Bobbi Bernat
Waterloo,SC
Summary
Seasoned, patient & team oriented, hard working, and eager to learn, Registered Nurse with years of diverse experience in direct patient care. Skilled at multitasking, prioritizing patient needs, and daily assignments, offering a positive attitude to assist in meeting team goals.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
27
27
Years of Healthcare Experience
Work History
Wound Care Nurse
Prisma Health Upstate
04.2023 - 08.2024
- Perform intake skills, such as VS, wound exposure, wound cleansing, and other tasks as instructed to prepare, up to 15 patients per day and their wound to be seen by the physician and nurse that is managing patient care.
- Document intake processes and maintaining accurate patient records.
- Perform discharge skills by performing approx. 15 wound dressings per day, per physician orders, that enhance patient wound healing by implementing advanced wound care techniques and evidence-based practices.
- Instruct and demonstrate to patients and caregivers on proper at-home wound care, proper nutrition, and infection prevention, promoting self-management , increased wound healing and reducing complications/ infections.
- Provide emotional support to patients coping with chronic or complex wounds, facilitating resilience during wound healing efforts.
- Assist to effectively manage inventory of supplies, ensuring availability of necessary materials for delivery of care to patients.
- Assist to maintain cleanliness of clinic for effective treatment of wounds and patient satisfaction.
- Participated in community outreach events, promoting awareness of vascular/diabetic wound healing, hyperbaric oxygen treatment, and the importance of early intervention for optimal healing.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Prisma Health Upstate
09.2022 - 04.2023
- Demonstrated strong clinical reasoning skills when assessing patients' conditions, triaging based on acuity, taking most acutely ill to ED room immediately.
- Initiating appropriate interventions, per protocols and collaboration with physicians as needed.
- Improved patient satisfaction by providing compassionate care that is culturally sensitive and customized to each individual's needs and preferences.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Optimized patient flow within the ED by collaborating with charge nurse, house supervisor, and administration on call to facilitate smooth transitions of care.
- Effectively communicated pertinent information during handoffs and discharge planning.
- Promoted a safe and supportive environment for patients, family, and staff members by adhering to infection control protocols, maintaining equipment, and following safety guidelines.
Registered Nursed Operating Room Circulator.
Prisma Health Upstate
12.2020 - 09.2022
- Streamlined preoperative processes through thorough preparation of necessary supplies and instruments for each procedure.
- Assisted surgeons with equipment setup, positioning patients properly on operating table, and monitored patient draping to maintain sterility.
- Coordinated with surgeons and staff to deliver safe patient care during operations.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices within field of perioperative nursing.
- Demonstrated adaptability by proficiently handling various types of surgeries across diverse specialties such as general, obstetric, and gynecological cases.
- Maintained and recorded accurate counts of sponges, needles, and instruments throughout surgery to prevent any retained items postoperatively.
- Contributed to efficient operating room turnover by quickly cleaning and preparing rooms for subsequent surgeries.
- Reduced risk of infection by maintaining sterile operating room and assisting in proper surgical instrument handling.
- Coordinated with vendors for specialized equipment needed for specific surgeries reducing delays in surgery start times.
- Collected, labeled and transported specimens and delivered to lab for testing.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Monitored patients during recovery and assisted with providing post-operative care.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
UPMC Somerset
02.2018 - 11.2020
- Demonstrated strong clinical reasoning skills when assessing patients' conditions during efficient, acuity based triaging, and prioritizing critically ill.
- Improved patient outcomes by consistently providing high-quality emergency care and implementing evidence-based nursing practices.
- Administered medications via oral, SQ, IV, or intramuscular routes.
- Optimized patient flow within Emergency Department by collaborating with charge nurse, house supervisor and administrator on call, coordinating bed assignments and discharges according to capacity constraints.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by delivering compassionate, culturally sensitive care tailored to individual needs and preferences.
- Facilitated smooth transitions of care by effectively communicating pertinent information during hand-offs and discharge planning.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Acted as resource for colleagues by sharing clinical expertise, participating in educational opportunities, and serving as preceptor for new nurses joining Emergency Department team.
- Promoted safe and supportive environment for patients, family, and staff members by adhering to infection control protocols, maintaining equipment, and following safety guidelines.
- Provided valuable support to families during critical situations by offering emotional support, answering questions, and assisting with decision-making processes related to their loved one's care.
- Educated patients, answered questions, and delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission, monitored treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Answered question about health condition, prognosis, and treatment.
- Contributed to improved departmental performance metrics through prompt documentation of assessments, interventions, and patient responses in electronic medical records.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing overall effectiveness and efficiency of emergency nursing care delivery within department.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Performed monthly checks on life support equipment and supplies.
Registered Nurse, Physician Office
Life Stages Gyn/Uro
04.2011 - 11.2020
- Direct patient care in ambulatory setting
- Assist physician with Gynecological examinations & procedures in the office, specimen collections, cystoscopies and endometrial ablations
- Patient scheduling using Medisoft computer system
- Room set up, turnover, & breakdown
- Medication refill request
- Send out specimens
- Communicate with providers, pharmacies, office staff, & patients
- Physical examinations & patient medical history update
- Administer IM medications injections per physician orders.
- Counsel patients on gynecological health & wellness.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals, patients, hospitals & community resources to provide the best healthcare and education services to patients.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
Registered Nurse, Long-Term Acute Care
Select Speciality Hospital
07.2017 - 12.2018
- Head to toe assessments
- Paper and computer documentation
- Medication administration via PO, SL, IV, IM, rectal, PEG/Core Pak, and SQ routes
- Assistance with providing ADL & IADL care
- Monitor patient reactions to treatments, medications and other care provided
- Provide wound care, ostomy care, PEG/Core Pak care, and other care as needed
- Follow and monitor care plan as patients’ needs change
- Report to MD and supervisor’s patient changes
- Supervise & assist nursing assistants with patient care as needed
- Perform orders per physician, BLS, ACLS and institutional (IE: blood draws & other specimen collection)
Owner/Operator
Dandy Carriage Service, LLC
10.2013 - 12.2018
- Ran all the aspects of the business with assistance from spouse
- Scheduled the wagon, carriage, and sleigh rides.
- Clipped, cleaned, and maintained the horses, wagons, sleighs, and carriages.
- Promoted business mainly by word of mouth.
- No employees
- Volunteer assistance from friends and family
- Computerized bookkeeping is maintained for business via Quick Books, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
Registered Nurse, Hospice
Somerset Hospital In Touch Hospice
12.2010 - 07.2017
- Case Manager
- Evaluate patients for hospice appropriateness
- Clinical nurse providing coverage for both inpatient unit and home services
- Collaboration with physicians obtaining orders, providing updates, and progress/regression of disease process
- Perform lab draws, specimen collections and monitoring per physician orders
- Teach patients and family members to care for patients that have a disease there is no longer a cure, but to maintain comfort and quality of life rather than quantity
- Assist family members of deceased patients, to start to understand the natural grieving process
- Data entry into computer for electronic medical record.
- Became a superuser of the Health-Wyse EMR & taught other staff members to use it
- Personal Care Home Administrator of inpatient hospice unit from 2015 to 2017
- Alongside the Hospice Clinical Director maintained patient records and facility upkeep in accordance with the PA Department of Health personal care home rules and regulations
- Wrote corrective action reports when not in compliance with PCH regulations
- Educated staff on the corrections needed to maintain compliance.
- • Developed and maintained personal care home education and records per state rules and regulations
- • Assist with maintaining compliance with the hospice Medicare rules and regulations for quality purposes
- • Educated the staff on what was needed to maintain compliance
- • Developed education to present at meetings to staff and administration related to compliance
- • Assisted with policy writing/implementation related to CMS Hospice Medicare and Personal Care Home regulations
- • Utilized Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel to provide communication, staff training, and QI/QA monitoring
Education
Personal Care Home Administrator - Personal Care Home Administration
Pennsylvania State University
Butler2016
Diploma - Registered Nurse
Conemaugh School of Nursing
Johnstown07-2005
Skills
- Patient Education
- Data Collection
- Wound Dressing
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- EMR Updating
- Emergency room care
- IV initiation
- Medication administration via IV, PO, IM, SQ, or IO routes
- Caring and Compassionate Direct Patient Care
- Patient and family advocacy
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Clear Patient Communication
- Patient assessment, VS monitoring, and Documentation in EMR or paper chart
Activities
I enjoy horse back riding, swimming, playing with my dog (Zoey), riding UTV, riding bicycle, boating, and learning from others. I am family and friend oriented with a love for the outdoors.
Timeline
Wound Care Nurse
Prisma Health Upstate
04.2023 - 08.2024
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Prisma Health Upstate
09.2022 - 04.2023
Registered Nursed Operating Room Circulator.
Prisma Health Upstate
12.2020 - 09.2022
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
UPMC Somerset
02.2018 - 11.2020
Registered Nurse, Long-Term Acute Care
Select Speciality Hospital
07.2017 - 12.2018
Owner/Operator
Dandy Carriage Service, LLC
10.2013 - 12.2018
Registered Nurse, Physician Office
Life Stages Gyn/Uro
04.2011 - 11.2020
Registered Nurse, Hospice
Somerset Hospital In Touch Hospice
12.2010 - 07.2017
Personal Care Home Administrator - Personal Care Home Administration
Pennsylvania State University
Diploma - Registered Nurse
Conemaugh School of Nursing
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