career profile

 

accomplished nursing manager with more than 24 years experience instructing and managing medical personnel in hospital, clinical, and non-profit organization settings. possess excellent team leadership, program development, and patient care administration skills.

professional experience

 

inner harbour psychiatric adolescent hospital, douglasville, ga         07/2007-present

nursing coordinator, core program (07/2008-present)

     oversee compliance and functionality of core program by assessing clients to plan and implement programs according to aps and ors guidelines, coordinating nursing admissions, and structuring all aspects of nursing care required by clients.

     collaborate with other health and social personnel in order to make improvements for program efficiency.

     conduct training sessions with individuals and families of patients with sexual, social, emotional, family violence, as well as drug and alcohol abuse backgrounds to educate them in health options and disease prevention.

     review, evaluate, and interpret medical records, interpret physician instructions to patients, and monitor techniques and services of staff to ensure adherence to core guidelines.  

     devised and implemented an updatable tracking system to coordinate all core program clients to ensure continuous updates on their nursing care levels.

     facilitated planning of educational programs for counselors, related professional workers, and community groups to meet personnel and practitioner needs.

     successfully implemented a hospital-wide color coding system that was also used in the pharmacy to reduce medication dispersal errors due to nurses consistently moving from department to department.

     developed and presented medical information to groups of counselors in a process that considerably reduced medication errors by 400% in one month.

 

supervisor/evening charge nurse (07/2007-07/2008)

     directed, planned, and organized evening shift activities for the hospital nursing department while supervising counselors and managing care of client s by hospital staff.

     led daily operations of locked hospital unit to carry out established policies and procedures for the nursing department in accordance with directions of hospital administrators.

     spearheaded training sessions for newly registered nurses in areas of patient care, drug administration, computer operations, and hospital guidelines to ensure optimal patient care.

     managed inventory control by monitoring use of supplies and equipment to avoid abuses and requisitioned supplies.

     assigned staff duties during emergency situations in response to department s emergency assistance requests.

     provided medical care and treatment to patients such as dressing wounds and incisions, administered injections and medications, and prepared patients for examinations as directed by physicians.

     performed admission requirements for new clients upon arrival to unit, developed their plan of care based on physician orders, and conducted family and client teaching as needed as well as discharge teaching with client and family members.

     instructed individuals and families in health education and disease prevention in patient s dealing with sexual, social, emotional, and drug and alcohol abuse.

 

american red cross, douglasville, ga                                                                    08/2005-07/2007

r.n. team supervisor, blood services

     spearheaded organization of daily blood drives in various settings to maximize donations.

     trained staff in the operating policies of the american red cross and fda as well as first aid/cpr/aed classes and lectured staff on new protocols and implementations.

 

 

american red cross (continued)

     conducted and supervised laboratory work and managed a staff ranging from 3 to 30 employees, scheduled roles of each employee, resolved conflicts, wrote evaluations, maintained personnel records, and assisted in determining salary levels.

     successfully resolved customer service issues, receiving many positive comments from blood drive coordinators regarding efficiency of blood drives.

     conceptualized, wrote, designed, and produced a problem tracking system for staff to help improve productivity.

 

american red cross, cartersville, ga                                                                      01/2005-07/2007

instructor nurse/instructor trainer, coosa valley

     created curriculums, teaching schedules, and course outlines and demonstrated patient care in classroom and clinical units to train nurse assistant students in areas of physical, biological, and psychological subjects related to nurse assisting.

     completed daily operations of classroom and clinical practice, lectured students, and supervised laboratory work.

     directed training and managed 3 to 12 students in all aspects of nurse assistant training, achieving significant improvements in productivity.

     administered state certification examinations and issued assignments and directed students regarding patient care.

     demonstrated, supervised, and evaluated all aspects of first aid/cpr/aed training.

 

paulding county school system, dallas, ga                                                      01/1997-05/2005

substitute teacher

     created and implemented lesson plans to teach students any materials needed while managing classrooms of students grades 9-12.

 

medical personnel pool, atlanta, ga                                                                              1987-1992

r.n. case manager

     performed a variety of patient care, completed admission assignments, developed plan of care based on physician orders, conducted client and family teaching as needed and planned post-hospital discharges when cases were finished.

     developed assessments to supervise nursing students and develop their plan of care, while assessing and evaluating effectiveness of plans.

     trained nursing assistants in new skills required to meet patient needs.

     gained experience in all forms of wound care, ostomy care, venipuncture, ports, quadriplegics and paraplegics, vents, and elderly care as well as extensive experience with elderly care, chf, copd, esrd, cancer, diabetes, hospice nursing care, patient care plans, medications, and home health care.

 

parkway regional hospital, lithia springs, ga                                                            1985-1987

r.n. staff nurse

     administered medications, iv, im, and po and dressed wounds and incisions as directed by physicians for patients in post partum, well baby care, medical-surgical, labor and delivery, and education to new mothers by interpreting physician s instructions to patients and families.

education

 

kennesaw state university, kennesaw, ga, associate of science nursing, 1985

licenses

 

registered professional nurse, active                                      substitute teacher certificate, 1997

professional training

 

supervisor essentials training course                                          reasonable suspicion training course

instructor/trainer can                                        instructor/trainer state certification of nursing assistants

instructor/trainer first aid/cpr/aed

 

 

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dear__________________:

 

i am currently seeking a challenging career opportunity in a nursing administration capacity and am submitting my resume for your review. in advance, thank you for your time and consideration.

 

as demonstrated in the accompanying resume, my professional qualifications include more than 24 years medical personnel supervisory experience in hospital, clinical, and non-profit environments. in these roles, i have led teaching sessions in areas of patient care and hospital administration and monitored nursing staff to ensure optimal care and productivity.

 

to achieve top-level performance from staff, i have often implemented new methods for tracking or improving daily operations. some of these accomplishments include:

 

     developing and presenting medical information to groups of counselors in a process that considerably reduced medication errors by 400% in one month.

     devising and implementing an updatable tracking system to coordinate all core program clients to ensure continuous updates on their nursing care levels.

     successfully implementing a hospital-wide color coding system that was also used in the pharmacy to reduce medication dispersal errors due to nurses consistently moving from department to department.

 

to complement this background, i offer an associate of science degree in nursing as well as active registered professional nursing licensure.

 

as an employee, you will find me to be a driven team player committed to supporting you in achieving your objectives through superior performance. i am confident that i could be a valuable asset to your firm, and look forward to interviewing with you in the near future.

 

sincerely,

 

 

deborah compton