DENISE BOYD
Solon,OH
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care and care coordination in various environments. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration, and interdisciplinary collaboration; focused on optimizing patient care and support. Goal-driven, hardworking, and organized nurse with multi-state licensure.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Charge Nurse, Endoscopy
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Cleveland, OH
07.2022 - Current
- Preceptor for newly hired nurses on proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Monitors, records, and communicates patient’s condition as appropriate.
- Administer IV infusions to patients with GI disorders and monitored responses.
- Administered oral, IV, and IM medications and monitored responses.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as ib insertion, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Collected blood, tissues, and other laboratory specimens to prepare for lab testing.
- Managed patients recovering from same-day surgical procedures.
- Updated patient charts as needed to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
Charge Nurse, Skilled Nursing Facility
Rehab Pavilion at The Weils
Bainbridge, OH
06.2021 - 01.2023
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management, and lifestyle options.
- Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists, and therapists to deliver quality, evidenced-based care.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Assessed physical, psychological, and cognitive status of patients.
- Managed patients recovering from medical and surgical procedures.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing changes, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, or IM routes and monitored responses.
Registered Nurse
IntelyCare Staffing Agency
Boston, MA
10.2020 - 07.2022
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management, and lifestyle options.
- Provided care to the adult patient who needed treatment for IV antibiotics, stroke, heart failure, weakness, rehab following orthopedic surgery or motor vehicle accident, and wound care.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Assessed physical, psychological, and cognitive status of patients.
- Managed patients recovering from medical and surgical procedures.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Unit
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Cent
Beachwood, OH
04.2022 - 07.2022
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management, and lifestyle options.
- Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists, and therapists to deliver quality, evidenced-based care.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Assessed physical, psychological, and cognitive status of patients.
- Managed patients recovering from medical and surgical procedures.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing changes, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, or IM routes and monitored responses.
Charge Nurse, Skilled Nursing Facility
The Laurels of Chagrin Falls
Chagrin Falls, OH
06.2020 - 12.2020
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols
- Provided care to the adult patient who needed treatment for IV antibiotics, stroke, heart failure, alcohol use, IV drug use, weakness, rehab following orthopedic surgery or motor vehicle accident, wound care, or trach care.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management, and lifestyle options.
- Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists, and therapists to deliver quality, evidenced-based care.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Assessed physical, psychological, and cognitive status of patients.
- Managed patients recovering from medical and surgical procedures.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing changes, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, or IM routes and monitored responses.
Registered Nurse
Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care
Valley View, OH
12.2019 - 06.2020
- Developed and implemented individualized care plan for each hospice patient while following physician instructions.
- Established hospice care services for adult patients living in the community, nursing homes, or hospitals.
- Updated patient charts with pertinent data to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Collaborated with the interdisciplinary care team to provide quality end of life patient care.
- Counseling family members to help them know what to expect as their loved one's condition worsens.
- Making family members aware of resources available to them such as counseling and government programs.
- Administered medications and treatments according to physician orders.
Charge Nurse, Skilled Nursing Facility
The Laurels of Chagrin Falls
Chagrin Falls, OH
01.2017 - 12.2019
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations
- Provided care to the adult patient who needed treatment for IV antibiotics, stroke, heart failure, alcohol use, IV drug use, weakness, rehab following orthopedic surgery or motor vehicle accident, wound care, and trach care.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management, and lifestyle options.
- Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists, and therapists to deliver quality, evidenced-based care.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Assessed physical, psychological, and cognitive status of patients.
- Managed patients recovering from medical and surgical procedures.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing changes, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, or IM routes and monitored responses.
State Tested Nursing Assistant
Oaks of Brecksville
Brecksville, OH
09.2016 - 12.2016
- Checked patients' vital signs and reported to the nurse.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety on busy total care unit.
- Assisted patients with their activities of daily living such as bathing, toileting, ambulation, feeding, grooming or other hygiene needs while maintaining their dignity.
- Assisted with feeding and documented patient intake during meal time.
- Reported any changes in the patient's physical appearance, behavior or overall condition to the charge nurse.
Clinical Technician III, STNA
Menorah Park Center For Senior Living
Beachwood, OH
02.2011 - 12.2015
- Checked patients' vital signs and reported to the nurse.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety on busy total care unit.
- Assisted patients with their activities of daily living such as bathing, toileting, ambulation, feeding, grooming or other hygiene needs while maintaining their dignity.
- Assisted with feeding and documented patient intake during meal time.
- Reported any changes in the patient's physical appearance, behavior or overall condition to the charge nurse.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH08.2022
Associate of Science in Nursing -
Lakeland Community College
Kirtland, OH05.2016
Skills
- Medication Management
- Patient Care Assignment
- Direct Patient Care
- Staff Supervision
- Procedural/Conscious Sedation
- Admissions and Discharge Processes
- EMR Systems-EPIC, Sorian, Point Click Care, & Matrix
- Collaborating with the interdisciplinary team
- Patient and family education
- Critical Thinking
- Clinical Judgment
Certification
- Registered Nurse Compact/Multistate License, #434307, Ohio Board of Nursing
- American Heart Association- BLS & ACLS
Organizations
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Timeline
Charge Nurse, Endoscopy
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
07.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Unit
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Cent
04.2022 - 07.2022
Charge Nurse, Skilled Nursing Facility
Rehab Pavilion at The Weils
06.2021 - 01.2023
Registered Nurse
IntelyCare Staffing Agency
10.2020 - 07.2022
Charge Nurse, Skilled Nursing Facility
The Laurels of Chagrin Falls
06.2020 - 12.2020
Registered Nurse
Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care
12.2019 - 06.2020
Charge Nurse, Skilled Nursing Facility
The Laurels of Chagrin Falls
01.2017 - 12.2019
State Tested Nursing Assistant
Oaks of Brecksville
09.2016 - 12.2016
Clinical Technician III, STNA
Menorah Park Center For Senior Living
02.2011 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Youngstown State University
Associate of Science in Nursing -
Lakeland Community College