ANGELA PAYTON
Fort Wayne,IN
Summary
Organized and knowledgeable Registered Nurse experienced in treating and caring for patients. Successful in providing fast and accurate assessments and working calmly under pressure. Recognized for collaborating well with doctors to maintain top-notch healthcare practices. Looking forward to embarking on a new journey as a nurse practitioner with gastroenterology and expanding on the knowledge and skillsets that I have learned within endoscopy.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN-Nurse Leader
Lutheran Health Network
Fort Wayne , IN
2022.05 - Current
- Lead charge nurse.
- Board runner.
- Served as a liaison between upper management and nursing staff members when resolving conflicts or addressing concerns.
- Created and implemented policies, procedures, and protocols to ensure quality standards were met.
- Assisted in recruitment efforts for qualified nursing staff members through job postings, interviews, reference checks.
- Promoted a culture of collaboration between departments within the organization that focused on providing high-quality patient care.
- Performed personnel interviewing, hiring, disciplinary actions and dismissals.
- Applied clinical judgment and comprehensive knowledge of facility policies to assist floor nurses with patient care decisions.
RN-Endoscopy
Lutheran Health Physicians
Fort Wayne , IN
2020.04 - 2022.05
- Procedural Nurse/Tech
- Prep Nurse
- Post Op Nurse
- Specialty Procedures
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN2024-05
Bachelorette degree in Nursing -
University of Saint Francis
05.2021
Associate degree in Nursing -
University of Saint Francis
12.2018
Skills
- Hard-working
- Eye for detail
- Motivator & Leader
- Compassionate
- Practical
- Efficient
- Basic Life Support
- Nursing staff leadership
- Patient Counseling
- Direct Patient Care
- Professional Bedside Manner
- Medication Administration
Proudestachievements
- Fantastic Achievement: Obtaining a Master's degree in nursing
- Another achievement: Becoming a nurse leader in my dept.
- Another achievement: Having the ability to balance a career, going to school, being a mom, and a wife
Languages
English
Projects
Safety Improvement Project, Lutheran Hospital, Tracing needle sticks, causative factors, risk reduction through enhanced safety measures
Accomplishments
- Sigma Theta Tau
- Academic Honors
Certification
- ANCC-BC
- ACLS
- BLS
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
RN-Nurse Leader
Lutheran Health Network
2022.05 - Current
RN-Endoscopy
Lutheran Health Physicians
2020.04 - 2022.05
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne
Bachelorette degree in Nursing -
University of Saint Francis
Associate degree in Nursing -
University of Saint Francis
- ANCC-BC
- ACLS
- BLS
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