Brandas Merrill, RN, BSN
Registered Nurse
Smyrna,GA
Summary
Driven nursing leader with over 20 years of exceeding company goas in ICU, ED, Leadership, Preop/PACU, mentoring, precepting, Hospice, and Case Management excellence. Positive promoter of healthcare visions, missions, and long-term expectations, who gains trust by mitigating issues, leading by example, being flexible, showing compassion and working with integrity. Engaging individual who naturally builds genuine relationships with the interdisciplinary team, relevant business partners, and patients, families, peers and anyone necessary to fulfill an immediate or long-term goal.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
8
8
Years of case mgmt
Work History
School Nurse
Cobb County School District
Marietta, GA
12.2021 - 11.2022
- Provided first aid and medically prescribed care to students
- Instructed students regarding their specific healthcare need as well as at home care giver, to their desired understanding
- Served as resource to staff and teacher for health-related issues
- Responded to emergencies urgently to provide the appropriate, safe, and best practice needed for each individual situation
- Collaborated with other members of faculty or staff while maintaining discretion as necessary in the best practice for students’ well-being
- Made translators available, when possible, when a language barrier existed and decreased student with temp > 101.4 wait times by 50%
- Maintained a clean, disinfected, and safe clinic
- All medications were locked per policy
- All records were filed confidentially per policy.
Endoscopy RN
Pre, Emory Healthcare
Atlanta, GA
03.2016 - 10.2022
- Championed the introduction of the LEAN model management style by initially creating a morning huddle board prototype
- Then ultimately using the same design to be the department's permanent huddle board resulting in decrease cost in the department secondary to focused communication
- Patient satisfaction score increased to 99% within 2 months of using the huddle board
- Collaborated with the Emory Healthcare's continuum's leadership to ultimately change IV tubing suppliers and roll out with the new tubing, successfully
- Served as the department’s super user for this product
- Championed the departments Mock Code drills, Urine Pregnancy Test Device instruction and recertification, Flu Vaccine administration, and EKG skill validation
- Served as the departments Nurse Scholar
- This distinction enhances nursing care by recognition and utilization of the nurses' expertise in care.
Nurse Manager
Roswell Pain and Surgery Center
Roswell, GA
08.2015 - 03.2016
- Ensured compliance with utilization management
- Patient authorizations increased by 45% in the last quarter when using a follow-up system I developed
- Facilitated the delivery of appropriate care/medication/ benefits
- Utilized clinical experience, critical thinking/judgement to determine appropriateness for care
- Championed the opening of the surgical center by making necessary changes based on CMS guidelines to ensure accreditation
- Championed the successful accreditation from GA state, in order to bill for Medicare and Medicaid
- Positively interact with staff, patients, guest and other members of the team
- Leading by example, I championed the successful opening of a surgical center with a supportive staff excited to be a part of something new.
Endoscopy Charge RN,
Digestive Healthcare
Atlanta, GA
08.2014 - 08.2015
- Managed and coordinated the day-to-day operations of the GI lab and the schedules, in endo, of each physician with procedure for each given day
- Manages staff, patient and family concerns
- Championed any equipment, software, and computer issues
- Ensured follow-up phone calls were made to each patient to update our physicians on their status
- Patient satisfaction scores had a steady increase for 6 months of 25 %
- Ensures compliance with scope handling, hanging, use, repair and disinfecting
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S - Nursing
Indiana Wesleyan University
08.2008 - 05.2019
Diploma - Nursing
Danville Regional Medical Center School of Nursing
08.2000 - 05.2002
Skills
Strong clinical judgment
EMR / EHR
Interpersonal and written communication
Discharge planning coordination
Documentation proficiency
Medical Records Management
Interdisciplinary collaboration
Case management
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Direct Patient Care
Chronic disease management
Needs assessment
Admitting processess
ICD-9 forms
Patient and family advocacy
Preventive health
Intravenous therapy
HIPAA education
SICU, MICU, CCU, BURN, BMT, ICU expert
Multitasking Abilities
Additional Information
- LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS , Legal Nurse Consultant 2020 Murry State University - Certificate GA RN license 2014 GA State Board of Profession Nurses - RN241278 NY RN license 2002 NY State Board of Professional Nursing - 532449
Affiliations
- American Nurses Association
- Society of Gastroenterology Nurses
- Georgia Association of School Nurses
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
School Nurse
Cobb County School District
12.2021 - 11.2022
Endoscopy RN
Pre, Emory Healthcare
03.2016 - 10.2022
Nurse Manager
Roswell Pain and Surgery Center
08.2015 - 03.2016
Endoscopy Charge RN,
Digestive Healthcare
08.2014 - 08.2015
Bachelor of Science (B.S - Nursing
Indiana Wesleyan University
08.2008 - 05.2019
Diploma - Nursing
Danville Regional Medical Center School of Nursing
08.2000 - 05.2002