Joy Rutherford

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About Joy Rutherford

JOY RUTHERFORD, MSN, APRN. joytford@gmail.com Professional Summary Dedicated RN with 25+ years of experience as a Nurse Manager, Case Manager, ARNP, Nurse Educator and Clinical Nurse. Solid understanding of the responsibilities associated with being an assistant nurse manager. Continuously supervising and monitoring varied levels of caregivers and providers to ensure that the highest standards are always maintained. Ensuring that clients are given the highest quality care and most satisfying experience from initial encounter to discharge. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Nurse Manager [Critical Care, Northshore Medical Center, Miami, FL] Sept 2008-Present Clinical competencies include but are not limited to: Make shift assignments, ensure patients are assigned appropriately by matching patient needs with nurse competency, delegate workload appropriately and fairly, maintain accountability for Quality Improvement projects, facilitate admission, discharge and transfer process, make daily rounds on all patients, maintain awareness of staff competencies and performance, ensure unit specific charges are entered daily Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner [Sunrise Blvd, Ft Lauderdale, Fl] Jan 1998-Aug 2008 Roles and responsibilities include but are not limited to: diagnosis and treatment; work in collaboration with an Internal Medicine MD Nurse Educator [Barry University, Miami Shores, Fl] July 2007-2009 Responsibilities include designing, implementing, evaluating and revising academic and continuing education program for nurses; teach healthcare topics to nursing students; supervise hands on clinical experience; teach lessons in professional responsibility; collaborate with other healthcare professionals to expand nursing program content. Clinical Nurse [Critical Care Unit, Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, Fl] Nov1992-April 2006 Work in a highly charged environment.