Seasoned nurse with more than 33 years of experience in geriatric nursing. Excellent people skill and adapting skills. Track record of achieving exceptional results in learning and growing which made it easy to move up .Great team player and most of all love what I do and my residents. I like to things to make them smile . I like to participate in all the activities they have by dressing up and wearing crazy hats and clothes. Most of all that will be some day and I want some one who cares.
Work History
Infection Control Nurse/Medical Records
1 Year 11 Months
The Shoal Rehab and Rehsbilitation | 11.2024 - Current
Monitor infection trends and report changes. Support outbreak tracking and response activities. Assist with in-service education and staff training. Help manage immunization tracking and TB testing records. Complete enhanced barrier precaution checkoffs, upload records, and send medical records requests.
Staffing/MedicalRecord/Central Supply
4 Years 2 Months
Focused Care Allenbrook | 09.2020 - 11.2024
Assess and evaluate the systems on my station which as long term care.The unit has 72 residents. Implements and evaluates all nursing procedures relative to the unit. Took call and managed the schedule. Manager on duty on weekend every 3rd week. Provided health education to residents and family upon discharge. Attended IDT meeting weekly.
Assistant Director of Nursing
2 Years
The Rio At Mainland | 08.2014 - 08.2016
Directed nursing operations, ensuring compliance with resident care standards and regulatory requirements.
Reviewed care plans, medication records, and documentation for accuracy and continuity of care.
Coordinated admissions, assessments, and interdisciplinary communication to support resident transitions.
Unit Manager
6 Months
Park Manor of Humble | 02.2015 - 08.2015
Assesses and evaluates the systems which facilitate the delivery of quality resident care. Implements and evaluates all nursing procedures and systems relative to unit. Daily chart checks on all new admissions. Care plans. Follow up on all incidents reports and closed them out. On call every 3 weeks .Scheduling the nurses and aides. Interviewing new staff. Inservice to staff. Participates in all quality assurances activities.
Director of Staff Developement
3 Years 8 Months
Cedar Bayou | 06.2011 - 02.2015
Interviewing and training new and old staff. On call and scheduling with On Shift.Staff motivation.Plan activities for staff and recognition each month.resident and staff immunization. Prepare for nurse's week, nursing home week, cna week, housekeeping and monthly luncheons for staff. Also had activities for staff outside of work such as softball team, movie nights, bowling.Responsible for infection control.
MDS
7 Months
Allenbrook Healthcare | 11.2010 - 06.2011
Initial mds, quartly and annual. Quartly assessments, change of conditions. Care plans. Scheduling and taking call. Participates in quality assurances activities.
Office Nurse
4 Years 5 Months
Faith Community Hospice | 09.2005 - 02.2010
Intake on admissions. Meet with families and explained the hospice concept and sign all consents. Audit charts .Ordered supplies. Received orders from doctors .Participated on call. Scheduling staff. Replaced staff when out. Marketing
Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.
Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.
Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.
Supervise nurses' aides or assistants.
Supervise nurses' aides or assistants.
Provide medical treatment or personal care to patients in private home settings, such as cooking, keeping rooms orderly, seeing that patients are comfortable and in good spirits, or instructing family members in simple nursing tasks.
Set up equipment and prepare medical treatment rooms.
Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking.
Patient Care Coordinator
12 Years 8 Months
Celeste Healthcare | 01.1993 - 09.2005
Use computers for various applications, such as database management or word processing.
Perform payroll functions, such as maintaining timekeeping information and processing and submitting payroll.
Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals.
Manager of Liberty Office,Hired and train staff. Intake on new referals,Health fairs, marketing,QA all charts, Customer service. Medicare training.Went from office to office to set them up.Had 14 offices.
Education
LVN
Lee College | Baytown, TX | 02-1984
Skills
Graduated from LVN program with a 4.0 distinguish scholar.
Started as floor nurse and moved up to the highest position a LVN can hold. Always strive to go to the top. Learn easy and always willing to try new things.
Registered Nurse & Infection Control at Saratoga Retirement Community CenterRegistered Nurse & Infection Control at Saratoga Retirement Community Center
Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis, and treatment.
Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Upheld professional nursing standards and ethical principles when advocating for patients' rights, respecting their autonomy, and maintaining confidentiality at all times.
Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution, and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
Contributed to improved departmental performance metrics through prompt documentation of assessments, interventions, and patient.
Responses in electronic medical records.
Promoted a safe and supportive environment for both patients and staff members by adhering to infection control protocols, maintaining equipment, and following safety guidelines.
Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses
Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies
Acted as a resource for colleagues by sharing clinical expertise, participating in educational opportunities, and serving as a preceptor for new nurses joining the Emergency Department team.
Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to develop comprehensive care plans for patients presenting with diverse medical conditions. at AdventHealthEducated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis, and treatment.
Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Upheld professional nursing standards and ethical principles when advocating for patients' rights, respecting their autonomy, and maintaining confidentiality at all times.
Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution, and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
Contributed to improved departmental performance metrics through prompt documentation of assessments, interventions, and patient.
Responses in electronic medical records.
Promoted a safe and supportive environment for both patients and staff members by adhering to infection control protocols, maintaining equipment, and following safety guidelines.
Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses
Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies
Acted as a resource for colleagues by sharing clinical expertise, participating in educational opportunities, and serving as a preceptor for new nurses joining the Emergency Department team.
Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to develop comprehensive care plans for patients presenting with diverse medical conditions. at AdventHealth