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RACHEL BEAULIEU

Westfield,MA

Summary

Supportive Team Lead with 12 years of experience leading teams and managing health care operations. Hardworking team player bringing experience and knowledge to guide teams toward achievement of organizational goals.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Area Team Lead

Fresenius Medical Care
09.2021 - Current
  • Direct and oversee 5 Chronic Hemodialysis Clinics and 2 Home Therapy Programs, both HHD and PD
  • Develop and implement strategic plans, goals, and objectives in accordance with area, regional, and company goals and objectives
  • Implement and oversee facility and area specific action plans in order to achieve company goals
  • Responsible for providing leadership, guidance and support to all management of each
  • Responsible for overseeing day-to-day unit operations of 2 chronic hemodialysis clinics
  • Responsible for providing and ensuring safe, quality patient care
  • Responsible for supporting and driving FMS quality standards through meeting all ESRD regulatory requirements and practice of Quality Assessment and Improvement (QAI), including use of FMS QAI tools
  • Develop and maintain processes to ensure facility is survey ready and in compliance with all FKC policies and procedures as well as CMS guidelines
  • Maintain SIMply done and implement projects as assigned
  • Responsible to ensure all employee files are up to date and in accordance with FKC policies, appropriate licenses, certifications, and trainings
  • Responsible to ensure all employees receive appropriate training and documentation as such is up to date
  • Manage staffing through hiring, firing, and disciplinary actions, working in partnership with HR as necessary

Facility Administrator

Fresenius Medical Care
04.2021 - 09.2021
  • Responsible for overseeing day-to-day unit operations of 2 chronic hemodialysis clinics
  • Responsible for providing and ensuring safe, quality patient care
  • Responsible for supporting and driving FMS quality standards through meeting all ESRD regulatory requirements and practice of Quality Assessment and Improvement (QAI), including use of FMS QAI tools
  • Develop and maintain processes to ensure facility is survey ready and in compliance with all FKC policies and procedures as well as CMS guidelines
  • Maintain SIMply done and implement projects as assigned
  • Responsible to ensure all employee files are up to date and in accordance with FKC policies, appropriate licenses, certifications, and trainings
  • Responsible to ensure all employees receive appropriate training and documentation as such is up to date
  • Manage staffing through hiring, firing, and disciplinary actions, working in partnership with HR as necessary

Clinical Manager

Western Mass Kidney Center, Fresenius Medical Care
10.2011 - 04.2021
  • Responsible for overseeing day-to-day unit operations of a 33-station chronic hemodialysis clinic
  • Responsible for providing and ensuring safe, quality patient care
  • Responsible for supporting and driving FMS quality standards through meeting all ESRD regulatory requirements and practice of Quality Assessment and Improvement (QAI), including use of FMS QAI tools
  • Develop and maintain processes to ensure facility is survey ready and in compliance with all FKC policies and procedures as well as CMS guidelines
  • Maintain SIMply done and implement projects as assigned
  • Responsible to ensure all employee files are up to date and in accordance with FKC policies, appropriate licenses, certifications, and trainings
  • Responsible to ensure all employees receive appropriate training and documentation as such is up to date
  • Manage staffing through hiring, firing, and disciplinary actions, working in partnership with HR as necessary
  • Achieved 2 consecutive deficiency free Department of Public Health Surveys, 2016 and 2019

Charge Nurse

Western Mass Kidney Center, Fresenius Medical Care
04.2010 - 10.2011
  • Worked directly with the Clinical Manager on a daily basis overseeing staff and unit operations
  • Oversaw and managed daily TAP
  • Actively assisted in developing and implementing new techniques to improve cost per treatment
  • Responsible for monthly QAI activities and presenting to the IDT including necessary action plans
  • Responsible for monthly audits to ensure compliance with FMS policies and procedures
  • Responsible for staff schedule
  • Responsible for completing the daily patient schedule
  • Responsible for anemia management
  • Performed Clinical Manager duties in her absence

Staff RN

Western Mass Kidney Center, Fresenius Medical Care
01.2009 - 04.2010
  • Oversaw patients and staff assigned to me
  • Assessed and continuously monitored patients
  • Prepared and administered medications as ordered following the 6 rights of medication administration
  • Kept my monthly primary nursing assignment up to date including foot checks, home medication reviews, and immunization records
  • Educated patients
  • Initiated and terminated treatment according to policy
  • Delegated appropriate tasks as seen fit
  • Performed alternate Charge Nurse duties

Patient Care Technician, Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician

Western Mass Kidney Center, Fresenius Medical Care
01.2003 - 06.2009
  • Initiated and terminated hemodialysis treatments, including computerized charting and documentation
  • Monitored patients throughout treatment and documented vital signs on a half hourly basis
  • Operated and maintained dialysis machine, troubleshooting as necessary
  • Educated patients
  • Preceptor to new staff

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Elms College
Chicopee, MA
2009

Certification

  • Registered Nurse- State of Massachusetts
  • Tennessee RN License to be obtained
  • CPR certified

Timeline

Area Team Lead

Fresenius Medical Care
09.2021 - Current

Facility Administrator

Fresenius Medical Care
04.2021 - 09.2021

Clinical Manager

Western Mass Kidney Center, Fresenius Medical Care
10.2011 - 04.2021

Charge Nurse

Western Mass Kidney Center, Fresenius Medical Care
04.2010 - 10.2011

Staff RN

Western Mass Kidney Center, Fresenius Medical Care
01.2009 - 04.2010

Patient Care Technician, Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician

Western Mass Kidney Center, Fresenius Medical Care
01.2003 - 06.2009

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Elms College
RACHEL BEAULIEU