Alma Rood, MSN, RN. 221 River Lane, Susquehanna, PA Cell Professional Experience

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1 Alma Rood, MSN, RN 221 River Lane, Susquehanna, PA Cell Professional Experience 5/11/2015 to present-lourdes Hospital Department of Learning Services/ Lourdes at Home/ Hospice, Vestal, NY Coordinator for Staff Education Responsible for assessing and implementing the educational needs of employees related to nursing care base upon professional nursing standards of practice, and in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Hospital and the individual departments. Participating as a member of the Learning Services Team as needed in organizationalwide programs. Developing and presenting orientation for all new clinical and non-clinical staff and reorientation annually for existing staff in the Home Care and Hospice departments. Collaborating with the clinical Learning Services Department and the Home Care and Hospice Department Directors, Nurse Managers and Quality Manager in planning short and long term goals for network-wide and site specific programs. Assisting in on-going evaluation of the content of clinical orientation through review of evaluations submitted by preceptors and managers. Serving as the primary coordinator for educational e-learning modules. Coordinating/Facilitating on-going Home Care and Hospice skills education. Participating in diverse quality and educational committees. Maintaining educational program records for Lourdes Home Care Department. Serving as a resource for policy and procedure. Developing and updating Home Care education policies, procedures and competency forms.

2 9/2015 to present- Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY Adjunct Faculty-School of Nursing NUR 321 Nursing Assessment of Clients-Clinical Instructor NUR 352 Practice of Nursing I-Clinical Instructor 6/2014 to present- Notre Dame of Maryland University, Baltimore, MD Adjunct Faculty-School of Nursing NUR 402 Transition to Professional Nursing Practice for RN-BSN accelerated programlecture NUR 304 Healthy Aging- for RN-BSN accelerated program-lecture NUR 303 Nursing Informatics-for RN-BSN accelerated program-online NDMU 100 First-year Nursing Seminar-for BSN entry level program-lecture 7/2013 to present- Independent Practice, Baltimore, MD Clinical Nurse Consultant Clinical nursing consultation for long-term care settings. Specializing in Minimum Data Set and resident-specific care planning. Chart review experience for internal investigations. 10/2007 to present-johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD House Officer/Nursing Supervisor Responsible for overseeing day to day operations. Assuring adequacy of house and agency staffing needs according to patient census and acuity levels. Addressing all staffing, patient and family issues and complaints. Carrying out nursing staff disciplinary action as needed. Rounding of all units to ensure positive work flow and patient safety.

3 Retrieving of medications from interim box for all stat orders. Overseeing planning and utilization of all additional staff required by geriatric-psych patients with aggressive or unsafe behaviors. (sitters) Monitoring of all new patient admissions and discharges. Coordinating flow of patient codes (CPR) per facility protocol. Assessment of all patient deaths per facility protocol and notifying family or responsible party. Wound Team Nurse Carrying out assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of extensive and challenging wound care for patients. Participating in patient rounds along with medical staff. Recommending treatments as indicated by evidence-based practice. Providing education to patients and families as needed by discharge. Promoting of and educating all nursing staff on best practices for prevention of skin breakdown for all patients. Ensuring prompt and accurate communication to physicians and mid-level medical staff of any changes in patient wound or skin conditions. Spanish Translator Translate between immediate facility staff and Spanish-speaking patients as needed. Converse with Spanish-speaking patients for the purpose of information regarding patient care, patient relaxation and patient social interaction. 1/2014 to 4/2015-Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, MD Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist Facilitating the improvement in the overall quality and completeness of concurrent medical record documentation to help achieve accurate inpatient coding, APR-DRG assignment, severity level and reimbursement. Obtaining appropriate documentation through interactions with physicians and staff. Educating members of the patient care team on documentation guidelines.

4 Conversant in ICD-9-CM, DRGs. Knowledge of clinical coding processing and documentation standards, guidelines, policies and procedures. 10/2007 to 12/2013-Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD Minimum Data Set Coordinator Coordinating, completing and transmitting assessments for 50+ skilled beds as directed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Implementing individualized, patient-specific plans of care. Conducting interdisciplinary quarterly reviews for patients involving families. Conducting weekly interdisciplinary meetings for utilization review regarding Prospective Payment System to optimize facility reimbursement. Initiating and up keeping Medicare Certification forms. Conducting medical record reviews in preparation for annual state survey. Completing all facility and state documents required by surveyors during annual survey. Participating in yearly plan of corrections as needed following state survey. Reviewing medical records as needed for internal investigations. Conducting in-servicing of MDS documentation for all new nursing staff. Completing yearly professional re-certification. 11/2006 to 8/ Susquehanna Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Johnson City, NY Assistant Director of Nursing Managed daily operations for a 160 bed skilled nursing facility. Directed effective administration of each unit. Participated in formulating, evaluating and enforcing facility policy and procedures.

5 Reviewed facility and nursing practices for compliance with federal and state regulations. Conducted interviews and executed terminations as needed. Evaluated nursing service needs according to staffing requirements. Coordinated MDS functions. Assumed duties of Director of Nursing during their absence and as needed. Per-diem Supervisor / Staff RN Supervised units and provided staff relief as needed. Assisted with MDS documentation. Supported Director of Nursing and Assistant Director of Nursing. Participated in Skin / Wound rounds. 8/2006 to 11/ New York State OMRDD, Binghamton, NY Staff RN Provided direct patient care to a 24 bed unit of young adults with profound mental retardation. Administered meds and tube feeding for all patients within unit. 7/2003 to 8/2006- Susquehanna Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Johnson City, NY MDS Coordinator 7/ 2005 to 8/2006 Completed MDS documentation in timely and accurate manner for 160 bed facility in cooperation with Interdisciplinary Care Team. Audited charts for quality and consistency of documentation. Participated in QA, Wound Care, Restraint Assessment and Utilization Review committees. Nurse Manager 7/ 2003 to 7/ 2005 Managed 40 bed Long Term and 20 bed Rehabilitation units with primary responsibility being Patient Care on a 24-hour basis.

6 Directed, supervised and evaluated staff on unit. Acted as primary liaison between Nursing and Therapy departments. Addressed all admissions and discharges for all patients. Participated in Wound Care rounds. 9/ 2001 to 8/ Tioga County Health Department, Owego, NY Home Care RN / Case Manager Provided and coordinated home care services and case management for as many as 30 clients. Performed PICC line care, including IV therapy and PICC line removal. Specialized in wound care for diabetic and post surgical clients utilizing Wound VAC System. Provided patient and caregiver education. Completed admissions and discharges (OASIS). Areas of Nursing Expertise Management Staff leadership Patient-centered care Quality care Minimum Data Set Medical record audits Medical record reviews for internal investigations Annual survey readiness Wound care ICD-9 Clinical documentation improvement Undergraduate nursing program education Education

7 5/ /2013-Notre Dame of Maryland University, Baltimore, MD Master of Science in Nursing Education Accelerated Program Practicum of 90 hours at Notre Dame of Maryland University Preceptor: Dr. Sara Rosenthal, PhD, MSN, RN Nursing Informatics to RN-BSN accelerated program students Transitioning to Professional Nursing Practice to RN-BSN accelerated program students First-Year Seminar to entry-level nursing students 8/2008-5/2010-College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, MD Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accelerated Program, Magna Cum Laude 7/1997-5/2000-Broome Community College, Binghamton, NY Associates of Science in Nursing 8/ /1986-University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico Attended School of Humanities Certification and Licensure Registered Nurse, State of Maryland, License Number R Registered Nurse, State of New York, License Number Additional Information 8/2013-Completed and passed Language Proficiency Assessment through CyraCom International, Inc. with score of +3, General Professional Proficiency in the Spanish language.