CLARA DENISE WILSON
Registered Nurse
DeSoto,TX
Summary
Bilingual registered nurse with over 18 years of clinical experience in the combined areas of the ER, Pediatrics, Medical Surgical, ICU, CCU, Pre Op, Intra Op, PACU/Discharge, Nephrology, Ortho, and Dialysis. Exceptional organization, analytical, critical care thinking, and assessment skills to provide optimal care to my patients. I have the ability to evaluate and improve clinical care collaboration with the medical team, while utilizing the nursing process to evaluate, direct, and deliver comprehensive nursing care to my patients in a safe and proficient manner according to the individual needs of each patient. I also develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records and adjust them to the patients ever changing condition. While providing patient care, treatments, and services within the scope of my license, certifications, registration, and or assessed competencies. Acute care expertise Preceptor High level of autonomy Patient/family focused In-depth knowledge of intravenous therapy Patient evaluation/intervention Qualified critical care nurse Problem resolution capability Professional bedside manner Adept at prioritizing/managing deadlines Thorough physical assessments Patient and family advocacy Venipuncture/blood draw expert Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service. 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. Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care. Well-qualified nurse with Texas credentials and extensive experience in OB/GYN and pediatric office settings. Passionate about delivering compassionate patient care with respect to individual patient needs. Open and clear communicator with analytical problem-solving abilities and advanced clinical expertise. Qualified Texas Board-Certified Registered Nurse experienced in delivering high-quality care to patients in medical settings. Proven leader when working to unite and guide nursing teams toward achieving care goals, improving patient satisfaction and adapting to continuous health system changes.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CurrentTravel Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
Downy, CA
11.2015 - 03.2017
- 9333 Imperial Hwy
- As a traveling registered nurse my job is to go into different facilities and fill the need as a staff member/team player
- Enhancing the current people that keep the organization going prior to my arrival
- I assess patients on admission within the specified time frames to include but not limited to the consideration and at physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs
- Assessing each patient's health needs whenever warranted by the patient's condition and at least every shift all the while utilizing the nursing process after obtaining a systematic database
- I also establish a plan of care designed on an individual bases and continue to update those plans as the patient condition changes
- Administering medications per MD orders and documenting the effectiveness/untoward effects of those medications and treatments, while incorporating the (7) rights
- Performing treatments and procedures based on common nursing practices, hospital policies, sterile technique, standard precautions, and providing patient privacy
- I also would address pain management and document those effects, advocating for the patients, completing discharge planning needs, incorporating education practices and in return for the patient to complete return demonstrations for the understanding of their situation
- And communicating all these needs in a professional manner.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
Per Diem Registered Nurse
CurrentTravel, Nursefinders
Bristol, CA
08.1999 - 03.2016
- I have worked for Nursefinders since 1999 in Winston Salem and then transferring to the Atlanta, Ga location, and now here in Culver City, California
- As a per diem nurse it is my duty upon entering into different facilities to be well diverted and skillful, having the knowledge base to take care of patients as if I were permanent staff
- As a per diem nurse it is very important to maintain the latest educational and skills needed to take care of the public by keeping your license current and gaining new knowledge to perform your day to day duties in these different facilities.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
Travel Registered Nurse
Nursefinders
Moreno Valley, CA
08.2015 - 11.2015
- As a traveling registered nurse I am held to high standards to communicate effectively to my coworkers, patients, and their families
- Utilizing my knowledge to educate patients/families based on his/her assessed needs, by using "Krames" where appropriate
- Enforcing the effects of SBAR communication for all handoffs
- Demonstrating patients rights, including confidentiality, safety, and patient participation in their plan of care
- Evaluating and documenting patient care provided and the effectiveness of that which has been taught to the patient
- Interpret and analyze diagnostic data and reports, and intervene appropriately
- I also followed guidelines for Core Measures and vaccine protocol
- Understanding the use of chain of command and knowing when to implement that action.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
Charge Nurse
Day Surgery, Kaiser Permanente
Glenlake Parkway, Atlanta, GA
04.2015 - 07.2015
- Supervised professional and paraprofessional staff in the Same Day Surgery and GI units
- I also would conduct the workflow of the two units on a daily basis
- Assigning the staff to either pre op, intra op, post op/discharge, and or the GI clinic to perform patient care
- At least 2 or 3 times a week performing QI on these units and presenting this findings to my immediate supervisor
- Assisted in guiding, redirecting, developing, and training the staff for their competencies
- Initiating the workflow when needed
- I also ordered supplies and inventoried the daily needs for the different procedures that took place in the surgery center.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health and organizational regulations.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
- Collaborated with various healthcare professionals to determine specific and individualized care plan based on goals and long-term health.
Travel Registered Nurse/Educator/Charge Nurse/Stemi Coordinator
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Gainesville, GA
08.2014 - 04.2015
- Here as a traveling registered nurse assigned to the ER to supervise professional and paraprofessional staff on a fifty bed unit which also included a 10 bed psych extension
- I assisted with the admission, triage, discharges, daily workflow, of patients
- Assigned staff to the different areas inside the ER
- Managing daily administrative operations for emergent, critical care, and trauma patients
- Under general directions, I would provide care and services to patient, clients, and significant others utilizing the nursing process
- I also acted as an advocate for the patient as a member of the healthcare team in the delivery of optimal patient care/services
- Implementing the plan of care for the patient which included but not limited to the treatments, therapeutic regimens, and health education needs
- I used my assessment and critical care skills to help vulnerable patients recovering from anesthesia, preparing for surgery in pre op, or advocating/assisting with their procedure while in intra op
- It's my job to make sure I deliver optimal care to all patients, providing a safe and healthy environment for their recovery.
- Enforced nursing practice standards and recommended unit and institution policies and procedures to boost medical care quality.
- Onboarded new employees through orientation meetings and training sessions before deployment to different departments.
- Evaluated and monitored care and services throughout shift to improve quality levels.
- Coordinated nursing activities and staffing with health-related, therapeutic and support services to streamline service delivery.
- Developed and distributed nursing assignments for unit employees that outlined individual and group tasks.
- Created, implemented and evaluated programs that promoted staff recruitment, retention and development.
- Reviewed staffing patterns, quantities and nursing units' census to meet resident needs and budgetary controls.
- Formulated and executed individual resident discharge plans before initiating checkout procedures.
- Determined and nursed special care cases and arranged professional consultation sessions for patients.
- Inventoried medications, supplies and equipment and distributed stock to patients.
Trauma Charge Nurse/Senior Staff Nurse
Grady Healthcare System
Atlanta, Ga
08.2011 - 05.2014
- Supervised professional and paraprofessional staff in this seventy-five bed trauma facility that consisted of (6) triage units, (8) bed critical care beds, (15) bed trauma facility, (8) bed custody unit, (10) bed psych unit, and the rest of the beds where for the main ER
- In this position I would be required to strategically assign staff to these locations and conduct the workflow of the patients
- Acting as an advocate for the patients as a member of the healthcare team in the delivery of optimal patient care
- I also was a team player with the physicians, residents, and staff in the performance of the day to day workflow.
Travel Registered Nurse
San Quentin State Prison
San Quentin, CA
09.2009 - 07.2011
- As a travel registered nurse I was assigned to the ER on the prison base to a unit that had 10 beds
- On this unit myself and another nurse had to evaluate the patient performing but not limited in assessments, medication regimens, effects of those medications and treatments performed
- Evaluating and re-evaluating if a patient need sick call and or to be seen in the ER
- Once seen in the ER if they needed to be admitted to the medical surgical or the ICU unit on this same prison base or if they needed emergent outside care to another hospital that provided the inmate with high level of care
- Prepping paperwork and diagnostic exams for the exiting of those inmates or the re-entry of the inmates from the days before
- Provision of care was detailed to assigned areas of the assessments, medication administration, dressing changes, assisted with bedside procedures inside the ER, and critical thinking skills as to when to send a critical patient to an outside facility was needed to perform this job on a daily basis.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Vaccinated patients to protect individuals from measles, pneumonia, influenza and other illnesses of concern.
- Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
- Worked with interdisciplinary healthcare team to develop, implement and manage care plans, ensuring inclusion of patients' individual needs.
- Documented patient interactions and interventions in EPIC EMR.
- Documented all elements of care and updated patient charts and confidential files to reflect changes in care plans, interventions applied and observations.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Cared for patients in 9-bed unit, supporting fellow nurses in delivering outstanding treatment to patients.
ER Nurse
Medical Center Arlingotn
Arlington, TX
03.2017 - 03.2019
- Provided emergency care for patients suffering from i, pediatric illnesses to Alzheimer's disease.
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care.
- Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis and treatment.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Vaccinated patients to protect individuals from measles, pneumonia, influenza and other illnesses of concern.
- Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
- Collaborated with law enforcement on criminal cases by quickly reporting injuries and collecting needed evidence.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and thoracic trauma.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints and current symptoms.
- Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Provided emergency care for patients suffering from pediatric illness, Code Strokes, and DKA.s and other episodic illnesses.
Traveling ER/ICU Contract Nurse
AB Staffing
Manhattan, New York
03.2019 - 08.2019
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints and current symptoms.
- Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- I also covered the ER on days that they were short. I worked ER 50% and ICU 50% of the time doing Charge Nurse in this Government Facility. Expediting COVID patients as well as the military patients that were assigned to this facility.
ICU/ER Contract Nurse
Supplemental Healthcare Staffing
Sunnyvale, TX
08.2019 - 03.2022
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints and current symptoms.
- Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
RN Contract Nurse
HealthTrust Staffing
Conroe, TX
03.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Led successful team comprised of RNs, LPNs and ancillary staff.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
- Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and thoracic trauma.
- Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
- Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma center setting.
- Delivered proper care to victims of domestic violence at urgent care clinic.
- Performed arterial cut-downs, inserted central lines and inserted endotracheal tubes as part of trauma team.
- I float to the ER, IMU, and CVT units due to my background. Performing charge position as well as staff if they have a regular charge nurse on site.
Education
Associate of Arts - Nursing
Gardner Webb University
05.2005
Master of Science - Nursing
Spring Arbor University
Ann Arbor, MI12.2020
Skills
- Accurate Documentation
- Medical Procedure Preparation
- Clear Patient Communication
- Diet and Nutrition
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Patient Care Assessment
- Preventive Healthcare
- Medical Recordkeeping
- Nursing Consultation
- Patient Examination
- Medical Supply Management
- Treatment Preparation
- Specialized Healthcare Referrals
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
- Compassionate and Caring
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- PICC Lines
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Heart Failure
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Clinical Quality Improvement
- Anesthetic Administration
- Interpreting EKGs
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Chest Tubes
- Pulmonary Conditions
- Crisis Resolution
- Unit Administration
- Gynecological Surgery
- Seizure Disorders
- Swan-Ganz Catheters
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Nursing Assignments
- Cognitive Psychology
- Healthcare Personnel Supervision
- First Aid
- Social Perceptiveness
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Student Precepting
- Withdrawal Symptoms
- Pharmacologic Intervention
- Central Line Placement
- Diagnostic Test Evaluations
- Active Learning
- Patient Admission
- Acute and Chronic Pain
- Therapy and Counseling
- Delegation and Motivation
- Routine Examinations
- Airway Management
- Plastic Surgery
- Treatment Plan Modification
- Infection Control Program Advisory
- Wound Management
- Community Healthcare Programming
- Treatment Recommendations
- Test Interpretations
- Medical Device Prescriptions
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Intramuscular Injections
- Infection Control Procedures
- Cerebrovascular Accidents
- Needs Assessment
- Patient Intervention
- Rehabilitation Assistance
- Prescription Drug Recommendations
- Emergency Diagnostics
- Unit Oversight
- Oral Conditions
- Acute Rehabilitation
- Disaster Site Triaging
- Convalescent Care
- Oral Comprehension
- Liver Transplants
- Therapeutic Measures
- Community Program Referrals
- Admissions and Discharge Processes
- Diagnostic Software
- Mental and Physical Assessments
- Specimen Results Interpretation
- Pain Prevention
- Alternative Treatments
- Healthcare Program Planning
Additional Information
- NRP PALS BLS ACLS TNCC , MAB TELEMETRY NIH SANE
Certification
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- SANE Training and Certification
- ACLS - Advanced Life Support
- BLS - Basic Life Support
- Bilingual in Spanish and English
- TNCC - Trauma Nurse Core Corse
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
RN Contract Nurse
HealthTrust Staffing
03.2022 - Current
ICU/ER Contract Nurse
Supplemental Healthcare Staffing
08.2019 - 03.2022
Traveling ER/ICU Contract Nurse
AB Staffing
03.2019 - 08.2019
ER Nurse
Medical Center Arlingotn
03.2017 - 03.2019
CurrentTravel Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
11.2015 - 03.2017
Travel Registered Nurse
Nursefinders
08.2015 - 11.2015
Charge Nurse
Day Surgery, Kaiser Permanente
04.2015 - 07.2015
Travel Registered Nurse/Educator/Charge Nurse/Stemi Coordinator
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
08.2014 - 04.2015
Trauma Charge Nurse/Senior Staff Nurse
Grady Healthcare System
08.2011 - 05.2014
Travel Registered Nurse
San Quentin State Prison
09.2009 - 07.2011
Per Diem Registered Nurse
CurrentTravel, Nursefinders
08.1999 - 03.2016
Associate of Arts - Nursing
Gardner Webb University
Master of Science - Nursing
Spring Arbor University
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