Amy Payton
Matteson,IL
Summary
Compassionate and knowledgeable Registered Nurse with outstanding clinical experience. Fully committed to a career that will utilize learned skills to improve patient safety and quality of care. Compassionate Registered Nurse recognized for productive and efficient task completion. Skilled in patient assessment, emergency care, and pain management. Possess strong communication skills, adaptability to high-stress environments, and ability to work effectively in team settings. Excel in providing exceptional patient care through empathy, patience, and active listening.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Symphony of South Shore
08.2016 - 07.2021
- Provided a wide range of quality patient care to chronically ill patients at a skilled nursing facility
- Worked closely with physicians to improve and maintain patient conditions
- Assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated plans of care based on client needs
- Coordinated facility discharges and admissions as Charge Nurse
- Supervised, educated, and evaluated CNAs and LPNs
Administrative Nursing Coordinator/House Supervisor
LaRabida Children’s Hospital
11.2016 - 01.2019
- Assumed responsibility for patient care and hospital administrative functions on the evening, night, holiday, and weekend shifts
- Collaborated with department managers, and/or Executive Leaders to ensure safe, quality care for all patients
- Resource person for patient care issues
- Provided clinical leadership serving as a consultant to charge and staff nurses on patient care-related issues
- Proactively addressed and supported patient/family concerns
- Functioned in the role the Emergency Treatment room staff nurse maintaining complete and accurate documentation and ensuring compliance with EMTALA regulations
- Maintains an ongoing assessment of overall patient status throughout shift
- Assumed authority for all hospital departments during the evening, night, holiday and weekend shifts
- Identified and resolved critical administrative issues
- Assist with arranging staff coverage to ensure safe patient care
- Participated in planning, implementing, and evaluating education programs with the education department
- Attended code debriefing reviews and completed quality analysis reviews related to Codes in real time
Charge Nurse/Preceptor
LaRabida Children’s Hospital
11.2016 - 01.2019
- Provides quality patient care by implementing safe and effective nursing interventions based on the nursing process for medically complex/chronically ill pediatric patients
- Routinely performs administrative duties as interim Nursing Supervisor
- Focuses on the medical needs of infants, children, and young adults
- Proficiently manages artificial airways, central lines, and gastronomy tubes
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary care teams
- Identify and address acute changes in clinical conditions
- Precept, mentor, and educate nursing staff
- Performs leadership duties as the Charge Nurse on a routine basis
Pediatric Registered Nurse
LaRabida Children’s Hospital
11.2016 - 01.2019
- Provided quality patient care to a medically complex pediatric patients by implementing safe and effective nursing interventions based on the nursing process for medically complex/chronically ill pediatric patients
- Focused on the medical needs of infants, children, and young adults
- Proficiently managed artificial airways and ventilators, central lines and IV starts, as well gastronomy tube use and care
- Assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated individualized patient care plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary care teams
- Identified and addressed acute changes in clinical conditions
- Precepted, mentored, and educated new and current nursing staff
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chicago State University
Chicago, IL05.2016
Skills
- Life-long learner
- Time management
- Collaborator
- Mentor
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Outstanding critical thinking skills
- Exceptional ability to remain calm under pressure
- Excellent judgement/decision making skills
- Nursing staff leadership
Credentials
BSN, RN, CPN
Certification
- Registered Nurse, State of Illinois, Active
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association, Active
- Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN), Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, Active
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), American Heart Association, Active
Timeline
Administrative Nursing Coordinator/House Supervisor
LaRabida Children’s Hospital
11.2016 - 01.2019
Charge Nurse/Preceptor
LaRabida Children’s Hospital
11.2016 - 01.2019
Pediatric Registered Nurse
LaRabida Children’s Hospital
11.2016 - 01.2019
Registered Nurse
Symphony of South Shore
08.2016 - 07.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chicago State University
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