CRYSTAL MILLER
EAST PETERSBURG,PA
Summary
Dedicated and well-qualified RN offering proven skills in patient care, medication administration and treatment implementation. Detail-oriented, responsive, and proficient in routine care and emergency response. Brings multi-year record in field.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Hospice & Community Care
Lancaster, PA
10.2022 - Current
- Comprehensive home visits to assess patient symptoms, collaborating with physicians for improved comfort, and educating patients, families, and facility staff on how to care for patients and what to anticipate.
- Rare opportunity to work with SQ continuous infusions and Mediport accessing.
- Coordination of care for maximal satisfaction through frequent conversations with HCC social workers, chaplains, wound specialist and complementary services (massage, music).
- Active listening and support for patients and families as they navigate terminal illness and ultimately death.
Infusion Nurse
US Digestive Health
Lancaster, PA
01.2022 - 10.2022
- Fast-paced environment, which included rooming outpatient clients, physical assessment and vital signs, assessing peripheral access and starting PIVs, and mixing and administration of Crohn's/UC medications.
- Critical thinking and diagnostic monitoring of patients throughout their infusion, and taking necessary action if needed by consulting with my fellow nurses or the attending physician during the patient's time in the office to give the best possible care.
- Quickly became a resource for less experienced nurses in finding IV sites on difficult patients.
- Educated patients on lifestyle changes that could improve their quality of life, as they managed symptoms between treatments.
Home Health Infusion Nurse
Horizon Healthcare Services/Penn Med
Lancaster, PA
11.2006 - 09.2021
- Comprehensive patient care in patients' homes throughout their need for IV services; care extended from a few days to years.
- Scheduled nurse visits to accommodate the patient's preference.
- Provided in-home administration and teaching for IV antibiotics, short-term steroids, hydration, chemotherapy, IV/SQ pain management, anti-emetics, and immunotherapies.
- My IV experience included drawing labs, starting PIVs, maintaining mid-line catheters, PICC lines, and Mediports. It included discontinuing PIVs, pulling PICC lines, and de-accessing Mediports.
- Extensive education for patients to be able to manage their IV access and independently administer meds.
- I was an expert resource for "difficult" patients, and I was often the nurse scheduled for remote, "3 hours away" visits, as management was confident that I would be successful and wouldn't need a backup nurse due to an inability to find a site.
- I was a team leader who managed nurse calls from patients when the office was closed, which included scheduling PRN visits for on-call nurses, being a resource for field nurses, and troubleshooting all IV sites, pumps, and symptom calls from patients and MD offices.
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Telemetry
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster, PA
11.1996 - 11.2006
- Diagnostic monitoring and treatment for cardiac patients, working 12-hour shifts.
- Comprehensive cardiac care, which involved patients with arrhythmia issues, pre- and post-cardiac procedures, and CODE BLUE situations.
- IV trainer for fellow unit nurses as they gained experience or when they needed a PIV.
Education
RN - Nursing
St Joseph Hospital School of Nursing
Lancaster PA06-1993
Skills
- Patient assessment
- Care coordination
- IV administration
- Medication management
- Symptom management
- Patient education
- Critical thinking
- Active listening
- Time management
- Effective communication
- Diagnostic monitoring
- Team leadership
- Home health care
- IV drug therapy management
- Medication administration
- Wound care
- Reporting and documentation
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Hospice & Community Care
10.2022 - Current
Infusion Nurse
US Digestive Health
01.2022 - 10.2022
Home Health Infusion Nurse
Horizon Healthcare Services/Penn Med
11.2006 - 09.2021
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Telemetry
Lancaster General Hospital
11.1996 - 11.2006
RN - Nursing
St Joseph Hospital School of Nursing
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