RN ASST. HEAD NURSE PRACTICE LEADER Skills care planning, Case Management, Home Health, Hospice, Infection control, injections, Nurse Manager, Oncology, scheduling, staff development, Trauma, triage, tutoring, Urology Experience 09/2010 12/2011 Company Name Hired ADON (Assistant Director Nursing) 85 90 bed long term care Mentally Physically disabled children 2 years upper 20's older individuals. My job included staffing nurses monthly, setting transportation outside MD office visits residents, monitoring 3 nursing units day day care documentation residents, taking call needed twice month MOD entire building ,I conducted in-services nursing staff answered pages day questions oversee critical changes residents helped decisions transfer hospital speaking MD.Helped staff nursing needed. Secured Home Health position ResCare located Oak Park Illinois 2015. I made home visits overseeing clients overall health. Did basic assessments listened new complaints change status. Would call clients doctor needed inform change status. Gave injections/ infusions needed participated one clinical trial aspects visit timed documented per protocal. I still registered agency clients need RN visit. Most clients need part time CAN visits. Secured RN position July 2016 Best Home Health I home visits part time. The jobs available part time minimal took roster. In fall 2016 worked Maxim Home Health asking part time Infusion cases. Again I promised infusion cases available Were ones 40 miles away cover milage. I still roster rarely called. Currently looking Part Time RN line going facility 30 minute drive tutoring online triage willing learn Case Management PT Oncology/Hospice Additional professional activities Was OCN certified past Was Med Surg certified past plan recertify future. Was team nurse North Shore Youth Baseball League 4 years References Dr. Emil Totonchi MD. Advocate Illinois Masonic Med. Center** Dr. Michael Friedman MD. Advocate Illinois Masonic Med. Center** Beverly Bohus RN, Nurse Manager Advocate Illinois Masonic Med. Center** Lorel Hedges Nurse Practioner. Advocate Illinois Masonic Med. Center works Tennessee Uma Kelkar Director Rehab Manor Care Northbrook Jean Gavina Director MDS, Manor Care Northbrook Elma Ramos RN Evening Nursing Supervisor, Manor Care Northbrook Contact information available upon request. 06/2009 07/2010 Company Name Started Supervisor promoted DCD (Director Care Delivery) managing 40 bed Locked Dementia Unit later 60 bed Long Term Care Unit recently back Dementia Unit along Long Term Care Unit. Duties included: Leading nursing unit, setting priorities, staff development ,upholding Corporate Standards, communicating existing information systems, material management, Clinical Management: Infection control, QA, understanding Professional issues, valuing every employee, supporting leading company policies, attending interdisciplinary meetings twice daily, weekly monthly meetings Medicare meetings, investigation falls skin injuries, new admissions care planning. Monthly Staff Meetings. Assists hiring disciplinary actions. Resigned July 2010 Want take vacation time, find Long Term Care Management position somewhat closer home. 01/1977 01/2009 RN Asst. Head Nurse Practice Leader Company Name － City State Responsible management Unit 24 hr basis including staffing, scheduling, payroll. Monitor staff RN's, NCT's, Unit Clerks daily assignments going learning needs, occasionally fill staff RN voids. Reported Nurse Manager daily basis additional tasks keep current Units activities problems. Helped Nurse Manager interview process disciplinary activity employee terminations .Sought scheduled in-services staff made sure staff attended required hospital mandatories yearly required. 01/1977 01/2009 Company Name － City State Started nursing career RN general Med Surg Unit 2 years. Recruited MD Chairman Oncology part staff open 1st Oncology inpatient Unit. Promoted also Assistant Head Nurse. Worked next 20 years. Earned OCN certificate. Helped instruct RNs unit become certified mix Chemo drugs via Laminar Flow Hood administer drugs safely monitor side effects manage symptoms. Beside management duties also responsible taking patient load many days week. In 1999 changed Surgical 23hr Observation Unit Illinois Masonic Med Center Staff RN. After approximately 4 years promoted Practice Leader,(equal Asst. Head RN Duties expanded Computers installed Units. Responsible computer profiency scheduling staff Computer Classes monitoring progress daily charting patients. Attended workshops learn computer scheduling payroll duties. Attended 2 day seminar PICC LINE insertion management. At one point headed PICC LINE program PICC RNs kept records PICCs placed patients complications later problems, Became Nationally certified Med Surg Nursing taking exam passing. Types Surgical patients seen thisUnit include Gyne, Urology, General Surgical, Trauma, Post SICU Head Neck, General ENT patients Fetal Demises less 20 weeks. Due number private rooms unit also would take types Isolation including R/O TB Negative Air Flow room. Many patients short stay anywhere overnight 2-3 days. Some patients overflow Medicals, Isolation, extensive Head Neck Surgical patients would stay 4-5 days more. As result Unit fast paced. Many days half unit would discharged within 1-2 shifts beds would filled new patients. My main job daily basis manage placing patients correctly oversee assignment competent staff types patients coming in. I made frequent rounds assure pt satisfaction quickly aid preventing problems escalating. I monitor staff learning needs try set needed review Unit based in-service also try send staff outside learning seminars budget allowed. On daily basis responsible checking" State Unit printed daily included areas staff charting missing incorrect. I would make sure shifts staff aware missing documentation correct help correction needed. Attended staffing daily make sure last minute changes done next two shifts adequate staffing. Education Training 1976 RN Diploma Illinois Masonic School Nursing － City State 1974 Northeastern Illinois University － City State 1973 Western Illinois University － City State Additional Information Awards received Dorothy Rome Nominee 1999 Highest yearly award Experienced RNs Awarded many "Applause Awards´" years Masonic. A nominated award Excellence Asked Head PICC Line Program turned Interventional Radiology All Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.