Catherine Fausto
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Mental Health Systems
- Provides case management for assigned group of clients and assumes responsibility for developing, writing , implementing, evaluation overall treatment goals in conjunction with the treatment team. Provides individual supportive counseling and symptom management, educates and supports clients and family members.
- In collaboration with the treatment team, participates in the organization and management medication coaching and delivery to clients as well as integrating medication administration into treatment plans. Dispenses and accounts for all prescribed medications by psychiatrist, evaluating medication effectiveness, side effects and complications and arranges for lab work according to protocol.
- Provides on-call crisis intervention by covering after regular work hours and serves as back-up to evening and weekend staff as needed.
- Serves in a mentoring role to staff and interns regarding pharmacology and patient care. Participates in regularly scheduled staff meetings.
Private Duty Nurse
Maxim Healthcare
07.2023 - Current
- Documented patient assessment, evaluation and responses to therapy to facilitate therapeutic intervention.
- Fostered strong relationships with clients and families to support comprehensive social, mental and physical care.
- Administered medications accurately and efficiently, ensuring proper dosages and timely treatments.
- Educated patients and families on disease processes, treatment options, and self-care techniques for better quality of life.
- Provided skilled nursing care for patients with chronic illnesses, injuries, or disabilities in their homes.
- Changed out gastrostomy buttons, and catheters regularly to prevent infection or other problems.
- Implemented fall prevention strategies to minimize injury risk among vulnerable patients.
Registered Nurse Team Leader - Flu Clinic
Sutter Health
09.2023 - 11.2023
- Oversee clinic when manager is away
- Responsible for coordinating breaks, and materials expert
- Promoted a culture of safety by consistently adhering to infection control guidelines and advocating for proper equipment use.
- Provides injections to help flow of clinic
- Performed TB reads to keep staff nurses free to do injections
- Reports to manager, after every clinic with totals of all injections administered and reports and documents any situations such as adverse reactions to injections which were reported to Employee Health for further treatment.
Dispensing Nurse Supervisor
BAART- Turk Clinic
12.2018 - 10.2020
- Improved patient safety through rigorous adherence to proper dispensing procedures and protocols.
- Aided in reducing patient wait times by efficiently managing workflow within the dispensing area.
- Strengthened patient education efforts by providing clear instructions on dosage, administration, potential side effects, and storage of medications.
- Reduced medication errors by maintaining precise documentation of dispensed medications.
- Streamlined inventory management by conducting regular audits and maintaining accurate records of all controlled substances. Responsible for Medical services to be in compliance with Federal and state regulations.
- Scheduled and participated in treatment teams, panel reviews, department head and general staff meetings.
- Reviewed and resolved client clinical complaints; intervened in crisis situations.
- Nursing team management- hiring, firing, evaluation, discipline of nursing staff, coordinated staff schedule, and prepared monthly reports. delegated patient tasks to 6-7 licensed vocational nurses.
Dispensing Nurse
BAART
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Administered daily medication to patient in accordance with program policy and medical protocols including Methadone, Buprenorphine, and Buprenorphine-Naloxone.
- Used automated dispensing system, calibrated and maintained dispensing equipment.
- Assessed patients for any withdrawal symptoms or other adverse symptoms of alcoholism or over sedation from opiate usage.
- Ensured compliance with security standards for the distribution and storage of controlled substances as set forth by the Federal and State regulations and Company protocol.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA05.2004
Associate of Arts - Psychology- Child Development
St. Mary's College of California
Moraga, CA05.1995
Skills
- Compassion and Empathy
- Patient Assessments
- Administering immunizations
- Direct Patient Care
- Medication Administration
- Case Management
- Mental Health Nursing
- Home Health Care
- Chronic Disease Management
- Diabetes management
- Procedure preparations
Certification
- Basic life support Provider, American Heart Association - issue date: 08/2023, Exp 08/2025
Timeline
Registered Nurse Team Leader - Flu Clinic
Sutter Health
09.2023 - 11.2023
Private Duty Nurse
Maxim Healthcare
07.2023 - Current
Dispensing Nurse Supervisor
BAART- Turk Clinic
12.2018 - 10.2020
Dispensing Nurse
BAART
01.2018 - 12.2018
Registered Nurse
Mental Health Systems
Associate of Science - Nursing
City College of San Francisco
Associate of Arts - Psychology- Child Development
St. Mary's College of California
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