Deanna Blanton
Registered Nurse
Louisville,KY
Summary
Compassionate, dedicated RN with 17 years of combined experience overseeing patient health practices and team development across diverse care environments. Currently specializes in psychiatric inpatient care, leveraging clinical expertise and technical proficiency to guide treatment services for adolescents experiencing mental health crises and extreme behavioral outbursts. Excels as team leader and communicator, exercising seasoned abilities in needs assessment, process improvement and staff coordination to effectively manage multidisciplinary teams and optimize patient care.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
University of Louisville Peace Hospital
Louisville, KY
12.2021 - Current
- Provided inpatient care for individuals experiencing mental health crisis, specializing in adolescents.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects and reported status to physicians.
- Collaborated with treatment and service providers using interdisciplinary team approach for continuity of care.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis, treatment and disease management, offering reliable tools to achieve and maintain optimal psychiatric and mental health.
- Worked primarily on forensic adolescent units addressing males and females with extreme behavioral outbursts.
- Demonstrated expertise with Cerner, Tela Tracking and Star for patient management system along with Pyxis.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
Registered Nurse, Unit Manager
The Ridge Behavioral Health System
Lexington, KY
05.2020 - 03.2022
- Provided inpatient care for individuals experiencing mental health crisis.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects and reported status to physicians.
- Collaborated with treatment and service providers using interdisciplinary team approach for continuity of care.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis, treatment and disease management, offering reliable tools to achieve and maintain optimal psychiatric and mental health.
- Supervised nursing activities to achieve optimal patient outcomes on adolescent behavioral health unit.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
Registered Nurse
Cardinal Hill Rehab Hospital
Lexington, KY
04.2018 - 05.2020
- Provided skilled direct nursing care to adult patients in rehabilitation department.
- Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
- Administered oral, IV and intra-muscular medications and monitored reactions.
- Demonstrated proficiency with Cerner Ace It and Care Tracker for patient management system along with Pyxis.
Registered Nurse
Dover Manor
Georgetown, KY
03.2016 - 04.2018
- Provided patient care for LTC residents.
- Assessed patient bio-physical, psycho-social and age-specific needs.
- Monitored patients closely and reported status to physicians.
- Maintained documentation and medical records.
- Administered oral and IV medications.
- Admitted, transferred and discharged patients.
- Educated patients and families on disease process.
- Collaborated weekly with wound care specialist.
- Helped realize significant decrease in skin integrity issues.
- Earned promotion to wound care manager for care of compromised residents, resulting in additional oversight duties regarding nurses and documentation.
Registered Nurse
Hospice of the Bluegrass
Lexington, KY
10.2008 - 09.2012
- Provided in-home care for terminal patients.
- Assessed patient and family needs and offered disease process education, care and emotional support.
- Ordered supplies, equipment and medications.
- Worked with team, including physicians, to implement orders verbal and standing.
- Monitored documentation through Allscripts Sunrise EHR system.
- Determined patient eligibility, admissions and transfers.
- Pronounced patient time of death.
- Triaged patients over phone to assess emergent symptoms.
Director of Nursing
Signature Health Care
Georgetown, KY
01.2013 - 03.2016
- Directed and supervised clinical staff overseeing care for residents in LTC facility consisting of 65 beds (50 skilled and 15 short-term rehab).
- Enforced nursing policies and procedures according to government regulations.
- Oversaw daily clinical meetings and chart audits to verify completion and accuracy.
- Formulated changes to correct deficiencies found during government inspections.
- Scheduled adequate staff within daily budget based on acuity.
- Performed duties such as rounds, audits and meetings with residents and families.
- Bolstered staff via recruitment, coaching, counseling and termination, when needed.
- Utilized Matrix Care software for facility documentation.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Midway University
Midway, KYSkills
- Patient condition monitoring
- Long-term care
- Intake and discharge
- Staff training and development
- Medication administration
- Patient education and counseling
- Regulatory compliance
- Auditing
- Documentation and reporting
- Mental health management
Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse | 2005
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification | AHA | 2007-2023
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) Certification | NHCPS | 2021
- Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training | 2022
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Work Type
Full TimeTimeline
Registered Nurse
University of Louisville Peace Hospital
12.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse, Unit Manager
The Ridge Behavioral Health System
05.2020 - 03.2022
Registered Nurse
Cardinal Hill Rehab Hospital
04.2018 - 05.2020
Registered Nurse
Dover Manor
03.2016 - 04.2018
Director of Nursing
Signature Health Care
01.2013 - 03.2016
Registered Nurse
Hospice of the Bluegrass
10.2008 - 09.2012
Associate of Science - Nursing
Midway University
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