Jamie Bertram
Haubstadt,IN
Summary
Compassionate, knowledgeable, dedicated Registered Nurse with over 7 years of experience in Medical- Surgical Nursing and 2 years of travel nurse experience. Worked closely with USI students for 5 years as a preceptor during their clinical experience at St. Vincent’s Hospital. As a travel nurse I have been able to adapt quickly new surroundings, and have had a wide range of experiences within hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, and long-term acute care facilities.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
Agency Nurse
Totalmed Staffing
10.2023 - 01.2024
- Promoted a safe and supportive environment for patients, family members, and staff members by adhering to infection control protocols and safety guidelines.
- Collaborated closely with physicians and interdisciplinary teams for tailored care plans, resulting in improved patient outcomes.
- Administered medications accurately according to physician orders, reducing medication errors significantly.
- Utilized strong clinical judgment skills to effectively assess patients'' needs, order appropriate tests, and provide suitable interventions.
- Ensured smooth transitions between shifts through comprehensive reporting and clear communication within the nursing team.
- Demonstrated adaptability in working across diverse healthcare settings such as acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, outpatient clinics, home health agencies, or psychiatric units.
- Delivered culturally competent care that addressed unique needs of diverse patient populations while fostering trustful relationships between patients and healthcare providers.
- Acted as a patient advocate, ensuring that patients'' needs were effectively communicated to healthcare teams and promptly addressed.
Registered Nurse
Good Samaritan Hospital
05.2023 - 09.2023
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
- Reduced hospital readmissions through effective discharge planning, patient education, and follow-up care coordination.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Streamlined medication administration processes for increased safety and accuracy during busy shifts.
- Provided care compassionate care to inpatient hospice patients.
- Preceptor to newly graduated RN and LPN employees at the hospital.
Travel Nurse
Encompass Health Deaconess Rehabilitation Hospital
02.2023 - Current
- Contracted as an agency nurse through Medical Staffing Solutions, to provide compassionate and knowledgeable care to help patient regain their independence
- Supervising care and treatments, patient assessments, creating and implementing personalized patient care plans
- Assessing patient and family educational needs prior to discharging home
- Documenting the findings above in Cerner.
Travel Nurse
IU Health Bloomington Hospital
12.2022 - 02.2023
- Contracted through Aya Healthcare as a Travel Nurse on a busy Medical-Observation Unit
- Provided patient care, performed assessments, monitored vital signs, lab work, and notified attending physician of any clinical changes
- Adapted to a team nursing approach at bedside with LPN and delegated appropriate task to LPN
- Administered medications, injections, and IV treatments.
Travel Nurse
Select Speciality Hospital
03.2022 - 10.2022
- Contracted through Medical Staffing Solutions as a Travel Nurse working in a long-term acute care setting
- Provided patient care, performed assessments, monitored vital signs, lab work, and notified attending physician of any clinical changes
- Gained experience in caring for patients on ventilators, patients with post-op craniotomy, gained further knowledge in trach care, and charting in EPIC.
Staff Nurse
St. Vincent Hospital
05.2016 - 01.2022
- Serve as a charge nurse on a 23-bed Med-Surg unit
- Carry out responsibilities such as assigning patient care/admissions, performing bed management, serving as patient/ physician liaison, and troubleshooting clinical problems
- Ability to build solid relationship with coworkers, physicians, and specialist by fostering teamwork, partnership, and collaboration in a face-to-face environment
- Demonstrates effective communication skills as charge nurse by delegating certain tasks to team members that are within their scope of practice, and in accordance with the hospital’s policies and procedures
- Carry out responsibilities as charge nurse on the unit during daily interdisciplinary by facilitating nursing participation, entering verbal orders as instructed by the physician, and collaborate with nurses to discuss patient’s concerns, safety issues, and discharge planning
- Provide information to nurses and patient care techs during morning safety huddles to promote teamwork on the unit, patient safety, and provide effective communication to every team member on the unit
- Evaluate the unit’s staffing needs and adjust or plan to adjust accordingly to the unit’s census
- Mentor nursing students and newly hired nurses on the unit
- Provide students and new nurses with clinical knowledge on daily nursing task, assessment techniques, medication administration, and electronic medical record charting
- Obtain report from the off going charge nurse, and discuss safety issues, sitter needs, and discharge issues
- Document a patient’s health history, home medications, and current health issues upon admission to the unit
- Educate patients and family members on managing their disease process
- Implementing orders from a hospitalist or specialty physician via phone or in person in accordance with the hospital’s policies and procedures.
Education
Associate of Science in NURSING -
Ivy Tech Community College
05.2016
Skills
- Teamwork
- Patient Advocate
- Bedside Procedures
- Clinical Judgement
- Time-Management
- Preceptor to new nurses, licensed practical nurses, and student nurses
- Patient Prioritization
- Health Monitoring
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Discharge Planning
- Admission
- Patient Education
- Medication / Treatment
- Medication Administration
- Patient Assessments
- Electronic Medical Records
- Critical Thinking
- Medical-Surgical Nursing
- Patient Assessment
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient Needs Assessment
- Clear Patient Communication
- Compassionate and Caring
Certification
- Registered Nurse License, Indiana Board of Nursing, Current
- BLS- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, Current
- ACLS- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association, Current
Timeline
Agency Nurse
Totalmed Staffing
10.2023 - 01.2024
Registered Nurse
Good Samaritan Hospital
05.2023 - 09.2023
Travel Nurse
Encompass Health Deaconess Rehabilitation Hospital
02.2023 - Current
Travel Nurse
IU Health Bloomington Hospital
12.2022 - 02.2023
Travel Nurse
Select Speciality Hospital
03.2022 - 10.2022
Staff Nurse
St. Vincent Hospital
05.2016 - 01.2022
Associate of Science in NURSING -
Ivy Tech Community College