SUBRAMONIAN K RAJAPPAN
9779 Satsuma Path,TX
Summary
Dedicated RN accomplished in administrative support and team leadership. Motivates staff and promotes goal achievement by streamlining workflow and guiding interdepartmental coordination. Expert at task delegation and conflict resolution. Capable professional well-versed in completing daily rounds, collecting measurements and identifying processing concerns early through diligent inspections. Conscientious, reliable and driven to make positive impact through work. Excellent organizational, observational and decision-making abilities. Well versed in electronic medical records and data management by utilizing MS Office and Adobe Pro. A citizen of USA since 2011 and worked for New Jersey state at various levels and now working for Texas state.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Nurse II
UT Health,Harris County Psychiatric Center
2800 S MacGregor Way, Houston, TX 77021
03.2023 - Current
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care.
- Maintain electronic medical records in EPIC
- Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information.
- Evaluated patients to develop and update treatment plans while anticipating day-to-day needs.
- Provided patient education with written materials to review
- Addressed rapid response and code situations by strategically organizing and delegating tasks.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
- Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Worked 40 hours per week as a fulltime employee and assured regulatory compliance and professionalism across patient service.
Quality Assurance Specialist
MLTSS Quality Monitoring, DMAHS, DHS, NJ
5 Quakerbridge Plaza, Mercerville, NJ 08619-0716, NJ
03.2022 - 02.2023
- Analyzed quality assurance data to identify trends and develop and implement corrective action plans.
- Collaborated with management to discuss effective plans for resolving major quality problems.
- Secured positive customer experiences while executing effective quality assurance practices.
- Partnered with training and operational leaders to develop strategies to enhance customer experience.
- Extracted and organized metrics to monitor results for internal quality reports.
- Executed test cases and logged generated various reports and graphs for further analysis.
- Used quality monitoring data management systems to compile and track performance at team and individual levels.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to identify, investigate and verify complex records and potential risk issues.
- Shared lead role in conducting yearly NCI-AD Survey .
- Worked 40 hours per week as a fulltime employee.
Supervisor of Nursing
Centralized Admissions, DBHS, DOH NJ
West Trenton, New Jersey
02.2016 - 03.2022
- Managed team of 7 registered nurses, 1 licensed social worker and 1 nursing service clerk.
- Recruited, interviewed, hired and coached employees and promoted high level of services.
- Partnered with organizational and unit leaders to devise QA/QC initiatives, continuously improving delivery of services, service outcomes and overall services.
- Advised, coached and mentored experienced and new staff on medical clearance, crisis management/triage and appropriate interventions.
- Imparted medical, operational and patient care knowledge to junior nurses, supporting personal growth and enhancing professional development.
- Fostered improved communication with affiliated agencies to promote regulatory compliance.
- Reviewing and interpreting medical and Legal documents of client referral for State Psychiatric Hospitals (SPH).
- To facilitate the admission of consumers who are appropriate for treatment in a State Psychiatric Hospital in accordance with the policies of the DBHS, DOH NJ State.
- Organize and delegate work assignments and develop effective work methods.
- Ensure proper staffing levels as per operational standards.
- Prepare annual, monthly, and as needed reports as requested by DBHS for periodic review of services and to find needs of community/affiliated agencies.
- Attend scheduled meetings in various counties and maintain communication with affiliated community agencies.
- Assume unit responsibilities in the absence of Administrative Director.
- Learned new testing methods through continued education and research.
- Performed management activities, including interviewing, hiring, disciplinary actions and dismissals.
- Monitored staff performance and provided coaching and formal counseling to staff as needed.
- Provided leadership and guidance to nurses to enhance professional development.
- Maintained quality care systems, standards and HIPAA confidentiality.
- Handled probationary and annual performance evaluations of all nursing staff.
- Worked 40 hours per week as a fulltime employee.
Staff Nurse, Per Diem, Behavioral Health
Summit Oaks Hospital
Summit, NJ
09.2015 - 02.2016
- Provided quality nursing care to patients with various mental health problems.
- Worked 40 hours per week as a fulltime employee.
Admission Coordinator
Centralized Admissions, DBHS, DOH NJ
West Trenton, New Jersey
10.2013 - 02.2016
- Helped patients with admissions process and adhered to state and federal laws.
- Processing client referrals to facilitate the admission of consumers who are appropriate for treatment in a non-forensic State Psychiatric Hospital (SPH) in accordance with the policies of the DBHS ,DOH NJ.
- To abide to the rules and regulations set in the mental health screening law during the processing of referrals processing.
- To promote a consistent and efficient procedural set of measures to expedite the medical clearance.
- To establish and maintain a system of data collection, that through analysis, will assist in the identification of service strength and limitations; and to promote the development of appropriate administrative interventions, in an effort to improve the lives of the mentally ill of NJ state.
- To collaborate effectively and efficiently with affiliated agencies in achieving a safe and secure transfer of each consumer from the referring facility to the designated SPH.
- Worked 40 hours per week as a fulltime employee.
Charge Nurse, Gero-Psychiatric
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital
Morris Plains, NJ
06.2012 - 10.2013
- Performed initial and on-going assessment and nursing care according to accepted standards of nursing practice.
- Assessed and assisted patients with diverse range and comorbid chronic diagnoses, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), diabetes, and sepsis.
- Collaborates with the treatment team to revise goals, objectives and interventions appropriate to the changes in patient status.
- Monitors, records and communicates patient conditions as appropriate utilizing documentation systems.
- Provides patient and family education
- Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
- Orients and mentors new staff members.
- Prepare and assign duty schedule for each shift for all nursing staff.
- Ongoing and periodic evaluation of unit nursing staff.
- Worked 40 hours per week as a fulltime employee.
Charge Nurse, Young Adult & Gero-Psychiatric
MercervilleQuakerbridgeSenator GW Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital
Glen Gardner, NJ
01.2008 - 06.2012
- Provided compete nursing care as Staff Nurse and Charge Nurse to patients with various mental health issues.
- Worked 40 hours per week as a fulltime employee.
Staff Nurse, Organ Transplant Unit
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Livingston, NJ
01.2007 - 09.2007
- Performs initial and on-going physical and psychosocial assessment according to accepted standards of nursing practice for organ (kidney) transplant & dialysis clients.
- Care of clients involved in organ (kidney) transplant during pre & post operative period.
- Educate patient and family on organ donation, organ acceptance and after care.
- Worked 36 hours per week as a fulltime employee.
Staff Nurse and Clinical Instructor
Hospitals in India
Kerala, India
01.2003 - 02.2006
- Provided students with hands-on demonstrations and instructed on tasks, including managing clinical logs, medication administration, dressing changes and meal preparation.
- Assessed students' knowledge and skills through assignments and exams.
- Partnered with other instructors to share best practices for optimized student learning.
- Used individualized instruction techniques to educate students on patient observation, assessment, decision-making and health teaching.
- Frequently provided educational lectures to students.
- Worked 48 hours per week as a fulltime employee in all positions held.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
College of Nursing, Medical College
Trivandrum09.2001
Skills
- Staff Development and Precepting
- Electronic medical records
- Quality assurance controls
- Regulatory compliance
- Medical records management
- Training and development
- Staff supervision
Certification
- BLS 2023
- SAMA-2023
- Certified -Basic SAP 2017
- MS Office 2002
- MS Excell -Enrolled (Refresher) 06/2023
- Foundations of Data Science -Enrolled 07/2023
Timeline
Staff Nurse II
UT Health,Harris County Psychiatric Center
03.2023 - Current
Quality Assurance Specialist
MLTSS Quality Monitoring, DMAHS, DHS, NJ
03.2022 - 02.2023
Supervisor of Nursing
Centralized Admissions, DBHS, DOH NJ
02.2016 - 03.2022
Staff Nurse, Per Diem, Behavioral Health
Summit Oaks Hospital
09.2015 - 02.2016
Admission Coordinator
Centralized Admissions, DBHS, DOH NJ
10.2013 - 02.2016
Charge Nurse, Gero-Psychiatric
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital
06.2012 - 10.2013
Charge Nurse, Young Adult & Gero-Psychiatric
MercervilleQuakerbridgeSenator GW Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital
01.2008 - 06.2012
Staff Nurse, Organ Transplant Unit
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
01.2007 - 09.2007
Staff Nurse and Clinical Instructor
Hospitals in India
01.2003 - 02.2006
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
College of Nursing, Medical College
- BLS 2023
- SAMA-2023
- Certified -Basic SAP 2017
- MS Office 2002
- MS Excell -Enrolled (Refresher) 06/2023
- Foundations of Data Science -Enrolled 07/2023
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