Hanna Johnson-Gaalswyk
Sioux Falls,SD
Summary
Experienced RN Clinical Care Leader skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Recognized for promoting team collaboration and achieving positive patient outcomes. Demonstrates reliability and adaptability in delivering efficient and compassionate care. Proficient in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination to provide comprehensive patient support and maintain high healthcare standards.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Care Leader
Sanford Health
02.2023 - Current
- Coordinated referrals from hospitals and the community for admission to Ava's House hospice.
- Utilized effective communication skills to collaborate, negotiate, and resolve conflicts, situations, and/or issues with peers, inter-professional colleagues, patients and families.
- Arranged transportation and documented details of discharge transition plans.
- Served as a mentor to staff while assisting in facilitating the over-all inpatient hospice unit activities.
- Facilitated communication between patients, families, providers, and insurance companies to ensure continuity of care across multiple settings.
- Developed individualized care plans to promote patient-centered treatment goals and enhance overall wellbeing.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based clinical care protocols and guidelines.
- Provided ongoing education for patients and families regarding disease processes, treatment options, self-management strategies, and available resources for support.
- Advocated for patient needs, rights, and preferences throughout the patient's end-of-life journey.
- Delegated tasks to staff members, monitored completion of all duties and provided support to enhance performance.
- Participated in interdisciplinary care team conferences to discuss patient care plans and referrals.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to collaborate and coordinate patient care and manage emergent situations.
- Responsible for making patient assignments based on employee's competencies, scope of practice, experience and patient's unique needs.
Registered Nurse
Sanford Health
06.2022 - Current
- Plans and coordinates patient care, assessment, education, triage and various other nursing interventions.
- Collaborates with colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care.
- Empathetically cares for patients during all stages of preventive services, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up along the continuum of care.
- Demonstrates competency and uses comprehensive nursing expertise.
Medical Laboratory Student Assistant
South Dakota State University Student Health Clinic
12.2020 - 05.2022
- Covid-19 testing and reporting at the SDSU drive-through Covid-19 test site and at the Student Health Clinic. In charge of the testing report sent to SDSU’s lawyer and other campus officials.
- Data entry of immunizations in Banner and the South Dakota Immunization Information System.
- Collect specimens and perform ordered laboratory tests and quality control tests as appropriate.
- Delivering lab specimens to the Brookings Health System hospital for advanced testing or culture.
- Reporting communicable diseases to the SD Department of Health.
- Assisting clinic staff as needed by rooming patients, cleaning equipment, taking vital signs, chaperoning gynecology examinations.
Memory Care Resident Assistant
Edgewood Vista Assisted Living Facility and Memory Care
01.2017 - 10.2020
- Assist residents with ADLs and medication administration.
- Engage residents in activities like exercise, arts and crafts, music therapy.
- Provide therapeutic support to residents and their families.
- Perform hospice care for residents on hospice.
- Crisis and behavior management.
Hostess and Server
Ground Round
11.2014 - 10.2016
- Greeting and seating guests, taking orders, kitchen expo, serving food to guests, preparing dining area.
- Maintaining a clean dining environment, answering phone calls, organizing seating and server rotation.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing, Gerontology
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD05.2022
General Education Diploma -
Brookings High School
05.2016
Skills
- Certified BLS/CPR instructor
- Compassionate end-of-life care
- Obstetric clinical experience
- Experience in medical-surgical settings
- Therapeutic communication with patients
- Thorough patient assessment
- Team leadership
- Proficient in Epic and Remote Client
- Staff supervision
- Patient safety
- Understanding of HIPAA regulations
- Lab specimens and collections
- Patient education
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Patient care coordination
- Individualized care planning
- Evidence-based practice
- Critical thinking
- Patient advocacy
- Crisis management
- Direct patient care
- Staff education and training
Accomplishments
- Participated in Magnet Champions Committee.
- Earned the "Florence Nightingale" Nursing Award in 2023 for exceptional nursing care.
- Earned two DAISY Award nominations for providing extraordinary patient care and family education and support.
Timeline
Clinical Care Leader
Sanford Health
02.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
Sanford Health
06.2022 - Current
Medical Laboratory Student Assistant
South Dakota State University Student Health Clinic
12.2020 - 05.2022
Memory Care Resident Assistant
Edgewood Vista Assisted Living Facility and Memory Care
01.2017 - 10.2020
Hostess and Server
Ground Round
11.2014 - 10.2016
General Education Diploma -
Brookings High School
Bachelor of Science - Nursing, Gerontology
South Dakota State University
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