Ericka Jackson RN

Providing care to a variety of medical/surgical and stroke patients on a telemetry unit. Collaborate, attend and document via EMR / Epic multidisciplinary rounds for discharge planning with physician, case management, therapy and pharmacy. Goal is to promote safe discharge, decrease length of stay, readmissions and improve patient outcomes.

Tele-health nurse worked in office then remotely performing assessments/triage via phone utilizing 2 computer screens to toggle between programs depending on call type. Quickly adapting to new technologies and able to work independently and manage time effectively remotely. Utilized Microsoft office, teams and messenger to attend meetings and communicate with the nursing team and pharmacists. Performed outgoing calls to assess and assist with side effect mitigation and reported those findings to the manufacturer.

Contract weekend infusion nurse establishing iv access and administering monoclonal antibody infusions for covid positive patients.

• Responsible for providing care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from admission through discharge
• Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.

Responsible for infection prevention, antibiotic surveillance, tracking and trending. Education of staff on proper hand hygiene, use of PPE and wound care.

Providing care for adult medical and surgical patients with telemetry monitoring.

• Contract RN working at McKesson Specialty Pharmacy in Irving,TX on a nurse advice line
• Assisting patients on chemotherapy medications with prescription refills, safety checklists and providing advice on management of common side effects

• Performed dialysis treatment to patients in a acute hospital setting

• Responsible for caring for med/surg telemetry patients and recovering post surgical urology and oncology patients on ICU
• Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharging

• Responsible for providing care to critically ill patients on a Cardiovascular ICU
• RN, Greenfield Health System, Southfield,MI, 1/11/16-6/1/16 RN-Dialysis clinic nurse responsible for initiating patients on dialysis machine assessments and medication administration and discontinuing dialysis treatments

• Responsible for caring for patients with long term acute illnesses including telemetry monitoring, vent care, wound care and critical drips

• Worked as a call center RN providing telephone triage of symptoms

• Provided direct patient care during 13 week travel contracts on a medical/surgical floor with telemetry monitoring

• Provided direct patient care with telemetry monitoring on a pulmonary medical/surgical unit with 1 1/2 years as an assistant nurse manager

• Responsible for providing nursing care to critically ill patients; performed physical assessments, administered medications, and monitored recovery process
• Tracked lab values and test results, updating physicians when appropriate; assess patient status and notify physician of clinical changes
• Effectively prioritize assignments and collaborate with physicians and other members of the health care team and families

• Responsible for caring for patients with a variety of cardiac problems including recovery of open heart surgery patients, hemodynamic monitoring, swan catheters, arterial line, IV medication titration, picc and central line care, chest tube care, ultra filtration, telemetry monitoring, ventilator care
• Assist other members of the health care team and families