EMILEE SMITH, RN, BSN

• Coordinated appropriate and efficient delivery of healthcare services to promote optimal outcomes by assessing and matching unmet needs with referrals and support services.
• Reviewed incoming internal and external referrals for proper patient placement for new patient visits with hematology provider team. Triaged high referrals to physician team and coordinated appropriate timely scheduled appointments. This included up to 50-60 incoming referrals weekly.
• Collaborated with Physician team to create hematology triage sheet for scheduling new patient visits
• Served as a liaison between patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure seamless communication and continuity of care.
• Assessed patients for Social Determinants of Health and intervened with appropriate referrals inside and outside of the hospital settings, creating Nurse Navigation intake note with assessment. RN saw up to 30 New patient visits in one week.
• Scheduled appointments, educational meetings, and follow-ups for patients and family members.
• Built partnerships with local agencies and groups to assist with patient care, support or educational needs.
• Synchronized care with multidisciplinary team to promote timely follow-up of treatment and supportive care recommendations.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Used Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to outpatient treatments and diagnostics

• Coordinating inpatient and outpatient chemotherapy treatments
• Rooming and providing assessment and Care Coordination for Lymphoma Clinic. Patient clinic days would range on average of about 20 patient visits, including 3-4 new patient visit slots.
• Triaging patient calls and concerns
• Collaborating with interdisciplinary team to further pt outcomes
• Filling out disability, FMLA, and other requested paperwork for patients
• Preparing clinic for physician: coordinating labs, imaging and consults
• Used Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to track inpatient and outpatient treatments and diagnostics

• Provided total care for quadriplegic and paraplegic patients. Nursing skills included bowel program, trach care and suctioning, peg tube feeding, vent care, nebulizer treatments, safe patient transferring
• Managing patient post-operatively for 72 hours post surgery
• Worked with high profile clients, caring for special needs and accommodations required by patient and family.

-Clinical Nurse to Skull-based tumor Neurosurgeon and Neuro-oncologist

-Responsible for mychart messages and triaging patient concerns

-Provided staple and suture removal for surgeon

-Procedure nurse for ommaya clinic

-Provided total assessments for patients in clinic, including neurology assessment, up to 30 patients in a clinic day

-Responsible for managing MD clinic: Rooming, patient assessment, coordinating scans

-Responsible for preparing clinic for Neurosurgeon: obtaining imaging from local facilities and uploading to life image and mychart

-Providing ongoing emotional support for patient's with primary brain tumors, Leptomeningeal disease and rare brain tumors

- Worked with medical assistant, physician and nurse practitioner to complete and submit patient short-term and long-term disability paperwork, as well as FMLA paperwork

• Worked with radiation therapy patients for side-effect management such as hydration and skin care. Frequent PIV's and porta-cath access required as well as patient assessment and report to physicians.
• Procedural nurse in brachytherapy for gynecological patient population. RN assisted with treatment methods such as tandem and ovoid and vaginal cylinders, providing pre and post procedure care, including pain management, hydration, bleeding management, patient education and discharge teaching.
• Documented patient interactions and interventions in EPIC EMR.

• Counseled patients and caregivers and provided compassionate emotional support.
• Provided safe, and quality care to oncologic in an outpatient setting.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to provide excellent, holistic patient care. Disciplines collaborated with included physicians, nurse navigation and financial liaisons.
• Taught patients on oral chemotherapy regimens as well as provided follow up for maintenance.
• Provided patient teaching and instruction on side-effect management, home medication management, and new treatment regimens.
• Administered SQ injections, such as colony stimulating agents and erythropoiesis-stimulating agents.
• Proficient in port-a-cath access, PICC line and IV access
• Knowledgeable in chemotherapy, biotherapy and hematology treatments and regimens.
• Provided culturally competent care to diverse patient populations.
• Provided therapeutic communication and listening for oncology patients and family members.
• Managed oncologic emergencies.
• Provided full treatment regimen education and consent for patients on proper nutrition and medication side effects.
• Prepared chemotherapy doses and iron infusions for patient treatments as per physicians' orders.

• Used therapeutic communication to counsel patients and caregivers, providing compassionate and emotional support.
• Charge nurse experience
• Provided safe, and holistic care to oncologic and hematologic patients in an outpatient setting.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams. Disciplines collaborated with included physicians, clinical pharmacists, nutritionists, social work, nurse navigation, and financial liaisons.
• Provided patient teaching and instruction on side-effect management, home medication management, and new treatment regimens.
• Administered biotherapy agents in research protocols and provided accurate and timely documentation and interventions. Worked closely with research faculty.
• Proficient at port-a-cath access, PICC line and IV access
• Knowledgeable in chemotherapy, biotherapy and hematology treatments and regimens.
• Provided culturally competent care to diverse patient populations
• Provided therapeutic communication and listening for oncology patients and family members.
• Proficient in blood and blood product administration.
• Proficient in handling oncologic emergencies.
• Educated patients on proper nutrition and medication side effects.
• Remained current on advances in nursing care by participating in educational programs and oriented and educated new staff in nursing techniques and departmental procedures.
• Prepared chemotherapy doses and iron infusions for patient treatments as per physicians' orders.
• Educated patients on proper nutrition and medication side effects.
• Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
• Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care and discharge instructions.
• Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic and cognitive status of patients.
• Identified patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families.
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
• Ordered, interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient condition.

• Counseled patients and caregivers and provided compassionate emotional support.
• Provided safe, and quality care to oncologic and hematologic patients in an outpatient setting.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to provide excellent, holistic patient care. Disciplines collaborated with included physicians, clinical pharmacists, nutritionists, social work, nurse navigation, and financial liaisons.
• Provided patient teaching and instruction on side-effect management, home medication management, and new treatment regimens.
• Proficient in port-a-cath access, PICC line and IV access
• Knowledgeable in chemotherapy, biotherapy and hematology treatments and regimens.
• Provided culturally competent care to diverse patient populations
• Provided therapeutic communication and listening for oncology patients and family members.
• Proficient in blood and blood product administration.
• Proficient in handling oncologic emergencies.
• Educated patients on proper nutrition and medication side effects.
• Remained current on advances in nursing care by participating in educational programs and oriented and educated new staff in nursing techniques and departmental procedures.
• Prepared chemotherapy doses and iron infusions for patient treatments as per physicians' orders.

• Assisted with activities of daily living by helping patients with bathing, changing clothes, eating and daily hygiene tasks.
• Assisted nurses in patient care per role limitations.
• Obtained vital signs and entered into Cerner EMR.
• Maintained continuity of care by communicating changes in patient condition with nurses and other care team members.

• Administered Chemotherapy and Biotherapy.
• Counseled patients and caregivers and provided compassionate emotional support.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to provide excellent, holistic patient care. Disciplines collaborated with included physicians, clinical pharmacists, nutritionists, social work, nurse navigation, and financial liaisons.
• Proficient in port-a-cath accessed IV access
• Provided therapeutic communication and listening for oncology patients and family members.
• Proficient in blood and blood product administration.
• Educated patients on proper nutrition and medication side effects.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
• Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care and discharge instructions.
• Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic and cognitive status of patients.
• Identified patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families.
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
• Ordered, interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient condition.