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Barbara Jones
Director of Nursing Services, Fountains at Canterbury
Location: Warr Acres, OK United States
Joined: Jul 6th, 2008

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Currently, I am in to community health education, particularly in diseases and illnesses the disproportionately affect African Americans. I take pride in having a major role in ongoing promotion of the importance of health and well-being in Illinois by helping people become more aware of basic measures of disease prevention; by identifying high risk factors for specific groups; by encouraging individuals to make healthy life style changes to eliminate and/or reduce risky behaviors; empowering individuals with the knowledge that equal access to quality health care is their right as an American citizen and by promoting the concept of health screenings for early detection of diseases and other health problems

Education (request update)

University of Phoenix class of 2009

Undergrad Major: Nursing

High School: Springfield Southeast in Springfield, IL class of 1974

Experience

I currently work with Fountains at Canterbury as Director of Nursing Services
I have 0 years of experience working in the Medical industry.

Quality Assurance/Nursing Supervisor | Professional Home Health Care
From June 2007 to Current • 19 year(s)
Coordinates health care for homebound patients with physicians, physical therapists, nurses, nurses aides and homemakers. Completes daily QA on all documentation.

Evening Nursing Supervisor | Countryside Care Center
From April 2006 to January 2007 • 1 year(s)
Supervised evening nursing operations at care center facility.

Assistant Director of Nursing | Alden Valley Ridge, Nursing Center
From July 2005 to April 2006 • 1 year(s)
Adjunct to the DON with overall operation of nursing department while maintaining compliance with state & federal regulations. Completed MDS and care plans, supervised Alzheimer's unit.

Director of Nursing | Snow Valley Nursing & Rehab
From January 2005 to June 2005 • 0 year(s)
Planned, organized and directed overall operation of nursing department while maintaining compliance with state & federal regulations.

Director of Nursing | Snyder Village Care Center
From January 2002 to December 2004 • 2 year(s)
Directed nursing department operations and maintained regulatory compliance at long-term care facility.

Director of Nursing | Riverview, A Senior Living Community
From January 2000 to December 2002 • 2 year(s)
Led nursing operations at senior living community facility.

LPN and RN | Long Term Care Facilities
From January 1979 to December 2002 • 23 year(s)
Employed as LPN from 1979-1998, then as RN in Director of Nursing capacity at various long-term care facilities.

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