Karen Hissong
Hebron,NE
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN/Director of Nursing
Parkview Haven Nursing Home
Deshler, NE
04.2006 - Current
- Maintained records management system to process personnel information and produce reports.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Recruited, hired, and trained new facility staff.
- Reviewed daily documentation of dispensing of controlled substances, immediately noting discrepancies from shift to shift.
- Established solid relations with leadership and staff by attending supervisor meetings, leading QAPI meetings, and coordinating weekly Risk meetings.
- Coordinated interdepartmental information exchanges.
- Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
- Advised physicians on best practices related to prescribing medications or treatments for patients under their care.
- Budgeted, managed, and scheduled nursing staff, fostering environment supportive to patients.
- Coordinated medical and health services in compliance with government regulations and policies set by board of trustees.
- Maintained awareness of government regulations, health insurance changes and financing options.
- Served as a mentor for new nurses providing support during their transition into the organization.
- Ensured compliance with state regulations regarding nurse-to-patient ratios and other safety guidelines.
- Monitored development, implementation and updates of individualized care plans.
- Maintained accurate records of staff certifications, licensure, continuing education credits.
- Developed and maintained staffing schedule in accordance with contract terms, budget mandates and accreditation standards for nursing coverage.
- Set and monitored achievement goals for nursing department consistent with established philosophy and standards of practice.
- Provided clinical guidance and direction to nursing staff to ensure quality care was provided in a timely manner.
- Developed and implemented nursing policies, procedures, and protocols to ensure patient safety.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Registered Nursing
Mary Lanning
Hastings, NE06-1981
Skills
- Health promotion
- Quality improvement
- Discharge planning
- Basic life support
- Compassion and empathy
- Clinical judgment
- Geriatric care
- Lab result interpretation
- Chart updating
- Medical assessment
- Culturally-sensitive care
- Vaccine administration
- Nursing staff leadership
- Precepting
- Infectious disease control
- EMR systems
- Intake and discharge
- Emotional intelligence
- Proper catheter insertion/removal
- Patient satisfaction and process improvement
- Documentation and charting
- Documenting vitals
- Staff supervision
- SBAR communication
- HIPAA education
- Medical recordkeeping
- Care planning
- Strong medical ethic
- Physical assessments
- Employee evaluation
- High level of autonomy
Certification
- RN License #37066, issued 9/10/1981
- LPN from 1/1/1976 to 9/10/1981
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
RN/Director of Nursing
Parkview Haven Nursing Home
04.2006 - Current
- RN License #37066, issued 9/10/1981
- LPN from 1/1/1976 to 9/10/1981
Associate of Applied Science - Registered Nursing
Mary Lanning
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