Ambitious board certified Registered Nurse specializing in telemetry, medical-surgical, home health care and stroke patients. Efficient in all aspects of patient care with success in working with multidisciplinary teams to create care plans focused on helping patients recover from medical or surgical procedures while managing complex chronic and acute disorders. Seeking a position working with individuals dedicated to maximizing health and educating the community. Proven to remain calm under pressure, skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients, families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Caretenders
04.2022 - Current
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
Collected blood, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in home health setting.
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
Registered Nurse
Cleveland Clinic Staffing Resources
01.2020 - 08.2022
Administered medications via oral, IV, subcutaneous and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
Collected blood, t and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
Setting up Tube feeding and IV dietary supplements (PPN, TPN and fat emulsions).
Central line management and CLABSI prevention/ Urinary catheterization insertion and CAUTI prevention.
Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
Advocated for patients and family by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions to met treatment goals.
Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
Travel within a large hospital organization managing care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
Registered Nurse
South Point Hospital
08.2016 - 08.2019
Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, including physicians, case managers and social workers
Provided complete care to patients, including physical assessments, medication and IV administration, wound, foley and drain care, obtain and interpreting lab test and daily documentation
Provided comprehensive care to patients with inputting data-wide range of standards, including head traumas, intracranial tumors, strokes, cardiac, kidney issues, addiction and multiple chronic diagnoses like COPD and asthma
Provided comprehensive care to 6+ patients daily, managing all aspects of care from admission through to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health education and discharge planning
Developed strategy to target nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and suggest actionable improvements to promote hospital-wide quality and safety initiatives