Joelyn Roach
Clay,NY
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service. I have continuously worked in Community ER and Pediatric After hours to keep my skills fresh.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Upstate Hospital
12.2024 - Current
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Community Hospital
09.2022 - 12.2024
- Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis, and treatment.
- Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
Medical Surgical Registered Nurse
Oswego Hospital
06.2021 - 09.2022
- Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens, and pain management techniques.
- Started intravenous fluids, administered medications, and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
- Managed patients' pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management interventions.
- Managed caseload of 5 patients simultaneously by providing bedside care, treatments, IV therapy, and wound care.
- Administered blood products and monitored vital signs to address immediate concerns.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to facilitate comprehensive patient-centered care.
- Assisted with wound care, dressing changes and NG tube placement to maintain stable patient conditions.
- Monitored and managed pain levels of post-surgical patients to reduce unnecessary opiate usage.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
Education
Associates in Nursing - Nursing
St Joseph College of Nursing
Syracuse, NY05-2021
Skills
- IV management
- Diabetes management
- Seizure management
- Acute care
- Proper catheter insertion/removal
- Emergency response
- Triage and rapid patient assessment
- Patient and family education
- Disease management
- Code blue response and resuscitation
- Airway management and oxygen therapy
- Management of strokes, MI, sepsis
- Emergency pharmacology
- Blood draws and lab interpretations
- Point of care testing
- Familiarity with crash cart and defibrillator
- Prioritization in multi-patient situations
- Maintaining composure in high stress scenarios
Certification
- BLS
- ACLS
- PALS
- TNCC
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Upstate Hospital
12.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Community Hospital
09.2022 - 12.2024
Medical Surgical Registered Nurse
Oswego Hospital
06.2021 - 09.2022
Associates in Nursing - Nursing
St Joseph College of Nursing
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