Margaret Boggus
Tavares,FL
Summary
Registered Nurse compassionately committed to providing quality patient care. Nursing background includes infection control, staff development, geriatrics, and marketing. Effective at improving revenue, team productivity, and policies to keep operations at a sustainable and profitable level. Well-versed in motivating and retaining employees, building relationships with clients, residents and families and achieving the requirements for continued accreditation. Highly-motivated with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse Administrator
Assisting Hands Home Care
The Villages, FL
11.2022 - Current
- Conducted staff meetings to discuss patient care policies and procedures.
- Identified, evaluated and monitored quality improvement initiatives to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
- Created and implemented effective nursing protocols for maximizing resource efficiency.
- Executed workforce engagement initiatives to boost caregiver satisfaction levels.
- Developed orientation programs for new nurses and conducted ongoing training sessions for existing staff members.
- Advised department heads on budgeting matters regarding staff salaries and equipment purchases.
- Performed administrative duties such as scheduling shifts, preparing payrolls.
- Managed changes in integrated health care delivery systems and technological innovations while keeping focus on quality of care.
- Established strong lines of communication and maintained transparency among governing boards, department heads, and medical staff.
Registered Nurse/ Licensed Practical Nurse
Bayview Center/ Ruleme Center
Eustis, FL
08.2011 - Current
- Quality measures review, monitoring, and improvement
- Staff development, education, competency training and scheduling
- Auditing new admission charts and documentation
- Weekly wound measurements and documentation
- Initiation and updating care plans
- Managed and supervised skilled, long term and dementia units
- Maintaining communication between primary care doctors, specialists, and families regarding patients continuous plan of care
- Maintaining, auditing, and implementing State and Federal regulation standards
- Monitored and recorded health information and patient data including nutritional needs, nutrient content of tube feedings, fluid and food intake, and assessed weight history, medical risk factor and patient history
- Promote patient and family education, health improvement, patient safety, wellness and disease prevention
- Used sterile techniques to prepare patients for procedures.
- Collected biological specimens and packaged for laboratory transport to complete diagnostic tests.
- Monitored patient's respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Prevented drug interactions and contributed to correct diagnosis by recording patient health information, monitoring vitals and updating patient files.
- Followed rehabilitation and treatment care plans to accelerate patient recovery, minimize pain and optimize patient outcomes.
- Looked for physical, emotional and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
- Worked with social workers, physical therapists and speech therapists to assess patient needs, plan and adjust plans of care and actualize nursing interventions to promote and restore patient health.
- Provided behavioral and emotional support and closely supervised patients suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's.
- Monitored infection control procedures to verify facility-wide health and safety.
- Document outcomes, interventions, and analysed treatment plans for each patient
Director of Nursing
Ruleme Center
Eustis, FL
04.2022 - 11.2022
- Monitored development, implementation and updates of individualized care plans.
- Administered executive supervision, exercising independent judgment to select proper course of action in policies and procedures.
- Reviewed daily documentation of dispensing of controlled substances, immediately noting discrepancies from shift to shift.
- Implemented changes needed to correct deficiencies found during government inspections.
- Reviewed incident reports daily for accuracy and proper notification to family, physicians and other agencies as required by regulations.
- Directed daily operations at facility caring for more than 140 individuals.
- Improved bed occupancy by 0.5% in one month
- Recruited and hired intelligent clinical and administrative staff to bolster skills set of already talented team.
- Collaborated with Quality Team to develop outcomes statistics.
- Formulated and implemented testing and interpretation practices and procedures to maintain standards of care and quality assurance benchmarks.
- Managed operations in accordance with budget requirements.
- Recruited well-qualified candidates to fill vacancies and offer residents unparalleled care.
Assistant Director of Nursing
Bayview Center
Eustis, FL
04.2020 - 04.2022
- Budgeted, managed and scheduled staff of 30 nurses, 75 nurse assistants and fostering an environment supportive of both skilled and long term care and patients.
- Assessed competency of clinical staff to promote quality, continuity and safety.
- Implemented changes needed to correct deficiencies found during government inspections.
- Coordinated medical and health services in compliance with government regulations and policies set by board of trustees.
- Administered executive supervision, exercising independent judgment to select proper course of action in policies and procedures.
- Implemented new hire training to further develop skills and initiate discussions on task prioritization.
- Initiated training and education programs for supporting healthcare staff.
- Oversaw Restorative Nursing and Palliative care programs and developed and initiated policies and procedures to standardize delivery of care.
- Facilitated peer-to-peer conflict resolution.
Unit Manager for Skilled Unit
Bayview Center
Eustis, FL
08.2017 - 04.2021
- Mentored nursing staff and set unit goals and standards.
- Created and managed unit's budget and trained and hired employees.
- Initiated audit process to evaluate thoroughness of documentation and maintenance of facility standards.
- Analyzed patients records to determine efficiency and effectiveness of care.
- Oversaw resident care to promote quality physical, mental and psychological treatment.
Education
Associate of Science Degree - Nursing
Rasmussen College, Lake Technical Center
09.2020
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Lake Technical College
Eustis, FL02.2011
Skills
- Financial Operations Oversight
- Nurse Education and Training
- Policy and Program Development
- Data Analysis
- Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Personnel Evaluations
- Budget Development
- Expenditure Monitoring
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Policy Development
- Recruiting and Hiring
- Policies Compliance Enforcement
Accomplishments
- RN9551234 Florida Board of Nursing
- Gold and Silver Award Accomplishments
- Maintained 5 Star Facility for 6 years
- JCAHO & HIPAA Standards
- Infection Preventionist Training by CDC
- Minimum Data Set Training
- Staff Development Coordinator
- Promoted from Assistant Director to Director of Nursing, in less than 12-months.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Registered Nurse Administrator
Assisting Hands Home Care
11.2022 - Current
Director of Nursing
Ruleme Center
04.2022 - 11.2022
Assistant Director of Nursing
Bayview Center
04.2020 - 04.2022
Unit Manager for Skilled Unit
Bayview Center
08.2017 - 04.2021
Registered Nurse/ Licensed Practical Nurse
Bayview Center/ Ruleme Center
08.2011 - Current
Associate of Science Degree - Nursing
Rasmussen College, Lake Technical Center
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Lake Technical College
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