Cassandra Ruppert
READING,PA
Summary
Dedicated Registered Nurse with extensive experience at Wernersville State Hospital, specializing in psychiatric care. Excelled in crisis intervention and therapeutic communication, significantly improving patient safety and care. Demonstrated exceptional skills in medication management and team collaboration, contributing to enhanced treatment outcomes and patient well-being.
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Wernersville State Hospital
03.2023 - Current
- Provide nursing care and treatment services to consumers that reside at a State Mental Hospital
- Perform ongoing assessments of patients and their care needs while utilizing nursing diagnosis and implementing their treatment plan.
- Document the consumer's psychiatric component of nursing care in correlation with treatment plan performance goals.
Psychiatric Aide
Wernersville State Hospital
08.2016 - Current
- Deliver direct patient care using patient-centered approaches to mentally ill consumers
- Assist patients in all activities of daily living, including bathing, shampooing, oral hygiene, and eating
- Escort consumers to on- and off-grounds appointments
- Provide nursing care for consumers with risk of suicide; and respond to medical emergencies
- Attend all trainings as directed, report all changes and incidents to the charge nurse, document changes and incidents in the consumers' chart, and act as a patient advocate so the rights of the consumers are protected
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Addison, IL10-2024
Skills
- Chart updating
- Crisis intervention
- Patient safety
- Patient redirection and de-escalation
- Therapeutic communication
- Medication management
- Reporting and documentation
- Team collaboration
Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) - February 2023
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Wernersville State Hospital
03.2023 - Current
Psychiatric Aide
Wernersville State Hospital
08.2016 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
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