Theresa Russo, RN

• Perform Initial Caregiver Assessment Intake of patients.
• Developed care plans based on diagnoses, desired outcomes, and evidence-based practices.
• Monitored patients' conditions and progress by regularly evaluating medications, symptoms, and response to treatment.
• Checked patients' diets, physical activities, and risk factors for disease.
• Providing information about available community resource options for care.
• Participated in quality improvement initiatives aimed at improving patient safety, decreasing medication errors, and optimizing fall prevention efforts.
• Maintained accurate records and charted consistently in the EHR system.
• Trained new care assistants.

Manage day-to-day operations, including budgeting, scheduling, payroll, bookkeeping, financial reports, accounts payable and receivable., Duties also include marketing.

• Maintain high-quality care for short- and long-term patients in a skilled nursing facility on a 50-bed unit. Delegate responsibilities to a team of 4-5 assistant staff. Duties include admissions, discharges, transfers, and carrying out physician orders for medication and treatment with cases such as rehabilitation, hospice, TPN, use of peripheral, midline, and PICC lines for IVT, tracheotomy, colostomy, GT/PEG feeding, wound vac therapy and management, and dementia/Alzheimer's care. Experience using the Matrix Computer Program. Completed the initial assessment of the patient and family and determined home care needs. Provided a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illnesses. Evaluated patient nursing needs. Designed, implemented, and evaluated the plan of care and made necessary revisions as patient status and needs changed. Coordinated the care of the patient with the health care team. Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician. Identified discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implemented them prior to the discharge of the patient. Supervised and educated LPNs and HHAs for patient care. Electronic charting was used.

• Coordinated care of clients from admissions to discharge which included coordinating care with physicians, assessing clients needs for Physical, Occupational and Speech therapies, and Social Services as needed