Tara Conner
Millersburg,OH
Summary
Patient-oriented Nurse with 17 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with nursing management specialty.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN DON
Holmes County General Health District
Millersburg
06.2019 - Current
- Responsibilities include collaborating with staff, management and external groups to coordinate patient care
- Evaluating work performance of clinical personnel to determine yearly goals
- Recruit and hire new clinical personnel, provide direct supervision
- Coordinate with state partners on communicable disease investigation
- Planned, implemented and supervised Covid vaccine clinics in Holmes County
- Supervises WIC of Holmes County
- Provides training to local providers about childhood Immunizations
- Trained in BCMH case management.
RN Case Manager
Altimate Care LL.C
Millersburg
10.2016 - 06.2019
- Responsibilities include managing care team for home health patients
- Accurately assessing, implementing care plans, communicating with physicians for orders, providing skilled and compassionate care, educating patients/families about disease process, treatments, medications, coordinating care with interdisciplinary team.
RN Case Manager
Crossroads Hospice
Green
03.2014 - 10.2016
- Responsibilities included managing care team for hospice patients/family
- Accurately assessing, implementing care plans, communicating with physicians for orders, providing skilled and compassionate care, educating patients/families about hospice care, coordinating care with interdisciplinary team.
RN ADON
Legends Care Center
Massillon
07.2012 - 03.2014
- In this position my responsibilities included assist the DON in planning, managing and providing care to residents, participate in the interview and hiring process of new employees, direct and guide nursing staff on the floor, coordinate admissions and discharges, initiate care plans upon admission, communicate and round with physicians, supervise Restorative nursing, coordinate and supervise wound care and infection control, assure customer service to all residents and families, participate in marketing for the facility, act as DON in the absence of a full time DON.
RN PHP Director
Ten Lakes-Millersburg location
Millersburg
06.2011 - 06.2012
- Coordinated and facilitated a team of employees to provide outpatient cognitive and behavioral therapy to clients
- Coordinated all admissions and discharges, implemented and updated care plans, provided health education to clients/families/nursing facilities, communicated with corporate about PHP programs.
RN Med/Surg
Joel Pomerene
Millersburg
03.2008 - 04.2011
- Provided professional nursing care to patients ranging from infants to geriatric, with acute or chronic illness, pre-op and post-op care, performed assessments, administered medications via oral, PEG, IM, IV, topical, subcutaneous routes, performed foley care, performed wound care including drains and wound vacs, initiated and updated care plans, provided education to patients/family throughout the hospital stay, provided life sustaining care when necessary, as charge nurse would coordinate the team of nurses to provide care, directed admissions and discharges, assured customer service to all patients and families.
Education
BSN -
University of Akron
01.2007
Skills
- Basic Life Support
- Clinical judgment
- Compassion and Empathy
- Discharge Planning
- Community health
- Direct Patient Care
- Medication and IV administration
- Patient Assessment
- Team Coordination
- Patient education and counseling
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Precepting
- Staff Supervision
- Nursing staff leadership
- Infection control measures
- Care Plan Development
- High level of autonomy
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Wound Care
- Family Education
- Chronic Disease Management
- Long-Term Care
- Vaccine administration
- Feeding pumps understanding
Certification
- BLS/CPR
- RN, OH
Timeline
RN DON
Holmes County General Health District
06.2019 - Current
RN Case Manager
Altimate Care LL.C
10.2016 - 06.2019
RN Case Manager
Crossroads Hospice
03.2014 - 10.2016
RN ADON
Legends Care Center
07.2012 - 03.2014
RN PHP Director
Ten Lakes-Millersburg location
06.2011 - 06.2012
RN Med/Surg
Joel Pomerene
03.2008 - 04.2011
BSN -
University of Akron