Angela Richmond
Summary
With a robust background at W.G. (Bill) Hefner Medical Center, I excel in patient care and education, showcasing exceptional clinical judgment and care coordination. Leveraging skills in medication and IV administration, I've significantly enhanced patient outcomes. My dedication to infection control and patient rights advocacy underlines my comprehensive approach to nursing, ensuring high standards of healthcare delivery.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Med Surg Nurse
W.G. (Bill) Hefner Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
08.2023 - Current
- Monitor the patient's vital signs, and report any abnormalities to the physician.
- Starting intravenous fluids, including venipuncture, assisting with, and administering medications, including IV drips and injections, as prescribed.
- Provide post-operative care, including wound dressing, and pain management.
- Educate patients and their families on post-surgery care and recovery plans.
- Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to create a comprehensive care plan.
- Maintain accurate and detailed patient records and charts.
- Ensure that patient rooms are hygienic, and conducive to recovery.
- Conduct regular patient assessments, and adjust care plans as required.
- Verify consent forms, and H&P validations.
- Provide emotional support to patients and families during the hospital stay.
- Participate in continuous education and training to stay updated with the latest medical practices.
- Work effectively in stressful situations, and be able to shift priorities based on patient needs.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives in order to improve patient outcomes.
- Created, implemented and evaluated patient care plans with medical team.
- Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Provided emotional support and counseling to patients and their families.
- Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
- Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values, and beliefs.
- Achieved departmental goals and objectives by instituting new processes and standards for in-patient care.
- Ensured that all documentation was accurate and up-to-date according to established guidelines.
- Monitored diet, physical activity, behaviors and other patient factors to assess conditions and adjust treatment plans.
- Conducted intake assessments with patients and relatives to gather case history.
RNTTP Nurse
W.G. (Bill) Hefner Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
07.2024 - 08.2024
- I participated in an orientation program while working with a qualified preceptor during many different clinical rotations.
- Provide specialized direct and indirect care to patients.
- Observe, interview, and assess patients to identify the needs of patient care.
- Monitor and evaluate the medical conditions of patients in collaboration with other healthcare professionals.
- Develop, implement, or evaluate standards of nursing practice in multiple specialty areas.
- Plan, evaluate, or modify treatment programs based on information gathered by my assessments, and other healthcare professionals.
- Documented nursing interventions, therapeutic measures administered, patient's reactions, patient teaching, and understanding.
- Administer therapeutic measures as prescribed by other healthcare professionals.
- Participated in the development, updating, and evaluation of standards of care, and quality improvement monitoring.
- Collaborate with other health care professionals and service providers to ensure optimal patient care, while being an advocate for the patient.
- Multiple areas that training included are Med Surg, Emergency Dept, Inpatient Mental Health, Community Living Center, Primary Care Outpatient Clinics, Home Base Primary Care, Emergency Department, Operating Room, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Endoscopy Unit (Preop and Postop), Cardiology, Surgical Specialties, Dialysis, and Intensive Care Unit.
- Much of my time in the residency program was spent in the Emergency Department and the Medical Surgery Postoperative Unit for about three months each.
Graduate Nurse
W.G. (Bill) Hefner Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
06.2023 - 07.2023
- I worked with a designated preceptor and developed skills and judgment to utilize the nursing process on the unit.
- Focused on growth and development in the unit while increasing competence with self-direction as a new nurse.
- Assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated care for patients, with direction from the preceptor.
- Administered medications and performed procedures per the facility's policies.
SPS Supervisor
W.G. (Bill) Hefner Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
02.2019 - 06.2023
- Responsible for workload and production reports.
- Make assignment schedules to accommodate the workload of the department.
- Make operational decisions based on findings, observations, or problems presented by inspection teams.
- Uses discretion when approving time-off requests to keep the department running smoothly.
- Take customer service calls from departments, solving concerns that arise.
- Order instruments and supplies as needed, while managing the instrument replacement budget.
- Continuously reinforce quality performance, such as auditing documents.
- Ensure all safety monitors are working correctly.
- Help leadership come up with action plans to fix the solutions that are found in the department.
- Arrange in-services for the education of new instruments or new processes for staff.
Medical Supply Technician
W.G. (Bill) Hefner Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
01.2019 - 02.2019
- Assemble tray sets and instrument packs used for a variety of general and specialized surgical procedures.
- Clean and disinfect reusable medical equipment to remove seen and unseen gross contamination.
- Operate Steam, EtO, Sterrad, OER, and TD-100 Sterilizer.
- Process instrumentation in high-level disinfectant.
- Performed quality control on all parameters of sterilizations and high-level disinfectants (biological indicators, chemical indicators, mechanical, and high-level disinfectant test strips, etc.).
- Working knowledge of AAMI and AORN guidelines.
- Liaison for the Orthopedics service in surgery.
- I created and gave in-services to the other employees.
- Develop morning reports when assigned, and pass on information to the Chief and Assistant Chief of SPS.
- Preceptor to new employees in Decontamination and Preparation.
- Sign off on orientation schedules.
- Observe workers’ performance, demonstrate, and conduct work performance critiques, providing informal feedback.
- I explained the importance of environmental requirements for decontamination to new employees to keep a safe working environment.
- Process endoscopes for the endoscopy lab and other clinics.
- Help develop policy changes within the department.
- Supply case carts with disposable supplies that are needed for surgeries.
Sterile Processing Assistant Chief
Charles George VA Medical Center
Asheville, NC
08.2017 - 01.2019
- Oversee the first-line supervisors, technicians, volunteers, and interns/students performing sterile processing duties throughout the CGVAMC.
- Responsible for the quality assurance program in order to ensure that complete sterility is maintained for all instruments, equipment, and supplies delivered to the O.R.
- And that all RME used throughout the facility is processed and available for use.
- Responsible for workload and production reports, as well as reports on highlights of operations, including reports of bacteriological test results, preventive maintenance, and sterilization tests, to the Chief, SPS, Infection Control, and the Associate Director, Patient Care Service/Nurse Executive, or designee.
- Develop work improvement plans, recommending personnel actions as necessary.
- Effects of minor disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands, recommend other actions in more serious cases, within the framework of progressive discipline.
- Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities and deadlines, and prepares schedules for the completion of work.
- Make decisions based on findings, observations, or problems presented by subordinate first-line supervisors.
Sterile Processing Supervisor
Charles George VA Medical Center
Asheville, NC
03.2013 - 08.2017
- Responsible for workload and production reports
- Make assignment schedules to accommodate the workload of the department
- Make operational decisions based on findings, observations, or problems presented by inspection teams.
- Uses discretion when approving time-off requests to keep the department running smoothly.
- Take customer service calls from departments solving concerns that arise.
- Order instruments and supplies as needed, while managing the instrument replacement budget.
- Continuously reinforce quality performance, such as auditing documents.
- Ensure all safety monitors are working correctly
- Help leadership come up with action plans to fix the solutions that are found in the department.
- Arrange in-services for the education of new instruments or new processes for staff.
Sterile Processing Service Technician
Charles George VA Medical Center
Asheville, NC
05.2010 - 03.2013
- Assemble tray sets and instrument packs used for a variety of general and specialized surgical procedures.
- Clean and disinfect reusable medical equipment to remove seen and unseen gross contamination
- Operate Steam, EtO, Sterrad, OER, and TD-100 Sterilizer.
- Process instrumentation in high-level disinfectant.
- Performed quality control on all parameters of sterilizations and high-level disinfectants (biological indicators, chemical indicators, mechanical, and high-level disinfectant test strips, etc.).
- Working knowledge of AAMI and AORN guidelines.
- Liaison for the Orthopedics service in surgery
- I created and gave in-services to the other employees.
- Develop morning reports when assigned, and pass on information to the Chief and Assistant Chief of SPS.
- Preceptor to new employees in Decontamination and Preparation
- Sign off on orientation schedules.
- Observe workers’ performance, demonstrate, and conduct work performance critiques, providing informal feedback.
- I explained the importance of environmental requirements for decontamination to new employees to keep a safe working environment.
- Process endoscopes for the endoscopy lab and other clinics.
- Help develop policy changes within the department
- Supply case carts with disposable supplies that are needed for surgeries
Education
BSN -
Chamberlain University School of Nursing
05.2023
Diploma -
Clover High School
01.2001
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Care plan implementation
- Workflow and patient management
- Clinical judgment
- Clinical documentation
- Care coordination
- Treatment Planning
- Infection control
- Patient rights advocacy
- Patient care and education
- IV therapy management
- Licensed by NC & SC nursing board
- Policy and procedure compliance
- Medical chart management
- HIPAA protocol adherence
- Patient assessment
- Family education
- Medication administration
- Charting medication administration
- Patient care
- Nursing assessments
Timeline
RNTTP Nurse
W.G. (Bill) Hefner Medical Center
07.2024 - 08.2024
Med Surg Nurse
W.G. (Bill) Hefner Medical Center
08.2023 - Current
Graduate Nurse
W.G. (Bill) Hefner Medical Center
06.2023 - 07.2023
SPS Supervisor
W.G. (Bill) Hefner Medical Center
02.2019 - 06.2023
Medical Supply Technician
W.G. (Bill) Hefner Medical Center
01.2019 - 02.2019
Sterile Processing Assistant Chief
Charles George VA Medical Center
08.2017 - 01.2019
Sterile Processing Supervisor
Charles George VA Medical Center
03.2013 - 08.2017
Sterile Processing Service Technician
Charles George VA Medical Center
05.2010 - 03.2013
BSN -
Chamberlain University School of Nursing
Diploma -
Clover High School