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Jessica D. Kelly, BSN, RN

Lumberton,TX

Summary

  • Dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) with 14+ years of experience in Urgent Care, Emergency Services, and Travel Nursing.
  • Experienced Charge Nurse, Nursing Supervisor, and Nurse Manager with a proven track record of effectively leading healthcare teams and improving patient outcomes. Expertise in coordinating and managing nursing staff, implementing quality improvement initiatives, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Skilled in patient assessment, care planning, and medication administration. Seeking a challenging leadership role to further enhance healthcare delivery.
  • Nursing expert with experience in projects, quality measurement, and policy assessment.
  • Expert in clinical nursing and programming, assessing data, policies, and projects for legislative, quality, and administrative proposals. Skilled in consulting with nursing and healthcare experts to address issues or concerns. Experienced in conducting analytical studies on clinical issues.
  • Experienced and licensed Registered Nurse with an active RN license in North Carolina - Compact, California, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York. Specialized in providing high-quality patient care and managing complex medical cases. Proficient in conducting assessments, administering medications, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to optimize outcomes.
  • Experienced professional proficient in software including Microsoft Office (Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Microsoft Teams, Google Suite, Zoom, Slack, and DropBox. Strong knowledge of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems such as Epic, RPMS, Genesys, Meditech, Cerner, E-Clinicals, Prognosis, EDIS, EMSTAT, and RightFax.
  • Experienced healthcare professional adept at collaborating with diverse medical teams and providing exceptional patient care
  • Organized and detail-oriented professional with strong planning skills
  • Experienced professional with excellent verbal and written communication skills. Proven ability to effectively convey complex information to diverse audiences. Adept at producing clear and concise written materials, including reports, presentations, and documentation. Strong communicator with a track record of building positive relationships across teams.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

TRAVEL NURSE/ACUTE CARE CLINICAL NURSING SUPERVISOR

Samuel Simmonds Medical Center/Wave Health Partners
08.2024 - Current
  • Works with the Arctic Slope Native Association to provide care to the Iñupiat community
  • Manages nursing care in response to clients' needs, supported by nursing knowledge, research, and reflective practice
  • Implements nursing goals, policies, procedures, and standards of care specific to that unit
  • Serves as a resource on clinical nursing practice issues specific to the departments
  • Collaborates with the health team members to ensure high-quality care
  • Ensures unit equipment and instruments are maintained in good working order
  • Monitors stock levels of consumables for reordering
  • Promotes a nursing perspective when collaborating with the multidisciplinary team and acts as a client advocate to ensure high-quality client care
  • Performs daily chart audits on high-priority patients

TRAVEL NURSE/CHARGE NURSE

Dilkon Medical Center Emergency Department/Tribal Health
07.2023 - 09.2024
  • Helped with the opening of a new hospital on the Navajo Reservation
  • Worked with the Indian Health Services within the Department of Health and Human Services to provide emergency care to members of Native American Tribes
  • Utilized the nursing process and participated in patient assessment to develop, implement, and evaluate patient care needs
  • Observed patient's clinical condition, informed the supervisor, and took appropriate preplanned measures
  • Implemented a new EHR medication scanning system, BCMA

REGISTERED NURSE/CALL CENTER NURSE RN

United Health Group/Optum
New Jersey, Remote
01.2023 - 07.2023
  • Assessed and triaged patients for immediate health concerns
  • Provided health education and coached consumers on treatment alternatives to assist them in the best decision-making
  • Responsible for documenting the assessment and any clinical intervention according to the program protocols and nursing scope of practice and guidelines
  • Renews prescriptions for chronic conditions on behalf of the authorizing provider
  • Proficient in EHR data entry, telephony systems, and office systems as required to support daily operations
  • Ensures accurate, timely data entry and protects PHI

NURSING SUPERVISOR/URGENT CARE

Florida Keys Urgent Care
Key West, Florida
08.2022 - 07.2023
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, and Urgent Care procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety
  • Supervised, directed, and motivated high-quality performance from the nursing staff
  • Implemented a new electronic health record, Prognosis
  • Supported clinic staff during the Go Live of the program and monitored staff
  • Amends policies and procedures for the Urgent Care
  • Improves the quality and efficiency of the level of care delivered to patients

NURSE MANAGER/URGENT CARE

Advanced Urgent Care
Key West, Florida
12.2020 - 08.2022
  • Established and maintained nursing standards and enforced them on the team to ensure the staff implemented the best practices when interacting with patients
  • Recognized and assisted in solving clinical and administrative problems
  • Analyzed and prioritized competing demands by taking effective action to redesign systems best to meet the needs of the patient population and staff
  • Established work schedules and assignments according to workload, space, and equipment availability
  • Maintained awareness of advances in medicine, computerized diagnostic and treatment equipment, information technology, and government regulations
  • Oversaw and managed nursing and support staff in patient care while maintaining high staff morale and professionalism

REGISTERED NURSE/EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Lower Keys Medical Center
Key West, Florida
10.2020 - 03.2021
  • Delivered high-quality care to emergency department patients while overseeing admissions and discharges in a rapidly changing environment
  • Ensures a positive patient outcome and maintained safety while advocating the patient's needs to others who are part of the health care team
  • Developed extensive knowledge of medications, including adult, pediatric, and neonatal dosages, dosage calculation, indications, side effects, administration, and actions

TRAVEL NURSE/EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Memorial Regional Hospital/COVID Contract/MHS Staffing
Hollywood, Florida
07.2020 - 09.2020
  • Provided excellent care to patients suffering from injuries, complications chronic diseases, and infections
  • Easily adapted to being assigned to emergency departments across the country to help with staffing issues while providing safe patient-care ratios
  • Interpreted and tracked electrocardiograms and updated providers on patients' changes in acuity or stability
  • Educated patients by ensuring the appropriate teaching method are easily understood regarding their disease and treatment options
  • Administered conscious sedation and implemented appropriate monitoring post-procedure for patients across the lifespan

CHARGE NURSE/DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE/URGENT CARE

Womack Army Medical Center
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
03.2019 - 08.2019
  • Served as a resource for questions and technical questions for fellow staff while maintaining and overseeing patient care safety
  • Created assignments for staff based on expertise, the scope of practice, and patient status and condition
  • Communicated with patients, families, and staff members if conflict resolution or service recovery was necessary
  • Displayed excellent critical thinking skills and strong leadership qualities

STAFF NURSE/EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Tripler Army Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii
12.2016 - 09.2017

CLINICAL COORDINATOR/EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Rapides Regional Medical Center
Alexandria, Louisiana
09.2013 - 11.2016
  • Provided compassionate care while controlling symptoms and pain management in a variety of treatment modalities
  • Ensured optimal patient outcomes while responding to urgent situations
  • Preceptor to new nurses and students while ensuring unit expectations, procedures, and policies were understood
  • Participated in an Emergency Nursing Council that was involved in a performance improvement program to demonstrate the evidence-based practice and quality care

REGISTERED NURSE/EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Christus St. Francis Cabrini Hospital
Alexandria, Louisiana
03.2013 - 09.2013

CHARGE NURSE/EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
Fayetteville, North Carolina
09.2011 - 03.2013

Education

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - NURSING

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, Utah
01.2019

ASSOCIATE DEGREE - NURSING

Durham Technical Community College
Durham, North Carolina
01.2010

Skills

  • Privacy and confidentiality
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Electronic Medical Records
  • Patient Assessments
  • Charting and clinical documentation
  • Family Education
  • Direct Patient Care
  • Patient Education
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Hands-on clinical instruction
  • Quality Improvement
  • Effective Communication
  • Time management abilities

Certification

  • RN (Registered Nurse), North Carolina (Compact), Oregon, California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York
  • ACLS, 10/01/25
  • BLS, 10/01/25
  • PALS, 10/01/25
  • ENPC, 02/01/28
  • TNCC, 02/01/28
  • NIHSS, 05/26/25

Personal Information

Title: Registered Nurse

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

TRAVEL NURSE/ACUTE CARE CLINICAL NURSING SUPERVISOR

Samuel Simmonds Medical Center/Wave Health Partners
08.2024 - Current

TRAVEL NURSE/CHARGE NURSE

Dilkon Medical Center Emergency Department/Tribal Health
07.2023 - 09.2024

REGISTERED NURSE/CALL CENTER NURSE RN

United Health Group/Optum
01.2023 - 07.2023

NURSING SUPERVISOR/URGENT CARE

Florida Keys Urgent Care
08.2022 - 07.2023

NURSE MANAGER/URGENT CARE

Advanced Urgent Care
12.2020 - 08.2022

REGISTERED NURSE/EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Lower Keys Medical Center
10.2020 - 03.2021

TRAVEL NURSE/EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Memorial Regional Hospital/COVID Contract/MHS Staffing
07.2020 - 09.2020

CHARGE NURSE/DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE/URGENT CARE

Womack Army Medical Center
03.2019 - 08.2019

STAFF NURSE/EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Tripler Army Medical Center
12.2016 - 09.2017

CLINICAL COORDINATOR/EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Rapides Regional Medical Center
09.2013 - 11.2016

REGISTERED NURSE/EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Christus St. Francis Cabrini Hospital
03.2013 - 09.2013

CHARGE NURSE/EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
09.2011 - 03.2013

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - NURSING

Western Governors University

ASSOCIATE DEGREE - NURSING

Durham Technical Community College
Jessica D. Kelly, BSN, RN