Vinetta Tucker
Summary
Registered Nurse with strong background in healthcare management and patient care. Proven ability to lead teams and ensure optimal patient outcomes. Skilled in critical decision-making, staff coordination, and adapting to evolving healthcare needs. Reliable, results-driven, and focused on fostering collaborative work environments.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Administrative Registered Nurse House Supervisor
Christus Highland Medical Center
07.2021 - Current
- Responsible for overseeing the daily operations of patient care including staffing and managing patient flow which involves communicating with various stakeholders, including families, patients, and other healthcare providers.
- Communicates extensively with patients and families daily to assess their condition and needs while providing information about their treatment plans, status, and answering questions.
- Maintains a strong relationships with physicians to facilitate collaboration in delivering high-quality patient care across disciplines.
- Communicates with other departments and senior management concerning issues and concerns and acts as a resource to staff, providers, and patients.
Administrative Nursing House Supervisor
Brentwood Behavioral Hospital
09.2019 - 05.2021
- Responsible for managing staff, overseeing patient care,staffing, and ensuring adherence to established policies and procedures.
- Served as a liaison between hospital administration and nursing staff, advocating for improvements that positively impacted patient care delivery.
- Exemplified strong leadership and identified and implemented quality improvement.
- Counseled employees in areas that needed improvement related to performances.
Womens Unit Registered Nurse Charge Nurse
Brentwood Behavioral Hospital
09.2017 - 09.2019
- Used professional nursing principles, procedures and techniques in the care and treatment of psychiatric patients.
- Used a knowledge of social, psychological, and physical factors of emotional disorders.
- Consulted with psychiatrist and other behavioral health staff in designing appropriate treatment plans for clients.
- Administered and noted reactions to psychotropic drugs and other medications and arranged further medical attention when necessary.
- Assisted client to understand nature of emotional disturbance, conducted group therapy, and helped to maintain a safe environment.
Clinical Manager
Amedisys Home Health
06.2015 - 08.2016
- Coordinated the delivery of quality patient care by assuring care plans of direct care staff were complete, accurate, and followed.
- Responsible for the performance of and/or oversight of critical patient care activities including; scheduling, staffing, intake, physician communications, billing and reimbursement processes and overall compliance.
- Provided direct care on an as needed basis. Served as the direct supervisor for the nurses, physical and occupational therapists, social workers, and home health aides on my assigned team.
Case Manager/Charge Nurse
Life Care Hospital
01.2011 - 06.2015
- Completed initial assessment on patients admitted; developed an initial discharge plan, and documented patient's progress throughout the inpatient stay.
- Monitored compliance to all regulatory requirements regarding utilization management by reviewing patient information to ensure admission criteria was met.
- Conducted team conferences within seventy-two hours of admission and weekly, to provide a mechanism of communication between all team members.
- Provided a documented record of communication with managed care/commercial payer case managers which supplied updated clinical information indicating the need for admission and evidence of medical necessity for continued hospitalization.
- Acted as staff nurse/charge nurse for long term acute care patients with complex illnesses including ventilator dependent patients.
Clinical Instructor
Delta Training Inc
03.2008 - 01.2011
- Provided instruction to Certified Nursing Assistants and Patient Care Technician students to include nursing assistant, unit clerk, phlebotomy, and EKG training.
Director of Nursing
Booker T. Washington Nursing Center
01.2009 - 01.2010
- Managed the nursing care for an eighty bed facility for residents with various medical conditions.
- Supervised, staffed, and trained a nursing staff of registered nurses, LPNs, certified nursing assistants, providing leadership and expertise when care related problems existed.
- Executed timely patient assessments, developed individualized plans of care, and managed the delivery of provided patient care.
- Established policies and procedures for nursing services in compliance with state licensure regulation.
Intensive Care Unit Nurse
Alpha Nursing Services
09.2004 - 01.2010
- Contracted nursing assignments in critical care at area acute care hospitals caring for patients with acute illnesses and recovering surgical patients.
Registered Nurse Case Manager
St. Joseph Hospice
12.2006 - 03.2008
- Assumed primary responsibility for a patient/family caseload that included the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation phases of the nursing process with the interdisciplinary plan of care for the terminally ill.
ICU Nurse
LSUHSC
10.2002 - 10.2004
- Provided direct and individualized nursing care to patients based on the application of scientific nursing principles.
- Increased collaboration among healthcare team members by actively participating in multidisciplinary rounds and sharing valuable insights from a nursing perspective.
- Promoted evidence-based wound care practices within the unit, reducing complications after surgery.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Northwestern State University
05.2002
Skills
- Client Assessment
- Care Planning
- Service Coordination
- Resource Referral
- Discharge Planning
- Crisis Intervention
- Follow-up and Monitoring
- Documentation and Record Keeping
- Advocacy
- Time Management
- Compliance with HIPAA/Confidentiality Standards
Timeline
Administrative Registered Nurse House Supervisor
Christus Highland Medical Center
07.2021 - Current
Administrative Nursing House Supervisor
Brentwood Behavioral Hospital
09.2019 - 05.2021
Womens Unit Registered Nurse Charge Nurse
Brentwood Behavioral Hospital
09.2017 - 09.2019
Clinical Manager
Amedisys Home Health
06.2015 - 08.2016
Case Manager/Charge Nurse
Life Care Hospital
01.2011 - 06.2015
Director of Nursing
Booker T. Washington Nursing Center
01.2009 - 01.2010
Clinical Instructor
Delta Training Inc
03.2008 - 01.2011
Registered Nurse Case Manager
St. Joseph Hospice
12.2006 - 03.2008
Intensive Care Unit Nurse
Alpha Nursing Services
09.2004 - 01.2010
ICU Nurse
LSUHSC
10.2002 - 10.2004
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Northwestern State University
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