CHRISTY DAVIS
Vidalia,GA
Summary
Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Community Wellness
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital
Vidalia, Georgia
05.2021 - Current
- Reconstitute, mix, prepare and draw up Covid vaccine for administration
- Safely administered COVID vaccinations to adult and pediatric patients, providing education on vaccines, dosage, indications, precautions, contraindications and potential side effects.
- Record Lot numbers and issue vaccination cards
- Input vaccination information into computer systems such as GRITS, VMS, & PEGA
- Met with members of public and local leaders at various community events and organized COVID vaccine clinics
- Wrote summaries, reports and other correspondence regarding community outreach efforts.
- Assessed and responded to individual and community health education needs.
- Assumed responsibility for clinic in absence of director.
- Collected, organized and disseminated quality data from multiple sources.
- Coordinated work groups and outreach activities.
- Met with patients in the hospital with chronic conditions such as diabetes and CHF and provided education and care management and follow-up care to promote healthy lifestyle changes to optimize health and well-being
REGISTERED NURSE, PROGRESSIVE CARE UNIT
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital
VIDALIA, GA
01.2020 - 05.2021
- Charge nurse supervising other RN's and nurse techs on a 12 bed unit
- Monitored cardiac and other critical vital signs
- Administered Blood products and monitored for adverse reactions
- Administered complex cardiac medications that require titration
- Managed care and treatment for critical care patients with conditions such as CHF, COPD, COVID, Sepsis, Renal Failure from admission to discharge
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on progressive care unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
ASSISTANT PRACTICE MANAGER
VIDALIA ENT ASSOCIATES
VIDALIA, GA
08.2008 - 02.2016
- Coordinated physicians' schedules
- Helped build and market the medical spa side of the practice from the ground up
- Carefully selected, developed and retained qualified staff, as well as trained new staff
- Input data into our computer system to file medical claims
- Served as liaison between management, clinical staff and the community
DIRECTOR OF BILLING
ALLERGY & ASTHMA CLINIC OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
VIDALIA, GA
04.1999 - 06.2008
- Entered data in the computer system to file medical claims
- Followed up with insurance companies on unpaid claims
- Entered payments into the computer from patients and insurance companies
- Made bank deposits daily
- Scheduled appointments for patients
- Assisted patients with billing questions
Education
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
SOUTHEASTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Vidalia, GA12.2019
High School Diploma -
Toombs County High School
Lyons, GA06.1995
Skills
- Preventive Healthcare
- Care Coordination
- Compassionate and Caring
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
Volunteer
The Refuge Domestic Violence Center
American Red Cross
Teen Maze
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Community Wellness
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital
05.2021 - Current
REGISTERED NURSE, PROGRESSIVE CARE UNIT
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital
01.2020 - 05.2021
ASSISTANT PRACTICE MANAGER
VIDALIA ENT ASSOCIATES
08.2008 - 02.2016
DIRECTOR OF BILLING
ALLERGY & ASTHMA CLINIC OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
04.1999 - 06.2008
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
SOUTHEASTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE
High School Diploma -
Toombs County High School
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