Alyce Smart
Cypress,TX
Summary
Diligent nursing professional with demonstrated success in emergency patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient/family needs and environmental conditions, providers orders. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment.
Dedicated and passionate 9 year nurse with expertise in critical care management, critical thinking, and empathy and compassion for patients and their families.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Houston Methodist
09.2020 - Current
- Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis, and treatment.
- 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.
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
Traveling COVID-19 ICU Registered Nurse
American Mobile Nursing
02.2019 - 09.2020
- Conducted patient assessments, recorded vitals, and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.
- Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out, and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
- Administered medications and treatments as ordered by physician.
- Educated patients and families about COVID-19 related illnesses, recommended protective measures and treatments.
- Responded to and documented sudden condition changes in patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 symptoms.
- Complied with infectious disease measures to reduce spread of COVID-19 between patients, families and medical personnel.
Director of Nursing
Webco Manor
08.2017 - 01.2019
- Identified department issues to recommend corrective actions.
- Participated in management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes, and resident complaints or concerns.
- Evaluated work performance of 60+ nursing personnel to determine wage increases and implement discipline.
- Developed positive employee relations, incentives, and recognition programs to promote teamwork and mutual respect.
- Performed rounds to observe care and interview staff, residents, and families.
- Collaborated with staff, management, and external groups to coordinate patient care.
- Facilitated continuing education and training programs to drive staff competency and professional development.
- Monitored and evaluated nursing staff performance, providing feedback and guidance to support standards of care.
- Oversaw and approved recruitment, hiring and orientation of new nursing staff.
Medical ICU Registered Nurse
Cox Health Systems
01.2016 - 12.2018
- Conducted patient assessments, recorded vitals, and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.
- Provided targeted care and treatment to 2 patients.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Recorded patients' medical status and treatment details in electronic charts to accurately document medical care.
- Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
- Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
- Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Downers Grove, IL05.2020
Associate of Science - Nursing
College of Healthcare Professional At Southwestern
Springfield, MO 12.2015
High School Diploma -
Central High School
Springfield, MO United States05.2006
Skills
- Relife Charge Nurse days and nights
- Triage
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Condition Monitoring
- IV Insertion, USGIV, and Venipuncture
- EHR with BCMA at a 99% efficiency rate, and SBAR communication
- Use of life sustaining intervention and equipment
- Patient social work management
- Patient discharge and teaching
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Staff Development, Staff preceptor, and Staff experience coordinator
- Stroke, STEMI, and Sepsis response team
Accomplishments
- Achieved quality patient and staff outcomes of management of stroke, STEMI, and sepsis through effectively helping with various committees and projects related to these areas.
- Supervised team of 25+ staff members.
- Currently holding position as house co-chair for our hospitals shared governance.
- Participation in staff experience committee at the unit level .
- Acted as co-chair fo Black Ties for Culture a employee resource group offered by Houston Methodist.
Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse - 9 years
TX license number 10287866, EXP. 2/29/2024
- ACLS/ BLS
- NIHSS
Timeline
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Houston Methodist
09.2020 - Current
Traveling COVID-19 ICU Registered Nurse
American Mobile Nursing
02.2019 - 09.2020
Director of Nursing
Webco Manor
08.2017 - 01.2019
Medical ICU Registered Nurse
Cox Health Systems
01.2016 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Associate of Science - Nursing
College of Healthcare Professional At Southwestern
High School Diploma -
Central High School