Mary Coughlin
Panama City,FL
Summary
Highly organized, Staff Development Nurse; Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing.
Offering a proven history of successfully advocating for patients while working with practitioners, providing patient education and personnel management.
Experienced sixteen year nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities.
Mary C. Coughlin BSN, RN
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Behavioral Health Registered Nurse
Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital
Panama City, FL
02.2024 - 07.2024
- Initiated crisis intervention when necessary to de-escalate situations or provide emotional support for individuals in distress.
- Monitored medications for effectiveness and side effects, providing education about medication use to patients and families.
- Educated patients and families on mental health topics such as stress management, coping skills and relapse prevention.
- Performed psychosocial assessments, including histories and physicals.
- Developed discharge plans that included follow up appointments with primary care physicians or psychiatrists.
Assistant Director of Nursing
Community Health & Rehabilitation
Panama City, FL
05.2023 - 09.2023
- Directed and developed the nursing department for a 102 bed facility to ensure the highest quality of care and services in accordance with all laws, regulations and facility guidelines.
- Appointed as facility Risk manager responsible for overseeing investigations related to resident events.
- Recruited, selected and oriented qualified team members for the nursing department.
- Ensured that policies and procedures were adhered to related to absenteeism regarding staffing and patient care needs; met with staff as needed to perform corrective action , offered options for improvement; addressed cultural concerns and implemented positive empowerment of staff to reduce employee absenteeism.
- Met daily with the Administrator while making care recommendations for staffing coverage, patient satisfaction and overall quality resident care.
Staff Development Nurse/ADON
Stafford at Belmont
Bremerton, WA
08.2020 - 04.2023
- Oriented new employees to expected nursing standards and facility processes.
- Monitored nursing performance to track skill gaps and plan training on individual and group basis.
- Motivated nurses to continuously develop skills through educational events and in-service classes.
- Oversaw schedule of training courses and prioritized learning based on facility, regulatory and patient care demands.
- Maintained staff education for continuing education requirements.
- Achieved departmental goals and objectives by instituting new processes and standards for in-patient care.
- Utilized computerized Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
- Implemented changes needed to correct deficiencies found during government inspections.
- Budgeted, managed and scheduled staff of 30 nurses, fostering environment supportive of both sub-acute/ rehabilitation and Long-term Care patients.
- Recruited, hired and trained new medical and facility staff.
- Built work schedules and staff assignments, taking workload, space and equipment availability into consideration.
- Assessed competency of clinical staff to promote quality, continuity and safety.
- Developed effective approaches to tap employees' potential and build competencies to achieve employer's goals.
Director of Health Services
Avamere Arbor @ Bremerton
Bremerton, Washington
02.2020 - 07.2020
- Created and implemented policies and procedures for effective pharmacy management.
- Diversified facility offerings by adding services such as Home Health supportive services, Hospice services for end of life care needed and Podiatry/dental services..
- Reviewed and assessed staff processes, reducing hazards posed for residents and staff while promoting regulatory compliance.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Created and maintained facility documents and records, maintaining accuracy while managing sensitive data.
Assistant Director of Nursing
Cornerstone Health Services
Bremerton, Washington
07.2019 - 11.2019
- Monitored development, implementation and updates of individualized care plans.
- Participated in daily meetings with department heads to discuss census information, admissions and discharges for residents.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Coordinated medical and health services in compliance with government regulations and policies set by board of trustees.
- 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 ninety individuals.
- Budgeted, managed and scheduled staff of twenty five nurses, fostering environment supportive of both clinical staff and patients.
RN Case Manager
Kindred at Home
Bremerton, WA
08.2012 - 12.2018
- Served as a patient advocate by identifying insurance coverage, communicating care preferences to practitioners and ensuring interventions met patients' treatment goals.
- Updated and maintained discharge plan of care with physician, members of healthcare team, patients, and families.
- Developed patient care plans, including overall patient health assessments and evaluations.
- Assessed and reviewed patients for discharge and planning, including integrating services for patients requiring home care, home infusion, and durable medical equipment (DME).
- Helped patients navigate the healthcare system and their care plans by educating them on relevant subject areas and answering questions throughout the treatment process.
- Trained, guided and mentored home healthcare providers to ensure all objectives were met.
- Participated in on-call rotations, delivering daily continuous quality care to patients.
- Assessed patients' overall health, identified their needs and goals for treatment and connected them with ideal practitioners and treatments.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT2014
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Olympic College
Bremerton, WA2010
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Olympic College
Bremerton, WA2008
Skills
- Relationship and team building
- Staffing management
- Strong clinical judgment
- First aid and BLS certified
- Infection control standards
- Patient-oriented
- Wound care expertise
- Acute and rehabilitative care
- Cultural awareness and sensitivity
- Problem resolution ability
- Employee retention strategies
- Quality assurance controls
- Training & development
Affiliations
- American Nurses Association
- Quality Assurance Team
Timeline
Behavioral Health Registered Nurse
Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital
02.2024 - 07.2024
Assistant Director of Nursing
Community Health & Rehabilitation
05.2023 - 09.2023
Staff Development Nurse/ADON
Stafford at Belmont
08.2020 - 04.2023
Director of Health Services
Avamere Arbor @ Bremerton
02.2020 - 07.2020
Assistant Director of Nursing
Cornerstone Health Services
07.2019 - 11.2019
RN Case Manager
Kindred at Home
08.2012 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Olympic College
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Olympic College
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