Alison C Dietz
Wilmington,DE
Summary
DE State Board Certified Registered Nurse with over 10 years of experience delivering high-quality care to patients in an Acute care and Community Care setting. Dedicated to providing top-quality care within a multidisciplinary team environment. Successful at providing fast accurate assessments. Collaborate well with doctors to maintain top-notch healthcare practices.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Registered Nurse
Christiana Care Health System
Newark, DE
10.2019 - Current
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom re-occurrence
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures, including facilitating wound care, ostomy care, pressure ulcer prevention and pain management
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to meet patients' personal, physical, psychological and cognitive needs
- Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharging support to provide comprehensive care to over 5 patients daily
- Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care
- Changed out tracheostomies and catheters regularly to prevent infections or other problems
- Cared for patients in 35bed unit, supporting fellow nurses in delivering outstanding treatment to patients
- Managed caseload of 5 patients simultaneously by providing bedside care, treatments, IV therapy and wound care
Registered Nurse
Christiana Care, Visiting Nurses Association
New Castle , DE
03.2015 - 10.2019
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions
- Document data related to patients' care including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes
- Collaborate with members of multidisciplinary health care teams to plan, manage, or assess patient treatments
- Obtain specimens or samples for laboratory work.CC
- Perform administrative duties that facilitate admission, transfer, or discharge of patients
- Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharging support to provide comprehensive care to 6 patients daily
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to meet patients' personal, physical, psychological and cognitive needs
- Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented all patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes
- Managed quality care for patients with varied conditions, including heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease
- Provided complete care to home health patients, including physical assessments, medication and chronic disease management
- Administered colostomies and ostomies, urostomies and foley tubes accurately to provide exceptional patient care
Intake Coordinator
Aquila Of Delaware Inc.
Wilmington, DE - Delaware
04.2010 - 06.2012
- Completed skilled administrative work to support all office staff and operational requirements
- Managed master calendar and scheduled appointments for 10 providers based on optimal patient loads and clinician availability
- Documented patient medical information, case histories and insurance details to facilitate smooth appointments and payment processing
- Received, recorded and addressed incoming and outgoing communication via telephone and email
- Coordinated patient scheduling, check-in, check-out and payments for billing
- Successfully scheduled patient appointments and placed reminder calls to ensure exceptional customer experience
- Located, checked in and pulled medical records for patient appointments and incomplete charts
- Answered phone calls and retrieving messages for 1-psychologist, 1 psychiatrist and multiple LCSW's scheduling appointments and handling patient inquiries
- Organized patient files and streamlined operations to improve efficiency
- Balanced deposits and credit card payments each day
- Took co-payments
- Compiled and reviewed medical charts
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Wilmington University
New Castle, DE12.2020
Associate of Science - Nursing
Delaware Technical And Community College
Newark, DE2014
Master of Science - Nursing, Leadership And Education
Wilmington University
New Castle, DE 07.2021 - 05.2023
Skills
- Patient evaluation/intervention
- Palliative care awareness
- Thorough physical assessments
- Patient education
- Patient and family advocacy
- Professional bedside manner
- Monitoring vital signs
- Administering medicines
- Basic Life Support Certification
Additional Information
Professionalism, never missing a day of school or clinicals
Certification
Delaware Nursing Liscence
Timeline
Master of Science - Nursing, Leadership And Education
Wilmington University
07.2021 - 05.2023
Registered Nurse
Christiana Care Health System
10.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse
Christiana Care, Visiting Nurses Association
03.2015 - 10.2019
Intake Coordinator
Aquila Of Delaware Inc.
04.2010 - 06.2012
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Wilmington University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Delaware Technical And Community College
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