Highly trained in healthcare and equipped with extensive patient care experience, seeking a Nephrology RN position to utilize skills and provide exceptional levels of care. Strong focus on interpersonal communication to deliver highest quality of patient care possible.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Transfer Coordinator RN
HCA Memorial Hospital
04.2021 - Current
Coordinates transfers of emergent, urgent, and elective patients between hospitals around the Florida, Georgia and South Carolina areas
Communicates and works well with others and promotes teamwork
Proficient in navigating and documenting in all technology platforms and other call and office-orientated systems
Demonstrates the ability to process patient acuity utilizing critical thinking skills, clinical decision making, and acquired knowledge to assist in assessing situations and facilitate patient flow through the continuum of care
Demonstrates the ability to triage and prioritize patient information and communicate a clinical presentation of the patient for accepting multi-disciplinary team members
Uses problem solving skills to determine the course of action to generate the best patient clinical outcome, the physicians’ preferences, and the transferring and receiving hospitals
Utilized critical thinking skills to insure patient transfer promotes the well-being and safety of the patient
Provided patient-centered, specialized, evidence-based nursing care across the continuum through an inter-professional approach to treatment, research, education, and advocacy
Contributed to the goals of the department by being accountable for the delivery of compassionate and safe care within the scope of practice
Utilized the nursing process, evidence-based practice, and unit specific competencies to assess the physical condition and nursing needs of patients/families and develop a plan of care in a collaborative practice with the inter-professional team
Demonstrated the ability to perform all functions of the professional clinical nurse which are age-appropriate, developmentally sensitive, and culturally specific to maintain balance within the unit
Provided consultation and maintained positive relationships with physicians and other inter-professional team members, collaborating to problem solve and improve patient care
Registered Nurse – Neuro-Surgical PCU
Baptist Medical Center
11.2016 - 05.2018
Provided nursing care to patients requiring treatment of any medical, surgical, or other condition, including acute and chronic medical injuries or illnesses
Embraced and upheld the hospitals mission statement by providing respectful, compassionate care
Educated patients and families to their disease process and plan of care
Served as a patient advocate and interacted with physicians and other departments within the hospital
Planned for the total care needs of the patient in collaboration with the inter-professional team to provide the highest quality of care and clinical outcomes
Registered Nurse – Medical-Surgical Unit
Beaumont Hospital
07.2013 - 09.2016
Provided nursing care to medical and surgical patients, completed pre-operative and post-operative procedures, and monitored recovery process
Documented patient assessments, safety, sepsis screens, education and care plans in EPIC
Effectively prioritized assignments
Communicated patient outcomes and changes to multidisciplinary team members
Nurse Technician – Nephrology/Transplant PCU
Beaumont Hospital
07.2012 - 07.2013
Provided care to patients with acute and chronic kidney and liver disease
We care for patients going for kidney and liver transplants and those undergoing nephrectomies
Performed Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)
Performed complex nursing procedures and treatments after theoretical preparation and supervised clinical experience
Performed assessments and documents accurate, complete and concise patient information on appropriate forms, including flow sheets, activity records, etc
Assisted in admitting, transferring and discharging patients
Assisted in pre-operative and post-operative care
Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
09.2023
Associates of Applied Science - Nursing
Macomb Community College
Clinton Township, MI
12.2012
Nursing Assistant Certificate - undefined
Baker College
Auburn Hills, MI
12.2008
Associates of Arts - Focus in science and pre-nursing
Macomb Community College
Clinton Township, MI
05.2001
Skills
Microsoft Office
Windows
EMR's
Health promotion
Clinical judgment
Preventive care
Treatment implementation
Patient education
Licensure Certifications
Registered Nurse Florida License, RN9359882
Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association (AHA)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), American Heart Association (AHA)
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