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Cheryl Tufts
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Summary
Compassionate and dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) with extensive experience in direct patient care, triage, and care coordination within fast-paced environments. Proven ability to maintain composure under pressure while effectively managing challenging patients and high-stress situations. Expertise in building meaningful relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respect, and exceptional customer service. Committed to delivering high-quality care that enhances patient experiences and outcomes while adhering to rigorous medical, quality, and safety standards.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Occupational Health RN Clinician
KMG for Premise Healthcare
07.2021 - 10.2021
- Provide associate with education and guidance to maximize safety and reduce risk of transmission of Covid-19 virus
- Recognition of clinical circumstances leading to referral to occupational health.
- Utilization of provider resources readily available and updated to understand processes and clinical updates.
- This position also responded to all medical emergencies occurring to employees throughout the plant.
- Screen associates to determine need for testing, quarantine or monitoring of symptoms.
- Communicates with associate's manager regarding work status.
- NC Contract position
RN Night Charge Nurse
WellStar Medical Group (Urgent Care)
01.2020 - 10.2020
- My key role is to triage incoming patients, supervise all CMA's and LPN's working daily shift.
- IV insertion and fluid maintenance, obtaining EKG, Rapid strep, Influenza A/B, Urinalysis, pregnancy testing as well CBC lab draws and testing and administration of Covid 19 test.
- Administration of medication and assisting in minor suture/surgical procedures.
- Full time
RN Staff Nurse
WellStar Cobb Hospital
11.2015 - 10.2019
- My role was in the Mother Baby unit, Antepartum unit and NICU.
- I took care of critical and non- critical mothers and infants.
- Taught breast feeding and newborn care to patients.
- Perform car seat studies, obtain lab draws for mother and baby.
- Assist physician performing circumcision and after care to newborn.
- Abstinence scoring of newborns.
- Care of surgical patients and care of critical hypertensive mothers' post-partum.
- Monitoring of fetus in Antepartum unit as well as caring for mother with active labor prevention, bleeding issues and multiple fetus gestation.
- Discharge planning, follow up appointment scheduling, education
- Full time
Medical Supervisor
Biolife Plasma Resources
08.2014 - 11.2015
- My role was to determine eligibility of potential donors, perform physical examinations, and attend to donor reactions/emergencies on donor floor.
- Monitor serum protein electrophoresis (SPE) testing.
- Counseling donors on test results as well deferment as necessary.
- Full time
Telephone Triage RN Clinician
Dayton VA Medical Center
11.2012 - 11.2014
- My role as a telephone triage RN allowed me to communicate with Veterans and their families, expanding most VISNS.
- Often the calls would range from non-emergent (medication refill requests, procedural prep instructions, location of nearest VAMC when the veteran is traveling) to emergent calls requiring immediate care for the veteran via rescue/hospitalization to suicidal prevention.
- Consulting with managers and assistant managers when complex issues arise.
- Displays strong skills in listening, caring communication, problem solving, as s well teamwork. while remaining calm and present with the veteran on the phone until assistance and handoff is provided.
- Incoming calls require skill with multi-screen computers, memorization and organization as well as maintaining a calm composure when assisting the veterans.
- Provide necessary communication with department managers regarding work status.
Medical Supervisor
Talecris Plasma Resources
08.2010 - 09.2012
- My role was to determine eligibility of potential donors, perform physical examinations, and attend to donor reactions/emergencies on donor floor.
- Monitor serum protein electrophoresis (SPE) testing.
- Counseling donors on test results as well deferment as necessary.
- Timely mannered screenings
- Maintain HIPAA and OSHA compliance
- Full time
Private practice office nurse/clinician
Women First Wellness Center
10.2007 - 08.2009
- Assisted OB/GYN physician with annual examinations, gestational age measuring, obtaining fetal heart tones, triage calls, recognize clinical circumstances requiring referral to physician. Report labs, assist with minor surgical procedures in office (Essure placement, Thermal balloon ablation, colposcopy)
- Participation in meetings representing healthy women and maternal outreach efforts
- Record requests to local hospitals when required.
- Perform blood draws and in office testing in lab.
- Maintain HIPAA and OSHA compliance
- Full time
Staff Nurse Labor and Delivery
Wilson Memorial Hospital
01.2006 - 10.2007
- Assessed Pre-admissions, fetal monitoring, attend to newborn immediately post-delivery during transition phase.
- Attended mother/baby couplet care.
Staff RN (PRN) Staff Nurse Pre/Post surgery
Valley Regional Surgery Center
01.1997 - 12.1997
- IV insertion and pre-op medication administration.
- Performed pre-arrival telephonic history and medication education.
- HIPAA compliance
- Full time
Staff Nurse Labor and Delivery
Wilson Memorial Hospital
07.1992 - 05.1996
- Care of newborn through birth/transition until transferred to newborn nursery.
- Performed NST, induction of labor and immediate care of mother post-delivery.
- Care of mother in pre-term labor as well rode transport of critical patients in early preterm labor for NICU admission of infants.
- Staff RN (Full time)
- Staff LPN (Part time) in nursing school 7/1991
- Perinatal technician (part time) Pre-nursing school 6/1989-7/1990
Education
Associate Degree - Nursing
Nash Community College
05.1992
Skills
- Integrated patient management
- Specimen collection
- Prenatal support expertise
- Patient care management
- Patient education improvement
- Pharmaceutical delivery expertise
- Individualized care planning
- Adherence to quality and safety protocols
- EMR software application
- Patient-centered care
- Crisis management protocols
- Proficient in time management
- Computer application skills
- Efficient call routing
- Telecommunications proficiency
- Expertise in HIPAA standards
- Telecommunications expertise
- Proficient in managing multiple tasks
- Basic life support
- Compassion and empathy
- Discharge planning
- Clinical judgment
Accomplishments
- Educated over 5 nurses and staff within Labor and Delivery through preceptorship.
Certification
AHA BLS
Languages
English (Fluent)
Daisy award nomination
Worked on Mother baby unit less than 1 year and was nominated for the prestigious Daisy Award that is awarded to nurses that go above and beyond for their patients.
Timeline
Occupational Health RN Clinician
KMG for Premise Healthcare
07.2021 - 10.2021
RN Night Charge Nurse
WellStar Medical Group (Urgent Care)
01.2020 - 10.2020
RN Staff Nurse
WellStar Cobb Hospital
11.2015 - 10.2019
Medical Supervisor
Biolife Plasma Resources
08.2014 - 11.2015
Telephone Triage RN Clinician
Dayton VA Medical Center
11.2012 - 11.2014
Medical Supervisor
Talecris Plasma Resources
08.2010 - 09.2012
Private practice office nurse/clinician
Women First Wellness Center
10.2007 - 08.2009
Staff Nurse Labor and Delivery
Wilson Memorial Hospital
01.2006 - 10.2007
Staff RN (PRN) Staff Nurse Pre/Post surgery
Valley Regional Surgery Center
01.1997 - 12.1997
Staff Nurse Labor and Delivery
Wilson Memorial Hospital
07.1992 - 05.1996
Associate Degree - Nursing
Nash Community College
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