Kimberly M. Nabors
Killen,USA
Summary
I am a leader with outstanding skills in team performance and organizational skills and the ability to perform with multiple task. A professional with a proven track record for enhancing a business and health care with great outcomes. Skilled in data analysis, specializing in management and collaboration with other professionals. My success, expertise and development of staff creates retention with staff employed. Dedication in timely management with data and reports prevents loss of revenue and keeps star ratings at 5. Maintaining compliance with all regulations and guidelines with Operations, State and Local officials. Developing staff with education and guidance while building strong relationships with my co workers.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Educator
Genesis HealthCare
04.2022 - Current
- Supervision and education with required guidelines for healthcare staff related to daily task to care and maintain patient safety.
- Performs all obligatory task with validating Nurses License, CPR classes and Health Care Education upon hire and throughout year.
- Biannually Skills Fair organized for staff in all departments.
- Enhance community outreach initiatives and increased business awareness by offering biannually skills fair open to community, UNA Nursing Instructors and Students as well as Northwest Shoals Community College a training site for future nurses.
- Provide nursing skill demonstrations for medication administration, dressing changes and clinical documentation.
- Update instructional materials, order equipment and supplies and utilized various learning modalities to enhance instruction.
- Dedicated and driven to achieve expertise in managed healthcare and business while attending classes in State Survey Readiness Boot Camp and ChartSmart Legal Documentation.
Infection Preventionist / Clinical Educator
Genesis HealthCare
04.2022 - Current
- Surveillance of ongoing infections to verify adequate data collection, control procedures, interventions and outcomes.
- Provides management skills with all other departments and professionals to achieve reduction of hospitalizations, improve star ratings and accomplish desired outcomes.
- Investigate outbreaks and revamped control measures to prevent future incidents.
- Collaboration with State and Local Health Department to improve success of infection control measures in all departments.
- Leadership and development planning to prevent and manage all contagious diseases with CDC regulations in place.
- Spearhead and oversee all vaccination status, consents and administration of vaccines to patients and employees.
- Maintain records of infections, treatments and careplans with best expected outcomes.
- Gather and submit data to regulatory agencies weekly, monthly and annual.
- Maintain data, reporting and quality assurance standards throughout investigations.
- Completing a collectively inventory and purchase of supplies in budget cost for facility on infection control items necessary for regulations.
- Education and training on all Transmission-based precautions to staff, patients and families while building relationship of trust.
Clinical Manager
Tennessee Quality Home Health Care
02.2013 - 04.2015
- Provide ongoing case management to patients to implement appropriate treatment plan, adhere to quality models and maximize utilization of services needed to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Worked with nurse manager to develop nursing staff through education, evaluation, performance management, and competency improvement.
- Delegated tasks to staff members, monitored completion of all duties and provided support to enhance performance.
- Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
- Collaborated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Developed strong relationships with patient and families as well as physicians to support best care.
- Providing guidance to assist with ensuring accuracy in all performance and documentation. Conducted Audits, QI Reporting process measures and reviewed outcomes on regular basis.
RN Medication Administration, Wound Nurse
Glenwood Center Rehabilitation
04.2015 - 05.2019
- Coordinated expansion of Continuing Education.
- Administration of all types of medication.
- Wound care of all varieties including wound vacs.
- Coordinated standard discharge logistics while orchestrating acute and post hospital patient needs.
- Collaborate with staff, physicians and management.
- Providing highly competent care along with documentation of care with results.
Clinical Educator, RN Staff
Tennessee Quality Home Health Care
02.2013 - 04.2015
- Teaching and training new nursing staff.
- Provided guidance to assist with ensuring accuracy in all performance and documentation.
- Conducted audits, QI reporting, process measures, and reviewed outcomes on a regular basis.
- Provided ongoing education to staff regarding outcomes.
- Participated in weekly management meetings.
- Worked closely with coders and assisted with coding and audits.
- Assisted director in hiring new staff.
- Kept documentation of all finding in Excel.
RN Field Staff, Marketing Consultant, Nurse Liaison, Case Management
Deaconess Home Care
02.2006 - 04.2013
- Knowledgeable in different areas of Home Health and Hospice Care.
- Nurse Liaison. Establish patient’s eligibility for care, communicating with families, and interacting with a wide range of staff members.
- Created and delivered presentations professionally and effectively to clients, consultants and associates.
- Maintained direct communication with over 100 customers in order to establish solid relations for affiliate growth.
- Provided education and training to physicians, staff and hospital case managers, ALF’s, Rehab Discharge planners and public on services.
- Responsible for budget, company credit card, documentation of supporting expenses in CRM and BOA.
- Performed as a liaison between physicians and patients" families to facilitate clear communication regarding treatment options and progress updates.
- Established relationship with patient and family from hospital bedside to facilitate with a smooth transition from hospital to home with no gap in care.
- Coordinated discharge planning efforts with social workers, case workers and physicians.
- Collaborated with DME's for equipment needed prior to discharge from hospital.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply wit HIPAA laws and prevent information breached.
PRN Status
Wayne County Hospital
01.1999 - 11.2012
RN Field Staff, Clinical Nurse
Volunteer Home Care
01.2003 - 01.2006
- Performed and established appropriate patient care and outcomes.
- Collaborated with health professionals, skilled assessments, planning and intervention.
- Elevation of POC.
Charge Nurse
Waynesboro County Nursing Home
01.2002 - 01.2003
- Charge nurse of 109 patient care facility.
- Collected health data to determine any significant problems.
- Documentation of evaluated results.
CNA
Wayne County Nursing Home
01.1999 - 01.2002
Intensive Care Step Down Unit
Maury Regional Medical Hospital
01.2000 - 01.2002
Wound Care Nurse
Genesis HealthCare
04.2015 - 2019
- Maintained comprehensive understanding of genitourinary, gastrointestinal and integumentary systems and provided treatment for wounds impacting them.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to implement interventions for wound healing and skin breakdown prevention.
- Documented and examined patient recovery and reported progress to doctors for effective management.
- Coordinated standard discharge logistics while orchestrating acute and post hospital patient needs.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Columbia State Community College
Columbia, Tennessee01.2002
Skills
- Microsoft
- Point Care
- Wound Care
- IV Therapy
- Vascular Devices
- Admission and Discharge
- Supervision
- CMS Regulation
- CRM
- HCHB
- Teaching and Training
- Disease Process
- Medications
- Event planning
- Documentation
- Case management
- Patient diagnostics
- EMR updating
- Resource utilization
- Rehabilitative care
- Healthcare management
- Staff training
- Quality improvement
- Wound prevention
- Data collection
- Intervention planning
Accomplishments
- Use Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Supervise team of approximately 120 staff members.
- Achieved Certification of Infection Preventionist by completing NHSN with accuracy and efficiency.
- Supervision
- CMS Regulation State Survey Readiness
- CRM
- HCHB
- Point Care Click
- Wound Care
- RN Nursing at bedside
- Admission and Discharge
- Excellence by Design Marketing Development
- Approved and qualified by National Healthcare Safety Network (CDC)
Awards
- 2012, National Heart of Home Health Care in sales.
- 2013, National Heart of Home Health Care in sales.
- 2022 Nursing Mentor Award
- 2023 Leadership Excellence Award for demonstrating exemplary transformational leadership with a proven record for achieving and sustaining excellent outcomes.
- 2023 & 2024 Genesis Award for Focus and Discipline on improving the quality of care. Creativity and Innovation to develop effective solutions.
Certification
RN License
CPR
Excellence by Design Marketing Development
Infection Preventionist
Timeline
Clinical Educator
Genesis HealthCare
04.2022 - Current
Infection Preventionist / Clinical Educator
Genesis HealthCare
04.2022 - Current
Wound Care Nurse
Genesis HealthCare
04.2015 - 2019
RN Medication Administration, Wound Nurse
Glenwood Center Rehabilitation
04.2015 - 05.2019
Clinical Manager
Tennessee Quality Home Health Care
02.2013 - 04.2015
Clinical Educator, RN Staff
Tennessee Quality Home Health Care
02.2013 - 04.2015
RN Field Staff, Marketing Consultant, Nurse Liaison, Case Management
Deaconess Home Care
02.2006 - 04.2013
RN Field Staff, Clinical Nurse
Volunteer Home Care
01.2003 - 01.2006
Charge Nurse
Waynesboro County Nursing Home
01.2002 - 01.2003
Intensive Care Step Down Unit
Maury Regional Medical Hospital
01.2000 - 01.2002
PRN Status
Wayne County Hospital
01.1999 - 11.2012
CNA
Wayne County Nursing Home
01.1999 - 01.2002
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Columbia State Community College
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