Dawn Barry
Redondo Beach,CA
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Torrance
06.2000 - Current
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess clinical situations quickly and accurately.
- Maintained a safe environment for all patients by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
- Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
- Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate safe, clean patient environment.
- Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
- Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
- Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values and beliefs.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Assessed and prepared patients for procedures, performing initial and ongoing patient assessments.
- Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
- Created, implemented and evaluated patient care plans with medical team.
- Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
Education
Registered Nursing
Questa College
San Luis Obispo, CA06-2000
Skills
- Critical Care
- Physical assessments
- Cardiac Care
- Emergency Procedures
- Patient Monitoring
- Patient and family advocacy
- BAC screening/drug screen collection
- Emergency Care
- Patient Assessments
- Seizure Management
- Medication Distribution
- Direct Patient Care
- IV setup
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Pediatric nursing
Certification
- ACLS and PALS up to date
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Torrance Memorial Medical Center
06.2000 - Current
Registered Nursing
Questa College