Claudia O'Neill
River Edge,NJ
Summary
Patient-oriented Nurse with 31 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with multiple specialties, including transplant, oncology, hospice and behavioral health.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Residential Nurse
Vantage Health System
04.2020 - Current
- Manage the medical and psychological care of 75 group home and supportive housing clients
- Responsible for medication education for all clients, electronic charting, liaison for hospitalized patients and doctors
- Manage all staff training
- Manage the outpatient behavioral health injection clinic that provides long-acting medications for over 100 clients
- Responsible for the yearly vaccination clinic
- Manage all staff training.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
Registered Nurse
New york Presberterian- Weill Cornell tranplantation Unit
04.1999 - 04.2020
- Delivered high-quality nursing care on a 25-bed medical surgical unit with an emphasis on kidney, liver and pancreas transplants
- I also have years of experience with orthopedics, urology, gastrointestinal, oncology and post operative patients
- Provided stellar nursing care on a 33- bed oncology unit.
Registered Nurse
Long Island College Hospital: Oncology and in-patient hospice Unit
04.1994 - 04.1999
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients and their families in our in-patient hospice unit.
Registered Nurse
Peninsula Hospital center: Emergency department
06.1992 - 04.1994
- 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.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care
Education
Associate of Applied Science in NUrsing -
Kingsborogh Community College of the City University of New York
05.1992
Skills
- Unit Administration
- Infectious Disease Control
- Patient Education and Counseling
- Medication Administration
- Electronic Charting
- Patient Management
- Care Planning
- Client Transportation
Certification
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
Timeline
Residential Nurse
Vantage Health System
04.2020 - Current
Registered Nurse
New york Presberterian- Weill Cornell tranplantation Unit
04.1999 - 04.2020
Registered Nurse
Long Island College Hospital: Oncology and in-patient hospice Unit
04.1994 - 04.1999
Registered Nurse
Peninsula Hospital center: Emergency department
06.1992 - 04.1994
Associate of Applied Science in NUrsing -
Kingsborogh Community College of the City University of New York
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
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