Montra Higgins LVN
Waco,TX
Summary
Patient-focused LVN offering 22-years Nursing / 14+years of Nurse Management background. Strong organizational, communication and multitasking abilities. Expertise in managing medical records, evaluating staff performance and developing continued care plans. Dedicated to promoting quality patient care and satisfaction and offering experience in nursing and healthcare management. Possesses proven track record of developing and implementing comprehensive nursing policies, providing excellent leadership and mentoring, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards. Seeking to a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills within a professional healthcare environment.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Director of Nursing
Woodland Springs Nursing Center
07.2009 - Current
- 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.
- Collaborated with staff, management, and external groups to coordinate patient care.
- Planned and assigned workload to 20+person nursing staff to direct patient care.
LVN Charge Nurse
Providence Hospice
12.2007 - 06.2009
- Recognized and understood specific stages of dying process, providing comfort-based care during vulnerable times.
- Offered listening ear to both patients and loved ones to meet emotional and mental, as well as physical needs.
- Informed, instructed and educated patient, family and caregivers in proper care and verified understanding of follow up instructions.
- Traveled to patient home and facilities to review, set-up and administer medications within established plan of care.
- Documented visit notes, treatments and care in consultation with interdisciplinary team to confirm complete and accurate physician orders that covered care and visits provided.
TILE NURSE
Woodland Springs Nursing Center
06.2003 - 12.2007
- Performed prior authorization review of services requiring notification.
- Submitted cases for criteria failures and helped facilitate resolutions and approvals.
- Evaluated medical guidelines and benefit coverage to determine appropriateness of services.
- Obtained authorizations from multiple insurance carriers for various levels of care.
- Assessed electronic medical record for required documentation to support MDS coding.
- Verified prompt and accurate completion of MDS activities for billing.
- Set schedules for staff to start and complete MDS assessments and care plan meetings.
- Completed minimum data set assessments with strong collaboration across business, provider and clinical disciplines.
- Led weekly utilization review to go over recent clinical activities.
- Reviewed missing assessment reports and analyzed issues for leadership team.
- Trained staff in correct techniques for completing and signing MDS assessments.
Education
BLS Instructor
Dunn CPR
Arlington, TxLVN - Vocational Nursing
McLennan Community College
Waco, TX12.2001
Skills
- Compliance Advisory
- Quality Assurance
- Performance Evaluations
- Hospital Admissions
- Facility Oversight
- Supporting Daily Living Needs
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Long-Term Care
- Critical Thinking
- First Aid
- Patient Care Assessment
- Medical and Nursing Coordination
- Clinical System Monitoring
- Time Management
- Case Management
- Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Clinical Staff Management
- Shift Scheduling
- Train Employees
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Corrective Actions
- Seasoned in Medical Clinical Procedures
- Medicare Compliance
- Acute Rehabilitation
- Nursing Operations Management
- Facility Inspections
- Behavioral Health
- Manage Records
Timeline
Assistant Director of Nursing
Woodland Springs Nursing Center
07.2009 - Current
LVN Charge Nurse
Providence Hospice
12.2007 - 06.2009
TILE NURSE
Woodland Springs Nursing Center
06.2003 - 12.2007
BLS Instructor
Dunn CPR
LVN - Vocational Nursing
McLennan Community College