James Lee
Winston-Salem,NC
Summary
Patient-oriented Nurse with 27 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with critical care specialty.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, ICU
Forsyth Medical Center
06.2014 - 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.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
- Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent, and geriatric ICU patients.
- Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
- Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
- Recorded patients' medical status and treatment details in electronic charts to accurately document medical care.
- Maintained respectful treatment environment that honored patients' and families' cultural and religious traditions and preferences.
- Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
- Supervised new employees and student nurses to promote adherence to established patient care standards and practices.
- Developed and implemented patient care plans based on physicians' instructions and generally accepted nursing practices.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Followed HCA ethical values and principles and adhered to HIPAA medical record regulations to promote patients' privacy.
- Coordinated patients' post-discharge treatment plans with physicians and other nurses to promote continuity of medical care.
- Participated in CVSU departmental quality improvement initiatives to achieve higher standard of patient care.
Registered Nurse, ICU
Memorial Medical Center
10.2004 - 04.2014
- 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.
- Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent, and geriatric ICU patients.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Recorded patients' medical status and treatment details in electronic charts to accurately document medical care.
- Maintained respectful treatment environment that honored patients' and families' cultural and religious traditions and preferences.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
- Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Supervised new employees and student nurses to promote adherence to established patient care standards and practices.
- Developed and implemented patient care plans based on physicians' instructions and generally accepted nursing practices.
- 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.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
- Followed HCA ethical values and principles and adhered to HIPAA medical record regulations to promote patients' privacy.
- Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma setting.
- Coordinated patients' post-discharge treatment plans with physicians and other nurses to promote continuity of medical care.
- Participated in Intensive Care departmental quality improvement initiatives to achieve higher standard of patient care.
Education
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Mitchell Community College
Statesville, NC05.1995
Skills
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Critical Care Assessments
- Pulmonary Assessments
- Critical Care Nursing
- Heart Failure
- Active Listening
- Chest Tubes
- Swan-Ganz Catheters
- Daily Audits
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Coronary Artery Disease Knowledge
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Medical Histories and Vital Statistics
- Seizure Disorders
- Quality Improvement Activities
- Crisis Prevention Intervention
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Supporting Daily Living Needs
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Cardiovascular Intensive Care
- Standards Administration
- Intramuscular Injections
- Central Line Placement
- Maintaining Patient Safety Standards
- Patient Medical Histories
- Cerebrovascular Accidents
- Mechanical Ventilation Equipment
- Nursing Staff Supervision
- Temporary Pacemakers
- Work Assignments
- Reading Comprehension
- Microsoft Office
- Issue Assessment and Monitoring
- Withdrawal Symptoms
- Blood Transfusions
- Health Care System
- Social Perceptiveness
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Neurological Assessments
- After-Care Planning
- Emotional Support
- Complex Information Interpretation
- Hygiene Support
- Google Drive
- Pain Management Techniques
- Local and State Regulations
- Record Updating
- Patient Coping Mechanisms
- PICC Lines
- Sedation Management
- Pulmonary Conditions
- Staff Educational Programming
- Intervention Recommendations
- Nutrition and Nourishment Issues
- Pharmacologic Intervention
- Tracheostomy Care
- Nursing Protocol Development
- Equipment Care
- Respiratory Failure
- Disease Processes
- Protocol and Procedure Improvement
- Psychosocial Analysis
- Employee Guidance
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Proper Medical Equipment Storage
- Sleep Pattern Disturbances
- Patient Data Management Systems
- Nursing Assignments
- Care Prioritization
- Diagnostic Procedures
- Administering Medicines
- Electronic Health Records Systems
- Tracheotomy Equipment
- Staff Coordination
- Specialized Care
- Epicardial Pacemakers
- IV Administration
- Patient Admission
- EMR Systems
- Administer Medication
- Healthcare Personnel Supervision
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
- Treatment Plan Modification
- Unit Oversight
- Nursing Process
- Patient Care Oversight
- Compassionate and Caring
- Accurate Documentation
- Chronic Renal Disease Management
- Monitor Vital Signs
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Patient Care Assessment
- Update Electronic Charts
- HIPAA Compliance
- Infection Control Procedures
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Blood Product Transfusion
- Medical Procedure Preparation
Accomplishments
- Documentation - Ensured charting accuracy through precise documentation.
- Intensive Care - Responsible for unit of 18 patients, providing daily functions such as grooming, bathing, feeding and turning in bed.
- Training - Trained team of staff nurses in medical office procedures to ensure consistent quality of care.
- Clinical Skills - Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Patient Advocacy - Explained treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
- Surgical Preparation - Assisted in patient surgery preparation by administering proper medication, monitoring patients' conditions and charting abnormalities.
- Achieved CCRN.
Certification
ACLS
CCRN
Quote
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Theodore Roosevelt
Timeline
Registered Nurse, ICU
Forsyth Medical Center
06.2014 - Current
Registered Nurse, ICU
Memorial Medical Center
10.2004 - 04.2014
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Mitchell Community College
ACLS
CCRN
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