Christy Smith
West Wareham,MA
Summary
Empathetic Hospice Nurse promoting over 14 years of expertise in healthcare industry. Knowledgeable in at-home and inpatient settings. Successful background providing compassionate, quality palliative care.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse Case Manager, Hospice
Southcoast Visiting Nurse
02.2018 - Current
- Taught family members and caregivers various ways to manage patients' pain, shortness of breath, or anxiety/agitation
- Developed and implemented individualized care plan for each hospice patient while following physician instructions.
- Offered listening ear to both patients and loved ones to meet emotional and mental, as well as physical needs.
- Established hospice care services for elderly and disabled patients.
- Provided high level of quality, compassionate care to patients and caregivers during each nursing shift.
- Recognized and understood specific stages of dying process, providing comfort-based care during vulnerable times.
- Established and maintained successful relationships with patients, families and physicians by utilizing exemplary communication and active listening skills.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Tobey Hospital
10.2016 - 02.2018
- Managed caseload of 5 patients simultaneously by providing bedside care, treatments, IV therapy, and wound care.
- Managed patients' pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management interventions.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
- Started intravenous fluids, administered medications, and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
- Ordered and analyzed diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient conditions.
- Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens, and pain management techniques.
Phlebotomist
Tobey Hospital
09.2010 - 10.2016
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
- Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
- Conducted venipuncture and collected lab samples
- Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
- Established and maintained positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable, MA05.2016
High School Diploma -
Wareham High School
Wareham, MA05.1994
Skills
- Compassionate communication
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Quality Improvement
- Clinical Documentation
- Family Support
- Emotional Support
- Patient Needs Assessment
- Pain Control
- Palliative Care
- Care Planning
- Medication Administration
Certification
CHPN certified
Timeline
Registered Nurse Case Manager, Hospice
Southcoast Visiting Nurse
02.2018 - Current
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Tobey Hospital
10.2016 - 02.2018
Phlebotomist
Tobey Hospital
09.2010 - 10.2016
Associate of Science - Nursing
Cape Cod Community College
High School Diploma -
Wareham High School
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