Marcia Sandhu
Land O' Lakes,FL
Summary
Dedicated to promoting quality patient care and satisfaction and offering experience in nursing and healthcare administration. Possesses proven track record of developing and implementing comprehensive nursing policies, providing excellent leadership and mentoring, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Director of Nursing
Bayside Care Center
05.2022 - Current
- Serve on, participate in, and attend various committees of 92-bed facility.
- Serve on Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee.
- Assist Director in preparing written and/or oral reports of nursing service programs and activities to submit to such committee(s).
- Schedule, attend, and participate in developing agendas for Care Plan Committee meetings, weekly.
- Participate in regularly scheduled reviews of discharge plans and make such plans available on Care Plans.
- Serve on, participate in Utilization Review Committee to evaluate healthcare provided to residents to ensure appropriateness, monitoring quality of care as well as managing costs associated, weekly.
- Committee as required or as may be necessary.
- Ensure that all assessments are completed and transmitted in timely manner.
- Review validation reports for fatal errors and warnings and completes Modifications and In-activations in accordance with CMS Correction Policy.
- Assist in maintaining PPS pathway for all residents on Medicare Part A and Managed Care.
- Collaborate with facility Director of Rehabilitation to ensure most appropriate ARD is utilized for Medicare assessments through use of PPS pathways.
- Provide billers with PPS pathways to ensure accurate billing.
- Complete Comprehensive Status Updates to Case Managers on all managed care residents per company guidelines.
- Collaborate with IDT team to identify significant change in resident status and, ensures that comprehensive resident assessment is scheduled within fourteen (14) days of any significant change in Resident’s condition.
- Orientate, onboard, train, educate over 100 staff members (RN, LPN, CNA, PT, OT, SP, Dietary, Maintenance, and Housekeeping.
- Participated in management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes, and resident complaints or concerns.
- Established and monitored infection control programs to provide safe, sanitary environment to prevent transmission of disease and infection.
- Performed rounds to observe care and interview staff, residents, and families.
- Prepared and reviewed infection control surveillance reports to identify trends and develop effective actions to control and prevent infections.
- Identified department issues to recommend corrective actions.
- Developed positive employee relations, incentives, and recognition programs to promote teamwork and mutual respect.
- Worked closely administration to develop and implement best practices to improve patient outcomes.
- Built and maintained positive working relationships with physicians and staff to support seamless healthcare operations.
- Facilitated continuing education and training programs to drive staff competency and professional development.
Director of Nursing
American House
03.2021 - 03.2022
- Helped start new Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care facility of 162 bed facility.
- Payroll processing of nursing department.
- Scheduling nursing department.
- Admitting assessments and care plan development.
- Educated on various topics related to geriatric care, including exercise and nutrition, performed wellness checks and provided geriatric care.
- Detailed and recorded patient histories in electronic medical records.
- Educated new nurses on various topics relating to nursing.
- Monitored and evaluated nursing staff performance, providing feedback and guidance to support standards of care.
- Built and maintained positive working relationships with physicians and staff to support seamless healthcare operations.
- Oversaw and approved recruitment, hiring and orientation of new nursing staff.
- Participated in management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes, and resident complaints or concerns, daily.
- Worked closely administration to develop and implement best practices to improve patient outcomes.
- Facilitated continuing education and training programs to drive staff competency and professional development.
- Performed rounds to observe care and interview staff, residents, and families.
- Collaborated with staff, management, and external groups to coordinate patient care.
- Established new policies and updated existing policies to improve standard of care for patients.
- Identified department issues to recommend corrective actions.
- Developed positive employee relations, incentives, and recognition programs to promote teamwork and mutual respect.
- Established and monitored infection control programs to provide safe, sanitary environment to prevent transmission of disease and infection.
- Evaluated work performance of 100 nursing personnel to determine wage increases and implement discipline.
- Planned and assigned workload to 75-person nursing staff to direct patient care.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
- Ordered all pharmacy supplies and kept check on inventory levels.
- Developed policies and procedures for effective pharmacy management.
- Successfully negotiated client contract renewals to create increased revenue.
School Nurse RN
Pasco County Schools
08.2020 - 05.2021
- Provide preventive services.
- Identify problems in early stages.
- Oversee interventions and referrals in order to foster health and ensure educational success.
- Provide healthcare to over 300 students and staff.
- Perform health screenings for entire school.
- Serve as liaison between school personnel, family, and community healthcare providers.
- Developed care plans.
- Attend IEP meetings to provide health advice.
- Administered medications.
- Provide education to staff, students, and families.
- Monitor immunizations.
- Assessed student health and identified potential health concerns to provide appropriate care.
- Provided support to students with special needs and disabilities to deliver appropriate care and meet educational needs.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in team environment.
RN, Medical-Surgical-Telemetry Floor
Regional Medical Center, Bayonet Point
01.2020 - 07.2020
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Continuously track heart performance using EKG machines.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Provided patient care including assisting with ADLs and wound care.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Detailed EMR charting/documentation.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Discharges, charting, education and paperwork.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Westminster Shores
06.2016 - 01.2020
- Provide routine bedside care.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Supervision and management of over 20 staff members and over 200 residents in 2 communities.
- Medication management and administration.
- Ordering supplies and medication from pharmacy.
- Communicating and providing education to residents, families and staff.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN04.2024
Associate of Science - Nursing
Galen College of Nursing
Tampa, FL12.2019
LPN - Nursing, Licensed Practical Nurse
Fortis College of Nursing
Largo, FL05.2016
High School Diploma -
St. Petersburg High School
Saint Petersburg, FL05.2001
Skills
- Establish Policies
- Chronic Disease Management
- Nursing Protocols
- EMR Software
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Medical and Nursing Coordination
- Utilization Management
- Quality Assurance Controls
- Medicare Compliance
- Disease Control
- Quality Assurance
- Leadership and Guidance
Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse - Expiration Date - 04/30/2025
- Certified Infection Preventionist, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - 06/02/222-present
- Certified Assisted Living Administrator, The Macdonald Research Institute - 08/06/2021-present
- CPR, First Aid, AED Certified, 02/01/2022 - 02/01/2024
Timeline
Assistant Director of Nursing
Bayside Care Center
05.2022 - Current
Director of Nursing
American House
03.2021 - 03.2022
School Nurse RN
Pasco County Schools
08.2020 - 05.2021
RN, Medical-Surgical-Telemetry Floor
Regional Medical Center, Bayonet Point
01.2020 - 07.2020
Licensed Practical Nurse
Westminster Shores
06.2016 - 01.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Walden University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Galen College of Nursing
LPN - Nursing, Licensed Practical Nurse
Fortis College of Nursing
High School Diploma -
St. Petersburg High School
- Licensed Registered Nurse - Expiration Date - 04/30/2025
- Certified Infection Preventionist, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - 06/02/222-present
- Certified Assisted Living Administrator, The Macdonald Research Institute - 08/06/2021-present
- CPR, First Aid, AED Certified, 02/01/2022 - 02/01/2024
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