Alicia Roberts
Hattiesburg,MS
Summary
Diligent nursing professional with demonstrated success in emergency patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Department Nurse
Lcmc Health
06.2024 - Current
- Reduced the risk of complications by closely monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and ensuring proper intervention when necessary.
- Decreased wait times for patients by efficiently triaging and prioritizing cases based on severity and urgency.
- Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality emergency nursing care in a fast-paced medical environment.
- Administered life-saving interventions including CPR, defibrillation shocks, or advanced airway management techniques during cardiac emergencies.
- Assisted physicians in performing diagnostic tests such as EKGs, ultrasounds, CT scans, or X-rays to determine appropriate treatment plans for patients.
- Enhanced overall patient experience through effective communication and compassionate care during emergency situations.
- Educated patients and their families on various health topics to promote understanding and empower individuals to take control of their health outcomes.
- Collaborated with case managers and social workers to connect patients with resources such as substance abuse treatment programs or mental health services.
- Continuously updated knowledge on current best practices in emergency nursing through professional development opportunities, journal reviews, and attending conferences.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Emergency Room Nurse
Forrest General Hospital
05.2023 - Current
- Maintaining emergency room care standards.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Assisted physicians during invasive procedures such as central line insertions or intubations, ensuring safe and accurate completion of tasks.
- Facilitated clear communication with patients, families, and colleagues, fostering a positive environment in a fast-paced setting.
- Prevented medication errors by diligently verifying drug orders against patient records before administering treatments.
- Mentored new nursing staff in emergency room procedures and techniques, promoting team cohesion and a supportive learning atmosphere.
- Administered appropriate medications and treatments, ensuring accurate dosage and timely delivery for improved patient health.
- Updated personal nursing knowledge through continuing education courses, staying current on best practices in emergency medicine.
- Enhanced patient care by conducting thorough assessments and promptly addressing critical needs.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
Psychiatric Nurse
Forrest General Hospital-Pinegrove
10.2022 - 04.2023
- Assist patients with therapeutic interventions
- Monitor patients closely and redirect behavior
- Monitor and support the well-being of adult patients at this psychiatric hospital
- Assist patients with diagnoses such as bipolar disorder, eating disorders, conversion disorder, and borderline personality disorder
- Observe, document, and help manage patients' behavior to ensure physical safety at all points
- Collaborative role working with psychiatrists, case managers, social workers, and nurse assistants
- Prepare and administer patients' medications per instructions from the psychiatrist.
- Responded to numerous volatile situations and violent outbreaks to restore safety and security of patients and staff.
- Oversaw care of suicidal patients and acted swiftly to reduce risk of harm to themselves or others.
- Promoted a therapeutic environment by establishing rapport, maintaining boundaries, and fostering open communication with patients and families.
- Served as a resource for nursing staff, providing guidance in the application of evidence-based practices in the psychiatric setting.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
Emergency Room Nurse Extern
Rapides Regional Medical center
05.2021 - 12.2021
- Complete ECG's no longer than 5 minutes of patient's arrival
- Assist patient family, friends with any needs they may have
- Meditech proficient (input patients vitals, etc.)
- Transporting patients
- Obtain vitals from patients
- Provide or assist with personal patient care such as bathing, oral hygiene, dressing, and changing bed linens
- Stock rooms with supplies (flush, etc).
Float Pool Nurse Extern
Christus Cabrini Hospital
12.2020 - 12.2021
- Ability to listen, empathize and respond to patient, family, internal and external partners needs
- Basic computer skills
- Clean patient care rooms, equipment and instruments; report equipment problems; order and store supplies; maintain appropriate PAR levels
- Transport equipment, supplies, charts, and materials
- Collect, label, and transport specimens
- Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Dillard University
08.2011 - 12.2012
- Monitoring, recording and reporting symptoms and progress in the condition of a patient
- Maintaining accurate details and reports about the patients
- Ensuring that the patient takes medicines on time
- Feeding the patients
- Provide support where needed.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Louisiana Christian University
Pineville, LA12.2021
Master of Science in Public Health -
Tuskegee University
05.2017
Skills
- Pals/ACLS/BLS certified
- Reliability
- IV Insertion
- Clinical Documentation (EPIC system)
- Behavioral Health
- Emergency Care
- Multitasking
- Critical Thinking
Certification
TNCC
Timeline
Emergency Department Nurse
Lcmc Health
06.2024 - Current
Emergency Room Nurse
Forrest General Hospital
05.2023 - Current
Psychiatric Nurse
Forrest General Hospital-Pinegrove
10.2022 - 04.2023
Emergency Room Nurse Extern
Rapides Regional Medical center
05.2021 - 12.2021
Float Pool Nurse Extern
Christus Cabrini Hospital
12.2020 - 12.2021
Certified Nursing Assistant
Dillard University
08.2011 - 12.2012
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Louisiana Christian University
Master of Science in Public Health -
Tuskegee University
TNCC
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