Cassandra Wood
Cameron,NC
Summary
Highly dedicated, compassionate, results driven Registered Nurse (RN) with multifaceted nursing experience. Strong skill set, including delivery of evidence-based practice, active listening, and effective communication, with use of critical thinking to improve the quality of life and to achieve optimal patient care outcomes. 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
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Surgical Clinics
Department of Veterans Affairs
10.2023 - Current
- Effectively and proficiently assist the Veteran with navigating through the Veteran Affair’s system to address needs
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Facilitated patient transitions between different levels of care, ensuring continuity of services and minimizing disruptions in treatment plans.
- Assume charge nurse duties as assigned.
- Make decisions to improved patient satisfaction by providing high-quality, compassionate care to ambulatory patients that are timely and consistent with department, objectives, policies and procedures in a safe and cost-effective manner
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans for optimal patient outcomes.
- Maintain regulatory compliance through accurate documentation, adherence to established policies and procedures
- Assist physicians during examinations and procedures, providing skilled support and anticipating needs.
- Manage time-sensitive situations with calm professionalism, effectively addressing multiple priorities at once.
- Follow all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum (LDRP)
Central Carolina Hospital
09.2021 - Current
- Provide education for expectant parents on pregnancy-related topics, birthing techniques, postpartum recovery, newborn care, and importance of routine medical screenings and immunizations
- Advocate for patient preferences within the context of evidence-based practice guidelines, ensuring that individualized care plans are developed encompassing compassion, holistic nursing care that addresses physical, emotional, and spiritual needs and followed throughout labor and delivery.
- Streamline medication administration processes for increased safety and accuracy during busy shifts.
- Assist in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, fostering their competence in labor and delivery care through hands-on training experiences, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
- Promoted a culture of safety within the healthcare facility by participating in quality improvement initiatives, identifying potential hazards, and advocating for best practices in nursing care delivery.
- Reduced complications during childbirth by closely monitoring both mother and baby''s vital signs.
- Assist physicians and/or midwife performing medical procedures during delivery, treatment, examination, epidurals and surgical procedures
- Perform all circulating duties with efficiency and attention to detail as well as ability to scrub cases.
- Streamline communication between patients, family members, and healthcare providers to provide a supportive environment during labor and delivery.
- Practice nursing within a Level II NICU hospital setting
- Resolve patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies, collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
- Facilitate stabilization to neonates who are endangered by premature birth, defects; neurological/renal/cardiac/ concerns; requiring advanced ventilation
- Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; calling for repairs; and evaluating new equipment and techniques
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations as well as preventing the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
- Identify resources in the community to meet the needs of the community demographics and locality linguistics during preconception, pregnancy and post-partum
- Screen all pregnant and postpartum women for depression using a hospital appropriate screening tool and ensuring that positive screening results are consulted as well as followed for appropriate implementation of treatment plan with case management and social work as needed
- Collaborate with social workers, mental health professionals, and other community resources to address the psychosocial needs of at-risk patients during their pregnancy or postpartum period.
- Promote breastfeeding success through early initiation, ongoing support, coach mothers with breastfeeding techniques and lactation consultation referrals when needed to support the mother-infant dyad.
- Accelerated recovery times by providing thorough instructions on self-care measures for both mother and newborn after discharge from the hospital with managing care from admission to discharge
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and participating in professional development societies to improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans set forth by AWON as well as following facility policies and procedures.
- Reduced hospital readmissions through effective discharge planning, patient education, and follow-up care coordination.
Registered Nurse, Operating Room
Cape Fear Valley Hospital
11.2022 - 09.2023
- Assist in administrative and charge nurse duties as directed
- Increased efficiency in the operating room by effectively managing resources, including equipment, supplies, and personnel while being attentive to the specific OR preparation and setup preferred by different operating specialty surgeons.
- Highly specialized direct and indirect care within the role as a pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative nursing roles within all phases of surgical intervention for elective, urgent, emergent, and trauma surgery.
- Enhanced patient safety by diligently following proper surgical protocols and procedures set forth for Nursing Practice set forth by the ANA and AORN and following facility policies and procedures
- Highly competent in organizing supplies and actions, adhering to policies to maintain a safe to maintain a safe practice capable of high quality of care delivery to achieve optimal outcomes and customer service throughout surgery.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams for seamless coordination of preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care.
- Reduced risk of infection through rigorous adherence to aseptic techniques during surgeries.
Registered Nurse, Operating Room
Central Carolina Hospital
04.2022 - 11.2022
- Enhanced patient safety by diligently following proper surgical protocols and procedures as well as respecting the patients privacy.
- Facilitated smooth transitions from preoperative area to OR and recovery units, ensuring continuity of care throughout the surgical process.
- Maintained accurate documentation of all phases of perioperative nursing care, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and aiding in quality improvement initiatives.
- Assisted surgeons during complex procedures by anticipating their needs and promptly providing necessary instruments or assistance as required.
Registered Nurse
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
08.2019 - 09.2020
- Interview, observe and perform physical examinations, with patient, family members and guardians to obtain and record vitals, principal complaints, health-issues, medications, medical history, and pertinent data
- Plan, organize, implement, and evaluate direct nursing care provided to assigned patients adhering to the patient’s treatment plan and the nursing standards of care
- Ability to organize and prioritize workload
- Enhanced patient satisfaction and improved patient outcomes with compassionate, personalized nursing care tailored to each individual''s needs by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans including Whole Health initiatives.
- Order, prepare and administer oral, subcutaneous, intra-muscular and intravenous medications
- Assure use of appropriate safety and infection control measures such as compliance with communicable disease safety precautions
- Utilize therapeutic communication in all of patient care to develop strong rapport with patients and families through active listening, empathy, and clear communication during challenging situations encounters to effectively implement culturally sensitive, ethical, holistic, and informed health promotion and prevention interventions
- Ability to work independently as well as an effective team member by collaborating with interdisciplinary teams for optimal patient care, ensuring seamless communication between healthcare providers.
Nursing Assistant II
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
08.2017 - 08.2018
- Ability to perform basic patient care, assist with activities of daily living as well as perform designated NAII procedures
- Ability to accept supervision from a multidisciplinary team.
- Enhanced patient care by effectively monitoring vital signs and accurately documenting medical information while observing and reporting abnormal occurrences or changes in patient condition
- Increased patient engagement by providing emotional support, companionship, and encouragement during challenging times by active listening, effective communication and display genuine concern that establishes rapport with patients and family members
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ10.2021
Associate Degree Nursing -
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, NC05.2019
Skills
- Demonstrates positive interpersonal skills
- Strong adherence to facility policies, procedures, and regulations
- Demonstrates effective organizational and leadership skills
- Ability to perform multiple tasks accurately and accomplish tasks in a timely matter
- Highly detail oriented
- Flexibility and embracing change in a fast-paced environment
- Willingness and ability to innovate and cross-train for new skills
Certification
- BLS, American Heart Association, 2023
- ACLS, American Heart Association, 2023
- NRP, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2022
- S.T.A.B.L.E, American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission, 2022
Affiliations
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, 2023
Rn Licensure
North Carolina Multi State RN 316769, 01/2025
Volunteer Experience
CARE Clinic, assist with clinical services providing care to patients, collaborate with interdisciplinary team to deliver safe effective patient care.
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Surgical Clinics
Department of Veterans Affairs
10.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, Operating Room
Cape Fear Valley Hospital
11.2022 - 09.2023
Registered Nurse, Operating Room
Central Carolina Hospital
04.2022 - 11.2022
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum (LDRP)
Central Carolina Hospital
09.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
08.2019 - 09.2020
Nursing Assistant II
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
08.2017 - 08.2018
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
Associate Degree Nursing -
Fayetteville Technical Community College
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