Carmen Alleyne
Kennesaw,GA
Summary
Dedicated RN with 8 years experience in Pre-Op Ortho and spine surgery, 10 years experience in Labor and Delivery, as well as 2 years experience in Medical- Surgical nursing. In 2013 I helped start Cord Blood Donation at Emory Midtown hospital Labor and Delivery, in this role I collected, packaged and sent the unit to the lab, I also managed the other coordinators in regards to scheduling and training. As an experienced Registered Nurse in Georgia I feel I have strong clinical and people skills with experience ensuring high standards of culturally competent care for a wide variety of patients with diverse needs.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Care Coordinator
Emory Healthcare
11.2019 - 11.2020
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to meet patients' personal, physical, psychological and cognitive needs.
- Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented all patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.
Registered Nurse Orthopedic And Spine
Emory Healthcare
10.2016 - Current
- Staff Charge Nurse, scheduled nurse patient assignments, coordinated day to day tasks on the unit.
- Maintained all confidential personnel files, license and CPR compliance records.
- Managed care for post-operative patients through discharge.
- Managed care for post-operative patients through discharge.
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
- Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care.
- Prepped patients for surgery, discharged patients same day after surgery, and worked preadmit testing.
Cleveland Cord Blood Coordinator
Emory Healthcare
03.2013 - 10.2016
- Performed monthly inventory and maintained office and medical supply counts.
- Collected Cord Blood Samples for stem cell extraction.
- Interviewed patients to obtain medical information for donation of cord blood for national cord blood registry.
- Developed and produced office flyer notifications for important policy changes, office news and events.
- Provided patient education
- Ensured HIPAA compliance.
- Provided training for new staff as well as managed staff schedules.
Registered Nurse Labor And Delivery
Emory Healthcare Midtown
01.2006 - 01.2016
- Implemented physician orders.
- Cared for patients requiring fetal assessment and fetal monitoring.
- I was pre-op nurse for all Ceaseran Surgerys, Hysterectomies, and D/C's. I would get the patients preped and ready for surgery.
- I was an OR circulator for all ceaseran surgerys, Hysterectomies, and D/C's.
- I recovered patients in PACU after OBGYN surgical procedures.
- Administered prescribed medications and monitored vital signs.
- Assisted physician during delivery, treatment, examination and surgical procedures.
- Monitored, recorded and communicated patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems.
- Educated patients and families.
- Provided age and culturally appropriate care.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing.
- Provided care to patients who have complications of pregnancy requiring hospitalization.
- Managed patient care in the Operating Room during a cesarean delivery.
- Maintained accurate, detailed reports and records.
- Monitored, recorded and reported symptoms and changes in patients' conditions.
- Modified patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
- Performed basic physical assessments of newborns and infants.
- Worked as triage nurse in Labor and Delivery where I evaluated the patient's condition, as well as any changes, and determined their priority for admission to the L&D/Antepartum units for further treatment or discharge.
Registered Nurse Medical-Surgical Nursing
Emory Healthcare Midtown
09.2004 - 09.2006
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
- Chronic patient care in med-surg unit, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring of a number of patients per shift.
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases.
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability.
- Effective counseling in health maintenance and disease management.
- Managed care for post-operative patients through discharge.
- Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care.
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
- Obtained lab specimens
- Closely monitored acute conditions.
- Ensured HIPAA compliance.
- Followed infection control procedures.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC2004
Skills
- Strong clinical judgment
- Able to preform as Charge Nurse on Nursing units
- Acute care expertise
- Preceptor
- High level of autonomy
- Patient/family focused
- In-depth knowledge of intravenous therapy
- Patient evaluation/intervention
- Problem resolution capability
- Professional bedside manner
- Adept at prioritizing/managing deadlines
- Thorough physical assessments
- Prenatal nutrition/care proficiency
- Foley catheter insertion/removal familiarity
- Insulin medication assistance
- Patient and family advocacy
- Venipuncture/blood draw expert
- Diabetes and nutrition educator
- Breastfeeding educator
- Able to manage many IV medicine drips
- Able to administer blood products
- Able to prep preoperative patients for surgery as well as taking care of postoperative patients
- Circulating RN in OB/GYN operating cases
- Proficient in Centrix/Cerner Millienium Hospital Charting computer program
- Proficient in Centricity Perinatal computer program
- I am able to formulate word documents as well as power point slide shows with ease
- Assisted in medical research
Certification
- Registered Nurse in Georgia, RN171504, Active
- BLS 2004-present
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification 2006-present
Timeline
RN Care Coordinator
Emory Healthcare
11.2019 - 11.2020
Registered Nurse Orthopedic And Spine
Emory Healthcare
10.2016 - Current
Cleveland Cord Blood Coordinator
Emory Healthcare
03.2013 - 10.2016
Registered Nurse Labor And Delivery
Emory Healthcare Midtown
01.2006 - 01.2016
Registered Nurse Medical-Surgical Nursing
Emory Healthcare Midtown
09.2004 - 09.2006
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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