Brenda Searcy
Roswell
Summary
Caring registered nurse with dedicated service in various types of long-term and home health care settings. Providing individualized care plans and helping patients meet goals by delivering direct and effective patient care. Committed to increasing patient health and satisfaction. Compassionate Home Health Nurse with background in providing high-quality patient care in home settings. Strengths include effective communication, critical thinking, and ability to adapt to different situations. Proven history of enhancing patient comfort while adhering to strict medical protocols and maintaining patient confidentiality. Instrumental in improving health outcomes through skilled nursing interventions and compassionate care.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Carlsbad Medical Center
Carlsbad
09.2024 - 09.2025
- Assisted in developing departmental goals related to quality assurance initiatives.
- Supported nursing staff in implementing rehabilitation care plans for patients.
- Provided direct patient care in medical surgical unit.
- Assisted in patient assessments and developed care plans per established protocols.
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to enhance patient care standards.
- Participated in staff meetings to discuss patient care strategies and challenges.
- Maintained accurate records of nursing activities and patient interactions.
ADON, RN
Sunset Villa
Roswell
06.2023 - 10.2023
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
RN Staff Nurse
Gentiva Hospice
10.2022 - 10.2023
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
DD Waiver RN
Tabosa
09.2022 - 06.2023
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Administrator, DON, Registered Nurse
Advanced Home Care
10.2019 - 09.2022
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Confirmed accurate completion of forms and reports for admission, transfer or discharge of each program participant.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Adapted to workflow changes and implemented continuous process improvements to overcome obstacles.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Collected, validated and distributed information to employees.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
Registered Nurse
Lovelace Regional Hospital
04.2019 - 12.2019
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Registered Nurse
ARMS Staffing
Allentown
10.2023 - 09.2024
- Administered medications and treatments according to care plans.
- Educated patients and families about disease management, lifestyle changes, nutrition, and preventive healthcare measures.
- Documented patient progress and interactions in electronic health records.
- Assisted in coordinating home health services with multidisciplinary teams.
- Developed personalized care plans for patients based on individual needs.
RN Staff Nurse
Interim Hospice
10.2018 - 03.2019
- Recognized and understood specific stages of dying process, providing comfort-based care during vulnerable times.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Provided high level of quality, compassionate care to patients and caregivers during each nursing shift.
- Established and maintained successful relationships with patients, families and physicians by utilizing exemplary communication and active listening skills.
- Taught family members and caregivers various ways to manage patients' pain, how to check for vital signs and proper methods for dressing changes.
RN, Medical-Surgical
Rehoboth Mckinley Christian Hospital
02.2017 - 10.2018
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Carrington College
Albuquerque, NM12.2016
Skills
- Accurate Documentation
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Clear Patient Communication
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
- Medical Recordkeeping
- Patient Care Assessment
- Compassionate and Caring
- Preventive Healthcare
- Medical Supply Management
- Patient Examination
- Specialized Healthcare Referrals
- Treatment coordination
- Compassionate care
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Carlsbad Medical Center
09.2024 - 09.2025
Registered Nurse
ARMS Staffing
10.2023 - 09.2024
ADON, RN
Sunset Villa
06.2023 - 10.2023
RN Staff Nurse
Gentiva Hospice
10.2022 - 10.2023
DD Waiver RN
Tabosa
09.2022 - 06.2023
Administrator, DON, Registered Nurse
Advanced Home Care
10.2019 - 09.2022
Registered Nurse
Lovelace Regional Hospital
04.2019 - 12.2019
RN Staff Nurse
Interim Hospice
10.2018 - 03.2019
RN, Medical-Surgical
Rehoboth Mckinley Christian Hospital
02.2017 - 10.2018
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Carrington College
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