Sarah Jones
Belknap,Illinois
Summary
Experienced Registered nurse with over 10 years of experience in nursing.
Med/surg, telemetry, Special Care, Infection Control.
Team player with experience in working together with other departments to achieve optimal patient care. ACLS, BLS and PALS certified.
Reliable and self-motivated employee
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Infection Control Officer
Massac Memorial Hospital
Metropolis, IL
06.2019 - Current
- Surveilled notifiable infection conditions and outbreaks in Massac Memorial Hospital and surrounding counties
- Collected and organized data.
- Worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
- Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting.
Med Surg Nurse/SCU
Massac Memorial Hospital
Metropolis, IL
06.2010 - 06.2019
- Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens and pain management techniques.
- Educated patients and families on illnesses, medications and treatment plans.
- Collaborated daily with multi-person health care team to achieve optimum patient care.
- Used Meditech to document patient plan of care by taking into account nursing interventions, diagnosis and expected patient outcomes.
- Managed patients' pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management interventions.
- Collaborated with members of patients' healthcare team to deliver appropriate level of care.
- Assessed team members' workloads and pitched in to help in areas where need was most evident.
- Recorded and measured patients' weight, temperature, respiration and blood pressure.
- Assessed patient status during procedures to communicate abnormalities to physicians.
- Coordinated nursing care to be carried out according to facility guidelines and regulations.
- Inserted catheters for patients.
- Started intravenous fluids, administered medications and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
- Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
- Adhered to strict safety measures by carefully determining proper dosages before administering medications.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Administered medications to variable number of patients and monitored response to medications.
Education
Associates Degree of Nursing - Nursing
Shawnee Community College
Ullin, IL05.2010
Bachelor of Science - Animal Health
Murray State University
Murray Kentucky12.2002
Skills
- Nursing skills - telemetry, medication drips, medication/IV administration, charge nurse, inpatient/outpatient/surgery care
- Infection control - data collection, leadership, trend monitoring
- Employee Health - new hire lab interpretation, TB skin tests, Vaccine status
- ACLS, BLS and PALS certified
- Decision Making
- Planning and Coordination
- Attention to Detail
- Critical Thinking
- Self-Motivated
- Multitasking Abilities
- Problem-Solving
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Organization and Time Management
Timeline
Infection Control Officer
Massac Memorial Hospital
06.2019 - Current
Med Surg Nurse/SCU
Massac Memorial Hospital
06.2010 - 06.2019
Associates Degree of Nursing - Nursing
Shawnee Community College
Bachelor of Science - Animal Health
Murray State University
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