discharge
- Maintained and initiated intravenous access
- Managed IV fluids and IV push medications
- Maintained PCA pumps
- Performed blood transfusions
- Cared for covid patients on an isolation unit.
Registered Nurse
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS
01.2020 - 05.2020
- Provided critical nursing care to premature neonates in a level IV NICU setting
- Utilized critical thinking skills to provide holistic care to patient and families
- Administered medications
- Collaborated with care team to implement treatment plan
- Assisted physicians in performing bedside procedures
- Managed central lines and respiratory equipment.
Student nurse tech
Select specialty hospital long-term acute care
07.2019 - 01.2020
- Provided basic patient care and comfort to post-ICU patients under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse
- Shadowed the RN and assisted with nursing duties
- Measured vital signs, intake & output, and demographics
- Assisted with personal and daily care
- Removed peripheral IV’s
- Turned and repositioned immobile patients utilizing proper body mechanics.
Education
MASTER OF SCIENCE in nursing, Graduate Level - Health Care Administration
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER
05.2025
Associate Degree of Nursing, Nursing/Allied Health Center - Nursing- RN
Hinds Communty CollegE
12.2019
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, School of Public Health - Health Care Administration
Jackson state university
04.2017
Skills
- Effective CLC Leadership skills
- Collaboration with CLC interdisciplinary team members
- MDS experience
- Collaboration with MDS staff
- Resident Assessment Coordinator (RAC)
- Care planning process
- Revision of care plans
- Monitoring and updating 802 Reports
- Survey Readiness
- Charge nurse supervision
- Ancillary staff
- Compliance with survey regulations
- Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) guidelines
- Preceptor and Charge Nurse Experience in Long-term Care
- Effective communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft excel
- Microsoft word
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Electronic Health records
Affiliations
- Mississippi Public Health Association
- American College of Healthcare Executives
- Mississippi Organization of Associate degree Nurses
- HBCU Career Development Marketplace Scholar
Certification
- Registered Nurse, Mississippi Board of Nursing
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association
- Neonatal Resuscitation Provider, American Academy of Pediatrics
References
Upon Request
Timeline
Permanent Charge Nurse
G.V. Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center
11.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
Merit Health River Oaks
11.2021 - 03.2022
Registered Nurse
Methodist Rehabilitation Center
05.2020 - Current
Registered Nurse
University of Mississippi Medical Center
01.2020 - 05.2020
Student nurse tech
Select specialty hospital long-term acute care
07.2019 - 01.2020
- Registered Nurse, Mississippi Board of Nursing
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association
- Neonatal Resuscitation Provider, American Academy of Pediatrics
MASTER OF SCIENCE in nursing, Graduate Level - Health Care Administration
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER
Associate Degree of Nursing, Nursing/Allied Health Center - Nursing- RN
Hinds Communty CollegE
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, School of Public Health - Health Care Administration
Jackson state university
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