Hope Davis
Spring Lake,US
Summary
Experienced nursing professional with strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Skilled in patient care, staff management, and implementing healthcare protocols. Known for ability to adapt to changing needs and providing reliable support. Capable of fostering positive work environment and ensuring high standards of care.
Knowledgeable registered Nurse with extensive experience in supervising nursing staff and managing patient care. Successfully led teams to improve patient outcomes through efficient resource allocation and adherence to best practices. Demonstrated leadership and communication skills in high-pressure environments.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
RN Supervisor
Wonder city rehabilitation and nursing center
- Supervise nursing staff: This includes nurses and aides on a particular shift or unit.
- Mentor and develop: Guide less experienced nurses, provide ongoing feedback, and identify opportunities for professional growth.
- Staffing and scheduling: Create and manage schedules to ensure adequate nursing coverage on all shifts, including nights and weekends.
- Performance management: Conduct performance evaluations and address any staff or patient issues, including conflict resolution.
- Patient care coordination.
- Oversee patient care: Ensure that all patients receive excellent and compassionate care that aligns with their individualized treatment plans.
- Collaborate with other departments: Communicate and coordinate with other healthcare professionals, such as physicians and physical therapists, to optimize patient outcomes.
- Handle admissions and discharges: Oversee the processes for admitting, transferring, and discharging residents.
- Address patient concerns: Handle any complaints or inquiries from patients and their families in a timely and professional manner.
- Administrative and regulatory duties.
- Enforce policies and procedures: Ensure that all nursing staff follow the facility's policies, safety protocols, and health regulations.
- Quality assurance: Develop and implement quality improvement programs to ensure the facility is meeting all regulatory standards.
- Record-keeping: Maintain accurate and confidential patient records, ensuring compliance with regulations like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
- Inventory management: Monitor the nursing supplies and equipment inventory, and approve requisitions as needed.
- Clinical support.
- Provide clinical guidance: Offer support and clinical direction to the nursing staff on the floor.
- Emergency response: Evaluate and take appropriate action in emergency situations.
- Medication oversight: Manage medication administration and storage procedures, ensuring compliance with regulations.
Charge Nurse
NCCIW
12.2024 - Current
- Nursing Assessments: Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments to evaluate the health status of patients. Identify potential health issues, concerns, and risks for individuals under care. Document patient history, symptoms, and clinical observations.
- Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Treatment Plans: Develop personalized treatment plans based on the nursing assessments. Implement appropriate interventions and treatments in collaboration with the healthcare team. Regularly evaluate the effectiveness of treatment plans and adjust as needed to improve patient outcomes.
- Patient Care and Education through Case Management: Provide direct patient care, ensuring patient safety, comfort, and well-being. Offer patient education regarding health conditions, treatments, and self-care strategies. Act as a case manager to ensure coordination of care and necessary follow-ups for patients.
- Independent Practice and Advanced Clinical Knowledge/Skills: Exercise a higher level of clinical judgment and advanced skills in patient care. Perform nursing interventions autonomously, within the scope of practice, and in accordance with established protocols.
- Administration of Medications and Treatments: Administer medications and treatments as ordered by a physician or healthcare provider. Ensure accuracy in medication dosage, routes, and timing, and monitor for side effects or adverse reactions. Maintain accurate medication records as part of medical documentation.
- Medical Documentation: Maintain accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive medical records for each patient. Ensure all documentation reflects the care provided, patient progress, and any changes in condition. Adhere to confidentiality and legal requirements when documenting patient care.
- Supervision and Leadership: Assist the nursing supervisor in supervising licensed and unlicensed nursing staff. Provide guidance, mentorship, and support to other nursing staff as needed. Assist in ensuring that nursing staff adhere to standards and policies for patient care.
- Other Related Work: Perform other nursing duties as required to support the healthcare team and patient care goals. Stay informed of the latest evidence-based practices and incorporate them into daily activities.
- Supervision: Work under the general supervision of the Nurse Supervisor to ensure quality of care. Collaborate with the supervisor to address challenges and provide feedback on nursing operations.
- Telephone triage.
- BLS instructor.
RN Supervisor
Carrolton of Dunn
10.2023 - Current
- Number of Hospital Beds: 130 Computer Charting System: EHR Responsibilities: Facility Type - Skilled Nursing Facility Worked with Adult and geriatric patients.
- Supervising nurses and all other healthcare staff.
- Administration of medications.
- Wound care.
- Covid-19 testing.
- Immunizations.
- Working with physicians to provide quality patient care.
- Participates in planning and implementing of your unit's activities on the shift and unit as assigned by the DON and/or RN Supervisor.
- Assure that department personnel, residents, visitors, etc. follow established policies and procedures, to include safety rules and regulations, by interceding when a violation occurs.
- Provides accurate and consistent information to personnel, residents, visitors, family members, etc. as necessary.
- Ensure that resident's rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property, and civil rights, including the right to a complaint, are followed by all department personnel as given in the facility's established policy.
- Maintain CONFIDENTIALITY of pertinent resident care information to assure resident rights are protected.
- Assure that a stock level of medications, medical supplies, equipment, etc. are maintained at adequate levels.
- Requisition equipment and supply needs as required.
- Notify the resident's attending/alternate physician, RN supervisor, as well as the resident's legal guardian representative, when the resident becomes critically ill, injured, etc. as outlined within our established policies.
- Work with the facility's consultants as necessary and implement recommended changes as directed by the DON.
- In cases of death, may call the funeral home as requested by the family, or as otherwise outlined in our established policies.
- Assure that the body is properly prepared/cleaned for pick up.
- May announce death as allowed within this state's rules.
- Make oral reports/recommendations for interventions for nursing POC to the supervising RN/DON concerning the delivery of resident care on the nursing unit/hall assigned.
- Assure that the unit area is maintained in a clean and safe manner for resident comfort and convenience by assuring that necessary equipment and supplies are maintained to perform such duties/services.
- Notify physician and RN supervisor of resident accidents/incidents.
- Fill out and complete accident/incident report forms on all such occurrences and chart such information in the resident's medical record as outlined in our established policies and procedures.
- Take TPRs, blood pressures, etc. and chart as required.
- Gives/receives nursing report upon reporting in and ending shift duty hours.
- To monitor residents throughout the assigned shift to assure that prescribed treatment is being properly administered as assigned to other LPNs or delegated to nursing assistants.
- Record findings in the resident's chart.
- Communicate changes in resident condition to RN as needed according to agency policy.
- Prepare/administer medications as ordered by the physician and according to agency policy (NOTE: Another nurse MAY NOT administer medication set up by another nurse).
- Chart nurses' notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects pertinent information and the care provided as well as the resident's response to the care.
- Complete required record keeping forms/charts upon the resident's admission, discharge, transfer, etc.
- File in the resident's chart and/or forward to appropriate department.
- Receive verbal orders from attending/alternate physician and chart on the physician's order sheet and inform RN supervisor of changes per this facility's established policies.
- Assist in orientation of newly assigned unlicensed personnel to facility-specific nursing procedures assigned by the RN as follows: Demonstrating a specific task or technique according to the facility's established procedures.
- Observing an unlicensed personnel return demonstration of a specific task or technique in comparison to the facility's established step-by-step procedure; and Providing data regarding the unlicensed personnel performance of the nursing task or technique to the registered nurse to determine competency.
- Submit an order for prescribed medications, supplies, and equipment as established by our policies and procedures.
- Review physician’s orders, transfer/pre-admission information, etc. for completeness.
- Orient new residents/family members as necessary according to policy.
- Forward new diet orders and/or diet changes to the dietary department.
- Transcribe physician's orders to resident charts, treatment plans, etc. to assure that they remain current.
- Verify the identification of the resident before administering medication, treatment, etc.
- Requisition and arrange either for diagnostic and therapeutic services, as ordered by the physician, within the facility or by outside arrangements in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Assure that narcotic records are current.
- Admit, transfer, and discharge residents according to policy.
- Assist in arranging transportation, packing, etc. as necessary.
- Check current charts for specific treatment, medication orders, schedules, etc.
- Administer nursing interventions, such as catheterization; tube feedings; suction; applying and changing dressings/bandages, packs, colostomy and drainage bags; taking blood, sputum, urine specimens; massage and exercises; care of the dead/dying; etc. as established by our policies and procedures and nursing plans of care.
- Assure that personnel follow established infection control and aseptic techniques when isolation procedures become necessary.
- Make rounds with the physician and assist with examinations and treatment.
- Notify physician of auto-stop orders on specific medications as established by our policies and procedures.
- Review Medication Administration Record for completeness of information, accuracy in the transcription of physician orders, and adherence to stop-order policies.
- Carry out restorative and rehabilitative programs, to include self-help/care, as per established plan of care.
- Perform routine charting as required.
Registered Nurse
NCCIW
03.2024 - 11.2024
- Urgent care at NCCIW. Worked with Adult and Geriatrics.
- Perform physical examinations; collect patient health history and diagnostic tests.
- Educate patients on treatment plans.
- Consult with doctors to decide on the best treatment plans for the patients.
- Research to improve healthcare processes and improve patient outcomes.
- Wound care.
- Admissions and discharge.
- Medication Administration.
- Teaches healthcare information to patients and correctional staff.
- Collects samples, specimens, and cultures per Physician orders.
- Adheres to safety and security policies and participates in disaster drills.
- Follows security regulations for keys, sharps, and controlled medications.
- Adheres to Universal Precautions and other appropriate infection control practices.
- Performs venipuncture and I.V. therapy.
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
Immunization Nurse
CVS Pharmacy
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Immunization administration.
Charge Nurse
Cherry Hospital
09.2022 - 04.2023
- Effectively communicate with patients, families and the multidisciplinary team utilization of critical decision-making skills in crisis situations.
- Ability to utilize the nursing process throughout the patients' hospitalization.
- Medication administration.
- Wound care.
- Teaches healthcare information to patients and correctional staff.
- Collects samples, specimens, and cultures per Physician orders.
- Adheres to safety and security policies and participates in disaster drills.
- Follows security regulations for keys, sharps, and controlled medications.
- Adheres to Universal Precautions and other appropriate infection control practices.
- Performs venipuncture and I.V. therapy.
RN - Correctional Health
Riverside Regional Jail
05.2020 - 04.2023
- Company Overview: Agency Name: MAXIM Job - Type: Travel
- Patient Ratio: 1:5-8.
- Computer Charting System: Epic.
- Responsibilities: Facility Type - Corrections Worked with Adult and Geriatrics.
- Supervise nurses and all healthcare staff.
- Perform physical examinations; collect patient health history and diagnostic tests.
- Counsel and educate patients on treatment plans.
- Consult with doctors to decide on the best treatment plans for the patients.
- Research to improve healthcare processes and improve patient outcomes.
- Wound care.
- Admissions and discharge.
- Medication Administration.
- Agency Name: MAXIM Job - Type: Travel
RN – Rehab
Encompass Health and Rehab
02.2019 - 10.2020
- Providing direct, specialized inpatient rehabilitation care by leading patient assessments, creating personalized care plans, administering medications, and monitoring progress for patients with conditions like stroke or spinal cord injury.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Aspen University
Denver, CO05-2021
Associate of Science - Nursing
Fortis College
Richmond, VA 10.2017 - 12.2020
Skills
- Health assessment
- Accurate nursing documentation
- Healthcare leadership
- Process enhancement
- Continuing education
- Self-reflection
- Clinical documentation
- Staff development
- Patient education
- Staff supervision
- Critical thinking
- Patient safety
- Patient advocacy
- Training and mentoring
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
Notification Preference
Email
Timeline
Charge Nurse
NCCIW
12.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse
NCCIW
03.2024 - 11.2024
RN Supervisor
Carrolton of Dunn
10.2023 - Current
Immunization Nurse
CVS Pharmacy
01.2023 - 06.2023
Charge Nurse
Cherry Hospital
09.2022 - 04.2023
RN - Correctional Health
Riverside Regional Jail
05.2020 - 04.2023
RN – Rehab
Encompass Health and Rehab
02.2019 - 10.2020
Associate of Science - Nursing
Fortis College
10.2017 - 12.2020
RN Supervisor
Wonder city rehabilitation and nursing center
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Aspen University
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