Excel
Jeffrey Rogers
Registered Nurse
Audubon,PA
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Resilient and able to skillfully diffuse difficult situations utilizing therapeutic communication. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude, and excellent customer service. Valued member of a multidisciplinary team, with strong leadership qualities, and ability to boost morale.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Tower Health, Chestnut Hill Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
04.2018 - Current
- Quickly assessed and triaged incoming patients to determine level of acuity, entered appropriate protocol orders into MAR, performed interventions at first point of contact with an emphasis on airway, respiratory, cardiac, and neurological emergency identification
- Assisted providers with rapid sequence intubation and have performed all roles during code scenarios with proficiency, ensured closed loop communication maintained throughout to provide efficient care and function as a high performance team
- Cared for critically ill patients on ventilators, titrated sedation and vasoactive medications as needed to achieve desired effect
- Maintained patient dignity and safety, updated families on plan of care
- Intimately familiar with best practices for infection control
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while updating interdisciplinary team via closed loop communication
- Established peripheral IV access, familiar with ultrasound guided IV insertion
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and thoracic trauma in a non-trauma designated community hospital
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
Food Service Team Member
Costco
King of Prussia, PA
11.2015 - 12.2022
- Worked within a team to prepare, cook, serve, and sell food in a fast paced environment that required proficiency in the safe handling of food, multi tasking, team communication, and customer relations in order to provide safe, quality, and efficient service to Costco Wholesale members.
Registered Nurse, LTAC House Supervisor
Fox Subacute
Plymouth Meeting, PA
11.2016 - 04.2018
- Assessed patients with chronic hypoxic and/or traumatic brain injuries and communicated deviations from baseline to primary care providers
- Assessed wounds and cleaned and dressed appropriately, worked closely with vascular surgery team to develop care plans for treatment of chronic wounds
- Provided direct patient care for ventilator dependent and tracheostomy patients
- Worked alongside Respiratory Therapists to maintain patent airway by suctioning PRN and administering relevant respiratory treatments
- Ensured staffing needs were met for facility, searched for replacement workers if gaps were present
- Ran basic life support codes at facility until EMS arrived
- Initiated IV access and drew lab work for acutely ill patients, ordered chest xrays per protocol, and initiated IV antibiotics ordered by providers for patients who were becoming septic but stable enough not to require transport to higher level of care
Quality Assurance Technologist
Zentis North America
Philadelhpia, PA
12.2005 - 08.2016
- Streamlined QA processes by working closely with development teams and staying abreast of changing product demands.
- Monitored performance and generated reports detailing quality of product and defect rates.
- Inspected quality of products, taking note of functionality, appearance and other specifications.
- Completed precise measurements using special tools.
- Designed, built, implemented, and maintained an excel database that generated documentation for various products produced within the facility which served as a calculator to adjust out of spec products by using customized logic statements.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Bucks County Community College
Newtown, PA 08.2014 - 05.2016
Skills
Intravenous Cannulation
Patient and family advocacy
Chest pain management
Lab result interpretation
Therapeutic Communication
Triage and Assessment
Customer Service
Closed Loop Communication
Ventilator Management
Documentation
Stroke Care
Critical care
Software
Epic
Cerner
Certification
PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Tower Health, Chestnut Hill Hospital
04.2018 - Current
Registered Nurse, LTAC House Supervisor
Fox Subacute
11.2016 - 04.2018
Food Service Team Member
Costco
11.2015 - 12.2022
Associate of Science - Nursing
Bucks County Community College
08.2014 - 05.2016
Quality Assurance Technologist
Zentis North America
12.2005 - 08.2016