JEANINE MARIE WELLS

• Provides direct long-term, rehabilitative, and compassionate nursing care to Veterans in a long term home-like setting in the Community Living Center.
• Assign and oversee the work of Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) to maintain safety and quality standards of care.
• Work alongside physicians, therapists, and social workers to support resident goals and transitions across care continuums.

• Interpreted laboratory results accurately then incorporated findings into the plan of care.
• Managed multiple tasks while providing high-quality, compassionate care to all patients.
• Educated patients and families on disease processes, treatments, medications, and lifestyle modifications.
• Utilized evidence-based practice guidelines to provide safe and appropriate patient care.

• Monitored vital signs and assessed patient conditions to provide timely interventions and optimize care outcomes.
• Developed individualized care plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient recovery processes.
• Educated patients and families on treatment protocols, side effects, and self-care strategies for improved adherence.
• Maintained accurate and detailed documentation of patient assessments, interventions, progress notes, and discharge planning activities in electronic medical records systems.
• Provided emotional support for oncology patients experiencing distress related to their diagnoses or treatments, utilizing active listening skills and empathetic communication techniques.

• Treated patients with broad range of acute, life-threatening diagnoses.
• Prioritized patient care assignments based on patient conditions to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Communicated and collaborated with healthcare team and patient to identify and meet physical, emotional and spiritual needs.

• Followed PPE specifications and disposed of contaminated materials, following strict safety guidelines.
• Initiated emergency resuscitative measures according to advanced life support protocols and directives.
• Facilitated medication management, monitoring for side effects.
• Administered intravenous fluids and medications in emergency situations.

• Crafted and assessed patient care strategies to maximize resources and improve health outcomes. Recorded and relayed patient status accurately to appropriate stakeholders.
• Orchestrates collaborative efforts across disciplines to ensure comprehensive patient care, focusing on transfer, discharge, referral, and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
• Identifies learning needs of patient and family, providing relevant education customized to age, cultural background, and specific condition
• allocates patient care tasks to auxiliary team members effectively
• Employed Epic to streamline patient care processes.
• Supported caregivers and families with end-of-life planning and informed about patient care choices.
• Trained and educated new RNs on effective application of best practices, hospital policies, and standards of care.
• provided proficient nursing care and chemotherapy to cancer patients in oncology department.

Excelled in Pediatric case management services to 20 patients per month & utilization review and Individualization of Nursing Care Plan/Goal setting with patients.

Dynamic nurse trainer combining Nursing and Nursing Aid experience to train nurses andCertified Nurse Aids on field level specific tasks to care for medically fragile pediatric patients at home.

Performing health assessments of individuals and families by evaluating their physical,mental, social and environmental health status; and providing nursing intervention and care based on assessment of need.

Collaboration with the nursing staff to work as a team with the diversified duties in thedelivery of patient care and support activities.