Dedicated and compassionate RN with management experience and great variety in nursing experience. Deep understanding and love for long term care, home health care and psychiatric nursing. Strong communication skills and excellent at de-escalation. Also skilled and familiar with microsoft office and excel. Skilled at initiating/educating new policies and procedures. Great with conflict resolution. Well rounded nursing experience enhances management ability.
Contracts have been with Miami Valley Hospital
Orthopedic Surgical Floor at South Campus 8/24-11/24
Medical Surgical floor at the Main Campus 11/24-current
Performed mental health assessments of assigned patients at extended care facilities.
Performed oral swabs on patients for DNA testing for psychotropic medications.
Collaborated with ECF staff, family members, providers and our TBS staff to ensure quality patient care.
Reviewed labs related to psychotropic medications and relayed to Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
Ensured labs were ordered in appropriate time frames.
Educated patients on all medications and their benefits and potential side effects.
Ensured a therapeutic environment was provided during mental health visit.
Contracts were held at the following facilities:
Knox community Hospital- Rehab Floor
CAMC- Orthopedic Vascular Surgical Floor
Worked at New England Sinai Hospital on the Rehab unit as a floor nurse.
Worked at Springfield regional medical center as a floor nurse and floated between rehab unit as well as all 4 Medical Surgical floors.
Also worked as an agency nurse staffing nursing home as well as home health nurse for IDD clients.
Geriatric nursing on Long term care floor
Received multiple promotions at VA along with awards for performance and employee of the month.