Aaron Blanks
La Mesa,CA
Summary
Driven Registered Nurse with 15 years of experience caring for patients within an acute setting. Smoothly deliver comprehensive patient care and delegate tasks according to patient needs and personnel skillsets. Dedicated to providing top quality care within multidisciplinary team environment.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
RN
One Staff Medical
San Diego, CA
10.2022 - Current
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
- Oversaw patient admission and discharge processes to coordinate related paperwork.
- Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate safe, clean patient environment.
- Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
- Provided patient and family health education focusing on self-management, prevention and wellness.
- Collaborated with doctors to plan post-treatment home care and prevent return hospitalization.
- Monitored development, implementation and updates of individualized care plans.
- Reviewed daily documentation of dispensing of controlled substances, immediately noting discrepancies from shift to shift.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
Skilled/TCU RN
Liberty Heights skilled Nursing
San Deigo, CA
04.2022 - 09.2022
- Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
- Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values and beliefs.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
- Assessed competency of clinical staff to promote quality, continuity and safety.
- Maintained awareness of government regulations, health insurance changes and financing options.
- Explained policies, procedures and services to patients.
Interim Director of Nursing (TruBlu Agency
Neuro Restorative
Garland, TX
05.2019 - 05.2021
- Oversaw explanation of personnel policies and job descriptions as part of nursing employee orientation process.
- Implemented changes needed to correct deficiencies found during government inspections.
- Monitored development, implementation and updates of individualized care plans.
- Reviewed daily documentation of dispensing of controlled substances, immediately noting discrepancies from shift to shift.
- Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
- Recruited, hired and trained new medical and facility staff.
- Built work schedules and staff assignments, taking workload, space and equipment availability into consideration.
Interim Director of Nursing (shiftkey Agency)
White Pines skilled Nursing
Anoka, MN
05.2020 - 04.2022
- Monitored development, implementation and updates of individualized care plans.
- Developed and maintained staffing schedule in accordance with contract terms, budget mandates and accreditation standards for nursing coverage.
- Implemented and directed clinical services and operations to deliver competent, quality care.
- Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Planned and implemented programs for health care or medical facilities supporting personnel administration and training.
- Implemented changes needed to correct deficiencies found during government inspections.
Director of Nursing
Sunrise Assisted Living
Edina, MN
05.2018 - 03.2020
- Maintained awareness of government regulations, health insurance changes and financing options.
- Established solid relations with leadership and staff by attending board meetings and coordinating interdepartmental information exchanges.
- Developed medical programs that promoted community health and research.
- Explained policies, procedures and services to patients.
- Updated procedures necessary for compounding, mixing, packaging and labeling medications.
Director of Nursing
Sunlight Group Home Care
St. Paul, MN
05.2017 - 05.2019
- Administered executive supervision, exercising independent judgment to select proper course of action in policies and procedures.
- Reviewed daily documentation of dispensing of controlled substances, immediately noting discrepancies from shift to shift.
- Conducted recruitment and retention activities to develop highly skilled nursing team.
- Implemented and directed clinical services and operations to deliver competent, quality care.
- Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
- Recruited, hired and trained new medical and facility staff.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Minneapolis Community And Technical College
Minneapolis, MN03.2005
Skills
- Patient Monitoring
- Accurate Documentation
- Medication Administration
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Patient Care Assessment
- Nursing Plan Development
- Tracheostomy Care
- Health and Wellness Expertise
- Gastrostomy Tube Care
- Critical Care
- SBAR Communication
- IV Drug Therapy Management
- Infectious Disease Control
- Medical Assessment
- Palliative and Pain Management
- Documenting Vitals
- Patient Discharging
- Patient Care
- Wound Care Specialist
Timeline
RN
One Staff Medical
10.2022 - Current
Skilled/TCU RN
Liberty Heights skilled Nursing
04.2022 - 09.2022
Interim Director of Nursing (shiftkey Agency)
White Pines skilled Nursing
05.2020 - 04.2022
Interim Director of Nursing (TruBlu Agency
Neuro Restorative
05.2019 - 05.2021
Director of Nursing
Sunrise Assisted Living
05.2018 - 03.2020
Director of Nursing
Sunlight Group Home Care
05.2017 - 05.2019
Associate of Science - Nursing
Minneapolis Community And Technical College