Cynthia Bah
Locust Grove,GA
Summary
Charge Nurse on a Med/Surg/Peds/Ortho/Surg/Tele units. Highly skilled in charting, managing patient intake and discharges and monitoring care plans. Well-versed in promoting policies and protocols to achieve core measures. Demonstrated success in cultivating strong patient rapport to drive outcome goals.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
Work History
Med/Surg/Ortho/Tele RN
Wellstar Spalding Medical Center
06.2022 - Current
- Educates patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options
- Updates patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments
- Provides direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action
- Trains new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols
- Identifies opportunities to provide quality effectiveness of healthcare resources
- Manages post general surgical patients and patients with surgical joint replacements, fractures, and cervical/lumbar fusions
- Monitors patients closely for changes in condition and advocate as needs arise
- Gathers clinical information and applies the appropriate clinical procedure
- Communicates with providers and other parties to determine treatment
- Manages pain effectively, implementing position changes and cold therapy and timely administration of analgesic with consideration of prior function
- Monitors heart rate and pulse oximetry measurements
- Monitors, interprets, and records data from specialized medical equipment
- Administers medication and performs treatment interventions in consultation with healthcare specialists and reports changes and deteriorating conditions
Outpatient Resource RN
Spokane Veteran's Hospital
03.2021 - 03.2022
- Worked COVID clinic administering COVID Vaccines and coordination of COVID Clinic
- PACT Team RN collaborated with doctors and nurses to assess and plan initial care
- Assisted Flu Clinic with documentation and administration of Flu Vaccines and coordination of clinic
- Supported Infection Prevention Team with rounds, information gathering and analysis, and compiled a PowerPoint regarding Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) prevention to educate Staff
- Analyzed COVID positive patient charts to gather info for reporting of breakthrough COVID cases
- Initiated Contact Investigation of Positive COVID cases for Staff and Patients
- Documented and provided plan of care for COVID positive Staff and Patients
- Kept patient's provider and case manager aware of progress
- Collaborated with Teamlet
- Screened patients for social services and other community care needs
- Managed triage, telephone triage, and helped schedule appointments
- Assisted in investigation of risks for Risk Management RN with thorough chart reviews, information gathering, and compiling information to Risk Manager
Charge Nurse-RN
Piedmont Henry Hospital
04.2011 - 03.2021
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health, and organizational regulations
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Built rapport with patients and family members to deliver exceptional care
- Performed patient assessments and adjusted care plans accordingly
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments
- Documented information in patients' electronic medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols
- Supervised patient admissions and discharges from hospital to home care, rehabilitative facility, or self-care
- Worked with patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), diabetes or sepsis to assess needs and determine best options for care
LPN
Piedmont Henry Hospital
01.2007 - 04.2011
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process
LPN
Washington County Regional Medical Center
01.1986 - 01.2007
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing: Registered Nurse
Columbus State University
Columbus, GA12.2020
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Darton State College
Albany, GA12.2010
Diploma - License Practical Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
Sandersville, GA02.1986
Skills
- Chronic Disease Management
- Quality Assurance Controls
- Patient Safety
- Treatment Planning
- Records Analysis
- Effective Written and Verbal Communication Skills
- Discharge Planning
- Coordination
- Proficient Computer Skills
- Staff Supervision
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Infection Control
- Case Management
- Utilization Review
- Treatment Preparation
- Statistical and historical data analysis
- Microsoft Office Expertise
- HIPAA Guideline Compliance
- Care Coordination
- Private Home Office
Affiliations
PHI Theta Kappa Honor Society
Golden Key International Honor Society
Accomplishments
- Charting - Developed and organized 300+ charts for all new and current patients, routinely updating information for physician reference.
- Surgical Preparation - Assisted in patient surgery preparation by administering proper medication, monitoring patients' conditions and charting abnormalities.
- Patient Care - Delivered compassionate care that exceeded hospital requirements.Successfully provided quality care to number of patients in type of environment.
- Patient Advocacy - Explained treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
- Documentation - Ensured charting accuracy through precise documentation.
- Clinical Skills - Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Med/Surg/Ortho/Tele RN
Wellstar Spalding Medical Center
06.2022 - Current
Outpatient Resource RN
Spokane Veteran's Hospital
03.2021 - 03.2022
Charge Nurse-RN
Piedmont Henry Hospital
04.2011 - 03.2021
LPN
Piedmont Henry Hospital
01.2007 - 04.2011
LPN
Washington County Regional Medical Center
01.1986 - 01.2007
Bachelor of Science - Nursing: Registered Nurse
Columbus State University
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Darton State College
Diploma - License Practical Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
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