Debra Roth
Port Saint Lucie,FL
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse/Staff Relief Charge Nurse
HCA Florida St Lucie
03.2015 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
Patient Care Technician
Martin Memorial Health
05.2013 - 03.2015
- Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
- Answered patient assistance calls, assessed needs, and offered qualified support.
- Maintained clean and safe environment to promote patient safety and comfort.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Collected and transported specimens to prepare for lab testing.
- Responded to patient emergencies with immediate care and notified clinicians to provide comprehensive assistance.
Assistant Manager
Custom Edge LLC
02.2006 - 01.2013
- Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations.
- Monitored cash intake and deposit records, increasing accuracy, and reducing discrepancies.
- Made hiring recommendations to increase company's productivity and profitability with quality workers.
- Maintained professional demeanor by staying calm when addressing unhappy or angry customers.
- Offered hands-on assistance to customers, assessing needs, and maintaining current knowledge of consumer preferences.
Pharmacy Technician Trainer
CVS Pharmacy
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers.
- Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions, and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy.
- Solved customer problems in-person or over telephone by providing assistance with placing orders, navigating systems, and locating items.
- Counted and labeled prescriptions with correct item and quantity.
- Provided immediate and constructive feedback to students individually and as group.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Indian River State College
Ft. Pierce, FL12.2014
Skills
- Unit Oversight
- Nursing Process
- Monitoring Telemetry
- Nursing Protocols
- Healthcare Personnel Supervision
- Creative Thinking
- Patient Care Assessment
- Blood Product Transfusion
- Physical Examinations
- IV Drug Therapies
- Patient Admission
- Staff Support
Certification
- Certified Medical Surgical Nurse (CMSRN)
- ACLS
- BLS
Timeline
Registered Nurse/Staff Relief Charge Nurse
HCA Florida St Lucie
03.2015 - Current
Patient Care Technician
Martin Memorial Health
05.2013 - 03.2015
Assistant Manager
Custom Edge LLC
02.2006 - 01.2013
Pharmacy Technician Trainer
CVS Pharmacy
01.2004 - 01.2006
Associate of Science - Nursing
Indian River State College