CHERI KINARD
Gold Canyon,AZ
Summary
CK Objective Patient-oriented Nurse with eleven years of diverse experience in direct patient care. Excited to bring positive, detailed and passionate nursing care to a department that thrives on accuracy and timeliness. To grow with an expanding department and bring experience together with the departments team. Ready for a new opportunity to apply exceptional nursing skills in the Endoscopy department.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff RN, Medical/Surgical/Telemetry Staff RN
Dignity Health – Chandler Regional Medical Center
Chandler, AZ
07.2011 - Current
- Provide complete patient care, to include full and focused assessments, monitoring patient’s condition with close attention to decline in status and all aspects of nursing care within hospital policies and procedures modules
- Relief Charge RN - provide assistance to staff RN’s and CNA’s, facilitate admissions and discharges in orderly and timely fashion, appropriately assign patients to on coming shift based on acuity
- Preceptor for new graduates and new employees
- Assist with wound care team
- Admit/discharge/swat nurse for medical/surgical/telemetry unit
- Collaborate with physicians, case management, discharge planner, physical therapist and other departments for optimal patient outcomes
Nurse Extern
Dignity Health – Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
07.2010 - 07.2011
- Under supervision of Registered Nurse, provided patient care to postpartum patients and their newborns.
- Successfully complete full assessments
- Assess pain and administer medications as indicated
- Provide appropriate patient education
- Accurately document in Electronic Medical Record
Certified Nurse Assistant
Dignity Health (previously CHW)
Gilbert, AZ
02.2009 - 07.2010
Education
Associates Degree of Nursing -
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Gilbert, AZ2011
Nursing Pre-requisites, CNA Course RN License – Current ACLS/BLS –Current certification from American Heart Association -
Central Arizona College
Apache Junction, AZ2009
Skills
- Provide all aspects of medical surgical RN care with telemetry Not to exclude, wound care, patient education, diabetic monitoring, teaching, infection control, fall preventions, skin breakdown prevention and education, PICC line care, catheter care
- Confident in patient advocating, with excellent nurse to doctor communication
- Proficient with computer systems, programs and new technology
- Accurate Documentation
- Medical History Documenting
- Compassionate and Caring
- Patient Care Assessment
- Blood Product Transfusion
- IV Administration
Certification
RN License - current
ACLS/BLS - Current certification from AHA
Additional Information
United States Navy Veteran
References available upon request
Timeline
Staff RN, Medical/Surgical/Telemetry Staff RN
Dignity Health – Chandler Regional Medical Center
07.2011 - Current
Nurse Extern
Dignity Health – Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
07.2010 - 07.2011
Certified Nurse Assistant
Dignity Health (previously CHW)
02.2009 - 07.2010
Associates Degree of Nursing -
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Nursing Pre-requisites, CNA Course RN License – Current ACLS/BLS –Current certification from American Heart Association -
Central Arizona College
RN License - current
ACLS/BLS - Current certification from AHA
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