Demetricus Alford

• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
• Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.

Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.

• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections,subcutaneous,midline, PICC, port,rectal, NG-Tube, PEG, sublingual and monitored responses.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
• Perform adult phlebotomy, ekg .
• Managed patient care with various illness, disease process,comorbidities with various levels of acuities such as: However, not limited to:heart failure, diabetes, pulmonary edema, pulmonary embolus, dialysis, surgical procedures, cardiac, fecal diversion, PEG, G-Tube, NG-Tube and insertion of catheters( foley and straight. Total care of patients for optimum outcome and hospital experience .
• Have experience with EPIC, Cerner and MediTech
• Preceptor to new grad RN, orientate new nurses, travel nurses

• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Have experience with Meditech, Cerner, and Epic

• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
• Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
• Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.

• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.

• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Implemented interventions, including medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Documented patient information obtained from interviews concerning symptoms, medications and prior treatment.
• Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic and cognitive status of patients.

• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, and monitored responses.
• Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharge support.
• Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.

• Followed laboratory protocols for specimen processing, analysis and results reporting.
• Participated in essential quality improvement programs to maintain accurate and timely laboratory testing and meet customer needs.
• Trained and oriented new medical technologists to perform and interpret tests.
• Employed microscopic techniques to collect and study blood samples to determine number of cells, morphology and blood group, assessing compatibility for transfusion purposes.
• Conducted chemical analysis of body fluids to determine presence of normal and abnormal components.