Joclyn Wiley
Jordan,NY
Summary
Seasoned Registered Nurse of seven years, with a proven track record at Upstate University Hospital, excelling in neonatal and medical-surgical care. Demonstrates expertise in IV therapy and exceptional interpersonal communication, significantly enhancing patient satisfaction.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Upstate University Hospital
Syracuse, NY
06.2023 - Current
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
- Reduced hospital readmissions through effective discharge planning, patient education, and follow-up care coordination.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Streamlined medication administration processes for increased safety and accuracy during busy shifts.
- Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
- Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Facilitated patient transitions between different levels of care, ensuring continuity of services and minimizing disruptions in treatment plans.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Implemented evidence-based fall prevention strategies, resulting in a significant decrease in patient falls within the unit.
- Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
Travel Registered Nurse, NICU
Aya Healthcare
Utica, NY
02.2023 - 05.2023
- Provided emotional support and guidance to patients and family members to help cope with emotional challenges of illness.
- Followed policies, procedures and hospital regulations for protocol compliance and patient safety.
- Documented patient interactions and interventions in EPIC EMR.
- Assessed patient conditions by taking vital signs and evaluating symptoms to determine appropriate treatment.
- Communicated with family members and loved ones to provide information about patient care, treatments and medical options.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Developed relationships with patients and families to understand medical history and care needs.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop impactful treatment plans.
- Crafted tailored nursing care plan for each patient and evaluated it daily for effectiveness.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Provided high level of quality care for each and every patient in 60-bed neonatal ICU unit.
- Assessed, evaluated, and cared for neonate patients
- Documented all elements of care and updated patient charts and confidential files to reflect changes in care plans, interventions applied, and observations.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients and families about medications, treatments and lifestyle changes to better understand and manage condition.
- Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns.
Travel Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Aya Healthcare
Binghamton, NY
11.2022 - 01.2023
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
- Ordered and analyzed diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient conditions.
- Collaborated with health care team to revise and develop treatment plans for six patients simultaneously.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens, and pain management techniques.
- Managed patient pain relief and sedation by providing non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Monitored patient vital signs to perform thorough condition assessments.
- Started intravenous fluids, administered medications, and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Monitored hemodynamic variances to identify signs of life-threatening complications.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
- Provided health education to patients and families regarding discharge instructions and plans of care.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Registered Nurse, NICU
Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital
Syracuse, NY
09.2020 - 10.2022
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care, and fluid and electrolyte management
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Registered Nurse, Transfer Center
Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital
Syracuse, NY
09.2019 - 05.2020
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Fielded calls from outlying facilities to gather information related to patient condition, to then confer with a service-appropriate provider, and initiated facility to facility transfer if deemed appropriate
- Triaged medical charts of emergency department, post-operative, and inpatient patients to determine most appropriate care setting, based on hospital unit focus
- Scheduled IV infusions for hematology-oncology patients in an inpatient setting
- Obtained, organized, and communicated pertinent patient information from outlying medical providers to directly admit to appropriate inpatient unit
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital
Syracuse, NY
05.2017 - 08.2019
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, technicians, and unit clerks.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Provided health education to patients and families regarding discharge instructions and plans of care.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
- Managed caseload of seven patients simultaneously by providing bedside care, treatments, IV therapy, and wound care.
- Performed emergency medical procedures such as BLS, and other condition stabilizing interventions.
- Started intravenous fluids, administered medications, and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Implemented hands-on therapeutic interventions to achieve prompt recovery and discharge.
- Monitored patient vital signs to perform thorough condition assessments.
- Managed patients' pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management interventions.
- Managed patient pain relief and sedation by providing non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions.
- Ordered and analyzed diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient conditions.
- Collaborated with health care team to revise and develop treatment plans for seven patients simultaneously.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
SUNY College At Canton
Canton, NYAssociate of Applied Science - Nursing Practice
Pomeroy College of Nursing At Crouse Hospital
Syracuse, NY05.2017
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts- Health Related Studies
Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY09.2013
Skills
- Initiation of IV therapy
- Parental Support
- Management of artificial airway
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Neonatal Care Plans
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Newborn Assessments
- Fluids Checking
- Intramuscular Injections
- Infection Control Procedures
- Ventilator Management
- IV Administration
- Patient Flow
- Patient Assessments
- Interpersonal and Written Communication
- Status Updates
- PICC Lines
- Oral Hygiene
- EMR Systems
- Withdrawal Symptoms
- Patient Condition Reporting
- Supporting Daily Living Needs
- Care Plan Management
- Caregiver Education
- Crisis Prevention Intervention
- Patient Admission
- Client Satisfaction
- Social Perceptiveness
- Complex Information Interpretation
- Foley Catheter Insertion and Removal
- Emotional Support
- Patient Coping Mechanisms
- Pain Management Techniques
- Client Service and Engagement
- Nutrition and Nourishment Issues
- Universal Precautions
- Care Prioritization
- System Documentation
- Influenza Prevention and Treatment
- Hospital Standards
- Proper Medical Equipment Storage
- Issue Assessment and Monitoring
- Psychosocial Analysis
- Blood Transfusions
- Sleep Pattern Disturbances
Certification
- NRP Training - Up to date
- CPR- BLS - Up to date
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Upstate University Hospital
06.2023 - Current
Travel Registered Nurse, NICU
Aya Healthcare
02.2023 - 05.2023
Travel Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Aya Healthcare
11.2022 - 01.2023
Registered Nurse, NICU
Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital
09.2020 - 10.2022
Registered Nurse, Transfer Center
Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital
09.2019 - 05.2020
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital
05.2017 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
SUNY College At Canton
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing Practice
Pomeroy College of Nursing At Crouse Hospital
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts- Health Related Studies
Monroe Community College