Kathy

"Clients are my number
one concern"

 

Kathleen K. Hughes


Accu-Care Nursing Service, Inc.
Director of Nursing

Objective

Provide quality care utilizing all nursing disciplines to improve quality of life
for the elderly, sick, and infirm while allowing them to remain in their home.

05/96-Present Accu-Care Nursing Service, Inc. Naples, FL - Director of Nursing/Co-Owner

  • Client intake process
  • Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement
  • Employment & evaluation on all levels of nursing personnel
  • Ongoing development of policies & procedures

    • 07/95-05/96 Accu-Care Nursing Service, Inc. Naples, FL - Administrator & Director of Nursing

  • Prepare a yearly budget
  • Maintained compliance with Florida State Rules & Regulations
  • Approve monthly expenditures and monitor financial position
  • Client intake process
  • Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement
  • Employment & evaluation on all levels of nursing personnel
  • Ongoing development of policies & procedures

    • 11/91-04/95 Morning Star Nursing Service Naples, FL - Director of Nursing

    10/89-10/91 Morning Star Nursing Service Naples, FL - Case Manager/Nurse Coordinator

    • Initial Evaluation & physical assessments
    • Initiates Plan of Treatment
    • Established care plans and goals
    • Coordinated services with other providers
    • Coordinates all aspects of clients' care
    • Documentation of all clinical findings

    05/89-10/89 Morning Star Nursing Service Naples, FL - Staff Nurse / Per Diem

    08/86-05/89 Naples, FL - Sabbatical to care for terminally ill spouse

    02/72-08/86 Gilbert Snyder, M.D. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Miami, FL - Private Surgical Nurse

    • First assistant in surgery
    • All pre and post operative care
    • On call for emergency treatment
    • Office Manager

    02/70-02/72 Mt. Sinai Hospital Miami Beach, FL - Circulating/Scrub nurse in cardiovascular, general, and plastic surgery

    08/68-02/70 South Side Hospital Pittsburgh, PA - Staff Nurse / Post Anesthesia

    08/67-08/68 South Side Hospital Pittsburgh, PA - Staff Nurse / Medical Surgical Unit

    Education 1964-1967 South Side Hospital School of Nursing Pittsburgh, PA - Diploma

    1968-1969 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA

    Extracurricular

  • Member of Associated Home Health Industries of Florida
  • Member of Collier County Council on Aging
  • President of Naples Interagency
  • Fund raiser for Hospice of Naples, Inc., MDA, and American Heart Association
  • Board of Directors for Woodmere Professional Association
  • Coordinated and produced Home Health Aide Course
  • Instructed employees to increase work force

    • Hobbies

  • Cooking
  • Reading
  • Boating/fishing
  • Aerobic Exercise
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