Clay Montgomery
Philpot,KY
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse from the Surgical Care Unit at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, demonstrating strong clinical judgment and compassion. Excelled in patient care, significantly enhancing patient satisfaction through holistic approaches and effective communication. Proven mentor and preceptor, fostering professional growth in nursing students and staff. Expert in medication administration and critical patient assessments, ensuring high standards of care.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Surgical Care Unit
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital
03.2023 - Current
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients acuity levels and individual needs.
- Assisted in training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
- Careful monitoring and assessment of post-surgical patients including surgical sites and incisions, vital signs, lab values, and intakes and outputs of surgical drains.
- Served as preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
- Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
Anesthesia Technician
University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital
08.2019 - 12.2021
- Managed inventory of anesthesia supplies in clean work rooms and emergency carts to ensure sterility and expiration dates of medications.
- Ensured proper functioning of anesthesia machines by regularly maintaining and cleaning them. This involved tasks like changing soda-lime, refilling vaporizers with anesthetic agents, and replacing nitrous oxide, oxygen, and air cylinders.
- Ensuring availability of necessary anesthesia supplies including OR specific stocked rooms, anesthesia fiber optic carts, and emergency airway carts, as well as having proper equipment available in stroke and trauma rooms in case of emergency.
- Assisted anesthesia personnel with insertion and setup of pulmonary artery catheters, invasive arterial BP monitoring lines and central lines for hemodynamic monitoring.
- Demonstrated professionalism and attentiveness while responding to urgent situations like anesthesia STAT situations in perioperative services areas/PACU airway emergencies.
- Maintained high standard of care by adhering to strict infection control guidelines when handling anesthesia equipment like ultrasounds or glidescopes and cleaning equipment before and after each use.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY12.2021
Skills
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Wound Care management
- Administration of blood products
- Medication and IV fluid administration
- Proper Documentation and Charting based on recent patient events
- Accurate and up to date patient Physical Assessments
- Patient and family advocacy
- Compassion and Empathy; being able to make a connection with patients and their family
- Prompt Communication with Physicians and Mid-Level providers
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Surgical Care Unit
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital
03.2023 - Current
Anesthesia Technician
University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital
08.2019 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Kentucky
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