Dedicated to promoting quality patient care and satisfaction and offering experience in nursing and healthcare administration. Possesses proven track record providing excellent leadership and mentoring, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Manager
Health First's Holmes Regional Medical Center
07.2021 - Current
Supervised, directed, and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
Managed 36 Bed PCU Neuro/Trauma Unit, 27 Bed Med/Tele Oncology Unit and 32 Bed Respiratory PCU Unit as well as a COVID Overflow unit at various times.
Fostered improvement in staff development, personnel training, and standards of patient care.
Promoted professional development opportunities to encourage nurses to pursue continuous training.
Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
Nurse care manager
One Senior Place
06.2019 - 06.2021
Act as liaison, client advocate and coordinate among those involved with the client’s situation including health care providers and settings, trust departments, guardians, facility staff, and other services and providers
Provide ongoing education to client and family members in the form of verbal and/or written consulting or educational materials
Completed assessments of individuals, including areas of Medical information, Psychosocial/Behavior/Memory, Functional Abilities, Safety/Home Environment, Financial/Legal and Community Involvement/Relationships and ongoing care management needs
Identify and refer client to resources to achieve care plan suggestions and recommendations
Facilitated assessment of individual physiological, psychological, financial, cultural and family situation and coordinated social services to address individual and family needs.
Clinical Charge Nurse
Health First's Holmes Regional Medical Center
02.2015 - 03.2020
Performed physical exams and medical health histories for new and returning patients
Provided health promotion, patient counseling and patient education
24 bed Hematology/Oncology unit
Restores and promotes patient’s health by completing the nursing process
Collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary team members
Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs
Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and hospital or regulatory standards
Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
Emergency Room Registered Nurse at Health First's Holmes Regional Medical CenterEmergency Room Registered Nurse at Health First's Holmes Regional Medical Center
RN Preceptor Neuro/Trauma SICU at Health First's Holmes Regional Medical CenterRN Preceptor Neuro/Trauma SICU at Health First's Holmes Regional Medical Center