Experience

Hospice Care Network

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Registered Nurse

  • Jul 2012 - Present

  -Manage caseload for at-home, facility-bound and terminally ill patients. -Follows plan of care to provide clients with highest level of comfort and quality of life. -Assess patients weekly to identify necessary plan revisions. -Assess terminally ill patients in crisis for inpatient transfer. Educate and support patients and families. -Perform general intake in accord with in-home and facility based admissions. -Maintain up-to-date computerized records. Communicate with relevant attending physicians, hospice staff and other agencies. -Meet with interdisciplinary staff weekly for professional support and mutual accountability. Show less



Margaret Tiez Nursing Care Center

• Jamaica Estates, NY

• RN Nurse Manager

  • Apr 2010 - Jul 2012

  -Promoted and restores patients health; by developing day-to-day management and long-term planning of the patient care area. -Directed and developed staff. Collaborated with physicians and multidisciplinary professional staff; providing physical and psychological support for patients, families and friends. -Completed patient care by scheduling and assigning nursing staff; following up on work results. -Promoted patients independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching and counseling patients and families and reinforcing their understanding of disease, medication, and self-care skills. -Maintained patient confidence by monitoring confidential information processing. -Maintained documentation of patient care services by initiating and update plans of care and minimum data sets in a timely fashion. Show less