1. PATRICIA ANN KNIGHT
7861 Turnpike Rd – Raeford, NC 28376 910-551-7313 knight61904@yahoo.com
Detail oriented professional, with s olid technical skills a nd the a bility to provide concepts which increase company,
productivity, profitability a nd community s tanding.
EDUCATION
-ALLEN SCHOOL OF HEAL TH SCIENCES 11/2014
MEDICAL INSURANCE BILLING AND CODING GPA 3.83
-RALEIGH CO. WV VO-TECH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, 8/1990
PRACTICAL NURSING DIPLOMA PROGRAM GPA 3.0
NCLEX BOARD EXAM OCTOBER 1990
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
ICD-9, ICD-10,CPT-4, HCPCS
Insurance& Billing,Processing ElectronicClaims, InsuranceReimbursement
EMR , HIPPA
Schedules /a ppointments
Working well under s tres s
Ma na ging time effectively a nd meeting dea dlines
Orga nizing, cla s s ifying, s orting a nd filing informa tion
Identifying a nd prioritizing things to be a ccomplis hed
Ha ndling difficult ta s ks a nd s eeing them to completion
Provide s etting up a nd a dminis tering cus tomer s ervice
Adult/Child CPR Certified
Employment History
03/2005–Present –SelfEmployed PrivateDuty Nursing, Raeford, NC 28376
Privateduty care ofelderly intheir homes with lighthousekeeping, errands,shopping andcompanionship.
02/2004–03/2005-Carolina HealthCareNursing and RehabilitationCenter, HopeMills,NC 28348
Standardduties as anLPN Chargenursein care of26-31 residents. Overseen duties of6 CNS’s,undermy chargeon thehall. Medication passes,
daily assessments, updateofphysician’s orders,reported any new wounds orpressureareas to treatment nurse, admissions and discharges to hall.
As a resultof chargenursestatus,residents hadno safety incidents reportedwhileundermy supervision during my tenure. This resulted in several
positiveoutcomes ofresidents leaving thefacility and returning to their homes in full rehabilitation status.
2. 08/2003-02/2004 -Autumn CareofRaefordNursing and Rehab Center, Raeford, NC 28376
Standardduties as anLPN Chargenursein care of26 -60 residents,depending onlengthofshift. Overseen duties of3 - 6 CNS’s, under my charge
on my halls. Medication passes,daily assessments, update ofphysician’s orders, admissions and discharges to hall,with treatment careto
ducubitus andwounds attimes.As a directresult ofmy nursing insight, treatment protocols were changed tousefewer suppli es whilecleansing
ducubitus ulcers, resulting in38%savings to the facility.
03/2001–07/2003-Century CareofLaurinburg Nursing andRehabilitation, Laurinburg, NC 28352
Standardduties as anLPN Chargenursein care of26 -31 residents. Overseen duties of6 -14 CNS’s, undermy charge onthehalls.Medication
passes,daily assessments,update ofphysician’s orders, admissions and discharges to halls.Wound CareCoordinator, Treatment Nurse, MDS Co-
Coordinator, StaffDevelopment Coordinator, CareTeam Planner.As a co-coordinator oftheMDS department, finding and recalculating the
resident ratio resulted inmy fellowworkerandI getting our facility back on track with the Medicare/MedicaidSystem.
08/1998–04/2004–PearlHealthwearUniform Shoppe, 1779-B So.Main St.Laurinburg, NC 28352
Managed and organized daily sales ofuniforms for alltypes ofmedical and other professionals including alterations as neededfor out oftown
owners. Also keptall records ofsales and receipts. Bank deposits. Notifiedowners ofalltransactions. Eventually bought out merchandiseand
business and changed namein2001 toPat’s Scrubb Shoppe.
08/1997–03/2001-Scotia Village RetirementCommunity, Laurinburg, NC 28352
Standardduties as anLPN nursein careof18 -20 residents,With added callduties onnight shift. Overseen duties of2 - 4 CNS’s, under my charge
on my halls. Medication passes,daily assessments, update ofphysician’s orders, admissions and discharges to hall.As a result ofmy being
attentive, and quick thinking while oncall, it savedthefacility thousands ofdollars in water damage whena water pipeburstin a residentroom,
even though a nurse, I knewhow toshut offa water supply line.
AWARDS / ACHIEVEMENTS
Platinum Level HonorRollAttained at AllenSchool2014
Most Cooperative Wall Trophy fromLPN Graduating Class 1990
Activities
Volunteeratlocal nursing homes severaltimes each monthfor singing and worship activities.