Epic
Dynamic, patient-focused nurse with a solid background in fast paced, inpatient beside care. Adept at medical oncology, with active chemo/bio certification. Medical/renal inpatient care including hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Proven ability to lead and educate nursing staff while improving clinical operations. Committed to personal and professional excellence. Impeccable work ethic and empathic bedside manner. Performs with a keen sense of urgency and commitment to patient care with an insatiable desire for improved ability.
Epic
Cerner
Continue to deliver ongoing care within a 77-bed emergency department treating patients that are COVID-positive with multiple underlying conditions, persons under investigation, STEMIs, Code Strokes, patients with mental health crises and patients with chronic, life-threatening concerns that require immediate attention
• .Work together with various ER professionals to ensure effective patient care.
• Applied expertise in prompt patient condition assessment on arrival at the ER during the initial phases of acute illness or crisis.
• Monitored ER patients, including alerting physicians or charge nurses to changes in patient status, andcommunicating with patients and their family members in a variety of traumatic situations.
• Performed medical procedures, such as EKG, venipuncture, cardiac monitoring, taking vital signs, urinalysis, UCG testing, or administering medications.
Delivered ongoing care within a 32-bed medical/surgical unit to treat newly diagnosed renal patients requiring preparation for hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis and chronically ill renal patients with end-stage renal disease
• Performed frequent patient evaluations and implemented treatment
• Performed procedures related to patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
• Educated newly diagnosed patients and the chronically ill on their dialysis regimen, safety and health issues, dietary restrictions, etc.
• Initiated IV therapy
• Conducted Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis exchanges
• Performed therole of charge nurse, as needed
• Lead Discovery and Innovation team for two departments
[Available upon request]