Andrea Buckley is a registered nurse with over 25 years of experience. She has held various nursing roles including director of health services, clinical manager, case manager, and staff nurse. Buckley has extensive experience in home health care, skilled nursing, wound care, infusion therapy, and maternal/child health. She has licenses in Florida and Texas and seeks new nursing opportunities.
1. Andrea L. Buckley
105 Santiago Dr. #106, Jupiter, FL 33458
832-334-9952 mamabuck41@yahoo.com
Licensure
Florida License –RN 9388457
Texas License - RN 737623
Key Qualifications
● Registered Nurse with over 25 years experience
● A team player who directs and works well with others while consistently advocating
for my patients
● Case Management and Education focus as well as highly competent assessment, IV,
and wound care skills
● Excellent communication and personal computing skills
Work Experience
Home Care Admissions Nurse – PRN October 2014 – May 2015 Encompass
Home Care, Houston ,Tx
Director of Health Services May 2009 - December 2013 Autumn Grove Cottages,
Houston, TX
● Director of Health Services for group of Assisted Living Communities in Houston and
San Antonio.
● Supported Management to ensure regulatory compliance and updated and wrote new
policies as required. Assisted in the opening and training of staff at 3 cottages in
Houston and 1 cottage in San Antonio.
● Initial and continued assessment of residents. Facilitated communication between
management, physicians, home care, hospice, lab, x-ray, pharmacy, hospitals, and
families to ensure residents' needs met, and compliance with all orders. On call 24/7 to
support cottage needs.
2. ● Trained Registered Nurses and supported them at their assigned cottages.
● Trained new caregivers on Medication Dispensing and Administration under Texas
RN Delegation. Ongoing staff development and training, administered TB skin tests,
urine drug testing, and facilitated flu vaccine clinics.
RN Case Manager October 2008 - October 2009 Amedisys Home Care , North
Houston, Texas
● Home Health field nurse responsible for case managing 20-25 patients. Responsible
for all OASIS assessments, skilled visits, wound care, and infusion visits.
● Coordination of patient services between all home care disciplines. Supervision of
LVN and home health aides.
Clinical Manager February 2008 - October 2008 TLC Home Care, Houston, TX
● Clinical Manager for small home care agency serving 50-60 patients. Supervision of 1
full-time RN, 2 full-time LVN's, 1 QA nurse, and 2 full-time home health aides.
● Responsible for scheduling, case management, medicare compliance, and majority of
admission visits.
RN Case Manager April 2007 - January 2008 Cole Home Health Care, Spring, TX
● RN Case Manager responsible for OASIS assessments, skilled nurse visits, scheduling
and coordinating care with all other disciplines and physician offices, generating all
progress reports, orders, and plans of care in a timely and efficient manner.
● Participation in updating patient educational materials and QA/PI.
3. RN Case Manager
Integrity Home Care, North Royalton, OH
● RN Case Manager of 15 - 30 patients providing all OASIS assessments, wound care,
and routine skilled visits in patient homes as well as assisted living facilities.
PRN Field Nurse April 2005 - February 2006 Cleveland Clinic Home Care,
Independence, OH
● PRN field nurse providing OASIS assessments, infusion, wound care, and routine
visits to Cleveland Clinic patients throughout several area counties.
RN Case Manager - Infusion March 2002 - June 2004 McAuley Seton Home Care,
Cheektowaga, NY
● Case Manager for Infusion Team in a certified agency setting, providing and
coordinating care with all disciplines and vendors, PICC insertions in the home and
contracted hospitals, precepting nurses and nursing students.
● Member of Advanced Clinical Team responsible for assisting other staff members in
the use of McKesson Horizons for Homecare laptop computer system
Field Nurse - Infusion September 2000 - March 2002 TLC Staff Builders,
Cheektowaga, NY
● Field nurse for Infusion Team caring for patients with a variety of needs including IV
Antibiotic therapy, hydration, TPN, chemotherapy, corticosteroid therapy, and wound
care.
Field Nurse - Maternal Child July 1999 - September 2000 TLC Staff Builders,
Cheektowaga, NY
● Field nurse for Maternal Child Team supervising high risk pregnancies, instruction in
prenatal education and newborn/infant care.
Staff Nurse - L&D August 1997 - February 1999 Porter Memorial Hospital,
Valparaiso, IN
● Staff nurse in Labor and Delivery caring for outpatients as well as laboring mothers,
both low and high risk, through delivery and newborns at birth.
Charge Nurse/Staff Nurse - Maternal Child May 1990 - August 1997 Porter
Memorial Hospital, Valparaiso, IN
● Charge nurse/staff nurse on Mother/Baby unit caring for antepartum and
postpartum patients as well as clean OB/GYN surgical patients.
● Responsible for staffing and supervising of administrative and nursing assistant staff.
4. Education
January 2006 - July 2006
Associates Degree in Applied Sciences May 1990 Purdue University North
Central
References
Available upon request.
Continuing Education
● Schlicting Education Conference sponsored by Alzheimer's Association - yearly
attendance since 2009
● Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Certification 4/01
● OSHA standards of practice, HIPPA compliance, Home Safety, Emergency
Management, Disease Process and Medication Management 12/08 – 10/14
● Completion of series of Coding Seminars for Medicare 10/07 ● Self study modules
5. completed at 95% on Venous Access, Fluid and Electrolytes, IV infection, and
Chemotherapy 9/00 5/05 ● Basic interpretation of Cardiac Arrythmias ● National
Certification Course - Neonatal Resuscitation 9/90
Other Activities
Unit Diabetic Resource Nurse 1991 - 1995; Hospital based CPR instructor in charge of
supervising unit education days, active participant in QA monitoring all jobs;
Chairperson of Health and Safety Committee for school PTO; National Instructor
Course - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.