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Billie Transou

Winston-Salem,NC

Summary

Dedicated Dialysis Nurse with over 10 years' expertise in providing acute nursing services. Excellent supervisory abilities with experience working in hospital-based and outpatient settings. Hardworking and dependable with skills in and Hemodialysis, Peritoneal dialysis, and Plasmapheresis.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Acute Dialysis Registered Nurse

Novant Health, Forsyth Medical Center
Winston Salem, NC
11.2021 - Current
  • Gained high level of understanding regarding renal function, kidney diseases and conditions, and dialytic treatments.
  • Educated patients and families on dialysis side effects.
  • Provided each chronic and acute renal patient with compassionate and dedicated plan of care for treatment.
  • Assisted in care of chronically-ill patients, with focus on patients with kidney disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
  • Communicated with physicians and hospital staff regarding significant information to notify staff of issues and changes.
  • Recognized changes in each patient's condition and adjusted dialysis treatments on daily basis.
  • Analyzed emergency situations and took prompt action to save lives.
  • Oversaw administration of peritoneal dialysis in addition to Therapeutic Plasma Exchange.
  • Utilized Epic/Diminsions automated healthcare database to perform duties, maintain records and prepare reports.

Behavioral Health Nurse

Old Vineyard Behavioral Health
Winston-Salem, NC
02.2019 - 07.2021
  • Provide care to inpatients in an acute psychiatric hospital
  • Maintain a safe environment for both patients and staff
  • Compose individualized plans of care for patients
  • Administer medications, assess patients, collaborate with other disciplines, hold group meetings with patients, delegate tasks as well as supervise the Mental Health Technicians.
  • Completed pre-admission screenings and physical and mental health assessments for psychiatric patients.
  • Administered medications and assessed side effects, successes and failures of new medications.
  • Assisted in calming patients using recognized best practice techniques with help from assistants and guards.

Clinic Manager/Charge Nurse/Acute Dialysis Nurse

Fresenius Medical Care
Greensboro, Burlington, NC
05.2008 - 11.2018


  • Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to attain and maintain state regulated quality measures related to patient care for the hemodialysis patient
  • Provide care to hemodialysis patients
  • Conduct daily team huddles with staff as well as monthly staff meetings to communicate information to the team
  • Perform audits on infection control, medical records, documentation, etc
  • And share results with the team
  • Devise action plans based on needs of improvement
  • Conduct plan of care meetings for all patients with the multidisciplinary team based on individualized patient needs
  • Performed hemodialysis treatments on chronic and acute kidney disease patients while in the hospital
  • Performed Apheresis treatments on patients in the acute hospital setting
  • Promoted to Charge Nurse and supervised employees/managed the inpatient dialysis unit on a shift by shift basis
  • Prepared the staff schedule and made the patient assignments.
  • Conducted frequent clinic walk-throughs to maintain safe work environment.
  • Oversaw day-to-day business and clinical activities by establishing goals, objectives, standards of performance and policies and procedure when supervising 20 plus employees.
  • Performed patient assessments and contributed to development of interdisciplinary care plans.
  • Prepared and retained records, files and reports according to various government and practice standards.
  • Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.

Registered Nurse

Wake Forest Baptist Health
Winston Salem, NC
11.1995 - 02.2008
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.

Education

Associate Degree - Nursing

Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-salem, NC
07.1995

High School Diploma -

West Forsyth High School
Clemmons, NC
06.1988

Skills

  • Infection Control Protocols
  • Operational Standards
  • Medication Side Effect Knowledge
  • Patient Care Assessment
  • Compassionate and Caring
  • Emotional Support
  • Patient Condition Monitoring
  • Training Junior Team Members
  • EMR Systems
  • Treatment Preparation
  • Blood Product Transfusion
  • Chronic Renal Disease Management
  • Maintaining Patient Safety Standards
  • Accurate Documentation
  • Therapeutic Procedures
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Monitoring Telemetry
  • Treatment Plan Modification

Additional Information

  • Professional Membership ANNA , Professional License Registered Nurse

Timeline

Acute Dialysis Registered Nurse

Novant Health, Forsyth Medical Center
11.2021 - Current

Behavioral Health Nurse

Old Vineyard Behavioral Health
02.2019 - 07.2021

Clinic Manager/Charge Nurse/Acute Dialysis Nurse

Fresenius Medical Care
05.2008 - 11.2018

Registered Nurse

Wake Forest Baptist Health
11.1995 - 02.2008

Associate Degree - Nursing

Forsyth Technical Community College

High School Diploma -

West Forsyth High School

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