Chanthana Johnson
Kansas City,MO
Summary
Hardworking Registered Nurse (RN) with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Dedicated and compassionate 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
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse (MICC- Telemetry)
Saint Luke’s Medical Center
11.2019 - 05.2020
- Evaluate and monitor patients response to treatment
- Administer Medication, blood products and Intravenous fluids
- Prepare patients for testing, procedures, echocardiograms, diagnostic studies and cardiac catheterization
- Participate in a multidisciplinary team meeting to evaluate needs and patients progression towards goal
- Monitor vital signs and report critical results to physicians immediately
- Work collaborate with physicians, practitioners and other fellow nursing colleagues
- Educate patient and family of necessary disease process, management, medications and discharges
- Interpret heart rhythm strips and identify lethal arrhythmias
- Ensure patient satisfaction by providing quality care
- Perform bedside care
- Monitor vital signs
- Float to assigned unit for the shift
- Deliver safe patient care and promote safe working environment.
Registered Nurse Contractor (Float Pool)
Mosaic Life Care Medical Center
10.2018 - 10.2019
- Float to assigned unit for the shift
- Evaluate and monitor patients response to treatment
- Administer Medication, blood products and Intravenous fluids
- Prepare patients for testing, procedures, echocardiograms, diagnostic studies and cardiac catheterization
- Participate in a multidisciplinary team meeting to evaluate needs and patients progression towards goal
- Monitor vital signs and report critical results to physicians immediately
- Work collaborate with physicians, practitioners and other fellow nursing colleagues
- Educate patient and family of necessary disease process, management, medications and discharges
- Interpret heart rhythm strips and identify lethal arrhythmias
- Post catheterization care including removal of sheath, frequent vitals, neural assessments and site assessment
- Ensure patient satisfaction by providing quality care
- Perform bedside care
- Monitor vital signs.
Registered Nurse Contractor (Telemetry Unit)
Kansas University: St.Francis Campus
10.2017 - 08.2018
- Evaluate and monitor patients response to treatment
- Administer Medication, blood products and Intravenous fluids
- Prepare patients for testing, procedures, echocardiograms, diagnostic studies and cardiac catheterization
- Participate in a multidisciplinary team meeting to evaluate needs and patients progression towards goal
- Monitor vital signs and report critical results to physicians immediately
- Work collaborate with physicians, practitioners and other fellow nursing colleagues
- Educate patient and family of necessary disease process, management, medications and discharges
- Interpret heart rhythm strips and identify lethal arrhythmias
- Post catheterization care including removal of sheath, frequent vitals, neural assessments and site assessment
- Ensure patient satisfaction by providing quality care
- Perform bedside care.
Registered Nurse Contractor (Telemetry Unit)
North Kansas City Hospital
04.2017 - 10.2017
- Evaluate and monitor patients response to treatment
- Administer Medication, blood products and Intravenous fluids
- Prepare patients for testing, procedures, echocardiograms, diagnostic studies and cardiac catheterization
- Participate in a multidisciplinary team meeting to evaluate needs and patients progression towards goal
- Monitor vital signs and report critical results to physicians immediately
- Work collaborate with physicians, practitioners and other fellow nursing colleagues
- Educate patient and family of necessary disease process, management, medications and discharges
- Interpret heart rhythm strips and identify lethal arrhythmias
- Post catheterization care including removal of sheath, frequent vitals, neural assessments and site assessment
- Ensure patient satisfaction by providing quality care
- Perform bedside care.
Registered Nurse Contractor
Kindred Hospital-Northland
01.2017 - 04.2017
- Deliver safe patient care and promote safe working environment
- Planning and delivery of direct and indirect patient care through the nursing process: Assessment, Planning, Intervention and Evaluation
- Develop nursing care plans in coordination with patient, family and interdisciplinary staff as necessary
- Communicate changes in patient’s clinical condition with Physicians, Nursing Supervisor and co-workers as appropriate
- Participate in discharge planning process
- Monitor/evaluate labs and notify physician of critical results
- Assure correct medication administration by following the 6 rights: Route, time, patient, documentation, medication and dose
- Perform wound care in accordance with policy.
School Nurse Contractor, RN
Kansas State School for the Blind
11.2016 - 01.2017
- Provide direct nursing services to students and staff members that promotes health and wellness such as: first aid, illness and emergency care
- Perform mandated screening procedures
- Provide health reports to the Principle and other staff involved in care
- Utilize existing health resources to provide appropriate care of students
- Maintain health data and necessary paperwork to accommodate the individual needs of students
- Collaborate with other staff to develop a health care plan and education appropriate to the students’ needs
- Make appropriate assessments and referrals that meet students health requirements
- Administers medication with appropriate documentation.
Registered Nurse PRN
Select Specialty Medical Hospital-LTACH
04.2015 - 01.2017
- Demonstrate ICARE Standard for Personal Interactions (Introduces self and role, Communicate, Ask/Anticipate needs, Respond to requests, Exit Courteously)
- Promote patient and employee safety: Safe patient handling, materials handling, infectious disease, slips/trips and falls, work environment
- Provide nursing care that meets patient’s needs
- Prioritizes activities and plans for effective use of time
- Interpret assessment data to develop nursing care plan
- Educate patient and family and make referrals appropriate for patient’s needs
- Assures medical orders are transcribed and processed accurately
- Assures that medication is correct and according to the established nursing policies and procedures
- Assures documents and medical record are complete, factual, accurate and timely
- Demonstrate skills in handling emergency and life-threatening situation
- Act promptly to changes in patient condition
- Reviews labs/test results and notify physician of critical results
- Performs wound care in accordance with policy
- Performs basic ventilator management and trouble-shooting
- Participates in the quality improvement activities of nursing.
Registered Nurse Contractor
Truman Medical Center
07.2016 - 10.2016
- Provide direct care to patients with acute, chronic and or terminal illnesses
- Perform assessments based on patient care needs
- Utilize the nursing process: Assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementation and evaluation
- Participate in interdisciplinary teams, research, education and supervision of nursing students
- Performs duties within the scope of practice of the Missouri Nurse Practice Act
- Safely administer correct medications with proper documentation
- Perform admission duties and discharge task as necessary
- Monitor labs and report critical lab values to physicians and nursing supervisor
- Draw and collect specimens ordered by physician in a timely manner utilizing aseptic technique
- Maintain aseptic techniques and proper handling of equipment’s
- Monitor patient’s condition and notify physician of a change in condition
- Assist physicians with bedside procedures as necessary
- Perform wound care in accordance with policy.
Education
Bachelors in Nursing -
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO12.2017
Associates in Nursing - undefined
Atlantic Cape Community College
Mays Landings, NJ05.2014
Skills
- MS Office, Excel and PowerPoint
- Fluent in Lao & Thai
- Vaccine administration
- Data Collection
- ADL Assistance
- Precepting
- Emergency Response
- Patient Management
- Medical assessment
- Diabetes management
- Care Planning
- Chart updating
- Wound Care
- Mobility Assistance
- Lab result interpretation
- Health screening
- Maintaining privacy
- Intravenous therapy
- Tracheostomy Care
- Patient education and counseling
- Taking vitals
- Medication and IV administration
- Removing sutures
- Infection control measures
- Patient Assessments
- Professional Bedside Manner
- Cardiac Care
- Medication Administration
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Patient care planning
- Patient Discharge
- Exceptional communicating and
- BLS/ACLS Certified
- Typing Rate: 65 WPM
- Attentiveness to detail
Hobbiesandactivities
- Cooking
- Dog Sitting
- Running
- Listening to music
- Computer
- Gardening
- Photography
- Reading
Timeline
Registered Nurse (MICC- Telemetry)
Saint Luke’s Medical Center
11.2019 - 05.2020
Registered Nurse Contractor (Float Pool)
Mosaic Life Care Medical Center
10.2018 - 10.2019
Registered Nurse Contractor (Telemetry Unit)
Kansas University: St.Francis Campus
10.2017 - 08.2018
Registered Nurse Contractor (Telemetry Unit)
North Kansas City Hospital
04.2017 - 10.2017
Registered Nurse Contractor
Kindred Hospital-Northland
01.2017 - 04.2017
School Nurse Contractor, RN
Kansas State School for the Blind
11.2016 - 01.2017
Registered Nurse Contractor
Truman Medical Center
07.2016 - 10.2016
Registered Nurse PRN
Select Specialty Medical Hospital-LTACH
04.2015 - 01.2017
Bachelors in Nursing -
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Associates in Nursing - undefined
Atlantic Cape Community College
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