Denise Karll
Macungie,PA
Summary
Attentive RN seeking an opportunity to apply exceptional nursing skills in a position that offers professional challenges utilizing problem-solving abilities, clinical expertise and interpersonal skills. Adept at collaborating with interdisciplinary medical teams. Passionate about delivering compassionate patient care with respect to individual patient needs. Open and clear communicator with analytical thinking skills.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, ICU
Lehigh Valley Hospital And Health Network
Allentown, PA
01.2004 - Current
- 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.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
Nursing Assistant
Sacred Heart Hospital
Allentown, PA
03.1999 - 12.2003
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Cedar Crest College
Allentown, PA12.2003
Skills
- Compassionate and Caring
- Clear Patient Communication
- Patient Interaction
- Unit Charge RN, Hospital Rapid Response RN and Code Blue RN
- Accurate Documentation
- Patient Education
- Prioritizing Patients
- Healthcare Team Collaboration
- Treatment Plan Creation and Revision
Timeline
Registered Nurse, ICU
Lehigh Valley Hospital And Health Network
01.2004 - Current
Nursing Assistant
Sacred Heart Hospital
03.1999 - 12.2003
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Cedar Crest College