Diamond Cato
Baton Rouge,Louisiana
Summary
Energetic Registered Nurse (RN) dedicated to providing top-quality, patient-centered care. Skilled in addressing acute and chronic conditions. Resourceful navigation of complex healthcare environments to optimize patient care.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Our Lady Of The Lake Hospital
06.2024 - Current
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
Nurse Tech
Baton Rouge General
12.2022 - 05.2024
- Assists with direct patient care procedures and related tasks; checks in patients, assists in obtaining patient histories, takes vital signs, prepares charts, and assists with medical examinations
- Performs routine specialized procedures, such as venipuncture, catheterization, and sterile dressing changes under established protocols
- Educates and advises patients on specified medical issues within established parameters
- Practices safety, environmental, and/or infection control methods
- Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Patient Care Associate
Baton Rouge General
12.2021 - 12.2022
- Provides personal care assistance to patients, including bathing, feeding, personal hygiene, and ambulating
- Performs technical skills that incorporate the patient's plan of care and comfort measures given to patients
- Reports changes in the patient's condition, in a timely and accurate manner, to the patient's primary nurse
- Assists with the initiation and removal of non-invasive monitoring equipment, as directed
- Answers patient call lights, anticipates needs, and makes rounds to assign
- Retrieves medications from pharmacy in accordance with the BRGMC policy
- Demonstrates flexibility with staffing, scheduling, and assignment changes as needed.
Sales Associate
DSW Shoes
03.2021 - 08.2021
- Greeting customers, responding to questions, improving engagement with merchandise, and providing outstanding customer service
- Operating cash registers and balancing cash drawers.
Student Worker
Louisiana Housing Corporation
09.2019 - 09.2020
- Filing papers
- Attending meetings
- Scanning files.
Education
McKinley Senior High School
Baton Rouge Community College
Southern University and A&M College
Skills
- Microsoft Office specialist, Word
- Communication skills
- Customer service
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- CPR certified
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Documentation and Charting
- EMR Systems
- Patient Assessments
- Patient Transportation
- Vital Signs Recording
- Patient Motivation and Encouragement
- Patient Care
- Patient Observation
- Time Management
- Empathy and Compassionate Care
- Willingness to Learn
References
References available upon request.
Certifications and Licensure
- Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Our Lady Of The Lake Hospital
06.2024 - Current
Nurse Tech
Baton Rouge General
12.2022 - 05.2024
Patient Care Associate
Baton Rouge General
12.2021 - 12.2022
Sales Associate
DSW Shoes
03.2021 - 08.2021
Student Worker
Louisiana Housing Corporation
09.2019 - 09.2020
McKinley Senior High School
Baton Rouge Community College
Southern University and A&M College