Brittany Smith
Howard,PA
Summary
Experienced and well-diversified RN with over 10 years of experience in direct patient care, staff supervision, and department operations. Dedication and compassion are at the core of my career, whether it be in administration, direct care, or collaborating with the entire healthcare team and family members to deliver exceptional patient care and support. Throughout my career, I have held various roles including department supervision, quality assurance, Medicare/Medicaid compliance, medical coding and billing, and consulting physicians on the latest changes in healthcare, insurance, and Medicare/Medicaid compliance. Highly skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Possess a calm professional demeanor that enables critical thinking, problem-solving, and accurate data analysis. Additionally, experienced in working with diverse populations and participated in bilingual studies to foster relations and coordinate healthcare professionals for optimal patient care.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN
Evangelical Community Hospital
11.2022 - 03.2024
- Per diem ER RN in 19 bed ER
- Correlate with providers to deliver appropriate patient care
- Perform multiple nursing tasks including various medication drips, assisting providers with conscious sedation at bed side, chest tubes, intubations, lacerations, CVA, MI, MVA, etc
- Experienced triage nursing.
RN Infusion Nurse
Critchfield infusion specialty
12.2019 - 06.2022
- Working independently performing at home infusions of biologics, solutions, antibiotics, steroids, etc
- Collaborating with various pharmacists, physicians, patients, and families
- Working with various equipment
- Providing care to patient during infusion and in event of adverse reaction to treatment, performing assessments, documenting, verifying orders
- Good working relationships with all my patients of all ages.
Travel RN - ER RN
Supplemental Healthcare
11.2021 - 02.2022
- In level II trauma hospital, triaging, assessments, coordination of care, working with various providers and medical specialties
- Various range of medical patients gunshots, CVA, MI, respiratory distress, cardiac arrest, mental health, including care of Critical care patients on ventilators, and various drips.
RN Contract Nurse
General Healthcare Resources - DOC agency/travel RN
10.2020 - 07.2021
- Working within PA Department of Corrections providing RN services at various state prisons
- Experienced in running infirmary with 19 bed and 4 POC units, plus COVID assessments
- Experienced in medication administration and treatments in infirmary and housing units
- Emergency assessment and treatments in ER, intake and transfer of inmates, detox and mental health
- ER, triaging experience
- Treating of inmates in infirmary such as on med/surg unit, and ER/triage including seizures, stabbings, behavioral health, drug abuse overdose, STDs, TB, scabies, MI, accidents during work training, loss of limbs, etc
- Also completed inpatient dialysis during contact on female inmates from cleaning, steralizing machines, to setting up machines, testing water and machine output, assessing patient prior, during and after treatment frequently
- Assess for any s/s of altered mental status, fluid oveload, or hypotension and how to treat for symptoms and stabalize by yourself
- Break down dialysis machines, clean, and sterilize as protocol
- Charting, collaborating with Nephrologist, organizing and reading labwork and report to MD asap for urgent labs, etc.
RN & Fill
SDU & Infusions-Jersey Shore, PA
12.2016 - 10.2019
- Taking care of patients both preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively
- Performed press mission assessments on patients
- Scheduling surgeries and infusions, building and completing therapy/treatment plans
- Assisted patients with prior authorizations
- Completed all nursing tasks including preparing patients for surgeries, assisted surgeons in the operating room and recovering patients after surgery
- Also performed infusions including biologic medications to patients in an ambulatory setting
- Filled in intermittently as a supervisor role scheduling patients, staff, preparing cases for the day, various other managerial duties
- Completed competencies for biological and SDU
- Assisted in unit development for JACHO
- Collaborated with healthcare members and physicians, and administration in the day to day operations of the SDU/Infusion center.
RN - OR & ER, Quality Assurance/UR
Lock Haven Hospital
06.2014 - 01.2016
- Assess patients to make suitable nursing interventions and preparing the patients for surgical procedures
- Oversee the OR and surgical technicians in the Operating Room and demonstrating leadership skills
- Operate and monitor medical equipment
- Working in conjunction with the healthcare interdisciplinary team to establish care plan, nursing interventions for patients; as well as effectively communicating with outside healthcare vendors
- Overseeing medications and treatments approved by the physician
- Evaluating, documenting, and reporting symptoms, and/or changing in conditions of patients' pre, post, and during surgery
- Assisting in a variety of general, orthopedic, ophthalmology, pain management, and gynecological operations
- Performing sterilization technique during surgical procedures; inspecting, cleaning, wrapping, and sterilizing equipment
- Assisting with Anesthesia in intubation and care of patients
- Also assisted in QA, Meaningful use, and Utilization review of hospital
- Also assisting with treating patients in a timely and effective manner in the Emergency Room
- Assessing quickly and triage patients in the ER
- Establishing nursing diagnoses and writing out treatment plan
- Triaging patients to perform appropriate care
- Collaborating with other ER professionals to provide safe, effective patient care and delivery.
Education
Associate Degree of Nursing - Nursing
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science & Technology
Bachelor's degree - RN - BSN minor in data analytics
Southern New Hampshire University
08.2024
Skills
- Chronic Disease Management
- Discharge Planning
- HIPAA Compliance
- Multidisciplinary Approach
- Utilization review
- Quality Improvement
- Case Management
- Infection Control
- Healthcare regulations
- Research utilization
- Community health
- Team Coordination
Certification
- BLS Certification
- AED Certification
- IV Certification
- ACLS Certification
- CPR Certification
- TNCC Certification
- EPNC certification
- NIHSS Certification
- Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course
- RN License
- Driver's License
- CCRN Certification
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Additional Information
TNCC certified, NIHSS certified
Languages
Spanish
Elementary
Timeline
RN
Evangelical Community Hospital
11.2022 - 03.2024
Travel RN - ER RN
Supplemental Healthcare
11.2021 - 02.2022
RN Contract Nurse
General Healthcare Resources - DOC agency/travel RN
10.2020 - 07.2021
RN Infusion Nurse
Critchfield infusion specialty
12.2019 - 06.2022
RN & Fill
SDU & Infusions-Jersey Shore, PA
12.2016 - 10.2019
RN - OR & ER, Quality Assurance/UR
Lock Haven Hospital
06.2014 - 01.2016
Associate Degree of Nursing - Nursing
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science & Technology
Bachelor's degree - RN - BSN minor in data analytics
Southern New Hampshire University