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Amy Horner

Disputanta,VA

Summary

Dynamic RN with extensive experience at Bon Secours, excelling in emergency response and patient advocacy. Proven expertise in electronic health records and sterile technique, ensuring optimal surgical outcomes. Adept at interdisciplinary collaboration, enhancing patient care through evidence-based practices and effective communication. Committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate care in fast-paced environments.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

RN, Operating Room

Bon Secours
Petersburg, VA
02.2023 - Current
  • Ensured comprehensive documentation of patient care through electronic health records.
  • Executed sterile technique for both instrumentation and suturing in surgical procedures.
  • Completed targeted training programs to enhance skills and knowledge in advanced surgical care techniques.
  • Facilitated communication between the surgical team and the patient's family during medical procedures.
  • Executed nursing duties, ensuring top-tier care and procedural compliance.
  • Adhered to established safety protocols, ensuring patient protection..
  • Prepared operating rooms with necessary instruments and equipment.
  • Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise, and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support, and life-saving interventions.
  • Collaborated with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and surgical technologists to facilitate efficient surgical procedures.
  • Skilled in multiple surgical specialties, including general surgery, urology, bariatric surgery, gastroenterology, ENT, OBGYN, biopsies, vascular, and orthopedic surgeries.

Cardiology RN

Bon Secours
Petersburg, VA
06.2021 - 08.2024
  • Assisted in emergency situations such as resuscitation attempts or code blue events.
  • Administered oral, IV and intra-muscular medications and monitored patient reactions.
  • Titrated heparin drips and diltiazem drips according to lab values and safe medication protocol.
  • Coordinated discharge planning to ensure continuity of care post-hospitalization.
  • Assessed cardiac rhythm monitoring devices such as pacemakers or implanted defibrillators.
  • Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
  • Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
  • Conducted specified laboratory tests to help detect conditions and determine diagnosis.
  • Interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
  • Utilized computerized Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system (EPIC)

RN, Medical-Surgical

Bon Secours
Petersburg, VA
08.2023 - 02.2024
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
  • Maintained confidentiality while ensuring adaptability in high-pressure medical settings.
  • Delivered physician-ordered treatments and monitored responses to quickly spot complications and side effects.
  • Administered treatments, therapies, and medication according to prescribed methods and protocols.
  • Performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation accurately and effectively.
  • Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
  • Performed wound care including dressing changes, debridement and irrigation; monitored healing progress.
  • Documented patient care services by charting in electronic records system in accordance with guidelines.
  • Implemented evidence-based practice standards into daily practice decisions.
  • Evaluated effectiveness of interventions through observation of clinical indicators such as pain level, breathing rate or laboratory values.
  • Delivered medications, blood transfusions, oral, IV, and IM medications, per physician orders.
  • Executed thorough analyses during intake processes to establish tailored care pathways.
  • Educated patients on disease processes, medications, and treatment plans.

Education

Southside Regional Nursing School
Colonial Heights, VA

Skills

  • Electronic health records
  • Sterile technique
  • Surgical instrument preparation
  • Patient assessment
  • Medication administration
  • Cardiac monitoring
  • Evidence-based practice
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Patient advocacy
  • Emergency response
  • Hospice and palliative care

Certification

  • Current BLS
  • Peri-op program graduate
  • Current RN license

Timeline

RN, Medical-Surgical

Bon Secours
08.2023 - 02.2024

RN, Operating Room

Bon Secours
02.2023 - Current

Cardiology RN

Bon Secours
06.2021 - 08.2024

Southside Regional Nursing School

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