Cassidy Mason

• Cultivated a supportive atmosphere for residents, encouraging social engagement and participation in recreational activities.
• Conducted routine facility inspections, identifying areas needing improvement and eliminating hazards posed to staff and residents for continued compliance with associated regulations.
• Created customized care plans, working with hospital staff and families to assess and meet individual needs.
• Implemented innovative solutions to enhance the overall quality of life for residents within the community.
• Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
• Discussed medical histories with patients in effort to provide most effective medical advice.
• Trained aides, delegated assignments and supervised assistants.
• Demonstrated strong leadership skills while overseeing a diverse team of caregivers, promoting professional development opportunities as needed.
• Safeguarded residents'' well-being with thorough risk assessments and preventative measures to address potential hazards.
• Enhanced resident care quality by implementing and maintaining comprehensive care plans.
• Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
• Ordered all pharmacy supplies and kept check on inventory levels.
• Liaised with other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive patient care plans and provide highest quality of care.
• Responded promptly to resident concerns, taking swift action to address issues and ensure satisfaction.

As a registered nurse I work in many areas of the center and perform many different duties such as:

• Working in the admitting area where I perform general health assessments, obtain COVID-19 PCR tests, and initiate treatment plans for patients.
• Working in a charge nurse role where I oversee the care and treatments of approximately 1300 patients on a daily basis.
• Organizing clinics for doctors/ nurse practitioners
• Obtaining telephone orders from on-call physicians
• Responding to medical emergencies varying from overdoses, assaults, suicide attempts, to seizures.
• Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.