CATHY JOHNSON
Registered Nurse
Houston,TX
Summary
Knowledgeable and enthusiastic healthcare professional ready to deliver holistic, interpersonal and clinically effective patient care. Proven skill in completing age appropriate assessments, ordering correct labs and prescribed medical interventions to manage both acute and chronic medical issues.
Experienced nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Correctional Registered Nurse
Genie Healthcare
East Windsor, NJ
02.2024 - Current
- Administered medications, intravenous fluids, treatments, and other therapies as prescribed by physicians.
- Documented patient information obtained from nursing assessment, physician orders, laboratory results and patient responses to treatments in the electronic health record system.
- Responded quickly to emergency situations involving inmates; administered first aid and CPR when necessary.
- Coordinated with physicians regarding inmate treatment plans; collaborated with mental health providers to ensure proper psychological care was being administered when needed.
- Participated in weekly interdisciplinary rounds; discussed cases with members of multidisciplinary team such as physicians, psychiatrists and social workers.
- Collaborated with law enforcement agencies regarding inmate transfers or releases from custody; provided appropriate documentation prior to transport.
- Performed physical assessments of inmates including vital signs, weight measurements, lab tests, and other diagnostic evaluations.
- Provided comprehensive nursing care to inmates with chronic and acute medical conditions.
- Monitored daily activities of inmates for any changes in behavior or condition that may indicate a need for additional medical attention or intervention.
- Assessed prisoners suffering injuries through falls, stabbings or other means and stabilized each prior to transport to nearest medical facility.
Registered Nurse
Ultrastaff
Houston , TX
06.2022 - Current
- Assessed prisoners suffering injuries through falls, stabbings or other means and stabilized each prior to transport to nearest medical facility.
- Maintained staff safety during prisoner treatments by observing all security procedures and regulations.
- Cared for prisoners suffering from contagious illnesses or conditions, including influenza, lice and gastrointestinal bugs.
- Developed and coordinated patient care plans for prisoners with COPD, diabetes or other chronic conditions.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
- Utilized computerized Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
- Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
- Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate safe, clean patient environment.
- Conducted intake assessments with patients and relatives to gather case history.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
- Monitored patients prescribed psychotropic medications to assess medications' effectiveness and side effects.
- Documented all medications administered to mental health patients, following instructions from physicians and healthcare providers.
Registered Nurse, In House Agency
Oschner Medical Center
Jefferson, LA
12.2022 - 05.2023
- Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
- Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate safe, clean patient environment.
- Recorded comprehensive patient histories and coordinated treatment plans with multi-disciplinary team members.
- Monitored patients prescribed psychotropic medications to assess medications' effectiveness and side effects.
- Handled vital sign monitoring, medication administration and patient behavior assessments.
- Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
- Administered medications and treatments as directed and as appropriate for patient's medical care in collaboration with multi-disciplinary team.
- Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
- Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
Travel Nurse, COVID-19 Emergency Response Team
Kings County Hospital (Average hours per week: 60)
Brooklyn, NY
01.2022 - 03.2022
- Medical Surgical Unit, Step Down Unit, COVID Unit, Neuro/Stroke
- Utilized the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
- Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient’s condition
- Performed focused interview to identify specific patients need
- Collect, analyze and interpret data and information from health care members
- Document the patient’s plan of care using identified nursing diagnosis, expected patient outcomes and selected nursing interventions
- Identify and prioritize actions based upon patient care requirements
- Monitor consistency between patient plan of care and actions of medical staff
- Perform interventions according to identified priorities, plan of care, and the hospital policies and patient care outcome standards
- Provide a safe, comfortable therapeutic patient environment
- Administered oral, IV and intra-muscular medications and monitored patient reactions.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
- Evaluated and adjusted life support equipment, tubing and peripheral devices providing critical assistance to fragile patients.
- Monitored diet, physical activity, behaviors and other patient factors to assess conditions and adjust treatment plans.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
- Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases and injuries.
- Trained other nurses on patient care and daily tasks, supporting growth and professional development.
Travel Registered Nurse
Banner, AHS Staffing (Average hours per week: 36)
Phoenix, AZ
09.2021 - 01.2022
- Medical Surgical Unit, Covid Unit, Psychiatric Unit
- Provided direct independent nursing care with both preoperative and post operative patients from preparing patients surgical procedures to provide ongoing nursing assessment, care and monitoring throughout the patients post op recovery to discharge
- Performing medication administration including IV administration, nursing assessments, wound care management, drain care management and various nursing functions
- Electronic medical record documentation of all nursing care and administration
- Provided effective communication with providers, nursing staff and other healthcare support staff to assure patient received outstanding quality care
- Collaborated daily and established trust with surgeons, physicians, nurse practitioners, charge nurse and nursing assistants to achieve optimum patient care
- Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases and injuries.
- Supervised nurse administration of oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients as prescribed, monitoring responses for adverse reactions.
- Assisted in planning individual treatment programs in consultation with Charge Nurse, Director of Nursing and other staff using established knowledge and resources in planning care and patient teaching.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Updated patient charts to reflect changes to care plans, interventions and observations.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
Travel Nurse, COVID-19 Emergency Response Team
Detar Hosp/PAM (Average hours per week: 72)
Overland Park, KS
07.2020 - 05.2021
- Medical Surgical Unit, COVID Unit, Telemetry ICU,Stepdown Unit, Long Term Acute Care
- Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physicians with important patient health information
- Evaluated patients to develop and update treatment plans while anticipating day to day needs
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out intervention and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services
- Advised, coached and mentored experienced and student nurses on medical issues, crisis management and appropriate nursing interventions
- Facilitated transition to home by providing patients with continued care information and discharge instructions
- Treated patients by administering various types of medications and therapies
- Monitored patient vital signs post-surgery, managed medical equipment and administered medications and IV’s
- Developed and adapted individualized treatment plans according to patient recovery goals
- Facilitated strategic goals aimed at increasing satisfaction and improving outcomes through compassionate, precise and high-quality nursing care.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
- Maintained infection control logs, streamlined charting process and improved patient outcomes through training and leadership.
- Administered oral, IV and intra-muscular medications and monitored patient reactions.
Travel Registered Nurse
KAISER, AMN (Average hours per week: 36)
Antioch, CA
12.2019 - 05.2020
- Facility Type: Acute Care Hospital Unit: Medical Surgical
- Teaching Facility: No Unit Beds: 48
- Trauma Level: 2 Caseload: 1:5
- Utilize the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
- Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient’s condition
- Collects, analyzes, and interprets data and information from health care members and documents according to facility policy
- Perform interventions according to identified priorities, plan of care, and the hospital policies and patient care outcome standard
- Monitor patient’s condition and assess their needs to provide the best possible care and advice
- Adjust and administer patient’s medication and provide treatments according to physician’s orders
- Supported patients and families, medically and emotionally
- Provided education regarding diagnosis and disease process
- Teach patients how to manage their illness or injury.
- Responded to codes or patient crises as part of rapid-response team.
- Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases and injuries.
- Supervised nurse administration of oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients as prescribed, monitoring responses for adverse reactions.
- Assisted in planning individual treatment programs in consultation with Charge Nurse, Director of Nursing and other staff using established knowledge and resources in planning care and patient teaching.
- Maintained comprehensive base of unit supplies to meet expected patient demands, public health emergencies and mass casualty incidences.
- Trained other nurses on patient care and daily tasks, supporting growth and professional development.
- Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
Correctional Nurse
UTMB, Quest (Average hours per week: 48)
Houston, TX
12.2018 - 12.2019
- Correctional Unit: Corrections
- Teaching Facility: No Unit Beds: Varies
- Trauma Level: Varies Caseload: Varies
- Promoted a therapeutic environment to ensure inmates were treated in a professional, ethical and tactful manner
- Recorded all care information concisely, accurately and completely in a timely manner in the appropriate format
- Accomplished interventions, assessments and administered medications to inmates
- Educated inmates about primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention screenings
- Administered medication, collected specimens, monitored and documented treatment progress and patient response on over 60 patients each shift
- Managed appropriate health assessments and care planning for all inmates, who presented with complaints of all types of medical surgical illnesses
- Provide education on disease processes, medical-surgical procedures and other aspects of therapeutic regimens, including medication, crisis intervention, triage and patient advocacy
- Observed signs and symptoms during sick call when physician is not present.
- Developed and coordinated patient care plans for prisoners with COPD, diabetes or other chronic conditions.
- Cared for prisoners suffering from contagious illnesses or conditions, including influenza, lice and gastrointestinal bugs.
- Identified issues related to mental health conditions and recommended specific therapies for patients.
- Maintained staff safety during prisoner treatments by observing all security procedures and regulations.
- Assessed prisoners suffering injuries through falls, stabbings or other means and stabilized each prior to transport to nearest medical facility.
Travel Registered Nurse
Bakersfield Mem Hosp (Average hours per week:
Bakersfield, CA
06.2018 - 10.2018
- Acute Care Hospital Unit: Med/Surg Tele
- Teaching Facility: No Unit Beds: 25-29
- Trauma Level: 2 Caseload: 1:5
- Provide patient care to Level-2 Trauma, Surgical and Medical, Step down patients
- Float to Telemetry 15% of the time
- Administered medications, wound care, and other personalized interventions as directed by medical staff
- Performing other general nursing duties such as venipuncture, IV’s, glucose monitoring
- Perform appropriate treatments as ordered by physician in an accurate and timely manner
- Educated patients on surgical procedures
- Provided preoperative, inter-operative and post-operative care to patients
- Managed pain and documented patient’s response to nursing and other interventions
- Monitored patients prescribed psychotropic medications to assess medications' effectiveness and side effects.
- Developed appropriate policies for identification of medically-related social and emotional needs of clients.
- Handled vital sign monitoring, medication administration and patient behavior assessments.
- Documented all medications administered to mental health patients, following instructions from physicians and healthcare providers.
Travel Registered Nurse
Kern Medical Center (Average hours per week: 36)
Bakersfield, CA
06.2017 - 06.2018
- Acute Care Hospital Unit: Med/Surg Tele, DOU, NICU
- Teaching Facility: Yes Unit Beds: 30
- Trauma Level: 1 Caseload: 1:5
- Provided patient care to Level-1 Trauma, Surgical, Medical Intensive Care patients
- Floated to DOU, NICU, ICU 40% of the time
- Completed 13-week assignment and 39-week extension
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow up care
- Reported significant changes to attending physician and charge nurse
- Documented and maintained medical records
- Educate patients and their families on disease processes, medical-surgical procedures and other aspects of therapeutic regimens, including medication and pain management techniques
- Provided direct patient care to include admissions, discharges, transfers, assessments, IV’s, PCA’s, dressing changes, traches and chest tubes.
Registered Nurse II, Staff/Per Diem
Bay Area Regional (Average hours per week; 60)
Webster, TX
05.2016 - 06.2017
- Acute Care Hospital Unit: Med/Surg Tele
- Teaching Facility: No Unit Beds: 30
- Trauma Level: 2 Caseload: 1:5
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Effective planning and organizational skills in order to effectively manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Strong analytical skills
- Skilled in-patient experience and service recovery
- Performed physical assessment, admissions and discharges
- Administered medications as ordered by physician.
Travel Registered Nurse
CHI St. Luke's Hosp (Average hours per week: 36)
Pasadena, TX
12.2015 - 05.2016
- Acute Care Hospital Unit: Med/Surg Tele, IMCU
- Teaching Facility: No Unit Beds: 30
- Trauma Level: 2 Caseload: 1:5
- Admitting patients to the observation unit, implementing orders, educating the patients and family, and collaborating with the healthcare team
- Traveling to various units such as IMCU, Observation, Telemetry and Medical Surgical as agreed to perform my professional duties and tasks as needed
- Particularly in the IMCU, Step Down, I maintained and titrated cardiovascular medications appropriately, properly handled unstable and stable patients including, ventilator assisted patients and responded efficiently to emergent situations
- Primarily on the telemetry unit, responsible for up to 5 patients, these patients varied from having chest pain and uncontrollable hypertension to COPD, ESRD, diabetes and more.
Travel Registered Nurse
Huntsville Mem Hosp (Average hours per week: 36)
Huntsville, TX
09.2015 - 12.2015
- Acute Care Hospital Unit: Med/Surg Tele
- Teaching Facility: No Unit Beds: 30
- Trauma Level: 2 Caseload: 1:5
- Perform admissions and discharges
- Administered medications as ordered by physicians
- Check vitals, dressings, pain, IV sites
- Notify physicians of patient’s conditions, changes, and abnormal lab results
- Maintain required documentation of patient care and unit activities in accordance with standards
- Institute appropriate nursing interventions that might be required to stabilize a patient’s condition and prevent complications
- Implement measures to promote a safe environment for patients and others and knows the rationale for the effects of medications and treatments.
Registered Nurse
UMMC Midtown (Average hours per week: 48)
Baltimore, MD
09.2013 - 06.2015
- Acute Care Hospital Unit: Med/Surg, Vent
- Teaching Facility: Yes Unit Beds: 60
- Trauma level: 1 Caseload: 1:9
- Assess patient care needs, establish priorities and delegate task to peers and ancillary support staff as appropriate to unit standards
- Serve as a patient advocate by communicating clinical needs in a timely and assertive manner to other members of the healthcare team
- Document patient information in a manner that reflects the ability to integrate the nursing process
- Systemically assesses and identifies current complex patient care problems, prioritizes and plans interventions
- Provides nursing care in accordance with established standard of care, policies and procedures, educates patients and families on primary care issues.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN11-2023
HMI Regency School of Nursing
Baltimore City Community College
Skills
- Broad range of healthcare experience in Direct Care, Management, Med-Surg Telemetry, IMCU, DOU, Acute Care, LTAC, Psychiatric, Step Down, Corrections and Home Health Care
- Proficient in educating patients and families in procedures, at-home care and preventative measures
- Successful in managing time, prioritizing tasks and organizing projects to improve the quality of patient care
- Dedicated to providing top quality care within multidisciplinary team environment
- Exceptional capacity to multi-task, manage numerous priorities
- Widely recognized as an excellent care provider and patient advocate
- Strong analytical skills, capable of assessing conditions and implementing appropriate interventions
- Resourceful problem solver capable of implementing solutions to complex problems
- Possess special sensitivity to meeting diverse needs in varied situations
- Relate well to people from a variety of cultures
- Featured in Advance LPN Magazine
- Reputation to function well in both leadership and team player rolls
- Experience in lab collections, and blood draws peripheral and IV line
- Experienced in medication administration thru various methods of administration, including intravenous drips, fluids and antibiotic administration through peripheral or central IV lines Proficient with IV line management and care
- Strong patient assessment and clinical judgement skills
Timeline
Correctional Registered Nurse
Genie Healthcare
02.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse, In House Agency
Oschner Medical Center
12.2022 - 05.2023
Registered Nurse
Ultrastaff
06.2022 - Current
Travel Nurse, COVID-19 Emergency Response Team
Kings County Hospital (Average hours per week: 60)
01.2022 - 03.2022
Travel Registered Nurse
Banner, AHS Staffing (Average hours per week: 36)
09.2021 - 01.2022
Travel Nurse, COVID-19 Emergency Response Team
Detar Hosp/PAM (Average hours per week: 72)
07.2020 - 05.2021
Travel Registered Nurse
KAISER, AMN (Average hours per week: 36)
12.2019 - 05.2020
Correctional Nurse
UTMB, Quest (Average hours per week: 48)
12.2018 - 12.2019
Travel Registered Nurse
Bakersfield Mem Hosp (Average hours per week:
06.2018 - 10.2018
Travel Registered Nurse
Kern Medical Center (Average hours per week: 36)
06.2017 - 06.2018
Registered Nurse II, Staff/Per Diem
Bay Area Regional (Average hours per week; 60)
05.2016 - 06.2017
Travel Registered Nurse
CHI St. Luke's Hosp (Average hours per week: 36)
12.2015 - 05.2016
Travel Registered Nurse
Huntsville Mem Hosp (Average hours per week: 36)
09.2015 - 12.2015
Registered Nurse
UMMC Midtown (Average hours per week: 48)
09.2013 - 06.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Capella University
HMI Regency School of Nursing
Baltimore City Community College
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