Miriam Williams

At Wellstar MCG, I work on the Ambulatory Care Float Team in various ambulatory care clinics, but mainly in the Medicine and Family Medicine Clinics.

• Observe and assess patients to identify concerning symptoms.
• Perform phlebotomy, monitor vital signs
• Medication Administration to include injections and jet nebs when needed
• Medication checks and reconciliation
• Educate family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
• Evaluate patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• I often take on the role as a leader in the clinics

• Supervise and manage daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
• Quickly respond to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
• Evaluate patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Conduct ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
• Train new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Document information in patients' electronic medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
• Perform patient assessments and adjust care plans accordingly.
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to provide quality patient care.

As one of the lead dialysis nurses, I developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations, and nursing diagnoses.

• Educated patients and families on dialysis side effects.
• Recognized changes in each patient's condition and adjusted dialysis treatments on daily basis.
• Provided each chronic and acute renal patient with compassionate and dedicated plan of care for treatment.
• Communicated with physicians and hospital staff regarding significant information to notify staff of issues and changes.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
• Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
• Addressed issues with multiple organ systems in patients with critical illnesses.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Provided expert critical care response in emergency situations involving illnesses or injuries.
• Initiated hemodialysis treatments and monitored V/S pre-treatment, intra-treatment, and post-treatment.
• Reported any abnormalities to M.D. and collaborated with interdisciplinary team to create each patient's individualized treatment and care plans.

• Conducted frequent clinic walk-throughs to maintain safe work environment.
• Leveraged patient feedback and performed continuous process improvements to streamline day-to-day business operations and patient satisfaction.
• Monitored duties assigned to personnel to promote high levels of patient care and job efficiency.
• Hired, trained and supervised employees to maintain team of high performers.
• Skillfully developed departmental goals, objectives, standards of performance, policies, and procedures.
• Led the total quality management monthly meetings with the interdisciplinary team.
• Monitored labs for each patient and adjusted medications according to standing orders, or as ordered by the M.D.
• Educated staff on state and federal statutes, rules, and regulations.
• Implemented new policies with the governing body.

• Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
• Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
• Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
• Delegated assignments to medical staff as needed.
• Initiated hemodialysis treatments and monitored all patients, ensuring that all orders were correctly programmed in each machine.
• Performed hemodialysis catheter care.
• Practiced Infection Control and monitored entire floor staff.
• Reported any abnormalities to M.D. and clinic manager.
• Performed phlebotomy, monitored labs, completed nursing care plans, and pt education.
• Administered medications as ordered.

• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
• Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
• Provided each chronic and acute renal patient with compassionate and dedicated plan of care for treatment.
• Gained high level of understanding regarding renal function, kidney diseases and conditions and dialytic treatments.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Met with patients to gather vitals, evaluate symptoms and assess conditions, ordered diagnostic tests and interpreted laboratory results.
• Completed hemodialysis treatments on patients as ordered.

• Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
• Performed emergency medical procedures such as BLS, ACLS and other condition stabilizing interventions.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
• Ordered and analyzed diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient conditions.
• Managed caseload of 6 to 7 patients simultaneously by providing bedside care, treatments, IV therapy, and wound care.
• Started intravenous fluids, administered medications, and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
• Monitored hemodynamic variances to identify signs of life-threatening complications.
• Performed intravenous therapy procedures and monitored chest tubes.
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
• Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
• Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
• Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
• Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.