JaCail Griffin
Tyler,TX
Summary
Knowledgeable Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with 4+ years of progressive experience in healthcare. Proficient with EPIC and skilled learning new programs quickly to maximize effectiveness.
Comprehensive experience analyzing patient histories, preliminary tests, wellness exams, acute on chronic disease management for diverse populations within the post acute care setting and primary care to improve the lives of patients through qualified diagnostics, physical assessments, therapy services and proper treatment responses.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
UT Health Ardent
10.2018 - Current
- Coordinated patient care integral part of interdisciplinary team.
- Improved the admissions process utilizing informative template with daily patient case conferences with the preadmissions team to facilitate good communication and prioritize patient consults for inpatient rehab facility.
- Worked with patients and families to explain plans of care, advocating for needs and preferences.
- Discussed ways to adopt healthy habits to improve quality of life.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Prescribed appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support health and comfort of patients.
- Educated patients on treatment options, medical needs and non-medical options for treatments and therapy.
- Teamed with physicians to provide comprehensive patient care, referrals and high-risk management strategies.
- Helped patients manage acute and chronic pain which included alternative pain control methods to avoid use of opioids and other overly-abused narcotics. .
- Provided preventive care such as well-child examinations, adult physicals and gynecological examinations with required immunizations throughout the life span.
- Used EPIC EHR system to create detailed patient reports on patient's condition status, plan of care and treatments received.
- Conferred with specialists to obtain expertise on patient conditions and referred individuals in need of additional care.
- Rounded on approximately 15 patients each day in the inpatient setting.
- Reviewed approximately 5-7 consults daily for admissions.
RN Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse
UT Health East Texas
06.2007 - 10.2018
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Led a successful team of 8 personnel comprised of RNs, LPNs and ancillary staff along with a 16 bed unit of intermediate care patients with neurology, pulmonary and cardiology needs.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
- Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
- Trained student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures and nursing best practices.
Nurse Technician
UT Health East Texas
06.2005 - 05.2007
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Provided activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, ambulating, turning and positioning patients.
- Helped over 15 patients per day, both psychologically and emotionally to facilitate quick recovery
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Texas At Tyler
Tyler, TX08.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas At Tyler
Tyler, TX05.2007
Skills
- Electronic Health Records Systems
- Acute and Chronic Disease Management
- Comprehensive Physical Assessments
- Medical Histories
- Inpatient Rehab Consultations
- Interpreting Laboratory Results
- Treatment Plan Development
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Health Promotion
- Diabetes and Obesity Management
- Rehabilitation Services
- Geriatrics
- Internal Medicine
- Care Coordination
Certification
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- BLS- Basic Life Support
- Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
Timeline
Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
UT Health Ardent
10.2018 - Current
RN Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse
UT Health East Texas
06.2007 - 10.2018
Nurse Technician
UT Health East Texas
06.2005 - 05.2007
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Texas At Tyler
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas At Tyler
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