Edwin Hertzler
Selbyville,DE
Summary
Accomplished Registered Nurse with a proven track record at SUN Behavioral Health, adept at medical and psychological assessments and excelling in precepting new RNs. Demonstrates leadership in nursing staff supervision and expertise in lab result interpretation, significantly enhancing patient care through meticulous chart auditing and direct nursing interventions.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
SUN Behavioral Health
Georgetown, DE
08.2019 - 11.2024
- Provided patient care and education to patients in crisis with mental health and substance abuse disorders.
- Performed admission and daily assessments, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients.
- Administered medications and treatments according to physician orders and monitored patients for effectiveness and side effects.
- Monitored vital signs, administered injections, and provided assistance with medical procedures.
- Document patient progress notes at a minimum every 12 hours, accurately and efficiently, in the electronic medical record system.
- As a unit charge RN and relief shift supervisor, I ensured compliance with standards of professional practice, as well as state and federal regulations related to health care delivery services.
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Updated charts throughout shifts with current, accurate information to maintain strict recordkeeping standards, with an emphasis on creating, implementing, and evaluating patient care plans with the medical team.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
Registered Nurse
Meadow Wood Behavioral Health
New Castle, DE
07.2013 - 08.2019
- Provided second-shift supervision to the facility's co-occurring unit of people in detox and mental health crisis.
- Performed admission and daily assessments, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients.
- Managed assigned care team of behavioral health technicians and a medication nurse through shift change meetings and mid-shift check-ins.
- Monitored vital signs, collected laboratory specimens, monitored laboratory values, and ensured frequently abnormal values were communicated to the physician.
- Obtained physician orders, prepared medication administration records, and reviewed them daily for accuracy.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages, and documented patient conditions according to established guidelines.
- Documented thorough patient progress notes accurately and efficiently, using paper charting, and maintaining strict confidentiality.
- Ensured compliance with standards of professional practice as well as state and federal regulations related to health care delivery services.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess clinical emergencies and behavioral health situations quickly and accurately.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support, safety and life-saving interventions.
Registered Nurse
Delaware Mentor Network
Millsboro, DE
04.2013 - 06.2013
- Provided patient care in their residences to adults with developmental disabilities, coexistent with mental health problems, and physical illnesses.
- Administered medications and treatments according to physician orders and monitored patients for reactions and side effects.
- Monitored vital signs, administered tube feedings, performed wound care, recorded intake and output, and performed ostomy and Foley catheter care.
- Ensured compliance with standards of professional practice as well as state and federal regulations related to health care delivery services.
- Maintained a safe environment for all patients by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
- Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate safe, clean patient environment.
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
- Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values, and beliefs.
Registered Nurse
DHSS/Division of Developmental Disability Services
Georgetown, DE
04.2006 - 04.2013
- Provided care to adult patients with developmental disabilities, physical illnesses, and mental health problems in their specialized residential areas in an institutional setting (Stockley Center).
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients.
- Administered medications and treatments in several residential areas, via multiple scheduled, specialized medication passes, according to physician orders.
- Monitored vital signs, collected lab specimens, interpreted diagnostic tests and lab results, performed wound care, and completed tracheostomy and gastrointestinal tube care according to the physician's orders.
- Observed patients closely for behavioral cues that could indicate reactions and side effects to medications.
- Documented patient progress notes accurately and efficiently in the patient's paper chart.
- Collaborated with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
- Evaluated the effectiveness of interventions through established daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly assessment techniques.
- Ensured compliance with standards of professional practice as well as state and federal regulations related to health care delivery services.
- Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications, and coordinated treatment with other members of the interdisciplinary team.
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
Registered Nurse
Atlantic General Hospital
Berlin, MD
05.2005 - 04.2006
- Provided care for 6 to 8 patients during each 12-hour shift on a medical-surgical floor, with a telemetry unit and post-operative care for bone and joint surgeries.
- Provided direct nursing care to medical-surgical patients including assessments, treatments, medications and documentation of care.
- Performed thorough and expedient, complete nursing assessments on the patient arriving to the unit from the emergency room.
- Educated patients and families in health promotion activities such as proper nutrition, wound care and disease prevention.
- Administered prescribed oral, IV and intra-muscular injection medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques.
- Evaluated effectiveness of nursing interventions and revised plan of care accordingly.
- Adhered to hospital policies and procedures while providing quality patient centered care.
- Managed multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining high standards of professional conduct.
- Interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Delaware Technical And Community College
Georgetown05-2005
High School Diploma -
Stirland Lake High School
Pickle Lake, Ontario06-1988
Some College (No Degree) - Licensed Practical Nurse
Delaware Technical And Community College
GeorgetownSome College (No Degree) - General Studies
Dryden High School
Dryden, OntarioSkills
- Medical and psychological assessment: proper medical and psychological assessment is the foundation of patient care I am able to extract information from a patient who can express very little; I use subjective complaints, objective observations, and collateral information to quickly formulate a picture of the patient's needs, and develop a plan of care
- Precepting: enabling a new RN to find their potential through quickly learning their job duties is a much-loved skill of mine
- Chart auditing: I have a keen sense of how to properly document, knowledge of what should and should not appear in a chart, and the ability to build personalized plans of care A properly audited chart can significantly improve a patient's level of care
- Nursing staff leadership: Volunteering and working as a shift supervisor gives one the ability to gain new skills and evaluate the other side of issues
- Taking vitals: proper vital sign collection and learning the interactions of the values is a learned skill If values are out of parameters, it is best to obtain them by a second method, such as auscultation or palpation
- Direct nursing care: the fact that one obtained a degree did not remove their responsibility to complete such basic tasks as bathing, perineal care, assisting with activities of daily living, and making beds It leaves one with a feeling of fulfillment to follow a job from start to finish
- Lab result interpretation: the values may appear routine and boorish at times, however, paying attention to trends in serial draws, or an abnormal level in a single area, may be the difference between life and death for the patient
References
References available upon request.
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Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeWork Location
On-SiteImportant To Me
Flexible work hoursPersonal development programsHealthcare benefitsPaid time offTeam Building / Company RetreatsPaid sick leave401k matchStock Options / Equity / Profit Sharing4-day work weekQuote
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Theodore Roosevelt
Timeline
Registered Nurse
SUN Behavioral Health
08.2019 - 11.2024
Registered Nurse
Meadow Wood Behavioral Health
07.2013 - 08.2019
Registered Nurse
Delaware Mentor Network
04.2013 - 06.2013
Registered Nurse
DHSS/Division of Developmental Disability Services
04.2006 - 04.2013
Registered Nurse
Atlantic General Hospital
05.2005 - 04.2006
Associate of Science - Nursing
Delaware Technical And Community College
High School Diploma -
Stirland Lake High School
Some College (No Degree) - Licensed Practical Nurse
Delaware Technical And Community College
Some College (No Degree) - General Studies
Dryden High School
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