CARI JOHNSON
WICHITA FALLS,TX
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Charge Nurse
Kpc Promise Hospital
Wichita Falls, Texas
12.2016 - Current
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health and organizational regulations.
- Collaborated with various healthcare professionals to determine specific and individualized care plan based on goals and long-term health.
- Documented medications administered, treatments and patient procedures performed in appropriate records according to privacy requirements.
- Interacted smoothly with patients and loved ones, updated on care plans and advocated for needs.
Case Mgr
Best Care Home Health
WICHITA FALLS, TX
06.2013 - 12.2016
- Helped patients receive appropriate, high-quality care with reasonable results.
- Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.
- Identified care needs of individual patients and coordinated responses based on physician advice, insurance limitations and procedural costs.
- Evaluated treatment plans against individual goals and healthcare standards.
- Educated patients and loved ones about different treatment options and outside care approaches to reduce burden on hospital resources.
- Reduced care costs without sacrificing quality through service coordination and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Registered Nurse
United Regional Health Care
WICHITA FALLS, TX
04.2006 - 07.2014
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
Registered Nurse
Doctors Hospital
Dallas , TX
07.2004 - 04.2006
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
Education
Registered Nurse Adn - Nursing
Vernon College
Vernon, TX08.2001
Lvn - Nursing
Vernon College
Vernon, TX05.1997
Skills
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Specialized Healthcare Referrals
- Team Leadership
- Medical Procedure Preparation
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Staff Supervision
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Clear Patient Communication
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
- Compassionate and Caring
- Medication Administration
- Nursing Care Coordination
- Patient Care Assessment
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Patient Advocacy
- Patient Examination
- Nursing Consultation
- Accurate Documentation
- Data Collection
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Diet and Nutrition
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Medical Supply Management
- Diagnostic Test Ordering
- Calm and Composed
- Test Interpretations
- Cerebrovascular Accidents
- Work Assignments
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Central Line Placement
- Staff Assignments
- Tracheotomy Tubes
- Infection Control Procedures
- Heart Failure
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Delegation and Motivation
Timeline
Charge Nurse
Kpc Promise Hospital
12.2016 - Current
Case Mgr
Best Care Home Health
06.2013 - 12.2016
Registered Nurse
United Regional Health Care
04.2006 - 07.2014
Registered Nurse
Doctors Hospital
07.2004 - 04.2006
Registered Nurse Adn - Nursing
Vernon College
Lvn - Nursing
Vernon College
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