Wanda Eastes
Winchester,United States
Summary
Patient-focused Director of Nursing offering 30-year background driving quality improvements and coaching nursing staff to reach full potential. Strong organizational, communication and multitasking abilities. Expertise in managing medical records, evaluating staff performance and developing continued care plans.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Nursing
Legacy Health & Rehab
10.2022 - 08.2025
- Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to strategically affect operational direction.
- Managed daily operations while overseeing multiple locations to foster increased productivity.
- Delegated assignments based on plans, project needs and knowledge of individual team members.
- Provided documentation of processes to comply with regulations and company policies.
- Collaborated with management and fellow supervisors to organize operations and achieve demanding schedule targets.
Charge Nurse
Avalon Hospice
09.2012 - 10.2022
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health and organizational regulations.
- Collaborated with various healthcare professionals to determine specific and individualized care plan based on goals and long-term health.
- Documented information in patients' electronic medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
- Documented medications administered, treatments and patient procedures performed in appropriate records according to privacy requirements.
- Interacted smoothly with patients and loved ones, updated on care plans and advocated for needs.
- Cared for patients' wounds and changed dressings.
- Supervised patient admissions and discharges from hospital to home care, rehabilitative facility or self-care.
- Managed various medications and treatments such as peritoneal dialysis, IV push, oral, subcutaneous, IV infusion and and intramuscular injections.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
Director of Nursing
Signature Health Care Of Monteagle
02.2007 - 09.2012
- Collaborated with staff, management and external groups to coordinate patient care.
- Performed rounds to observe care and interview staff, residents and families.
- Established new policies and updated existing policies to improve standard of care for patients.
- Developed positive employee relations, incentives and recognition programs to promote teamwork and mutual respect.
- Established and monitored infection control programs to provide safe, sanitary environment to prevent transmission of disease and infection.
- Prepared and reviewed infection control surveillance reports to identify trends and develop effective actions to control and prevent infections.
- Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
- Recruited, hired and coached employees to offer high-quality, cost-effective care to all residents.
- Monitored and inspected staff processes to eliminate hazards posed for both residents and staff while ensuring continuous compliance with regulations.
- Designed and introduced leadership development, coaching and team management model, resulting in promotion of employees into increased levels of responsibility.
- Ordered all pharmacy supplies and kept check on inventory levels.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Registered Nurse
Motlow State Community College
Tullahoma, TN08.1992
Skills
- Acute Care
- Swan-Ganz Catheters
- Acute Rehabilitation
- Quality Assurance
- Recruiting and Hiring
- Behavioral Health
- Nursing Protocols
- Emergency Response
- Effective Multitasking
- Staff Scheduling
- Nursing Ethics
- Employee Coaching
- Disease Control
- Patient Education
- Public Relations
- Patient Care Assessment
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Family Support
- Hospital Admissions
- Long-Term Care
Timeline
Director of Nursing
Legacy Health & Rehab
10.2022 - 08.2025
Charge Nurse
Avalon Hospice
09.2012 - 10.2022
Director of Nursing
Signature Health Care Of Monteagle
02.2007 - 09.2012
Bachelor of Science - Registered Nurse
Motlow State Community College