Bri Stokes
Summary
Nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Trauma Nurse
Memorial Health University Medical Center
Savannah, GA
09.2023 - Current
- Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
- Participated in continuing education activities related to Trauma Nursing Care.
- Provided wound care services including dressing changes, debridement, irrigation, and suture removal.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams, such as social workers, physicians, and psychiatrists to ensure optimal care for the patient.
- Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
- Interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
- Achieved departmental goals and objectives by instituting new processes and standards for in-patient care.
- Educated families about home-care instructions after discharge from the hospital.
- Recognized by management for providing exceptional patient care.
Clinical Medical Assistant
Coastal care partners
06.2023 - 07.2023
- Document patient vitals, behaviors, and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising nurse or physician
- Assess patient health and identify potential health concerns to provide appropriate care
- Administer immunizations
- Perform lab draws
- Start iv infusions
- Perform wound care
- Perform triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses
- Sustain quality standards by performing routine medication audits and upholding internal and industry best practices
- Follow all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches
- Perform frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions
- Observe or examined patients to detect symptoms that required medical attention such as bruises or open wounds
- Engage in housekeeping tasks by replacing linens and cleaning and sanitizing patient rooms
- Monitor, track, and convey important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery
- Document care actions by completing records and logs in medical software system
- Gained extensive knowledge in data entry, analysis, and reporting
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others
- Assist with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
High Profile Professional Travel Nanny
NannyBee, LLC
12.2022 - 06.2023
- Communicated with children at age-appropriate levels to encourage understanding and foster relationships
- Supported children in play activities, meals, and snacks, hygiene and socialization
- Taught children everyday skills and language
- Established lasting, professional connections with families and children by encouraging open communication and delivering positive feedback
- Built positive and nurturing environments to support child social and emotional growth
- Monitored schedules to maintain sleeping, eating, and school schedules for children
- Engaged with children on age-appropriate level
- Administered basic first aid and medication in emergency situations
- Regularly traveled with family to help with vacation activities and childcare.
Nurse Assistant/Intern
Effingham County Board of education WBL program
08.2017 - 05.2019
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors, and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising nurse
- Provided support to students with special needs and disabilities to deliver appropriate care and meet educational needs
- Assessed student health and identified potential health concerns to provide appropriate care
- Screened for infectious diseases to help prevent spreading within school community
- Administered medication to students as prescribed by physicians to provide necessary treatment and manage health conditions
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses
- Sustained quality standards by performing routine medication audits and upholding internal and industry best practices
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms
- Participated in development of school safety plans to address areas of concern
- Observed or examined patients to detect symptoms that required medical attention such as bruises or open wounds
- Engaged in housekeeping tasks by replacing linens and cleaning and sanitizing patient rooms
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels
- Wiped down equipment with proper cleaning products after each patient transport to reduce instances of infection
- Documented care actions by completing records and logs in medical software system
- Gained extensive knowledge in data entry, analysis, and reporting
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others
- Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members
- Assisted nurse with Telemed Visits
- Assisted with shot record audits with the local health department through GRITS.
Education
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA05-2025
Registered Nurse -
Technical College of The Lowcountry
Beaufort, SC05-2025
LPN-Nursing -
Technical College of The Lowcountry
Beaufort, SC07-2023
Skills
- Working with special needs children
- Takes Initiative
- Child Development
- Healthcare Ethics
- Foley Catheters
- Infection Control Measures
- Compassionate Caregiver
- Team Player
- Collecting Vitals
- HIPPA Education
- EMR/HER
- Meditech
- Athena
- Epic
- E-Clinical Works
- Pyxis
- Omnicell
- Clinical Documentation
- Administering Immunizations
- Professional Bedside Manner
- Wound Care
- Student Precepting
- Colostomy Care Familiarity
- Lab Draw
Certification
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- BLS Provider
References
- Gena Kicklighter, 912-656-7254, gkicklighter@effingham.k12.ga.us
- Joe Tallent, 912-547-7319, joseph.tallent@effinghamhospital.org
- Troy Allen, 912-660-0582, troy@southernoakadvisory.com
- Lindsey Lewis, 912-433-0902, lindsey.lewis@effinghamhospital.org
- Shanna Michaud, 912-944-8017, Trauma Nurse Manager at Memorial Hospital
- Shelley Fields, 912-272-6579
Timeline
Trauma Nurse
Memorial Health University Medical Center
09.2023 - Current
Clinical Medical Assistant
Coastal care partners
06.2023 - 07.2023
High Profile Professional Travel Nanny
NannyBee, LLC
12.2022 - 06.2023
Nurse Assistant/Intern
Effingham County Board of education WBL program
08.2017 - 05.2019
Georgia Southern University
Registered Nurse -
Technical College of The Lowcountry
LPN-Nursing -
Technical College of The Lowcountry
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