Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
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Diana Cooper

Elizabeth City,NC

Overview

16
years of professional experience

Work History

Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, RED nurse (re-engineered discharge nurse)

RED nurse
06.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Patient education, discharges, assisting ICM with patient care, post-discharge phone calls, CHF education, diabetes education, managing patient care between nurses and providers and ICM to ensure quality care

Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, ER

Floor nurse
02.2016 - 06.2024

Job overview

  • Floor nurse - Managing care for critically ill patients.

Sentara Leigh Hospital, IMCU

Floor Nurse
01.2012 - 01.2014

Job overview

  • Floor Nurse – manage care for up to 6 telemetry patients. Proficient at coordinating care with all members of the healthcare team.

Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, SDU

Floor Nurse, Charge Nurse
09.2009 - 12.2011

Job overview

  • Floor Nurse – manage care for telemetry patients. Proficient at coordinating care with all members of the healthcare team.
  • Charge Nurse - managing staff and patients on a 40 bed Telemetry Unit. Appropriately assess and treat wounds, including Pressure Ulcers. Member of Code Team and Rapid Response Team for hospital.

Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Center

Floor nurse
09.2009 - 03.2010

Job overview

  • Floor nurse - proficiently manage the care of long-term care patients, meeting their needs and the needs of their families.
  • RN House Supervisor – managing staff, to ensure proper care of patients and efficient utilization of time and resources.

Education

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

BSN
01.2015

College of the Albemarle
Elizabeth City, NC

Associate Degree from Nursing
01.2009

Goucher College
Baltimore, MD

BA from Biology
01.2000

Skills

  • Clinical skills include: start IV access, including US guided IV’s, medication administration and reconciliation, cardiac drips, EKG interpretation, cardiac arrhythmias, computerized charting, implementing CHF core measures, care of post cardiac catheterization patients and post pacemaker patients, cardioversions, admissions, discharges, patient advocating and teaching

Timeline

RED nurse

Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, RED nurse (re-engineered discharge nurse)
06.2024 - Current

Floor nurse

Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, ER
02.2016 - 06.2024

Floor Nurse

Sentara Leigh Hospital, IMCU
01.2012 - 01.2014

Floor Nurse, Charge Nurse

Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, SDU
09.2009 - 12.2011

Floor nurse

Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Center
09.2009 - 03.2010

East Carolina University

BSN

College of the Albemarle

Associate Degree from Nursing

Goucher College

BA from Biology
Diana Cooper