Ashaki Sullins
Clearwater,FL
Summary
Dedicated, hardworking and passionate Registered Nurse with progressive career history in direct patient care in a 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
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse - Pre-Operative
Physician Partners of America
06.2019 - Current
- Making sure patients are screened correctly and clearances are obtained prior to procedure to proceed
- Consenting patient for procedure, going over medical history, looking over history and physical to make sure it is updated
- Verifying procedure, the correct side, overseeing the marking of correct side is marked in preop area prior to going back to operating room by surgeon
- Preop patients prior to procedure for pain management and surgical procedures
- Starting IV and administering fluids/medications prior to surgery.
Registered Nurse, Pre-Operative, Post-Operative
Comprehensive Surgery Center
09.2020 - 08.2022
- Performed accurate and complete patient assessments throughout peri-operative period
- Managed care from admission to discharge
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Recovering patients with extensive spine surgery, orthopedics and pain management
- Included patient's caregiver in discharge teaching to ensure adequate home care
- Kept supervisor and physician informed of patient's needs and progress
- Administer IV/PO medications to patients
- Dictation for Doctors and review records after transcription is completed for accuracy
- Perform conscious sedation intra-operative for pain management patients
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
Registered Nurse, Postoperative
Tampa Bay Surgery Center
04.2019 - 08.2020
- Performed accurate and complete patient assessments throughout the peri-operative period
- Skilled in patient population age-based competencies, to include fluid and nutritional requirements, skin care and body organ status, hearing and sight alterations and limitations, mobility status, comprehension and cognitive skills, temperature, medication vulnerability, healing restrictions and psycho-social needs
- Recovering patients after multispecialty procedures
- Multispecialty procedures including urology, spine, pain management, plastics, orthopedics, eyes etc
- Developed effective communication and interpersonal relationship skills
- Participated in Quality Improvement activities
- Served as patients' advocate
- Assures patient safety
- Maintains environment
- Included the patient's care person in the teaching to ensure adequate home care
- Kept supervisor and physician informed of patient's needs and progress
- Administer IV/PO medications to patients.
Registered Nurse, Pre-Op,Operative, Post-Operative
Laser Spine Institute
02.2007 - 03.2019
- Pre-operative and Operative Charge Nurse
- Laser Safety Officer for Center
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on procedure, treatment and management for lifestyle changes.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and procedure management.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Preceptor to new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Collect blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Mease Dunedin Hospital
08.2005 - 02.2007
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Developed plan of care that is individualized for the patient reflecting collaboration with other members of the healthcare team
- Provided individualized patient/family education customized to the patient and his/ her family
- Documented patient assessment findings, physical/psychosocial responses to nursing intervention and progress towards problem resolution
- Maintained confidentiality in matters related to patient, family and client facility staff
- Reported patient condition to appropriate personnel during each shift
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Licensed Practical Nurse, Medical Surgical Unit
Mease Dunedin Hospital
05.2002 - 08.2005
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Made valuable contributions to care-plan development and patient education processes backed by thorough research into client diagnoses.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
Education
Associate - Nursing
St Petersburg College
2005
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Pinellas Technical Education Center - St Petersburg
2002
Associate In Physical Therapy -
St. Petersburg College
1998
Diploma -
Clearwater High School
1994
Skills
- Patient Care Assessment
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Knowledgeable in multiple areas of healthcare
- Quality of Care
- Assertiveness
- Critical Thinking
- Dedicated
- Judgement and Decision-Making
- Reliability
- Hard-working
- Time Management
- Patient Education
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Expertise in Intravenous Therapy
Additional Information
- Nursing Licenses RN Certifications and Licenses , BLS, ACLS
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Pre-Operative, Post-Operative
Comprehensive Surgery Center
09.2020 - 08.2022
Registered Nurse - Pre-Operative
Physician Partners of America
06.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse, Postoperative
Tampa Bay Surgery Center
04.2019 - 08.2020
Registered Nurse, Pre-Op,Operative, Post-Operative
Laser Spine Institute
02.2007 - 03.2019
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Mease Dunedin Hospital
08.2005 - 02.2007
Licensed Practical Nurse, Medical Surgical Unit
Mease Dunedin Hospital
05.2002 - 08.2005
Associate - Nursing
St Petersburg College
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Pinellas Technical Education Center - St Petersburg
Associate In Physical Therapy -
St. Petersburg College
Diploma -
Clearwater High School
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