Sonja Higgins

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
• Evaluate and make recommendations for care plans interventions
• Respond to unit for residents with behavioral episodes and need support
• Conduct post-crisis intervention and debriefs for staff following resident crisis
• Holds learning circles for staff regarding residents with behaviors
• Act as a behavioral health resource specialist, consult, mentor, and content expert for behavioral health interventions
• Motivational interviewing and Nonviolence communication
• Initial assessments and brief completed for RCC
• Documentation (EPIC)
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Take and record vital signs

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.

• Coordinate resident care and medication management under the medical direction and supervision of the resident's attending doctor
• Communicate with community healthcare professional, including physicians, discharge planners, nurses, and state agencies.
• Coordinate incidental medical, dental, vision, hearing and podiatry care for residents
• Perform nursing duties as directed and in accordance with the appropriate scope of the Nurse Practice Act, including administering medication and performing treatments as ordered by physician
• Administer resident pre-admission assessment prior to each resident's move in date. And conduct annually re-assessments
• Provide the Executive Director with information relative to the care staff's ability to meet those needs

• Closely monitored operations and performed regular safety audits for adherence to administrative policies and compliance regulations.
• Monitored and maintained on-time delivery, reliability, service and performance.
• Maintained compliance with DOT regulations and accurately documented driver qualifications, permits and equipment information.
• Managed driver safety awards program, promoting safe driving and working safe initiative.
• Maintained and verified time, transportation, financial, inventory and personnel records.
• Investigate coach accidents and passenger falls.

Dispense methadone to clients via liquid form. Dissolve disk or dispense sublingual tablets. End of the day measure methadone. Report TB check and confer with physician for to reinstate client or change on dose.