Highly skilled career professional with 11 years of clinical experience in a pediatric hospital setting and 2 years in the public school system. Proficient in documentation and patient confidentiality. Competent in patient support including assessment, counseling, education regarding medications and treatment, lab work, and administration of treatment procedures. Licensure: Registered Nurse, State of South Carolina 2010; Certifications: BLS, CPN
· Perform charge nurse duties, including preprocedure phone calls, make patient assignments, and communicate with interdisciplinary team to achieve desired goals
· Adjust nursing interventions by incorporating new information from evaluations and properly applying clinical expertise and judgment
· Manage the flow of incoming patients, with an ever changing schedule, and coordinate the admissions to the inpatient unit, as well as the discharges to home
· Provided specialized cardiac nursing care in the preparation and recovery of their cardiac procedures, specifically central line and chest tube placements, cardiac ablations, and cardiac catheterizations
· Provided specialized nursing care to acutely ill pediatric patients, including ventilators, IV drips, frequent assessments, and continuous monitoring
· Managed the smooth transition of patient admissions, transfers, and discharges
· Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to provide patient centered care
· Participated in shard governance team, patient satisfaction children's hospital team, peer interview team, and unit social committee
· Provided excellent care for 7C patient population and families
· Organized and facilitated plan of care with multidisciplinary team
· Performed as preceptor and resource for fellow employees
· Actively participated in peer interviews, Shared Governance team, Patient Satisfaction meetings
· Assumes role of charge nurse when needed
· Conducted research and initiated communication with prospective clients
· Generated qualified sales leads and company revenue
· Worked as a team with Account Executives to match client need with product and industry expectations
· Awarded first-time Account Development Representative of the Month; Repeat Recipient of said award
· Successfully reached monthly quota 100% of time
· Awarded Leadership Award for Team Player Team Mentor to new team members
· 7C Employee of the Quarter 2012
· 7C Nurse of the Year 2013
· Children's Hospital Nurse of the Year for Advocacy 2014
· Daisy Aware Nominee
· Cardiac Prep/Recovery Nurse of the Year 2019, 2020