Jean McGonigal
Philadelphia,PA
Summary
Professionally trained oncology infusion nurse with experience ensuring high standards of competent care for a wide variety of patients with diverse needs.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Oncology Certified Registered Nurse
Alliance Cancer Specialists
05.2006 - Current
- Specialize in the mixing and administration of chemotherapeutic, biotherapy and immunotherapy agents
- Perform therapeutic phlebotomy
- Educating the patient and family members of the diagnosis, drug treatment, and potential side effects of treatment
- Assessment of the patient prior to and throughout the treatment
- Liaison between the patient and doctor
- Responsible for obtaining appropriate lab work, reviewing and contacting the doctor with the results
- Charge nurse with strong leadership skills of overseeing the daily operations of the infusion room
Registered Nurse Oncology/Hematology
Dr's Laucius, Rose, Chapman, Ramirez and Zibelli Oncology
10.2002 - 05.2006
- Responsible for mixing and administration of chemotherapeutic agents
- Managing the daily operations and ordering supplies for the office
- Liaison for patients with health insurance issues
- Triaging patient and family calls
Patient Care Supervisor
Caring Hospice Services
10.2001 - 10.2002
- Responsible for overall direction and supervision of RN Case Managers and Certified Nurse Aides
- Coordinate all levels of patient care and follow the patient status
- Assess staff competencies and monitoring the skills and services of the field employee
- Administrative on call for 5 branches
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Caring Hospice Services, Fort Washington, PA
10.2000 - 10.2001
- Manage and direct care of the terminally ill patient
- Coordinate plan of care utilizing members of hospice interdisciplinary team
- On call triage
Registered Nurse ICU
Frankford Hospital-Torresdale Division
07.1999 - 10.2000
- Hired as a graduate nurse as part of a 3 month GN/New RN internship program
- Practiced as an RN in the ICU with a wide variety of critical care duties
Education
Diploma in Nursing -
Frankford Hospital School of Nursing
Philadelphia, PA1999
Associates degree in letters, arts and sciences - Nursing
Pennsylvania State University
Abington, PA1999
Liberal Arts - Nursing
Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA1995
Skills
- Strong clinical judgment
- High level of autonomy
- Patient/family focused
- In-depth knowledge of chemotherapy, biotherapy and immunotherapy
- Mixing infusion agents
- Phlebotomy skills
- Excellent communication skills to ensure the highest standard of care
- Thorough physical assessments
- Excellent attention to detail
- Professional and energetic
- Highly dependable
- Utilizing the correct technique of inserting a peripheral line, accessing infusaports and PICC lines
Certification
- ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certificate Course
- CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers
- Oncology Certified Nurse
Timeline
Oncology Certified Registered Nurse
Alliance Cancer Specialists
05.2006 - Current
Registered Nurse Oncology/Hematology
Dr's Laucius, Rose, Chapman, Ramirez and Zibelli Oncology
10.2002 - 05.2006
Patient Care Supervisor
Caring Hospice Services
10.2001 - 10.2002
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Caring Hospice Services, Fort Washington, PA
10.2000 - 10.2001
Registered Nurse ICU
Frankford Hospital-Torresdale Division
07.1999 - 10.2000
Diploma in Nursing -
Frankford Hospital School of Nursing
Associates degree in letters, arts and sciences - Nursing
Pennsylvania State University
Liberal Arts - Nursing
Community College of Philadelphia