Dawn Marie Gough

• Preceptor for all oncoming new LPN's
• Delegation of tasks to Emergency Room Technicians, Medic students, and secretaries
• Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations
• Explained useful coping methods to patients to relieve depression and anxiety
• Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients
• Responded to numerous volatile situations and violent outbreaks to restore safety and security of patients and staff
• Oversaw care of suicidal patients and acted swiftly to reduce risk of harm to themselves or others
• Provided direct quality care to patients by monitoring, recording and evaluating psychiatric conditions
• Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems
• Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies
• Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions
• Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care
• Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms
• Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures
• Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information
• Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms
• Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches
• Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
• Re-educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis, and treatment
• Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians
• Re-educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions
• Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care
• Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma
• Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses
• Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient
• Administered medication and treatments to patients to observe and record responses
• Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery
• Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities

• Managing care and education of OB and Non-OB patients
• Delegating work to Certified Medical Assistants and Medical office assistants as needed
• Responsible for schedules of three doctors within office and surgical patients, blocking schedules, rescheduling, and scheduling appointments for patients
• Triage incoming phone calls and messages
• Responsible for emergency situations with patients and decision making of care
• Assisting with patient care for annual checkup and in office procedures; Colposcopy, Endometrial biopsy, IUD insertion/removal, vulvar biopsy and Nexplanon insertion
• Scanning of confidential patient information
• Training new nurses and staff
• Running Clinical staff meetings for nurses and Certified nursing assistants
• Responsible for monthly reports to physicians for high-risk OB patients
• Scheduling surgeries
• Refill prescriptions
• Prior authorizations
• Order labs and tests for patients
• Administering Vaccines: Flu and Tdap
• Administering Depo-Provera injections.

• Certified FIT tester for N95 masks at Chilton Hospital for all staff
• ·Flu Champion for Women's Health of Totowa, yearly training and responsible for vaccinations of physicians, staff in office and Flu Clinics

Lead Clinical Vaccinator Nurse -Per Diem

Atlantic Health Medical Group Pediatrics Florham Park, NJ

• Responsible for diluting and drawing up Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for pediatric patients
• Management of staff at clinic and responsible for clinic workflow, vaccines, daily counts, inventory, and patient care
• Responsible for administering Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to pediatric patients

Clinical Vaccinator Nurse-Per Diem

Atlantic Health-Rockaway Mega Site Vaccine Clinic Rockaway, NJ

• Administer Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to adult and pediatric patients (approx. 10-12 patients per hour, 120 per day)
• Diluting and drawing up Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines (approx. 60 – 80 doses per hour, 720-960 per day)
• Verifying and accurately documenting patient information in Epic EMR System
• Provide education on Pfizer COVID- 19 vaccines and side effects

• Administer vaccines to infants 2 months old to children/young adults up to 24 years old
• Responsible for triaging high volume of patient calls
• Dealing with highly confidential patient information
• Work up patients for well care visits which consists of vital signs, height, weight, hearing and vision check and complete all documentation
• Creating lab orders, performs urine dipsticks, swabbing for flu, strep and COVID-19
• Administering medications and nebulizer treatments
• Work up sick patients by obtaining background information, current symptoms, and vital signs
• Care plans for patients with asthma, obesity, ADHD, autism, and depression
• Scheduling patients for sick and well visits
• Calling in prescriptions and all administrative duties requested by physicians
• Responsible for chart prepping new patients.

• Greet and direct residents, visitors, staff and help with questions and/or concerns
• Answer incoming calls and route to appropriate department
• Alert security to any medical emergencies
• Monitor reception area and provide direction for deliveries and packages
• Update list of residents who leave and their return dates
• Page on-call physicians

• Responsible for entering all additional testing ordered by physicians onto patient accessions
• Responsible for deleting all testing that was cancelled by physicians from patient accessions
• Verified patient insurance information and re-billed claim or sent corrected claim.

• Responsible for registering, ordering, adding, and deleting all tests for Outreach
• Responsible for resolving all Outreach problems with requisitions and/or ordering of specimens
• Verified information including doctor's scripts, insurance, patient demographics, and ICD 9 codes
• Knowledge of all major insurance companies
• Responsible for monthly reports, i.e., Error reports, monthly counts, missing ICD 9 codes
• Responsible for instituting many changes and processes for Outreach Program and helped streamline workflow
• Responsible for running all reports, cancelled tests and manual charges
• Training co-workers in Outreach

• EKG's, Phlebotomy, CPR, and Patient Care
• Able to multitask in high stressed and fast paced environment
• Assisting with suturing, casts, sedation, prepping for OR and other procedures
• Registering all outpatient and in inpatient for Emergency room
• Verifying all insurance
• Answering phone, faxing, and assisting doctors with any clerical needs
• Adding and deleting tests in system for doctors
• Scanning and securing all personal and confidential documents.

• Patient care for new mothers and newborns
• Phlebotomy on babies and mothers
• Prepared OR and Delivery room for physicians
• Scrubbed in and assisted physicians with all caesarean deliveries
• Assisted physicians with vaginal deliveries
• Assisted with emergency caesarean and vaginal deliveries
• Educated new mothers on breastfeeding and newborn care

• Assisted patients with activities of daily living
• Obtaining and recording vital signs
• Assisted patients with mobility, ambulation, transfers, discharges, and ROM activities
• Performed postmortem care, recording intale and output, EKG's, phlebotomy, and blood glucose testing
• Observing and reporting changes of patient status to RN
• Documentation of all duties performed
• Maintained phlebotomy equipment and inventory.