Jonnay Burks
Marrero
Summary
Professional with strong background in nursing leadership, prepared to drive impactful healthcare outcomes. Focus on team collaboration and achieving results, adaptable to changing needs, and reliable. Skilled in patient care management, staff training and development, and regulatory compliance. Known for effective communication, strategic planning, and fostering positive work environment.
Experienced with streamlining and auditing nursing operations and improving patient care quality. Utilizes strategic planning and staff development to achieve organizational goals. Continued education of regulatory compliance and clinical management to ensure high standards of care.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Nursing Services
Jo Ellen Smith Living Center
07.2022 - Current
- Championed the use of technology in daily operations, leading to improved documentation accuracy and streamlined workflows.
- Managed budgetary constraints effectively, ensuring optimal resource allocation for high-quality care delivery.
- Led quality improvement initiatives resulting in higher patient satisfaction scores and reduced readmission rates.
- Established effective communication channels between nursing staff, Medical Director/Primary care Physicians and other departments, improving overall functionality.
- Enhanced staff retention and job satisfaction through comprehensive training programs and supportive leadership.
- Evaluated performance metrics regularly, identifying areas for improvement and implementing targeted interventions accordingly.
- Optimized nurse scheduling processes to ensure adequate staffing levels without compromising on quality of care or employee wellbeing.
- Promoted a culture of safety by enforcing strict infection control measures and addressing potential hazards proactively.
- Mentored nursing staff in clinical skills development, fostering professional growth and excellence in practice.
- Increased compliance with regulatory standards through regular audits and ongoing process improvements.
- Participated in management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes, and resident complaints or concerns.
- Monitored and evaluated nursing staff performance, providing feedback and guidance to support standards of care.
- Performed rounds to observe care and interview staff, residents, and families.
- Built and maintained positive working relationships with physicians and staff to support seamless healthcare operations.
- Established and monitored infection control programs to provide safe, sanitary environment to prevent transmission of disease and infection.
- Identified department issues to recommend corrective actions.
- Prepared and reviewed infection control surveillance reports to identify trends and develop effective actions to control and prevent infections.
- Conducted routine facility inspections, identifying areas needing improvement and eliminating hazards posed to staff and residents for continued compliance with associated regulations.
Director of Nursing LPN Program/ LPN Instructor
Blue Cliff College
09.2020 - 08.2022
- GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES: The Program Director of the Nursing Program is directly responsible and accountable for ensuring the fulfillment of educational goals and objectives, and ensuring program compliance with Board of LPN standards as well as maintaining full accreditation through ACCSC. These responsibilities require leadership in both academic and workforce areas and include meeting student retention goals; directing and participating in educational planning; program organization; staffing, training and supervision of both full-time and part-time faculty; evaluating program faculty and student performance; motivating and advising students; developing and maintaining the program budget and generating program reports as needed. The Director of Nursing is a faculty member who serves as a liaison with the administration of the College, while also performing administrative functions.
Director of Nursing
Maison Deville Nursing Home
02.2020 - 09.2020
- Responsibility for carrying out the assigned duties and responsibilities in accordance with current existing federal, state and local regulations and established facility policies and procedures; ensuring compliance, and excellence in the delivery of resident care services.
- Ensure nursing personnel provide treatments, medications, rehabilitative nursing care, and activities of daily living as stated in care plans in coordination with physician, consultants and therapists to ensure certain optimum comfort and care is provided.
- Collaborate with IDT to review and update resident assessments, MDS, and comprehensive care plan, and other services needed by resident.
- Assure that visiting physicians are accompanied by licensed personnel, and that physician’s orders are carried out properly.
- Conduct conferences with residents and/or family members, referring them to social services and community agencies as necessary.
- Conduct daily rounds of residents in order to update knowledge of resident’s physical and emotional condition; coordinating nursing services with other resident services to ensure staff is providing proper and adequate care.
- Meet with nursing staff to discuss resident behavior and note significant changes.
- Oversee and review controlled substances to assure proper count and documentation. Review with pharmacy.
- Complete chart audits to assure accuracy of charting and thorough documentation of care.
- Participate in quality assessment and assurance committee meetings and assist in maintaining quality assurance data and preparing reports.
- Oversee, develop and maintain nursing service goals and objectives, standards of nursing practices, and uphold facility nursing policies.
- Coordinate admissions, room assignments, and discharges of residents.
- Manage staffing through appropriate hiring, orientation, in-service training, evaluations, assignments, dismissal, and delegation of duties.
Nurse Care Manager
Landmark Health
07.2018 - 02.2020
- Perform Complex Case Management activities per NCQA guidelines for high acuity patients including intake processes, nursing assessments, care coordination, care plan development, high complexity triage, and communication.
- Identify and develop innovative actions to resolve the clinical and social barriers to engaging patients in their care and meet the needs of the patient, caregivers, and the IDT.
- Document current advance care directive status and ongoing efforts to reconcile member/caregiver misaligned goals with current clinical status.
- Act as liaison between providers, nursing facilities, hospitals and program staff, including making recommendations about care alternatives or equipment that will aide in the safety of the member while promoting optimal clinical outcomes.
- Monitor member progress to plan of care goals with emphasis on member care need during transitions and changes in member level of care needs.
- Monitor member during admissions to both acute and skilled level of care to support member needs, establish as the point of contact to clinicians and member/responsible party/families to ensure consistent and ongoing communication between all parties.
RN Staff Nurse/Rotating Weekend Charge Nurse
Touro Hospital
02.2016 - 03.2018
- Acute Med Surg/ Ortho/Spine/ Neuro Unit; staff RN duties include medication administration, wound care, fluid balance monitoring, IV infusions, and discharge education.
RN Field Based Case Manager
Canon Hospice
05.2017 - 01.2018
- Managed patients with chronic and terminal diseases, care collaboration with patients/ family members, providers, and IDT to ensure continuity of care. Performed weekly visits, skilled charting, wound care as needed and medication maintenance.
LPN Staff Nurse
Beacon Behavioral Hospital
02.2014 - 02.2016
- Psych observation, medication administration, basic wound care, blood glucose monitoring, chart checks, assisting RN with assessments and medication reconciliation forms for new admits and discharged.
LPN Floor Nurse/RN
St. Margaret’s Daughters Home
11.2013 - 02.2014
- Administered medication, performed basic wound care, CBG monitoring, PEG site, Skilled and custodial charting and triage.
Education
Diploma -
Warren Easton Sr. High School
05.2004
RN to BSN bridge program - undefined
Louisiana State University
12.2020
Associate Degree - Nursing
Charity School of Nursing
05.2015
Diploma of Practical Nursing - undefined
E.P. Nunez Community College
12.2009
Skills
- Clinical leadership
- Nursing management
- Patient education
- Quality improvement
- Quality control
- Staff evaluation
- Professional development
- Staff development
- Shift scheduling
- Long-term care
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Clinical system monitoring
- Healthcare informatics
- Evidence-based practice
- Nurse education and training
- Policies compliance enforcement
- Leadership and guidance
- Standards of practice
Certification
- LA RN Licensure #150459
- BLS Certification
- Center for Disease Control Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Targeted COVID-19 Training for Nursing Home
Timeline
Director of Nursing Services
Jo Ellen Smith Living Center
07.2022 - Current
Director of Nursing LPN Program/ LPN Instructor
Blue Cliff College
09.2020 - 08.2022
Director of Nursing
Maison Deville Nursing Home
02.2020 - 09.2020
Nurse Care Manager
Landmark Health
07.2018 - 02.2020
RN Field Based Case Manager
Canon Hospice
05.2017 - 01.2018
RN Staff Nurse/Rotating Weekend Charge Nurse
Touro Hospital
02.2016 - 03.2018
LPN Staff Nurse
Beacon Behavioral Hospital
02.2014 - 02.2016
LPN Floor Nurse/RN
St. Margaret’s Daughters Home
11.2013 - 02.2014
RN to BSN bridge program - undefined
Louisiana State University
Associate Degree - Nursing
Charity School of Nursing
Diploma of Practical Nursing - undefined
E.P. Nunez Community College
Diploma -
Warren Easton Sr. High School