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Jamie Hess

Registered Nurse
Mifflinburg,PA

Summary

Accomplished Registered Nurse with 20+ years of experience dedicated to quality care of diverse patients. Skillfully blend hands-on skills with advanced background in ICU (all age ranges), labor & delivery, and home health setting. Work effectively with all levels of healthcare providers, physicians, and administrators to address patient needs.

Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Geisinger At Home Registered Nurse Case Manager

Geisinger Medical Center
04.2020 - Current
  • Collaborates with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Administers medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitors responses.
  • Administers medications and treatment to patients and monitors responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Educate patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
  • Evaluates healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient, and connects to optimal providers and care.
  • Confurs with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
  • Advises patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
  • Collects blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepares for lab testing.
  • Maintains quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
  • Manages quality care for patients with heart failure, renal disease, coronary artery disease, and pulmonary disease.

Registered Nurse

Geisinger LHC Home Health
01.2019 - 04.2020
  • Provided physical assessments, medication, and chronic disease management to home health patients.
  • Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
  • Educated patients on use and benefits of equipment such as home blood pressure cuffs and glucose meters.
  • Assessed patients' health conditions and asked appropriate questions to better understand current feelings.
  • Trained, guided, supported and supervised home health aide care providers.
  • Contacted family immediately when issues arose with at-home patients in effort to find effective resolutions.
  • Traveled to patients' homes on daily basis to assess health conditions and provide superior level of nursing care.
  • Incorporated therapeutic, rehabilitative and nursing goals into detailed, individualized care plans based on diagnoses.
  • Informed physicians of any changes to patients' health or concerns observed during home visits.
  • Educated patients and families on disease processes, medications and treatments.
  • Monitored vital signs, developed and implemented care plans, and documented patient progress.
  • Coordinated with other healthcare team members to support patient needs.
  • Provided emotional support and kind companionship to patients and families to increase overall wellness.
  • Assessed patients' health status and developed individualized care plans to suit needs.
  • Advised and coached patients progressing from hospitals, rehab facilities, and other medical organizations to at-home treatment settings.
  • Delivered after-hours care to patients based on strict role-call rotations.
  • Developed and implemented discharge plans to promote continued care after discharge.
  • Collaborated with vendors to procure medical equipment, supplies and services.

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery

Evangelical Community Hospital
01.2017 - 01.2019
  • 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.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
  • Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
  • Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
  • Provided care and support for women before, during and after delivery of the baby.
  • Delivered patient education throughout delivery, recovery, and treatment on potential risks, medication side effects and surgical procedures.
  • Provided baby care, stabilization and high acuity care for unstable infants.
  • Ensured compliance with HIPAA standards and infection prevention protocols.

Registered Nurse, Critical Care Float Pool

Geisinger Medical Center
05.2003 - 06.2017
  • Cared for high acuity patients in AICU, CICU, PICU and NICU
  • 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.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
  • Managed care from admission to discharge.
  • Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
  • Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
  • 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.
  • Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
  • Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
  • 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.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, PA
05.2003

Skills

  • Patient Education
  • Postpartum Care
  • Intravenous Therapy
  • Breastfeeding Education
  • Patient Monitoring
  • Strong Clinical Judgment
  • Prenatal Care
  • Patient Care Planning
  • Family Education
  • Emergency Procedures
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Administering Immunizations

Timeline

Geisinger At Home Registered Nurse Case Manager

Geisinger Medical Center
04.2020 - Current

Registered Nurse

Geisinger LHC Home Health
01.2019 - 04.2020

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery

Evangelical Community Hospital
01.2017 - 01.2019

Registered Nurse, Critical Care Float Pool

Geisinger Medical Center
05.2003 - 06.2017

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Pennsylvania College of Technology

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