AYANA WILLIAMS
Tampa,FL
Summary
Patient-oriented nurse with 13 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations as an Licensed Practical Nurse and Registered Nurse. Dedicated and compassionate with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Well-versed in promoting policies and protocols to achieve core measures.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
05.2022 - Current
- Oncology nurse 36 hours per week.
- 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.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Completed chemotherapy administration as dictated by physician's instructions on each patient's chart.
- Educated patients on such topics as nutrition, medication side effects and proper skin treatments after radiation.
- Precepted new nurses, providing guidance on unit functions and individual roles, hospital policies and procedures and nursing best practices
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches
- Member of Quality Improvement Committee within organization
Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare
San Diego, CA
02.2021 - 05.2022
- Med-Surg/Tele Travel Assignment 36 hours/per week
- Provide complex clinical assessments, diagnostic testing, and therapies for acutely ill patients
- Manage patient care team to provide full range of patient services
- Administer medications and perform general physical therapy on patients
- Draw blood, take vital signs, administer IV’s, utilize electrical medical devices, and conduct testing
- Perform triage assessments for patients entering Emergency Center
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments.
Home Health Registered Nurse
Nurse On Call Home Health Agency
Sarasota, FL
03.2019 - 03.2021
- Informed physicians of any changes to patients' health or concerns observed during home visits.
- Provided physical assessments, medication and chronic disease management to home health patients.
- Traveled to patients' homes on daily basis to assess health conditions and provide superior level of nursing care.
- Educated patients on use and benefits of equipment such as home blood pressure cuffs and glucose meters.
- Traveled to patients' homes on daily basis to assess health conditions and provide superior level of nursing care
- Informed physicians of any changes to patients' health or concerns observed during home visits
Registered Nurse
St. Anthony’s Hospital
St. Petersburg, FL
02.2019 - 02.2021
- Charge RN ER/Med-Surg-Tele Oncology/36 hours per week
- Provide complex clinical assessments, diagnostic testing, and therapies for acutely ill patients
- Manage patient care team to provide full range of patient services
- Perform triage assessments for patients entering Emergency Center
- Managed care from admission to discharge
- Precepted new nurses, providing guidance on unit functions and individual roles, hospital policies and procedures and nursing best practices
- Oversaw work of nursing student technicians and externs to educate on proper procedures and how to prioritize care tasks
- Supervised, directed and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff
- Oversaw staffing and education of nurses and staff.
Prescreening Nurse/LPN
Holy Cross Hospital
Fort Lauderdale, FL
05.2015 - 05.2017
- 40 hours per week
- Responsible for pre-op interviews, screening, and education of patients undergoing surgical or other procedures with or without anesthesia/sedation in Main Outpatient Surgery Center to assure that patient is properly prepared for experience
- Has excellent interviewing and assessment skills that are used to identify potential or actual problems that may occur
- Responsible for retrieval and review of pre-operative testing
- Pre-screens patients using set criteria to assess if further evaluation is needed prior to surgery by surgeon, anesthesiologist, or other discipline.
- Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
02.2021
Associate of Science - Nursing
Keiser University
12.2018
Practical Nurse Diploma -
Sheridan Technical Center
05.2009
Skills
- AUTOMATION SKILLS
- Proficient in
- Microsoft Office Applications: Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Patient Care Assessment
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Electronic Charting
- Treatment Preparation
Certification
CPR, ACLS, BLS, PALS, NIHSS
Home Health Experience- Nurse on Call, Haven Home Health
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Moffitt Cancer Center
05.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare
02.2021 - 05.2022
Home Health Registered Nurse
Nurse On Call Home Health Agency
03.2019 - 03.2021
Registered Nurse
St. Anthony’s Hospital
02.2019 - 02.2021
Prescreening Nurse/LPN
Holy Cross Hospital
05.2015 - 05.2017
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Keiser University
Practical Nurse Diploma -
Sheridan Technical Center
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