April Helton
Morristown,TN
Summary
To obtain a position as a Registered Nurse in an organization where exceptional patient care is valued.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Hospice Admissions Nurse
UT Hospice- LHC Group
09.2023 - Current
Started hospice as an RN case manager caring for a caseload of up to 15 patients.
Currently working as hospice admissions rn
Float pool RN
Morristown Hamblen HealthCare Systems
02.2021 - 01.2024
Worked on medsurg, step down and ER floors- caring for up to 7 patients
Registered Nurse
Covenant Staffing Services
01.2017 - 02.2021
- Floats to different Covenant hospitals in East Tennessee working on Step down units and Medsurg floors
Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare, Travel nursing, Telemetry
10.2016 - 01.2017
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, VA
09.2015 - 10.2016
Registered Nurse
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center
12.2013 - 08.2015
Registered Nurse
Cabell Huntington Hospital
08.2013 - 12.2013
Registered Nurse
Chippenham Medical Center
04.2012 - 08.2013
Registered Nurse
Lewis Gale Hospital Pulaski
01.2011 - 04.2012
Worked in a 12 bed ICU
Education
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Radford University
Radford, VirginiaSkills
- Skills utilized in various RN positions
- Care for post-operative patients
- Care for patient with chronic disease processes while hospitalized for exacerbation of disease/illness
- Use time management to care for 8 patients per shift
- Works together with other co-workers to ensure safe, patient centered, healthy work environment
- Care for step-down patients from critical care units
- Care for patients prior to heart catheterization procedures including pacemaker placements, defibrilator placements, heart catheterizations, cardiac ablations, and cardioversions
- Care for patients with cardiac arrythmias awaiting procedures
- Care for patients on critical medication drips including Cardizem, Primacor, Procainamide, Nitroglycerin, Dobuatmine, Argatroban, and Heparin
- Care for patients who need 24 hour rhythm monitoring while begininning antiarrythmic medication dosing including betapace and tikosyn
- Care for detoxing patients
- Accurately monitor cardiac monitor and recognizes cardiac arrhythmias/dysrhythmias
- Provide care for patients during code situations, initiating CPR, assists with intubation, and medication administration
- Professionally provide care to critically ill patients by following hospital policies and procedures to ensure patient safety
- Assess patients and notify physicians of acute changes
- Use the 5 rights of drug administration when giving medications
- Work with patients with numerous lines and tubes including catheters, central lines, arterial lines, chest tubes, and nasogastric tubes
- Care for intubated patients receiving mechanical ventilation
- Care for patients on critical medication drips including Dopamine, Cardizem, Nitroglycerin, Dobuatmine, Versed, Diprivan, Levopehed, and Heparin
- Titration of medication drips
- Care for patients directly post-operative
- Care for Overdose patients
- Provide patient education to patients with chronic diseases to prevent exacerbations of diseases
- Expert IV insertion skills
- Expert phlebotomy skills
- Exceptional communication skills
- Works well with all interdisciplinary team members to ensure best care for patient
- Very detail oriented and uses great critical thinking skills to ensure patient safety
- Very self motivated, highly skilled in working independently as well as with a team
- Several years of use with Microsoft applications including word, excel and PowerPoint
- Able to type 55 wpm
- Uses strict time management skills to meet all deadline requirements
- Developed and implemented individualized care plan for each hospice patient while following physician orders
- Taught family members and caregivers various ways to manage patients' pain, dyspnea, agitation, nausea and vomiting and all symptoms that are uncontrolled Also provide education on methods for dressing changes
- Provided high level of quality, compassionate care to patients and caregivers during each nursing shift
- Established and maintained successful relationships with patients, families and physicians by utilizing exemplary communication and active listening skills
- Recognized and understood specific stages of dying process, providing comfort-based care during vulnerable times
- Offered listening ear to both patients and loved ones to meet emotional and mental, as well as physical needs
- Complete patients admissions to hospice and their start of care visit
- Provide education on disease process as well as disease progression tailored to each patient and family's needs
- Collaborate with all interdisciplinary team members to provide best patient care
Additional Information
- Certifications/Licenses ,
- Registered Nurse TN license- January 2017-March 2026
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification- Renewed May 2023
- BLS renewed August 2024
Timeline
Hospice Admissions Nurse
UT Hospice- LHC Group
09.2023 - Current
Float pool RN
Morristown Hamblen HealthCare Systems
02.2021 - 01.2024
Registered Nurse
Covenant Staffing Services
01.2017 - 02.2021
Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare, Travel nursing, Telemetry
10.2016 - 01.2017
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, VA
09.2015 - 10.2016
Registered Nurse
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center
12.2013 - 08.2015
Registered Nurse
Cabell Huntington Hospital
08.2013 - 12.2013
Registered Nurse
Chippenham Medical Center
04.2012 - 08.2013
Registered Nurse
Lewis Gale Hospital Pulaski
01.2011 - 04.2012
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Radford University
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