Allison N. Bailey
Union,NJ
Summary
Experienced registered nurse skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in nursing procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination. Offering excellent clinical knowledge and judgment combined with strong documentation, vitals monitoring and problem-solving abilities. Well-versed in managing emergent cases with grace and efficiency.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered nurse per-diem
Care well health
01.2020 - Current
- Coordinate weekend discharges and complete utilization review for appropriate criteria
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Overlook Medical Center
10.2015 - Current
- Advocated for patients by identifying insurance coverage, communicating care preferences to practitioners and verifying interventions met patients' treatment goals
- Evaluated patient progress and adjusted care plans accordingly, ensuring continuity of care across all healthcare settings.
- Coordinated support services and optimized communication between healthcare workers and patients
- Ensured quality patient care from admission to discharge through direct supervision of all nursing ancillary staff
- Delivered information regarding care and medications to patients and caregivers in comprehendible terminology
- Communicated with primary care physicians or emergency care providers to relay patient needs
- Counseled patient and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support
- Coordinated home care, home infusion, and durable medical equipment
Registered Nurse
Overlook Medical Center
09.2002 - 10.2015
- Developed and adapted individualized treatment plans according to patient recovery goals in a 39 bed inpatient medical Oncology Unit
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions
- Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses
- Educated patients and families on treatment strategies and at-home care
- Worked with management to identify and implement initiatives to increase nursing staff retention, morale and satisfaction
- Updated physicians on patient test results and assisted in developing care plans
Registered Nurses Per-diem
Nurses 24/7
10.2006 - 01.2009
- Coordinated with clinical staff to keep patients updated and informed on care issues, including discharge delays, equipment inaccessibility and procedure postponements
- Conducted post-op reviews, tracked patients' vitals and monitored fluids to reach optimal care targets
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions, including IV administration, wound and ostomy care and catheter insertion
- Provided care for cardiac, med-surg and postop patients at various hospitals
- Adept at learning new documentation, unit routines and med admin requirements
RN
Care Alternatives Hospice
02.2008 - 05.2008
- Planned hospice care for elderly and disabled patients on weekend covering six NJ counties
- Ensured that each patient and his or her family received superior level of compassionate nursing and palliative care
- Guided patients' loved ones and caregivers in such tasks as pain management, wound care, and medication dosing
- Responsible for total care of end of life patient including admissions, assessments, symptom management, death pronouncements, and emotional support of family and patient
RN
Kessler Rehabilitation Institute
01.2003 - 05.2006
- Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases and injuries
- Communicated with primary care physicians or emergency care providers to relay patient needs
- Immunized patients against diseases such as influenza and pneumonia to protect vulnerable populations from serious illnesses
- Utilized computerized Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Kean University
Union, NJ12.2007
Associates - Science
Union County College
Cranford, NJ05.2002
Diploma - Nursing
Muhlenberg School of Nursing
Plainfield, NJ05.2002
Skills
- Patient advocacy
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient Assessments
- Strong medical ethic
- Mobility assistance
- Coordinating referrals
- Broad medical terminology knowledge
- Medication and IV administration
- Nursing Plan Development
- Tracheostomy care
- Patient discharging
- Direct and Indirect Patient Care
- ELNEC training (End-Of-Life-Care)
- Life-sustaining machines
- Patient education
- Maintaining feeding pumps
- Neonatal ICU procedures
- Gastrostomy tube care
Certification
- RN License, XXXXXX, NJ
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
- BLS Certification, American Heart Association
- Chemotherapy Provider Card, Oncology Nursing Society
- Oncology Nursing Society
References
Available on request
Timeline
Registered nurse per-diem
Care well health
01.2020 - Current
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Overlook Medical Center
10.2015 - Current
RN
Care Alternatives Hospice
02.2008 - 05.2008
Registered Nurses Per-diem
Nurses 24/7
10.2006 - 01.2009
RN
Kessler Rehabilitation Institute
01.2003 - 05.2006
Registered Nurse
Overlook Medical Center
09.2002 - 10.2015
- RN License, XXXXXX, NJ
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
- BLS Certification, American Heart Association
- Chemotherapy Provider Card, Oncology Nursing Society
- Oncology Nursing Society
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Kean University
Associates - Science
Union County College
Diploma - Nursing
Muhlenberg School of Nursing
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