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KIMBERLY WATKINS

Overland Park

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Charge Nurse

Hillside Village of Desoto
07.2012 - 06.2024

Night charge nurse for 48 bed LTC,Skilled Medicare unit, also attending to emergencies on assisted living side.


Assess, plan and evaluate resident care needs, including medicaid care and resident education.


Dispense prescribed medications, monitor vital signs, change dressings and provide wound care.


Starting IV medications, changed, PICC line dressings.


Experience in use of point click care program.


Nurture resident and family relationships and build excellent working relationships with an array of medicaid staff and physicians.


Charge Nurse

Aberdeen Village Nursing Center
03.2005 - 05.2012

Assess, plan and evaluate patient/resident care needs, including but not limited to medical care but comprehensive education and training families and residents.


Dispense prescribed medications, change dressings, provide would care and monitor vital signs


Accountable for 90% of admissions and the coordinations of patient discharge planning needs.


Experience in the use of Care tracker and Answers on Demand(AOD) programs for charting purposes.


Nurture patient/resident and family relationships and build excellent working relationships with an array of medical staff and physicicans.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Science in Nusing

Pittsburgh State University
Pittsburg, KS
05.1978

Skills

Widespread nursing experience in critical care unit (CCU) and telemetry care units with extensive time spent in skilled long-term care nursing facilities and comprehensive experience in a variety of technology and its uses in the critical care setting Excellent communications skills, and the ability to effectively interact with a diverse group of patients, family members an array of medical staff and physicians in a variety of medical and critical care situations Proven critical thinking skills with extensive background in hospital and long term care settings Focused on balancing and meeting the needs of internal and external customers Meticulous charting and documentation abilities, meeting all reporting requirements and Medicare Standards Leadership qualities, train,supervise and mentor staff

Timeline

Charge Nurse

Hillside Village of Desoto
07.2012 - 06.2024

Charge Nurse

Aberdeen Village Nursing Center
03.2005 - 05.2012

Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Science in Nusing

Pittsburgh State University
KIMBERLY WATKINS