JAIME KNAPP
Registered Nurse
Whitehouse,Ohio
Summary
Reliable and dedicated Registered Nurse with 6+ years of experiences and the ability to stay calm and intervene during crises, facilitate groups and collaborate on multidisciplinary teams. Proven ability to build positive relationships with patients, family members, physicians and other medical professionals.
Overview
3
3
years of post-secondary education
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Practical Nursing Instructor
Athena Career Academy
Toledo, Ohio
10.2018 - Current
- Liaised with medical and nursing personnel to evaluate and improve teaching and nursing practices.
- Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.
- Monitored progress of each student and provided formal evaluation upon completion of clinical placements.
- Oversaw laboratory and clinical environments to help students advance knowledge and abilities.
- Trained 12 students to identify signs of patient health deterioration and clinical equipment malfunction to promote achievement of all course objectives.
Ambulatory Care Nurse/Telephone Triage Nurse
Premier Women's Health- St. Luke's Hospital
Maumee, OH
08.2016 - Current
- Manage patients in current disease management programs, completing and revising as necessary, the information in care coordination documentation system.
- Maintained accurate records of activities/encounters in the eClinicalWorks using clinical guidelines.
- Develops and monitors members plan of care, to include progress toward meeting established goals and self-management activities.
- Followed all hospital policies and procedures and complied with local, state and federal agency and accrediting body guidelines.
- Relayed triage information and facilitated communication between provider and patient concerning patient disposition.
- Monitored compliance and evaluated effectiveness of home treatment instructions.
Cardiology Staff Registered Nurse
ProMedica Physicians Cardiology
Bowling Green, Ohio
12.2014 - 10.2016
- Assessed patients, collecting data and prioritizing cases in accordance with standards, policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Cared for culturally-diverse patients, liaising with family members and specialists to address changing needs and enhance individual experience.
- Utilized variety of technical equipment, including stethoscopes, thermometers and sphygmomanometers, to meet patient needs and prescribed medical therapies.
- Supported healthcare team by maintaining responsibility for electrocardiogram monitoring, defibrillation and cardio rehabilitation training.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
ProMedica Bay Park Hospital
Oregon, OH
10.2015 - 08.2016
- Worked closely with doctors and midwives in coaching pregnant women through childbirth and post-natal recovery.
- Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
- Aided with induction of labor for women suffering from complications such as preeclampsia.
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor and fetal distress.
- Assisted obstetricians and midwives with deliveries and cared for newborns directly after birth.
- Assessed infant health directly after birth using APGAR and monitored health for specified amount of time for any changes in status.
- Assisted with care for expectant mothers from beginning to end of term, including monitoring labs, examining ultrasounds and informing mothers on what to expect in next stages of pregnancy.
Registered Nurse
St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center
Toledo, OH
01.2015 - 10.2015
- Provide care for patients in step-down critical care unit.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to meet patients' personal, physical, psychological and cognitive needs.
- 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.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Updated patient charts using EPIC with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Mercy College of Ohio
Toledo, OH 01.2021 - Current
Associate of Science - Nursing
Mercy College of Ohio
Toledo, OH 01.2012 - 12.2014
Skills
Documentation proficiency
undefinedTimeline
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Mercy College of Ohio
01.2021 - Current
Practical Nursing Instructor
Athena Career Academy
10.2018 - Current
Ambulatory Care Nurse/Telephone Triage Nurse
Premier Women's Health- St. Luke's Hospital
08.2016 - Current
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
ProMedica Bay Park Hospital
10.2015 - 08.2016
Registered Nurse
St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center
01.2015 - 10.2015
Cardiology Staff Registered Nurse
ProMedica Physicians Cardiology
12.2014 - 10.2016
Associate of Science - Nursing
Mercy College of Ohio
01.2012 - 12.2014
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