April Paquet
Westminster,MA
Summary
Registered Nurse with 10+ years of experience in acute care, patient education, and clinical coordination. Skilled in EPIC charting, medication administration, and infection control. Proven ability to support interdisciplinary teams, supervise nursing staff, and maintain accurate documentation while improving continuity of care.
Overview
1
1
Certification
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
UMass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Campus
Worcester, Massachusetts
07.2006 - Current
- Assisted interdisciplinary team members with individualized care plan development.
- Educated patients and families on treatment plans, medications, and discharge instructions.
- Maintained infection control standards and safe clinical workspaces.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team to create tailored treatment plans, enhancing patient-centered care.
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients.
- Monitored vital signs, administered injections, and provided assistance with medical procedures.
- Updated charts throughout shifts with current, accurate information to maintain strict recordkeeping standards.
- Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
- Managed patient admission and discharge processes, ensuring accurate completion of all related paperwork.
- Coordinated admissions transfers and discharges across Memorial campus units to streamline patient flow.
- Provided patient and family education on treatment plans, medications, and discharge instructions.
- Improved continuity of care through coordinated admissions transfers and discharges across Memorial campus units.
- Strengthened patient outcomes through individualized care plans developed with interdisciplinary team members.
- Enhanced patient readiness through education on treatment plans, medications, and discharge instructions.
- Supported safe care delivery through infection control practices and organized clinical workspaces.
- Supervised nursing staff during shifts and coordinated patient care assignments.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
QCC
Worcester, MA06-2011
Skills
- Licensed RN
- Patient assessment
- Patient management
- Care planning
- Discharge coordination
- Medication administration
- Vital signs collection
- Wound care
- Infection control
- Patient education
- Clinical judgment
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Clinical coordination
- Epic EHR management
- EHR management
- Critical care management
- Diabetes management
- Shift supervision
- Team leadership
- Complex Problem-solving
- Physical assessments
- Epic charting
Certification
- RN
Timeline
Registered Nurse
UMass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Campus
07.2006 - Current
Associate of Science - Nursing
QCC