Kris H. Schiek BSN, MSM, C-NE, RN- LNHA
*** ***** ** **** ***, New York 14527-9787
315-***-**** **********@*****.***
Director of Nursing and Licensed Nursing Home Administrator, with strong initiative and organizational skills combined with the ability to work well under pressure, and over 34 years of experience in health care; is seeking an opportunity to advance professional practice at your organization.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Strong clinical skills and ability to critically think, with exceptional capacity to multitask: manage numerous and often competing priorities, while fostering the provision of superior healthcare.
Recognized as an excellent clinician and consumer advocate.
Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to develop and maintain relationships with internal and external consumers.
Superior accuracy in charting and other documentation.
Demonstrates ability to lead and motivate outstanding healthcare teams that provide top quality care.
Expertise regarding current Long Term Care state and federal regulations, assessments, and treatment.
Ability to lead teams to achieve outstanding NYSDOH survey results since 2004.
Budget responsible for Long Term Care departments.
Proven record of Supervisory, Managerial, and Leadership expertise.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Long Term Care Licensed Nursing Home Administrator Absolut Care at Three Rivers Painted Post, New York 14870 6/2018-6/2020
Long Term Care Licensed Nursing Home Administrator Oak Hill Manor Ithaca, New York 14580 7/2017 -6/2018
Long Term Care Licensed Nursing Home Administrator The Homestead Penn Yan, New York 14527 Interim 1/2015-
3/2015; Licensed Nursing Home Administrator 3/2015-6/2017
Daily operations of the skilled nursing facility and Adult Day Care Health in accordance with Federal, State, and local governing requirements.
Coordinating care with an interdisciplinary team approach.
Improving efficiency in the delivery of healthcare services to those we serve.
Administrative authority responsible and accountable for carrying out duties.
Assures the highest degree of quality care is provided to residents who require Long Term and Short Term Care.
Fiscally responsible for the SNF and ADCH departmental budgets.
Maintaining and placing Capital purchases.
Maintaining and updating policies and procedures.
Collaborating with a variety of health care professionals.
Review of clinical and financial records for potential new admissions.
Following NYSDOH reporting guidelines.
Reviewing CMI and QMs for opportunities for improvement.
Optimizing reimbursement (including PDPM)
Director of Nursing The Homestead Penn Yan, New York 14527 10/2005-1/17/2015
Overseeing 24-hour nursing services in a 150-bed long term care living center.
Managing staffing/scheduling, and payroll for the nursing departments.
Recruitment and retention of qualified and skillful nursing personnel.
Maintaining and monitoring care practices for compliance to state and federal regulatory requirements to achieve excellent survey results.
Developing qualified Nurse Managers and Supervisors to provide oversight to nursing personnel.
Collaborating with administrative leadership, medical, and interdisciplinary teams.
Collaborating and networking with regional teams.
Fiscally responsible for nursing department budgets.
Monitoring educational and annual health requirements for employees.
Reviewing clinical and financial information for meeting admission criteria for applicants seeking long term care living center services.
Participating on organizational committees and teams including: policy and procedure development/review, performance/quality improvement, fall management, acute/long term care leadership collaboration, program development of electronic medical record/documentation, etc.
Participation on regional committees and teams: DNS Western Council, Greater Rochester Nursing Home Quality Consortium, IPRO Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative, etc.
Assistant Director of Nursing The Homestead Penn Yan, New York 14527 11/2004-10/ 2005
Overseeing 24-hour nursing services in a 150-bed long term care living center in collaboration with of the Director of Nursing.
Staffing and scheduling of nursing departments.
Providing leadership oversight to a variety of units during vacant nurse manager positions.
Recruitment and retention of qualified and skillful nursing personnel.
Maintaining and monitoring care practices for compliance to state and federal regulatory requirements to achieve excellent survey results.
Developing and orientation of qualified Nurse Managers and Supervisors to provide oversight to nursing personnel.
Assuring staff educational/annual requirements are met.
Managing payroll.
Collaborating with administrative leadership, medical, and interdisciplinary teams.
Collaborating and networking with regional teams.
Reviewing clinical and financial information for meeting admission criteria for applicants seeking long term care living center services.
Assisting with fiscal responsibilities for nursing department budgets.
Participating on organizational committees and teams including: policy and procedure development/review, performance/quality improvement, fall management, acute/long term care leadership collaboration, program development of electronic medical record/documentation, etc.
Participation on regional committees and teams: DNS Western Council, etc.
Long Term Care Nurse Manager The Homestead Penn Yan, New York 14527 11/2001- 11/2004
Overseeing the 24-hour operations of a 45-bed baseline long term care unit with a focus on rehabilitation for short term stay residents.
Overseeing the daily operations of a 45-bed baseline long term care unit during its transition period into an environmentally secured unit. Focusing on decreasing safety concerns for cognitively impaired residents with a risk of elopement.
Participating in the relationship-based care initiatives for Finger Lakes Health.
Managing budget, staffing/scheduling, payroll, and assuring staff educational/annual requirements are met.
Communicating with resident’s family/significant others, maintaining therapeutic relationships, physician/nurse liaison.
Documentation including: comprehensive resident care plans, MDS, RAP guides, PRI, restraints, skin, and other required assessments.
Participating with PRI and survey processes.
Maintaining and monitoring care practices for compliance to state and federal regulatory requirements to achieve excellent survey results.
Participating as the Chair of the Falls Committee for The Homesteads LTC Performance Improvement Program.
Monitoring and ensuring regulatory compliance.
Liaison for provision of hospice services.
Clinical Coordinator, ICU Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital Penn Yan, New York 14527 4/2000-11/2001
Assisting the Nurse Manager with the 24-hour operations of ICU.
Overseeing and providing patient and family care.
Assisting with scheduling and staffing.
Participating on organizational committees and teams including: policy/procedure development/review, Nursing Practice Performance Improvement, Standards of Nursing Practice, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Pain Management, physician/Nurse liaison, monitoring staff education (training, competencies, and in-services), etc.
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, Coronary Care, PALS.
Finger Lakes Health liaison for Organ and Eye/Tissue Procurement.
Technical and clinical expertise; ventilator care, cardiac monitoring/telemetry, IV therapy, Central line monitoring/CVP, EKG, etc.
Maintaining and monitoring care practices for compliance to regulatory requirements, to achieve excellent Joint Commission survey results.
Developing the plan of care, administration of medications/treatments, patient/family education, etc.
Clinical Leader Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital Penn Yan, New York 14527 4/1999-4/2000
Supervising acute hospital care teams (Medical/Surgical, Intensive Care, Emergency, and In-patient Mental Health Departments).
Mentoring staff, problem solving, maintaining staff coverage, and overseeing patient care within hospital policies and procedures.
Resource for staff, directing personnel during emergency and disaster situations, facilitating communication with families, physician/nurse liaison.
Maintaining and monitoring care practices for compliance to regulatory requirements, to achieve excellent Joint Commission survey results.
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, Coronary Care, PALS.
Finger Lakes Health liaison for Organ and Eye/Tissue Procurement.
Participating on organizational committees and teams including: policy/procedure development/review, Nursing Practice Performance Improvement, Standards of Nursing Practice, physician/Nurse liaison, etc.
ICU Clinical Staff Nurse Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital Penn Yan, New York 14527-9787 4/1993- 3/1998, 10/1997-4/1999, and 8/1994-1/1995 (perdiem ICU Nurse).
Performing direct patient care as outlined by patient care plan and physician orders.
Providing prescribed treatments/procedures, maintenance of patient care under BLS and ACLS guidelines.
Maintaining and monitoring care practices for compliance to regulatory requirements, to achieve excellent Joint Commission survey results.
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, Coronary Care, PALS.
Hospice Care Ontario-Yates Hospice Geneva, New York 14456 4/1993-3/1998
10/1997-3/1998 and 4/1993-08/1994 perdiem on-call staff. Meeting after hours needs/concerns of terminally ill patients and family, pain/symptom management issues, direct patient care as outlined by the interdisciplinary care team and patient/family.
1/1995-10/1997 Nursing Home Coordinator. Maintaining contracts and developing educational programs for hospice care delivered within long term care living centers, developing and implementing plan of care, liaison with physicians and other members of the interdisciplinary care team. Other activities: quality assurance and performance improvement functions, payroll, approval of medications, durable medical equipment, and supplies for patient care, overseeing daily program operations in the absence of the director, etc.
8/1994-1/1995 Case Manager. Developing and implementing patient/resident care as outlined by the interdisciplinary care team, nursing interventions for patient/family care, symptom management, support for the patient/family during the dying process.
Public Health Yates County Public Health Penn Yan, New York 14527 6/1994-10/1994
Hired for a temporary position to assist primary Case Managers with skilled nursing activities and care of patients in their home.
Cardiac Rehabilitation Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital Penn Yan, New York 14527 8/1994-1/1995
Assessing and developing cardiac rehabilitation care plans and teaching for out-patients and hospitalized patients.
Developed and implemented an Employee Fitness Program.
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, Coronary Care, PALS.
Medical-Surgical Department Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital Penn Yan, New York 14527 5/1988- 4/1990
Team Leader and Charge RN Responsibilities for care of medical-surgical patients.
Oversight of clinical staff under the direction of the Nurse Manager and Supervisor.
Nursing Assistant Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital Penn Yan, New York 14527 4/1986-5/1988
Provision of patient care under the direction of professional nursing staff.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Keuka College Keuka Park, NY 14478 8/1984-5/1988
Field Period Placements: Rainbow Junction Day Care, Penn Yan Manor Nursing Home, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Sunset Care Volunteers.
Masters of Science in Management Keuka College Keuka Park, NY 14478 11/2010-5/2012
Thesis Completed- Long-Term Care Registered Nurses: Elevating Practice
Nursing Home Administration Roberts Wesleyan College Rochester, NY 14624 2/2014
Certification Program to meet the NYSDOH requirements for LNHA examination.
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE
Registered Nurse, New York Licensed Nursing Home Administrator
Certified Nursing Executive Gerontology Certification
Certified in PRI Advanced Director of Nursing Leadership
Certified in MDS Health Care Leadership
COMMITTIE EXPERIENCE
Ethics Committee Infection Control
Policy and Procedure Long Term Care Safety
DSRIP CNA Retention Committee
Value Analysis Team SSMH Critical Access Team
Customer Satisfaction Liaison Swing Bed Committee
Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Yates County Substance Abuse Coalition
Marion S. Whelan School of Nursing Advisory Committee Finger Lakes College of Nursing Advisory Committee
LTC Electronic Medical Record Implementation &
Super-user for Point Care Click
PERSONAL REFERENCES
Cynthia Hansen Teresa Finger
111 Deep Lake Trail 146 Lincoln Avenue
Melrose, Florida 32666 Penn Yan, New York 14527
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Dr. Catherine Johnson Ellen Hey, NP
35A Tannery RD 3208 Rt. 364
Southwick, Massachusetts 01077 Penn Yan, New York 14527
Karen Sullivan-Griffin, RN Wendy Jensen Hill, NP
PO Box 234 2300 Welker Road
2664 Willett Road Penn Yan, New York 14527
Keuka Park, New York 14478 315-***-****