Jennifer Wahl
Westlake Village,CA
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with extensive experience at Doctors Choice Nursing, excelling in patient assessments and care planning. Demonstrated strong clinical judgment and effective communication, implementing evidence-based strategies that significantly provide patient safety. Skilled in EMR systems and dedicated to advocating for patients and families during critical care as well as EOL situations.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Doctors Choice Nursing
Pacific Palisades, CA
01.2004 - Current
- Utilized electronic health record systems to maintain accurate patient information and streamline workflows.
- Provided emotional support to patients, fostering a compassionate environment during crises.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
- Provided support for patients'' families during difficult medical decisions or end-of-life care, serving as a liaison between the healthcare team and loved ones.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Implemented evidence-based fall prevention strategies, resulting in a significant decrease in patient falls within the unit.
Registered Nurse
Santa Barbara Crisis Stabilization Unit
Santa Barbara, CA
08.2025 - 10.2025
- Administered medications and monitored patient responses to ensure safety and efficacy.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop personalized care plans for patients.
- Conducted patient assessments, documenting vital signs and medical histories accurately.
- Implemented crisis intervention techniques to stabilize patients in acute emotional distress. As well as addiction medicine related to dual dx
Education
Associate of Arts - Art
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, CAAssociate of Science - Registered Nurse
Ventura College
Ventura, CA08-1996
No Degree - Psychology
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA01-1974
Skills
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Documentation and charting
- Patient assessment
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient education and counseling
- Clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection control measures
- Compassion and empathy
- Patient monitoring
- Care planning
- Physical assessments
- Licensed RN
- Medication distribution
- Precepting
- Lab result interpretation
- Team coordination
- EMR systems
- Complex Problem-solving
- Hospice and palliative care
- Case management
- Mental health nursing
- Seizure management
- At-risk patient care
- PACu
Accomplishments
- Documentation - Ensured charting accuracy through precise documentation.
- Patient Care - Delivered compassionate care that exceeded hospital requirements.Successfully provided quality care to 25-30 patient loads in both hospice home health environment as well as psychiatric inpatient hospitalized patients in ICU and addiction medicine units
Certification
- CPR
- MAB
- Special training from Davis University extension on Hospice eligibility criteria as RN admissions nurse
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Santa Barbara Crisis Stabilization Unit
08.2025 - 10.2025
Registered Nurse
Doctors Choice Nursing
01.2004 - Current
Associate of Arts - Art
Santa Monica College
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Ventura College
No Degree - Psychology
University of California, Los Angeles