Yulkis Rodriguez is a registered nurse seeking a clinical management position. She has over 20 years of experience in home health care, including roles as a senior healthcare services clinical manager, director of nursing, staffing coordinator, and RN home health. Rodriguez has strong skills in client relations, staff supervision, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance. She is bilingual in English and Spanish.

1. YULKIS RODRIGUEZ, RN
(954) 290-0399 Lelli24@bellsouth.net
Objective
To secure a long term, challenging and rewarding Clinical Management Nursing position with
growth potential where I can utilize my clinical skills, administrative systems, and knowledge with a
health care organization that is recognized and respected for their innovative thinking and where the
association would be mutually beneficial.
Experience
2013-Present Senior Healthcare Services Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.
Private Duty Clinical Manager
My principal accountabilities are to assist in the development and implementation of policies and
proceduresto improve quality of care for clients and processesforfield staff. I work closely with the
Director of Nursing in overseeing the professional, para-professional,and home health aides to ensure
position responsibilities and expectations are metwhile remaining compliant with the regulatory standards
of the local,state,and federalregulatory agencies.I serve as a direct supervisor to a team of RNHome
Care Managersand scheduling coordinators.This allows me to oversee the establishment of Plans ofCare
for clients, in addition to the admission process,reassessment,and discharge process. I use a client and
customer oriented management philosophy and approach to problem solving and goalsetting. This gives
me the ability to interface and maintain effective relationships within my immediate departmentand
provides a team-oriented environment.I make community visits regularly to monitor operational
programs and systems and also work asa liaison with contracted Medicare agenciesand community
personnel. I also work closely with the Director ofHuman Resourceson allrelevant human resource
functions; including but not limited to: hiring, terminations,counseling,retention,disciplinary actions,
performance evaluations,staff developmentand training. Overall,my essentialjob functions are to lead
self and others in collaboratively meeting the goals,expectations,growth, and requirementsof the
organization.
2012-2013 Jewish Tradition Home Care Lauderhill, Fl.
Director of Nursing
My primary responsibilities were to assess,plan,coordinate,and supervise while ensuring the provision of
quality private duty nursing care on a 24 hr. basis to the clients of our healthcare organization. Overseeing
recruitment and hiring of both licensed and non-licensed personnelweekly. I monitored the performance
of the office and nursing staff in orderto complete yearly performance evaluations. I assisted in the
development of administrative policies and practicesof the agency,which allowed me the ability to
monitor areas of concern and implement a corrective plan of action. Building honest and trustworthy
relationships with our client’s and their families maintained effective channels of communication within
our organization,and allowed me to act as a client servicesadministrative liaison. Asa liaison I got to
ensure thatour clients were receiving safe and effective nursing care while assisting in the assessment
process foradmission or discharge within the organization. Asa Director ofNursing I monitored the
quality of care and assured thatthe staffhad the ability and knowledge to provide the care required.
Compliancy was maintained by daily reviews of charts,notes,and plansof care. Overseeing the daily
office operations and supervising office personnelalloted me the ability to keep staff informed of agency
developments,and encouraged their participation in problem solving within our organization. Providing
staff encouragement and positive reinforcement permitted me to run a team oriented environment.

2. 2011-2012 Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, Fl.
Labor and Delivery/OB-OR Circulating Nurse
My responsibilities as a labor and delivery nurse were to assist women during the entire process of
childbirth. Starting with a thorough physicalassessment to the mother and assessing the fetus during labor
by interpreting the fetalheart monitor. Iwas also responsible for monitoring my patient’s and fetalvital
signs during the labor process. Timing of the patient’scontractions and cervicaldilation was crucial
during the first 3 stagesof labor. My job as a labor and delivery nurse enabled me to feelcomfortable
starting IV’s,giving intravenous medications,and assisting the physician’s during epiduraladministration.
I learned to possess excellent criticalthinking skills, and have the ability to make sound decisions quickly
using good professionalprudentjudgment. I also circulated in the operating room during cesarean
sections. This taughtme the importance of maintaining sterility,scrubbing the patient before surgery, and
assisting the physician during the entire procedure while caring for the newborn after birth. Additionally,I
worked in the OB-PACU during the recovery phase;monitoring the ECG,pulse oximetry,NIBP,and
post-operative bleeding. In summary,I was responsible for ensuring that every patient/family had a
pleasant unforgettable experience bringing life into this world.
2005-2011 Levin Homecare Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
Lead Staffing Coordinator/Marketing Representative/RN Home Health
As a staffing coordinator my job was to ensure thatclients were being seen by their Certified Nursing
Assistants/Home Health Aides on the daysthey were scheduled to receive care. I was also responsible for
introducing and educating new prospective clients/families that were inquiring about hiring a CNA/HHA
from our organization. My daily responsibilities included customer service,coordination and scheduling
of care,problem solving,and developing strong and trustworthy relationships with the client’s and their
families. I performed weekly telephone client/family surveysto ensure satisfaction of the servicesbeing
rendered. Due to the high volume in this office,multitasking was a necessity. When I worked asa
marketing representative my responsibilities were networking to potentialproviders within the health care
system and introducing our services,while also setting up in-servicesto furthereducate memberswithin
the community about the home health serviceswe offered. I assisted with the opening of our Dade county
branch and build a steady growing customer-client database in Dade county. I wasalso responsible for
reviewing hospitalmedicalrecordsfor insurance verification and membereligibility for insurance clients.
This allowed me to build and maintain a relationship with new customersaswellas existing customers.
After-hours on-callwas a requirement that allowed newprospective clients/families to set up care,and
also allows existing customersto make changesin their care. It also enabled the company to monitor that
services were being provided in a professionaland timely manner. Upon completion of my Nursing
degree,I continued to work forLevin Homecare asa Home Health RN on a per-diem basis.
1997-2005 Nurse Care, Inc. Hialeah, Fl.
Senior Staffing Coordinator/Office Manager Asst.
Daily responsibilities included managing and scheduling over 400 private duty and Medicare clients
and their in home attendants, while keeping their files current and up to date following JCAHO and
AHCA guidelines. I was also responsible for doing monthly quality assurance client surveys to
ensure that the patients and their families were satisfied with the services being rendered. Office
duties included customer service, problem solving, coordination of care,and scheduling new
patients with CNA/HHAs on a regular day to day basis. Conducting yearly inspections with AHCA
and JCAHO enabled me to learn the operational portion of the home health agency system. On-call
coordination was an after-hours requirement that allowed me to supervise client’s schedules after-
hours and also allowed me to ensure that services were being delivered and rendered according to
company policies.

3. Education
Awarded May 2011
Associate Degree of
Science in Nursing
Currently working on
Bachelors of Science
in Nursing
Bilingual- Spanish
Broward College Davie, Fl.
References
References are available on request.