CHRISTINA JUSTICE
Cypress
Summary
Highly skilled and certified medical-surgical Registered Nurse with a strong ability to make critical clinical decisions. Known for polished skill-set and unwavering personal accountability. Dedicated professional passionate about consistently delivering exceptional care to diverse populations.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN III Charge Nurse
Houston Methodist Hospital
Texas Medical Center
05.2020 - Current
- Provide comprehensive direct nursing care with a strong focus on customer service.
- Improve patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.
- Respond to emergency situations with a level-headed approach to provide optimal care, support, and life-saving intervention.
- Participate in professional development opportunities regularly to stay current on best practices in the field of nursing.
- Coordinate discharge planning efforts with social workers, case managers, and other multidisciplinary team members for smooth transitions post-hospitalization.
- Align nursing goals with department objectives to enhance overall performance metrics.
- Facilitate therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Coordinate nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Mentor and supervise junior nurses, fostering a supportive and professional work environment, improving retention rates.
RN III Charge Nurse
Memorial Hermann Health System- Greater Heights Hospital
06.2018 - 05.2020
- Effectively manage comprehensive care of complex medical surgical patients
- Serve as preceptor to new hires and as a resource to my peers
- Oversee a forty bed unit and staff as Charge Nurse
- Continually build upon my skillset through educational offerings
- Polished interventional skill set such as IV starts, infusions, transfusion, nasogastric tube insertion and management, complex wound care, etc
Director of Nursing, RN
Avanti Senior Living at Towne Lake
Cypress, TX
12.2016 - 06.2018
- Manage comprehensive health and wellness needs of 80 residents in Assisted Living and Memory Care to include management of chronic complex disease processes and acute or emergent care coordination
- Ensure state regulatory and HIPAA compliance
- 24/7 On-Call clinical support
- Coordinate family/resident care conferences to ensure residents are provided a superior and appropriate level of care
- Monitors documentation systems to ensure that all regulatory timeframes for review of assessments and service plans are met
- Completes and maintains resident assessments/evaluations, care-plans, and medical records
- Assesses/evaluates potential residents for Assisted Living/Memory Care
- Manages and coordinates the work of all LVNs, Med-Techs, and Care Partners, overseeing staff schedules, daily assignments, hiring, training, and corrective action
Allergy Testing Nurse, LVN
Texas Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists
Tomball, TX
11.2014 - 09.2016
- Provided environmental allergy testing for adults and children 5 years and older
- Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) to assess readiness for allergen injection
- Modified Quantitative Testing (MQT), and Intra Dermal (ID) testing with 38 allergens
- Provided a supportive and comfortable environment for patients during testing, and extensive patient education
- Vial Safety Testing for Immunotherapy treatment
- Assessed the need for, educated on, and administered subcutaneous allergy injections
- Provided telephone triage, appointment setting, as well as pre-and post- appointment teaching
- Communicated effectively with physician regarding treatment plan and transcribed orders
- Provided emergency care for adverse reactions to allergen testing including anaphylaxis
- Ensured HIPAA compliance
- Developed and implemented nursing care plans
Marketing Coordinator
BMT Group
Houston, TX
04.2005 - 12.2009
- Coordinated with internal business divisions, agency partners and local vendors to guarantee on time, cost-effective delivery of all marketing communications materials
- Coordinated and participated in promotional activities and trade shows
- Coordinated art and graphics creation for effective merchandising
- Preserved brand integrity by monitoring the consistency and quality of marketing content
- Cultivated effective partnerships with engineering, marketing, sales and customer support staff
- Developed and implemented campaigns for email, online advertising, search engines and direct mail
- Defined and tracked campaign effectiveness and adjusted strategies accordingly
- Conceptualized, designed, and copy edited quarterly newsletter
Education
Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
The University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX05-2025
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) -
Western Governor’s University
01-2018
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Lone Star College
Kingwood, TX01-2016
Skills
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification
- Basic life support (BLS)
- ANCC Medical Surgical Board Certification (RN-BC)
- Experienced Charge Nurse
- Clinical Coach
- Clinical Preceptor
- Advanced Emergency Response Skills
- Effective Clinical Decision-Making
- Skilled Conflict Management
- High level of autonomy
- Strong Interpersonal Skills
- Comprehensive Physical Evaluations
- Hospice and palliative care experience
- Alzheimer's and dementia care expert
- Discharge planning
- Health promotion
- Staff supervision
- Nursing staff leadership
- Patient and family advocacy
Affiliations
- American Nurse's Association (ANA)
Certification
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS)
- American Nurse's Credentialing Center (ANCC) Medical Surgical Board Certification (RN-BC)
Timeline
RN III Charge Nurse
Houston Methodist Hospital
05.2020 - Current
RN III Charge Nurse
Memorial Hermann Health System- Greater Heights Hospital
06.2018 - 05.2020
Director of Nursing, RN
Avanti Senior Living at Towne Lake
12.2016 - 06.2018
Allergy Testing Nurse, LVN
Texas Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists
11.2014 - 09.2016
Marketing Coordinator
BMT Group
04.2005 - 12.2009
Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
The University of Texas At Arlington
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) -
Western Governor’s University
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Lone Star College