Jennifer Norman
Paris
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, BSN
HealthTrust Travel Nursing
07.2025 - Current
- Providing comprehensive, patient-centered care in a fast-paced, high-stress environment.
- Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Utilize the nursing process to ensure a patient centered approach.
- Collaborating with nursing staff and physicians to improve communication and patient outcomes.
- Deliver hands-on care to patient, including administering medications, performing procedures, and monitoring patient vitals.
- Trained in Trauma, Critical Care, Acute Care and admitted patients.
- BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, ENTC, and NIHSS certifications.
- Fleming County Hospital Emergency Department
Registered Nurse, BSN
University of Kentucky
06.2021 - 06.2025
- Providing comprehensive, patient-centered care in a fast-paced, high-stress environment.
- Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Utilize the nursing process to ensure a patient centered approach.
- Collaborating with nursing staff and physicians to improve communication and patient outcomes.
- Deliver hands-on care to patient, including administering medications, performing procedures, and monitoring patient vitals.
- Trained in Trauma, Critical Care, Acute Care and admitted patients.
- BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, ENTC, and NIHSS certifications.
- Emergency Department
Registered Nurse, BSN
Eastern State Hospital
06.2021 - 06.2025
- Coordinate the evaluation and admission process for incoming patients.
- Provide care appropriate to the age and the specific needs of adult patients with psychiatric illnesses.
- Determine nursing and/or recovery diagnosis based on nursing assessment, develop, and implement the Personal Recovery Plan for each patient served.
- Document patients care and communicate changes in the patient’s behavior, signs, and/or symptoms to appropriate staff.
- Demonstrate performs essential functions and skills such as obtaining patient vital sign data, administering medications, providing treatment, collecting specimens, and responding to psychiatric and medical emergencies.
- Provides nursing reports, identify unusual occurrences as policies require.
- Collaborate with patients, families, and staff to ensure patient needs are met.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Baptist Health Lexington
01.2012 - 05.2021
- Provide direct patient care and related tasks delegated by a Registered Nurse.
- Assisting physicians and nurses with procedures, examination, treatment, and care of patients in emergency room setting.
- Patient access registering patients in the maternity department and the emergency room.
- Administrative Assistant to Director of the emergency department.
- Obtained the State Registered Nursing Assistant (SRNA) and Basic Life Support (BLS) designations as well as a trainer of the BLS instructional course.
- Emergency Department
Administrative Assistant
Merrill Lynch
12.1996 - 08.2011
- Handling office tasks such as filing, generating reports and presentations, conference calls for mortgage loans, setting up for meetings, and reordering supplies.
- Using computers to generate reports, transcribe minutes from meetings, create presentations, and conduct research.
- Greeting and assist visitors and clients.
- Series 7 licensure.
Education
RN-BSN Program -
Northern Kentucky University
12-2022
Associate Degree - Accounting
National College
Registered Nurse - undefined
Kentucky Board of Nursing
07-2021
Associate Nursing Degree - undefined
Kentucky State University
05-2021
Skills
- Dependable/reliable
- Strong work ethics
- Self-starter/motivated/determined
- Leader/mentor/trainer
- Strong individual/team worker
- Great personal skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Strong clinical judgment
Accomplishments
- Clinical Skills - Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Patient Transfer - Safely lifted up to 80 pounds and pushed 300 pounds on wheels.
- Quality Assurance - Ensured and enforced medical office compliance with HIPAA, OSHA and CLIA regulations for maximum quality and control.
Awards
Eastern State Hospital Corales Award for Excellence in Teamwork COVID transition units nursing., Joseph E. Hurn Award in Accounting 1996.
Community Service
Baptist, Participated in Mid-Summer Nights Run presented by Baptist providing first aid to participants., Participated in Stroke Screening presented by Baptist Health Lexington., Volunteered at Children’s Charity Golf Classic in the medical tent assisting with first aid needs.
Timeline
Registered Nurse, BSN
HealthTrust Travel Nursing
07.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse, BSN
University of Kentucky
06.2021 - 06.2025
Registered Nurse, BSN
Eastern State Hospital
06.2021 - 06.2025
Certified Nursing Assistant
Baptist Health Lexington
01.2012 - 05.2021
Administrative Assistant
Merrill Lynch
12.1996 - 08.2011
Associate Degree - Accounting
National College
Registered Nurse - undefined
Kentucky Board of Nursing
Associate Nursing Degree - undefined
Kentucky State University
RN-BSN Program -
Northern Kentucky University