Emily Arrowood RN, BSN
Lithia,FL
Summary
Registered nurse with sixteen years experience providing patient care. Five years experience in critical care- two years in an intermediate care unit; three years in a cardiovascular intensive care/cardiovascular step-down unit; and over eleven years experience with hospice providing end of life services to patients and families.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Chapters Health System, LifePath Hospice
10.2014 - Current
- Provide education to patient and families on services provided by hospice
- Educate and assist patient and family members through the admissions process
- Discuss the hospice philosophy, plan of care and patient goals; emphasizing the importance of comfort, dignity and quality of life for patients
- Assess and evaluate patients for hospice care based on Medicare criteria
- Serve as a case manager and advocate for patients and their families
- Manage the transition of hospice patients from acute care setting to the home setting
- Educate patients in acute care setting on signs and symptoms of their terminal condition
- Review discharge instructions and medicine reconciliation to help reduce readmissions
- Effectively communicate with patient, families, doctors and case managers
- Make sound ethical and independent decisions consistent with medical protocol
- Perform the essential functions and physical requirements of the job
- Present complex case conferences, including but not limited to, terminal ventilator removals and pediatric patients
- Effectively manage the emotional aspects of working with and caring for terminally ill patients and their families
- Precept new nurses and social workers on hospice hospital admissions and case management
Registered nurse
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
06.2009 - 07.2014
- Recovered open heart, thoracotomy and esophagectomy patients
- Monitored post-op vitals, set up PCA, fluids, reviewed post-op orders and oriented patients to unit
- Developed and maintained quality care systems and standards, including but not limited to, creating and improving medical protocols/guidelines
- Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments
- Implemented new floor assignments based on evaluation of staffing requirements
- Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery
- Provided necessary health education training for patients
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Tennessee Wesleyan College- Fort Sanders Nursing
Knoxville2009
Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN2006
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Well organized with excellent planning and prioritizing skills
- Excellent critical thinking and decision making skills
- Conscientious caregiver
- Self confident with a positive attitude and adaptive leadership style
- Professional conduct and appearance, develops and maintains professional relationships
- Ability to work autonomously and to multitask without compromising quality of work
- Excellent listening skills with the ability to be very empathetic to patients and families
- Patient and family advocate
- Possess ability to make clinical judgment in the best interest of the patient and families
- Nurse preceptor
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Chapters Health System, LifePath Hospice
10.2014 - Current
Registered nurse
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
06.2009 - 07.2014
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Tennessee Wesleyan College- Fort Sanders Nursing
Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
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