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AMANDA LEWIS
Registered Nurse
Orlando,FL
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Registered Nurse, LTAC
Emory Decatur Hospital
Decatur, GA
04.2024 - 07.2024
- Improved patient outcomes by developing and implementing individualized care plans.
- Promoted infection control practices, resulting in decreased rates of hospital-acquired infections.
- Advocated for patients'' needs within the healthcare system, ensuring access to appropriate resources and services required for optimal recovery.
- Assessed and responded to changes in patient condition rapidly, initiating appropriate interventions as needed to prevent complications or decline.
- Administered intravenous therapies safely and accurately while monitoring potential side effects closely, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
- Coordinated wound care interventions for complex wounds, leading to faster healing times and reduced risk of infection.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive patient care and treatment plan adherence.
- Skillfully performed tracheostomy care procedures, minimizing risks associated with airway management in critically ill patients.
- Managed ventilator-dependent patients effectively, preventing complications such as pneumonia or respiratory failure while promoting weaning success rates.
- Conducted patient assessments, recorded vitals, and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.
Behavioral Health Charge RN
Saint Louis Forensic Center
Saint Louis , MO
11.2023 - 03.2024
- Delivered psychoeducational interventions to patients and families, increasing understanding of mental health conditions and coping strategies during recovery periods.
- Coordinated discharge planning efforts with case management staff to facilitate smooth transitions of care from hospitalization to community-based services.
- Deescalated potentially volatile situations using proven crisis intervention techniques, maintaining a safe environment for all involved parties.
- Collaborated with treatment teams to develop comprehensive care plans tailored to individual patient needs.
- Evaluated nursing care plans regularly to ensure alignment with current patient needs and adjust interventions as required.
- Managed medication administration processes, ensuring proper dosage, timing, and adherence to prescribed regimens for optimal therapeutic results.
- Promoted a healing environment through empathetic communication and active listening skills with patients and families.
- Streamlined nursing documentation, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Assisted physicians in conducting psychiatric evaluations by gathering relevant medical history information from patients or caregivers when necessary.
- Reduced incidents of workplace violence by developing and implementing safety protocols for staff and patients.
- Enhanced interdisciplinary collaboration for optimal patient outcomes through effective communication and teamwork.
Registered Nurse
AdventHealth Orlando
Orlando , FL
2022.11 - 2023.11
- Monitored cardiac and other critical vital signs to detect changes and enable intervention of life-threatening or emergency situations.
- Promoted a positive work environment within the PCU team through collaboration, mutual respect, and proactive problem-solving approaches.
- Administered prescribed medications, changed dressings, cleaned wounds and monitored vital signs to provide high standards of patient care.
- Mentored new nurses through orientation processes, sharing expertise in PCU nursing practice and fostering professional growth.
- Served as a strong advocate for patients'' rights, ensuring their preferences were respected in all aspects of their healthcare experience.
- Expedited critical medical interventions through timely recognition of early warning signs of patient deterioration or complications.
- Maintained accurate documentation in electronic health records systems to support continuity of care across multidisciplinary team members.
- Participated in hospital-wide initiatives aimed at improving overall patient safety and quality of care through ongoing education and training opportunities.
- Improved patient outcomes through diligent monitoring of vital signs and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.
- Provided high-quality care to critically ill patients by administering medications and performing diagnostic tests.
Registered Nurse
Shift Med
Orlando , Florida
2022.Apr - 2022.Nov
- Developed strong rapport with patients through active listening skills which resulted in increased trust between nurse and patient.
- Demonstrated excellent time management skills by prioritizing tasks and delegating responsibilities to nursing staff as needed.
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families during difficult times while maintaining professional boundaries.
- Managed medication administration, wound care, and other essential nursing tasks for optimal patient outcomes.
- Mentored new nurses on clinical skills, policies, procedures, and best practices for delivering high-quality long-term nursing services.
- Reduced hospital readmissions by closely monitoring patients'' health and effectively communicating with interdisciplinary teams.
- Implemented evidence-based interventions that contributed significantly to improved health outcomes among long-term care residents.
- Improved patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, personalized nursing care to long-term care residents.
LPN Team Lead
GQR, Skilled Nursing
Braintree , Massachusetts
11.2021 - 04.2022
- Short-term Rehabilitation, Assigned to rapid deployment for The Department of Public Health with the common wealth of
- Assist skilled nursing/ ALF facilities with management of Covid-19 positive patients, care
- Travel 1-3 hours daily to aid in covid vaccination of residents in the community living in res-homes, nursing homes, and shelters
- Assist by covering shifts in multiple skilled nursing/ rehabilitation units during staffing shortages
- Educate facility staff on proper PPE equipment and hand hygiene per CDC guidelines
- Complete Comprehensive progress notes on patient’s Q shift via Point Click Care
- Complete incident reports and obtain witness statements for falls, elopements, and injuries
- Monitor skin integumentary and provide wound care as ordered
- Monitor Dialysis pt’s Fistula sites, ensure no s/s of bleeding and dressing is dry/ intact
- Insert/ monitor indwelling catheters
- Administer and monitor enteral NG/ G-tube feedings and care
- Patient teaching and reinforcement of care instructions
- Supervise and assign CNA duties during the shift
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Obtained biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport.
Nursing
Heritage Square Nursing & Rehabilitation
09.2021 - 11.2021
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Reported unusual or urgent circumstances in patients' condition or environment immediately to nurse supervisor.
- Agreed to take on additional shifts and extra hours during busy periods and holidays to maintain proper staffing and floor coverage.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
- Kept detailed records of nursing assessments, administered treatments and medication, discharge procedures and follow-up care needs.
- Administered medications or treatments such as catheterizations, suppositories, enemas and douches as directed by nurse or physician.
LPN
Wichita Center for Rehabilitation
Wichita, Kansas
06.2021 - 09.2021
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
- Managed appointment calendar for scans, lab tests, and evaluations.
- Made valuable contributions to care-plan development and patient education processes backed by thorough research into client diagnoses.
- Collaborated with Healthcare Providers to assess patient needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions.
LPN Field Nurse
Aya Healthcare, Santa Clara County
Santa Clara, CA
03.2021 - 05.2021
- Register and educate patients for vaccine Janssen, Pfizer, and Moderna
- Administer COVID-19 vaccines to patients who have appointments
- Schedule appointments for first/ second dose related to Pfizer, Janssen, and Moderna vaccine
- Assess eligibility and assist provider with observation levels (15- 30 minutes)
- Document administered vaccinations in EMR system (EPIC)
- Provide patient’s with vaccine record (vaccine card)
- Follow-up with patient’s for appoitnement reminders.
LPN PCU Float
LPN, WellStar- North Fulton Hospital
Alpharetta, GA
07.2019 - 03.2021
- Works directly with the RN to function within the scope of an LPN while providing high quality of care
- Responsible for providing direct patient care to patients assigned to the medical/surgical floor
- Educate patient’s on ADL’s and care to descrease constipation, stiffness, and dehydration
- Assist with blood collection, urine, swabs, and culture processing
- Prepare and administer Nasogastric/ G- tube feeding and documentation
- Responsible for attending and participating in staff meetings, in-services
- Administration of scheduled medications via PO, SL, IM, IV, and Sub Q route
- Complete and report EKG findings
- Telemetry monitoring
- Administer immunizations and allergy testing in flu clinics
- Provide COVID testing and vaccinations as assigned in clinic and Hospital
- Monitor and maintain peripheral IV lines; report any abnormal finding to the RN on duty.
LPN Veritas Collaborative
Dunwoody, GA
08.2019 - 10.2020
- Educate patient and families on eating disorders while encouraging involvement in care planning
- Perform nursing efforts to ensure that effective patient care is provided and that quality standards are met
- Ensure ordered medications are called into Express Scripts pharmacy as an agent of the attending physician
- Maintain a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods
- Provide appropriate fluids, monitor intake/ output, and collect vital signs every four hours to increase patient stabilization and lessen symptoms of substance induced withdrawal
- Nasal Gastric Insertion, Assessment, and monitoring of nocturnal feeds
- Kangaroo/ Infinity Pump cleaning and resetting of equipement
- Venipuncture for daily and weekly lab testing for children with eating disorder.
LPN Charge Nurse
LPN Orlando Recovery Center
Orlando, FL
10.2015 - 06.2019
- Ensure ordered medications are called into Omnicare pharmacy as an agent of the attending physician
- Assessment of CIWA, COWS, and mental health status with documentation via EMR (Avatar)
- Provide appropriate fluids, monitor intake/ output, and collect vital signs every 2-4 hours to increase patient stabilization and lessen symptoms of substance induced withdrawal
- Inform the on call MD of any issues or concerns reported by the patient that require follow-up
- Completion of new admission paperwork for detoxification services such as: EKG, venipuncture, point of care UDS, and breathalyzer testing upon patient arrival
- Patient teaching for Vivitrol and Abilify Maintenna for long-term treatment of psychiatric/ substance abuse.
- Delivered direct quality care to patients by evaluating medical conditions and managing and assessing treatments.
LPN
Conway Lakes Health & Rehabilitation
Orlando, FL
04.2009 - 06.2016
- Administer scheduled medications and PRN medications as ordered
- Complete comprehensive progress notes on patient’s Q shift
- Administer medications via PO, SL, IM, Sub Q, and IV route
- Monitor skin integumentary and provide wound care as ordered
- Insert/ monitor indwelling catheters
- Glucose monitoring as ordered and PRN
- Administer and monitor enteral NG/ G-tube feedings and care
- Patient teaching and reinforcement of care instructions
- Supervise amd assist CNA’s with patient care
- Complete progress notes via EMR system (Point Click Care)
- Complete admission of patient’s from hospital to long-term care unit.
Education
Associate Nursing Degree (RN) - Nursing- RN Bridge
Evolution Health Academy
Miami, FL 05.2021 - 04.2022
Nursing Program Diploma - Practical Nursing
Lexington Institute
Casselberry, FL 03.2007 - 08.2008
Bachelor of Science - BSN
Post University
Waterbury, CT 08.2023 - 08.2024
Skills
- NURSING SKILLS
- Baseline Care Plan/ Comprehensive documentation upon admission
- Immunization/ Vaccine administration
- NG and peg tube insertion/ administer enteral feedings/ flushes
- Phlebotomy/ collection of urine, swab, and culture specimens
- EMR: Point Click Care, EPIC, McKesson, NexGEN, AthenaHealth, Kipul, All Scripts, Avatar
- Observation Documentation
- Needs Determination
- Emotional and Social Support
- Surgical Preparation
- Range of Motion Exercises
- Isolation Precautions
- Catheter Change and Preparation
- Interdisciplinary Care
- Seizure Precautions
- Patient Care and Safety
- Universal Precautions
- Nursing Staff Management
- Nutrition and Diet
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Support
- Feeding Assistance
- Medical Histories and Vital Statistics
- EMR Updating
- Wound Care
Certification
- IV Certification, Venipuncture, Basic Life Support, Handle with Care Certified, CPI Training, and PCM Trained.
Accomplishments
- Clinical Skills - Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Supervision - Headed onboarding process for new nursing staff.
- Patient Advocacy - Explained treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
- Training - Trained team of staff nurses in medical office procedures to ensure consistent quality of care.
Work Availability
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Timeline
Registered Nurse, LTAC
Emory Decatur Hospital
04.2024 - 07.2024
Behavioral Health Charge RN
Saint Louis Forensic Center
11.2023 - 03.2024
Bachelor of Science - BSN
Post University
08.2023 - 08.2024
Registered Nurse
AdventHealth Orlando
2022.11 - 2023.11
Registered Nurse
Shift Med
2022.Apr - 2022.Nov
LPN Team Lead
GQR, Skilled Nursing
11.2021 - 04.2022
Nursing
Heritage Square Nursing & Rehabilitation
09.2021 - 11.2021
LPN
Wichita Center for Rehabilitation
06.2021 - 09.2021
Associate Nursing Degree (RN) - Nursing- RN Bridge
Evolution Health Academy
05.2021 - 04.2022
LPN Field Nurse
Aya Healthcare, Santa Clara County
03.2021 - 05.2021
LPN Veritas Collaborative
08.2019 - 10.2020
LPN PCU Float
LPN, WellStar- North Fulton Hospital
07.2019 - 03.2021
LPN Charge Nurse
LPN Orlando Recovery Center
10.2015 - 06.2019
LPN
Conway Lakes Health & Rehabilitation
04.2009 - 06.2016
Nursing Program Diploma - Practical Nursing
Lexington Institute
03.2007 - 08.2008