Angela Douglas
Goose Creek,SC
Summary
Compassionate and patient-centered registered nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in the acute care setting. Works well with diverse patient populations and develops trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Team approach to enhance the patient's experience as well as fostering relationships within the department. Leads with integrity, kindness and by example. Efficient coordination with healthcare professionals to provide safe, quality patient care. Willingness to learn to improve skills and ultimately benefit the patient.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Roper Saint Francis Healthcare
08.2013 - Current
- Manages flow of 12 bed emergency department as charge nurse since 2018 on night/weekend shift
- Collaborates with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions to improve outcomes.
- Administers medications, including titration of critical drugs and blood administration, and their responses, utilizing 5 rights of medication administration.
- Manages care for variety of patients, from unexpected trauma to general med/surg to the critically ill, which include pediatric, geriatric and psychiatric patients.
- Educates patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Manages through-put of patients, including admit, transfer or discharge.
- Coordination of care with ancillary staff in hospital: inpatient, radiology, and OR.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Wellstar Heath System
01.2011 - 07.2013
- State of George #RN215527
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications, utilizing 5 rights of medication administration, and monitored responses.
- Coordinated care within psychiatric pod of ED, including assessment, implementation of orders, stabilization of acute behavioral/psychiatric patient, collaborated with case management to facilitate through-put whether discharged, admitted or transferred
- Managed care of the general med/surg patient, including education of patients and their families.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Wellstar Pulmonary Medicine
08.2009 - 01.2011
- State of Georgia #LPN078575
- Provided care to acute and chronic pulmonary patients.
- Managed patient history, assessment, immunizations, and medication administration/education.
- PT/INR/coumadin management
- Chest x-rays, PST’s, spirometry, and EMR documentation.
- Addressed sick calls from patients
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Georgia Highlands College
Rome, GA06.2010
Diploma - Practical Nursing
Chattahoochee Technical College
Marietta, GA05.2008
Skills
- Managing moderate sedation
- Phlebotomy
- Triage
- N/G tube placement
- Foley catheter placement
- Organization
- Managing airway
- EPIC and Cerner documentation
- Assessment
- Telemetry
- Critical care med administration: insulin, cardiac
- Service recovery, customer service
Certification
- ACLS
- BLS
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Certified Emergency Nurse
- Stroke care
- Shining Star Award recipient Q3-2013, Wellstar Cobb Hospital
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Roper Saint Francis Healthcare
08.2013 - Current
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Wellstar Heath System
01.2011 - 07.2013
Licensed Practical Nurse
Wellstar Pulmonary Medicine
08.2009 - 01.2011
Associate of Science - Nursing
Georgia Highlands College
Diploma - Practical Nursing
Chattahoochee Technical College