Crystal Sexton
Fairburn,GA
Summary
Diligent nursing professional brings strong foundation of medical knowledge and patient care expertise, honed over ten years of industry experience. Trained in bedside treatment and patient care with extensive knowledge of medical surgical population.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Charge Nurse
Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
ATlanta, GA
01.2015 - Current
- 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.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
Staff Nurse
Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
Atlanta, GA
10.2012 - 01.2015
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
- Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
911 Emergency Dispatcher
City Of Atlanta Police Department
Atlanta, GA
01.2002 - 10.2012
- Questioned callers to determine nature of problems and locations to direct type of response needed.
- Operated telephone and radio equipment to receive requests and reports from police officers, medical dispatch and firefighting crews.
- Entered criminal record checks, driver's license numbers and warrants into telecommunications systems to fulfill officer requests.
- Used GCIC to track and maintain case incident numbers and logs.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA09.2012
Skills
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Medical Records Management
- Medication Administration
- Patient Examination
- Accurate Documentation
- Microsoft Excel
- Medical Recordkeeping
- Preventive Healthcare
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 15 staff members.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
Affiliations
Phi Theta Kappa
Certification
BLS
Languages
French
Limited Working
Timeline
Charge Nurse
Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
01.2015 - Current
Staff Nurse
Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
10.2012 - 01.2015
911 Emergency Dispatcher
City Of Atlanta Police Department
01.2002 - 10.2012
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Georgia State University
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