Janice S. Calhoun
Pompano Beach,FL
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PREOP/PACU Staff Nurse
Surgery Center At Coral Springs, Outpatient Surgical Center
01.2018 - Current
- Admit patients pre-operatively
- Assisting patients in signing consents
- IV insertion as well as administrate any pre op meds as ordered by physician
- Ensure all pre op documents are in chart as ordered by surgeon or anesthesia
- Assisting in getting future days preop labs and clearances from physician offices
- Collating charts for future days
- I am also proficient in pre op phone calls and assisting patients in completing their online medical history
- Assess adult and pediatric patients post operatively from various outpatient surgical procedures including orthopedic, gynecological, urological, plastic, eyes and Ent, as well as endoscopic procedures
- Maintain IV lines, administer post operative medications as ordered
- Provide discharge instructions to the patient and families as well as providing emotional support.
PACU Coordinator
Surgery Center At Coral Springs
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Provided patient care and duties as in Staff Nurse position (below)
- Supervised PACU nursing staff, on a day-to-day level to assure optimal and timely delivery of patient car, Maintain the flow of the unit.Worked with physicians to provide optimal PACU care of patients
- Dealt with patient/family complaints and assured that these conflicts were appropriately resolved
- Worked with other departments to maintain timely and safe delivery of care to patients
- Ensured that patients confidentiality rights were protected
- Maintained adequate staffing for the unit
- Resolved staff conflicts.
PACU STAFF NURSE
Surgery Center At Coral Springs
01.2005 - 01.2017
- Assess adult and pediatric patients post operatively from various outpatient surgical procedures including orthopedic, gynecological, urological, plastic, eyes and Ent, as well as endoscopic procedures
- Maintain IV lines, administer post operative medications as ordered
- Provide discharge instructions to the patient and families as well as providing emotional support
- Also assisted in preparing patients pre-operatively: sign consents, IV insertion as well as administrate any pre op meds as ordered by the physician
- Cover as charge Nurse when needed to ensure safe and effective care of post operative patients
- Ensure adequate staffing for the unit.
PACU-Per diem
West Boca Medical Center, Outpatient Surgical Center
02.2004 - 06.2005
- Assess patients post operatively from various outpatient surgical procedures, including pediatric Ent procedures: orthopedic and gynecological procedures as well as endoscopic procedures
- Maintain IV lines as well as administering appropriate medications as ordered by the physicians
- Providing emotional support to patients and family members as well as discharge teaching.
PACU
Boca Raton Community Hospital, Outpatient Surgical Center
04.2004 - 01.2005
- Assess patients post operatively from various outpatient procedures, Maintain IV lines, administer post operative medications as ordered
- Provide post operative instructions to the patient and family as well as providing emotional support
- Also assisted in preparing patients pre-operatively if needed as well as chart review for the following days procedures.
PerDiem Staff Nurse
Cleveland Clinic Florida
03.1998 - 04.2004
- Float nurse in the outpatient clinic setting
- Working in many specialty areas of the clinic: neurologic Cardiology, allergy.GI dept
- Including endoscopy suite
- Internal medicine
- Assessing adult patients clinically, inserting IV's, administering medications, assisting physicians accurately triaging phone messages., recovering patients post endoscopic procedures: monitoring vital signs, and GI assessment: patient and family teaching
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Northeastern University, R.N. B.S.N
Boston, MASkills
- Vitals Assessment
- Patient Education
- Post-Anesthesia Care
- IV Fluid Administration
- Medication Administration
- Airway Management
- Vital Signs Management
- Patient Admission
- Cardiac Advanced Life Support
- Perioperative Management
- Anesthesia Recovery
Certification
Certified in:
BLS
ACLS
PALS
Timeline
PREOP/PACU Staff Nurse
Surgery Center At Coral Springs, Outpatient Surgical Center
01.2018 - Current
PACU Coordinator
Surgery Center At Coral Springs
01.2015 - 01.2018
PACU STAFF NURSE
Surgery Center At Coral Springs
01.2005 - 01.2017
PACU
Boca Raton Community Hospital, Outpatient Surgical Center
04.2004 - 01.2005
PACU-Per diem
West Boca Medical Center, Outpatient Surgical Center
02.2004 - 06.2005
PerDiem Staff Nurse
Cleveland Clinic Florida
03.1998 - 04.2004
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Northeastern University, R.N. B.S.N
Certified in:
BLS
ACLS
PALS
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