Hi, I’m
Sandra Ruby
Morrisville,NC
Summary
Looking for a remote, part-time position. Retirement from 25+ years of nursing has been its own learning experience: being functionally or intellectually ready for retirement. Hoping to find a role to make a difference in peoples' lives and find the satisfaction of a job well done. 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. Looking forward to promoting this excellence in a new role. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
16
years of professional experience
9
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Helper, Franchise, Owned By David Larrabee Deland, FL
Administrator/Director of Nursing
05.2013 - 01.2015
Job overview
- Non-Medical Home HealthCare Franchise Start-up
- Closed 4 years after resignation.
- Owned by David Larrabee 1519 Corning Crossing Rd., Deland, FL 32720
- Oversaw and approved recruitment, hiring and orientation of new nursing staff.
- Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures
- Developed positive employee relations, incentives, and recognition programs to promote teamwork and mutual respect.
- Defined testing protocols, quality assurance initiatives and agency policies and procedures.
- Successfully negotiated client contracts and renewals to create increased revenue.
- Developed and updated policies and procedures, maintaining compliance with guidelines relating to HIPAA, benefits administration and general liability.
- Communicated with clients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
- Planned and assigned schedule to promote most effective and continuous client care.
- Conducted routine agency reviews, identifying areas needing improvement and eliminating hazards posed to staff and clients for continued compliance with associated regulations.
- Established new policies and updated existing policies to improve standard of care for patients.
- Created customized care plans, working with families to assess and meet individual needs.
- Prepared and reviewed infection control surveillance reports to identify trends and develop effective actions to control and prevent infections.
- Built and maintained positive working relationships with physicians, community agencies, and local technical program to support seamless healthcare operations.
- Maintained database systems to track and analyze operational data
- Evaluated customer needs and feedback to drive product and service improvements
- Targeted new customers to grow geographic reach and increase revenue
- Gathered, organized and input information into digital database
Florida Hospital AltamonteAltamonte Springs, FL
Assistant Nurse Manager
01.1999 - 01.2010
Job overview
- Monitored nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Directed patient discharge procedures from Critical Care to promote effective safe flow of transfer and admission needs.
- Promoted professional development opportunities to encourage nurses to pursue continuous training.
- Supervised, directed, and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
- Managed nurses and nursing activities in three unit critical care with 27 beds by providing comprehensive nursing guidance and maintaining outstanding patient satisfaction and care standards.
- Oversaw infection control procedures to protect patients from infections and keep nursing departments compliant with state regulations.
- Developed strategy to target nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and suggest actionable improvements to promote quality and safety initiatives.
- Established and continuously optimized unit schedules and individual work assignments.
- Reviewed patient transfer records routinely to verify patients received appropriate levels of care.
- Managed staff scheduling and time off to adequately staff critical care and allow nurses earned time off.
- Worked at 12 hours per month as Critical Care nurse to maintain clinical proficiency.
- Kept organized records of staffing hours and utilization of inpatient beds.
- Reviewed department performance and adjusted coverage to compensate for changing conditions.
- Communicated effectively with members of medical staff and departments.
- Performed real-time chart audits for patients ensuring accuracy and completeness of information while capitalizing on opportunities for process improvement.
- Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians, and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
Education
Penn State-ShenangoSharon, PA
No Degree from Nursing-70 Credits
06.1985 - 05.1992
Sharon Regional Hospital School of NursingSharon, PA
No Degree from Diploma Graduate-RN
05.1986 - 05.1988
Lawrence County Vocational Technical School
No Degree from Nursing-LPN
05.1983
Skills
- Organization and time management
- Problem-Solving
- Work in fast-paced environment and in stressful situations
- Effective Communication, dealing with excited, anxious, and challenging people
- Mentorship and Leadership
- Data Entry
- Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Critical Thinking
- Schedule Preparation
- Staff Performance Evaluations
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Family Support
- Patient Education
- Emergency Response
- Discharge and Transfer Procedures
- Corrective Actions
- Establish Policies
- Seasoned in Medical Clinical Procedures
- Train Employees
- Satisfaction Surveys
- HIPAA Guidelines
- Best Practices and Standards
- Medical Terminology
Accomplishments
- Achieved development of Rapid Response Team through effectively helping with developing role and standards..
- Collaborated with team of critical care, infection control, respiratory in the development of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) research and oral care study to decrease VAP incidence to 0%.
- Supervised team of 25 nurses and staff members.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop auditing spreadsheets.
- Used Microsoft Word and PowerPoint in developing tools for report, informational flyers for agency, and educational flyers to maintain commission standards.
- Awarded the FH Betty Sherman Nursing Excellence Award. The award is nominated by co-workers.
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Timeline
Administrator/Director of Nursing
Senior Helper, Franchise, Owned By David Larrabee
05.2013 - 01.2015
Assistant Nurse Manager
Florida Hospital Altamonte
01.1999 - 01.2010
Sharon Regional Hospital School of Nursing
No Degree from Diploma Graduate-RN
05.1986 - 05.1988
Penn State-Shenango
No Degree from Nursing-70 Credits
06.1985 - 05.1992
Lawrence County Vocational Technical School
No Degree from Nursing-LPN
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