Amanda Adams
Silverton,OR
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient environments. Successful in providing fast and accurate assessments and working calmly under pressure. Efficiently coordinates with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN: Outpaitent Surgical Center
Sanford Health
Dickinson, ND
06.2023 - Current
- Provided effective nursing care in a Same Day Surgery unit with a patient to nurse ratio of 1:4
- Treated diverse patients ranging from 6 months and older
- 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
- Educated patients, families, and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined the next course of action
- Managed care from admission to discharge
- Performed regular assessments on patients
- Experienced in PACU.
Internship Nursing Student
Sanford Health
Dickinson, ND
08.2022 - 06.2023
- Worked closely with seasoned nursing professionals to acquire knowledge of new procedures.
- IV access training
- Administer medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitor responses
- Monitor patient health status to detect changes and unusual patterns and report to medical staff
- Reviewed charts, doctor notes, and test results to gather information on patients
- Report abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental, and emotional conditions to the RN
Patient Access/ ER
CHI St. Alexius
Dickinson, ND
11.2016 - 01.2020
- Secured patient information and confidential medical records in compliance with HIPAA privacy rule standards to protect patient's privacy
- Collected and entered patient demographic and insurance data into computer database to establish patient's medical record
- Stayed calm under pressure and successfully dealt with difficult situations
- Providing excellent customer service by promptly answering patient inquiries
- Performed patient scheduling and registration functions to serve as initial contact point for medical office visits.
Dialysis Technician
Fresenius Kidney Care Dialysis
Tualatin, OR
08.2014 - 11.2016
- Performed routine quality control and safety checks on all equipment
- Gathered, charted, and analyzed patient history data and discussed key points with clinicians
- Cleaned and connected fistulas, grafts and catheters to prevent infection
- Measured and recorded patients' pre-dialysis and post-dialysis vital statistics
- Explained dialysis procedures and hemodialysis machine operation to patients prior to treatment to ease anxieties
- Monitored patient vital signs, lab results and other indicators of health
- Educated patients about procedures, answered questions, and provided comforting words to control anxiety and enhance procedure results
- Maintained accurate patient charts and medical records
- Cleaned and sterilized instruments, equipment and surfaces.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Nursing -
Dickinson State University
06.2023
AASPN- Practical nursing Degree -
Dickinson State University
05.2021
Skills
- PALS Certified
- PACU training
- BLS/ACLS Certified
- IV management
- Vaccine Administration
- Patient Management
- Emergency Response
- Patient Discharge
- EPIC Use
- Direct Patient Care
- Ongoing Patient Assessment
- Floating to different departments
Certification
- American Heart Association: Basic Life Support (BLS): 09/26/2023
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS): 04/17/2024
- Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS): 09/26/2023
- Registered Nurse ND (R54749), 06/29/2023 - 06/29/2025
- Registered Nurse OR (10017871), 10/26/2023- 07/30/2024
Timeline
RN: Outpaitent Surgical Center
Sanford Health
06.2023 - Current
Internship Nursing Student
Sanford Health
08.2022 - 06.2023
Patient Access/ ER
CHI St. Alexius
11.2016 - 01.2020
Dialysis Technician
Fresenius Kidney Care Dialysis
08.2014 - 11.2016
Bachelor of Science, Nursing -
Dickinson State University
AASPN- Practical nursing Degree -
Dickinson State University