Angela Vaughan
Registered Nurse
Chillicothe,OH
Summary
Excellent communication and coordination skills. Dedicated nursing leader with excellent management skills. Proficient in quality, cost and care standards focused on maximizing resources and patient satisfaction. Registered Nurse in state of Ohio. Driven, hardworking and veteran Registered Nurse bringing demonstrated patient care, medication monitoring and treatment management expertise. Adaptable and resilient with strong attention to detail, clinical expertise and emergency response experience. Bringing 26-year record of success in nursing and desiring Case Manager position with Aetna.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Manager/Staff Nurse
OhioHealth Grant Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio
07.2012 - Current
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma center setting.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic and cognitive status of patients.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Verified patients had information necessary for ongoing care, providing guidance on diagnoses, management of medications and prevention methods.
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
- Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
- Supervised, directed and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
- Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
- Reviewed department performance and adjusted coverage to compensate for changing conditions.
- Developed strategy to target nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and suggest actionable improvements to promote hospital-wide quality and safety initiatives .
- Managed 75 nurses and nursing activities in 443 bed hospital by providing comprehensive nursing guidance and maintaining outstanding patient satisfaction and care standards
RN - Emergency Department
Diley Ridge Medical Center
Canal Winchester, Ohio
04.2010 - 07.2012
- Built rapport with patients and family members to deliver exceptional care.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Performed patient assessments and adjusted care plans accordingly.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis and treatment.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Strengthened unit care standards and policies with focus on patient safety and dignity.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and thoracic trauma.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
- Cared for patients in 25-bed unit, supporting fellow nurses in delivering outstanding treatment to patients
Charge/ Float /Nursing Supervisor
OhioHealth/ Berger Health System
Circleville, Ohio
12.1999 - 04.2010
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Led successful team comprised of RNs, LPNs and ancillary staff.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
- Overseen hospital functions during night hours to ensure staff and patient needs were met
- Delegated tasks and provided leadership for 100 nurses and support personnel
ICU Staff Nurse
University Of Cincinnati Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
08.1996 - 12.1999
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care and discharge instructions.
- Coordinated with physicians to perform bedside procedures such as intravenous injections, vascular line insertions and bronchoscopies.
- Ordered, interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient condition.
- Participated in Sepsis departmental quality improvement initiatives to achieve higher standard of patient care
- Delivered outstanding patient care in medical critical care units
Emergency Room Staff Nurse
Southern Ohio Medical Center
Portsmouth, Ohio
01.1996 - 08.1996
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care.
- Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis and treatment.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Indiana Wesleyan University
Marion, IN05.2010
Associate of Science - Nursing
Hocking College
Nelsonville, OH12.1995
Skills
- Assessments
- Treatment Planning
- Emergency Response
- Financial Operations Oversight
- Discharge Planning
- Medical Records Management
- Quality Assurance
- Policy and Program Development
- Staff Mentoring
- Employee Performance Evaluations
- Critical Thinking
- Hiring and Terminations
- Strong Clinical Judgment
Certification
Licensed Registered Nurse in state of Ohio
Advance Cardiac Life Support
Basic Life Support
Master level nursing classes taken
Timeline
Nurse Manager/Staff Nurse
OhioHealth Grant Medical Center
07.2012 - Current
RN - Emergency Department
Diley Ridge Medical Center
04.2010 - 07.2012
Charge/ Float /Nursing Supervisor
OhioHealth/ Berger Health System
12.1999 - 04.2010
ICU Staff Nurse
University Of Cincinnati Medical Center
08.1996 - 12.1999
Emergency Room Staff Nurse
Southern Ohio Medical Center
01.1996 - 08.1996
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Indiana Wesleyan University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Hocking College
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