Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care in both outpatient and inpatient settings. Committed to delivering caring and compassionate patient care through effective education and counseling.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse II
Christiana Care Health System
10.2024 - Current
Provides compassionate and comprehensive post operative care to 4-5 patients across multiple specialties per shift.
Conducts thorough patient assessments and communicates changes in condition.
Provides counseling and education to ensure compliance and improved outcomes.
Registered Nurse-Primary Care
Nemours Children's Health System
12.2022 - 08.2024
Triaged patients by reviewing symptoms and advising on best treatment plan to facilitate appropriate patient care.
Fulfilled medication refill, completed paperwork, prior authorizations and referral requests.
October 2014-August 2023: Led a team of 10 joint force medical and administrative personnel to administer COVID-19 tests and vaccines to State of Delaware residents from May 2020 through March 2022. Managed Immunization Clinic operations as officer in charge from January 2016 through December 2018. Directly supervised 4 immunization back up technicians to deliver over 2K vaccines per year. In addition, utilized administrative skills to run unit's on the job training program, safety and fitness programs, in-process new unit members, and help supervisors conduct performance evaluations.
May 2013-September 2014: Led 8 member OB/GYN clinic as nurse manager at Yokota AB, Japan. Facilitated 4.3K clinic visits/256 births/117 surgeries. Managed 3 doctors and 3 ancillary staff members. Assisted doctors with procedures and expanded access to care through telephone triage appointments.
January 2012-April 2013: Functioned as sole clinical nurse in family medicine and pediatric clinics at Incirlik AB, Turkey. Also served as Medical Group patient advocate.
October 2010-January 2012: Provided disease management and telephone triage to >8K pediatric patients at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. Served as the pain documentation monitor for the clinic.
December 2009-October 2010: Supported 10 medical surgical specialties as charge nurse on medical/surgical unit at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. In addition, provided manning assistance in NICU.
Travel Registered Nurse
Favorite Healthcare And American Mobile
01.2015 - 05.2020
3 February 2020 -1 May 2020: Employed as outpatient clinic nurse at Emory Sleep Center in Atlanta, GA. Provided clinical nursing support to an average of 20-40 patients per day. Performed telephone triage, medication refills, prior authorizations and administrative support.
October 2015-March 2016: Employed as a travel nurse assigned to Children's National Medical Center in Washington D.C. Provided pre-operative teaching to families and counseled parents via telephone triage.
August 2015-October 2015: Employed as agency nurse to Bridgeport Hadley Long Term Acute Care Facility. Took care of 6 patients per shift with multiple comorbidities.
January 2015-July 2015: Provided care to 4 pediatric patients with complex medical needs on a 50-bed general medicine unit at Children's National Medical Center in Washington D.C.
ED Observation/Procedural Care Area Registered Nurse
Riverside Regional Medical Center
01.2017 - 04.2018
Managed 5 patients per shift presenting with chest pain, dehydration, transient ischemic attacks and other emergent diagnoses that require 24-72 hour observation.
Prepared patients for same day procedures which require conscious sedation. In addition, provided bedside care and close monitoring to patients post procedure. Took care of an average of 6-7 patients per shift.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
2009
Skills
Experience with organizing data and creating Microsoft excel trackers
Team Player
Task and Detail Oriented
Ability to Multitask
Able to Adapt to Different Work Environments
Telephone Triage Experience
Intermediate user of Microsoft Office applications
Timeline
Registered Nurse II
Christiana Care Health System
10.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse-Primary Care
Nemours Children's Health System
12.2022 - 08.2024
ED Observation/Procedural Care Area Registered Nurse