Ariel King
Rochester,NY
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Psychiatry, Travel Contract
NYCHH- Kings County Hospital
05.2023 - Current
- In medication RN role, sole responsibility of safely administering oral, STAT and IM medications to entire unit, monitoring for adverse reactions and responses, documenting per policy
- In triage role, first to engage and assess patient's having acute mental health crisis's, collaborating with medical internists and psychiatrists to deliver appropriate treatment while managing fast pace milieu
- In EOB RN role, managed care from admission to discharge
- Complete hourly nursing rounds and 1:1 observations as needed
- Effectively respond to medical and behavioral emergencies (Codes) to maintain safety of all
- Ensured code carts are in accordance to hospital policy
Registered Nurse, Pediatrics, Travel Contract
Hillside Family Of Agencies
01.2023 - 07.2023
- Responsible for providing medical and psychiatric care to youth 12-18 years of age in residential setting
- Promptly responded to situations impacting safety to campus, implementing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Educated staff on use of CBT and DBT techniques, modeling trauma informed responses to help reduce amount of youth in crisis's
- Assessed youth in restraints, ensuring safety of residents were maintained and policy was followed
- Administered oral medications, monitored for responses, and documented per policy standards
- Communicated with interdisciplinary team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
Registered Nurse, Psychiatry
University Of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital
07.2021 - 01.2023
- Effectively function in charge nurse role ensuring unit that averaged 40 patients per shift operated in safe manner including use of patient de-escalation, task delegation, patient assignment and coordinating transfers to inpatient units
- Engaged patient's in immediate crisis to complete risk assessments, psychosocial evaluations, EOB admissions and discharges
- Responsible for triages, monitoring/assessing patient's on COWS and CIWA's, medication administration, mental status exams
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Safely administered and document daily, PRN and STAT medications
Ambulatory Registered Nurse
University Of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital
10.2020 - 07.2021
- Created and implemented patient care plans for program of 22 patient's at full census, assessing and modifying plans as needed based on patient's progress and current presenting symptoms
- Supported provider orders, processed refill requests and provider authorizations
- Modified RN flow to be conducive to patient safety
- Modified RN templates in e-record to improve RN flow
- Provided training to new staff to assist in acclimating to new role
- Communicated effectively to multi-interdisciplinary team, presenting cases daily and collaborating with outpatient providers
- Completed assessments, gathered medical history, collected vitals, identified and assessed violence/suicide risk
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY08.2020
Master of Science - Social Work
University At Buffalo
Buffalo, NY05.2007
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Saint John Fisher College
Rochester, NY05.2005
Skills
- Solution-Focused
- Therapeutic Communication
- Proficiency in De-escalation
- Self-directed
- E-record competency
- Extensive CBT and DBT training
- Adaptability
- Individual, group and family therapy
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Psychiatry, Travel Contract
NYCHH- Kings County Hospital
05.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, Pediatrics, Travel Contract
Hillside Family Of Agencies
01.2023 - 07.2023
Registered Nurse, Psychiatry
University Of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital
07.2021 - 01.2023
Ambulatory Registered Nurse
University Of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital
10.2020 - 07.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Rochester
Master of Science - Social Work
University At Buffalo
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Saint John Fisher College
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