KATHERINE M KINCHEN
Baton Rouge,LA
Summary
Patient-focus Nursing Administrator offering 6-year background driving quality improvements, coaching nursing staff to reach full potential, and 14 years total as a Registered Nurse. The goal is to seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management, and problem-solving skills. Expertise is strong organizational, communication, and multitasking abilities, managing medical records, evaluating staff performance, and handling multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Facility Administrator
DaVita Dialysis
01.2016 - 11.2022
- Responsible for monitoring daily workflow functions of facility such as staff and patient staffing, ensuring safe staffing ratios
- Review biweekly and monthly clinical outcomes and quality improvement measures for all patients, including labs, treatment orders, review socioeconomic barriers, and quality of life indicators
- Ensure monthly compliance with policies and procedures in accordance with state and federal regulations patient care and services by performing monthly audits such as infection control, medical records, dialysis flowsheet, and employee files
- Develop and maintain strong Medical Director and Physician relationships and open communication for assistance with any health-related issues
- Supporting quality standards through monthly meetings, regulatory requirements, and practices of QAPI and governing body by holding monthly facility health meeting to discuss all patients and any other items in facility to prepare for CMS onsite inspection.
- Collaborating daily with Charge RN, Biomed, DPC Staff, Social Worker, Dietitian, Medical Director, Physicians, and Educators regarding direct patient care by holding 10 – 15-minute daily homeroom meetings to ensure needs of patients and staff are met
- Ensure provision of education to patients and patients' families by delegating staff members to hand out patient education monthly
- Address any patient and teammate concerns, issues, and questions including review of patient satisfaction surveys, grievances, and report to QAPI meetings for quality improvements, and providing clinical expertise to technicians, nurses, biomedical specialists, dieticians, and social workers
- Continuously monitoring and reviewing center operations by reviewing daily reports of financial operations to ensure monthly budgets are met
- Ensure and assess that all policies and procedures are communicated to and implemented by facility staff by performing in-services for staff to discuss newly implemented policies, and any corrections that must be made for staff performing existing policies incorrectly
- Identifying and planning timely responses for any issues with
- safety of equipment and system that includes monthly safety audits on facility equipment such as dialysis machines, Hoyer lifts, testing equipment, and water tanks
- Manage 5-7 employees, including hiring and terminating, performance reviews, merit increases, schedule management, and conflict resolution
- Monthly meeting to discuss facility findings with Director and Divisional Vice President.
Charge Nurse
DaVita Dialysis
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Conduct pre-dialysis patient assessment including obtaining patient vital signs and assessing patient's vascular access prior to dialysis
- Oversee preparation of delivery system, dialysate bath, and dialyzer and confirm that all mandatory alarm tests on dialyzer and equipment are performed
- Review physicians' orders for dialysis patients, collects pre-treatment dialysis data, and review patient records prior to dialysis
- Specialized in nursing care of patients with chronic renal failure
- Effectively managed clinic oversight for 16 patients per shift with 2 shifts per day as charge nurse,
- Chronic patient care in dialysis unit, handling all aspects of treatment from medication to initiation to termination of treatments
- Liaison between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans
- Developed patient care plans including assessments, evaluations, and nursing diagnoses
- Ensure staff and patients are following infection control procedures
- Assess need for, order, maintain, and interpret appropriate lab test
- Counsel and educate patients about fluid management, diet, and medication adherence at home.
Staff Nurse
Baton Rouge General Medical Center
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Conduct and document thorough assessment of 5-6 patients' medical status upon admission and throughout patient's course of treatment
- Completing required documentation in accurate and timely manner while complying with evaluation, treatment documentation guidelines
- Provide high-level nursing care to patients
- Perform various diagnostic tests and administer medications
- Prepare patients for physician visits and layout instruments and equipment to be used by physician.
- Update patient's medical records and discuss treatment plans with patients
- Promote patient is independently by educating patients and family members regarding self-care, medication intake and potential side effects
- Discharge patients upon physician's approval
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Administration
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern University And A & M College
Baton Rouge, LA12.2009
Skills
- COMPUTER SKILLS
- Applications: Microsoft office, Excel Workbook, PowerPoint, Snappy system, Falcon system, McKesson system, Anaplan, Ivy, Crownweb, Iprocurement
- Facility Management
- Records Management Systems
- Training Programs
- Organizational Policies
- Quality Control Procedures
- Government Regulations
- Accreditation Coordination
- Clinical Quality Program Standards
- Quality Assurance Controls
- Quality Improvement Activities
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Facility Administrator
DaVita Dialysis
01.2016 - 11.2022
Charge Nurse
DaVita Dialysis
01.2013 - 01.2016
Staff Nurse
Baton Rouge General Medical Center
01.2010 - 01.2013
Master of Science - Nursing Administration
Walden University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern University And A & M College
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