Beth Hecksel
Registered Nurse
Norwood,MN
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure Appeals and Grieves Quality Nurse position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
4
4
Certification
Work History
Orthopedic Nurse
TWIN CITIES ORTHOPEDICS
10.2020 - Current
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Educated patients and families on managing post-treatment home care needs and medication administration.
- Implemented individual plans of care in collaboration with members of healthcare team to promote patient and family centered care in healing environment.
- Used critical thinking skills to assess and evaluate patient physical, psychosocial and emotional needs.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Educate on joint precautions, how to safely get dressed, transfer, toilet, and change their dressings
- Ambulate patients frequently and watch for any gait abnormalities
Labor and Delivery Nurse
THE MOTHER BABY CENTER
09.2013 - Current
- Provided care to high risk antepartum patients including but not limited to preeclampsia, preterm labor, placenta previa, and preterm premature rupture of membranes
- Educated and supported high risk antepartum patients on their diagnosis and plan of care
- Completed comprehensive assessment of patient and family needs to identify outcomes, establish care plans, monitor progress, and modify care plan.
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.
- Responded to complications or emergency situations for antepartum, laboring, postpartum or newborn patients
- Provided care for low and high risk laboring patients including but not limited to diabetics on insulin pumps and drips, preeclampsia, preterm, and multiples
- Educated induction and labor patients on the process of labor
- Assessed fetal well-being and contraction pattern throughout labor and update physicians or midwifes as needed
- Educated postpartum patients on newborn and self-care
- Initiated and educated on breastfeeding/breast pumping
- Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
- Assessed infant health directly after birth using APGAR and monitored health for specified amount of time for any changes in status.
- Leveraged computerized documentation systems to monitor, record and communicate patient condition.
- Provided emotional support and guidance to new mothers and families during labor, delivery and postpartum.
- Developed and implemented strategies to improve labor and delivery processes and patient outcomes.
Obstetric Nurse
RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER
05.2015 - 06.2021
- Charged nurse which includes staffing for the unit, managing other nurses and patients on the unit, answering triage calls as well as taking care of patients
- Provided care and education for low risk and high risk postpartum patients
- Provided care for newborns and educate their parents
- Provided care for low and high risk laboring patients including but not limited to diabetics on insulin pumps and drips, preeclampsia, preterm, and multiples
- Provide care for low and high risk laboring patients including but not limited to diabetics on insulin pumps and drips, preeclampsia, preterm, and multiples
- Responded to complications or emergency situations for antepartum, laboring, postpartum or newborn patient
- Assessed patients and communicated clinical changes with physicians
- Documented patients' conditions on Paragon and Obix computer charting system
- Scanned and administered prescribed medications
Education
Bachelors of Science Degree - Nursing
University of St. Mary’s Leavenworth
5.2019
Associates of Science Degree - Nursing
Normandale Community College
5.2003
Skills
- High risk antepartum disease process education, management and treatment
- Identify and initiate referrals to social services, integrative medicine and chaplain services
- Informing providers of patients status in order to find the best course of action for patient
- Obstetric triage experience
- Patient care and monitoring
- Clear patient communication
- Compassionate and caring
- Patient advocate
Certification
Inpatient Obstetrics Certified
Basic Life Support
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
Neonatal Resuscitation
Timeline
Orthopedic Nurse
TWIN CITIES ORTHOPEDICS
10.2020 - Current
Obstetric Nurse
RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER
05.2015 - 06.2021
Labor and Delivery Nurse
THE MOTHER BABY CENTER
09.2013 - Current
Bachelors of Science Degree - Nursing
University of St. Mary’s Leavenworth
Associates of Science Degree - Nursing
Normandale Community College
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