SAMPLE CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME
123 A Street
Any City, State 10000
Objective:
A Registered Nurse Position
Experience:
January 10, 2002 to present
Colonial Place
2401 Chicago Avenue
Minneapolis, Mn.
612-871-3662, Ext 413
MDS/PPS Coordinator
Director of Medical Records
Facility Compliance Officer
April 2001 to October, 2001
Life Care Center of Yuma
Medical Records Director
Nursing Administration
Infection Control
Quality Assurance
December 1999 to March 2001
Sabino Canyon Healthcare Center and Rehab.
Tucson, Arizona 85712
Assistant to the Director of Nursing
PPS/MDS/Care Plan Coordinator
Quality Assurance
Infection Control Coordinator
Coordinated MDS/PPS. Performed MDS/PPS assessments in a timely manner.
Directed the operations and compliance of Medical Records
Facilitated compliance with OBRA and State regulations in the facility.
Feb 1994 to July 1999
Yuma Nursing Center, Yuma, Arizona
MDS/PPS/CARE PLAN COORDINATOR
ALZHEIMER'S/DEMENTIA & RELATED DISORDERS UNIT
COORDINATOR, MEDICAL RECORDS DIRECTOR
Have also held the interim position of Social Service and Admission
Coordinator, Pre-OBRA survey team
Written comprehensive assessments of
all residents, input of CRAs, documentation of initial and comprehensive
individualized care plans, enforcing of implementation of care plans
Taught licensed and non-licensed staff to identify the needs of each resident.
Reviewing daily with each assigned licensed nurse, each resident status and
assessing for change in condition following through with appropriate steps
should change in care is required.
On-call supervisor for all facility needs, troubleshooting, directing resident
needs, family issues and staffing problems. Worked closely with physicians,
case managers (AHCCCS and VENTANA), and patient families/responsible parties.
Full knowledge of federal guidelines and interpretive guidelines.
Structured focus on Quality Indicators and strong involvement in quality care,
prevention and wellness of the resident.
Focused strongly on Pressure Sore Prevention, Weight Loss, Trainable Incontinent
residents, feeding deficits, Psychotropic Drug Usage.
Staff education and tracking trends, analyzing, planning, implementing and
follow through of care issues and unavoidable QM issues.
Supervise CNA's, Licensed Nurses and Patient Care. Monthly recap review and
updates. Systemic Auditing of Clinical Records. Trained medical personnel on
the use of Medical Records for 12 years.
Nov. 1990 to Aug.1994
Hillhaven Healthcare Center, Yuma,
Arizona, Medical Records Director, Staff Nurse, Supervisor: Bob Frechette
Systemic Organization and Auditing of Resident Clinical Records
Medical Records Director.
Quality Assurance Coordinator
Restraint Reduction Committee Member
Psychotropic Committee Member
Medicare/Rehabilitation Review Committee
Policy and Procedure Committee Member
Inter-Facility Pre-OBRA survey team member
July 1987 to Nov. 1990
Life Care Center of Yuma, Yuma,
Arizona
Licensed Staff Nurse -- Charge nurse. Supervised licensed staff and all CNA
staff.
Medical Records Director.
Troubleshooting of computer and management systems at the Life Care Center in
Sierra Vista, Arizona and Escondido,
California, following State/Federal
Surveys. Troubleshooting areas responsible for: Care Plans-creating complete
comprehensive individualized care plans for all residents at each facility.
Employed by other facilities who had gone through survey and was part of a team
to restructure, create, implement corrections of deficiencies. (Fast-tracking)
Education:
Feb 1982
Licensed Practical Nurse & CRTT
(Certified Respiratory Therapy Tech)
Columbus Community College, Platte Campus, Columbus, Nebraska 68601
Nursing