John Keiser
Summit Hill,PA
Summary
Registered Nurse with 14 years of experience in varied clinical settings providing competent, compassionate and professional nursing care to diverse populations.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Med Pool Professionals/PRN Health
05.2010 - Current
- Registered Nurse with a healthcare staffing agency providing professional nursing care at various contract facilities in Denver and throughout the Front Range of Colorado
- Experience includes, but is not limited to, over two years in various LTACHs caring for acutely and critically ill; including mechanically ventilated patients, patients with central lines, multiple tubes (PEG, J-tube, ileostomy, urostomy), drains, complex wounds and wound vacs
- Three years of experience in Assisted Living/Skilled Nursing facilities in multiple roles including House Supervisor, Charge Nurse and Staff/Medication Nurse capacities providing professional nursing care for residents and managing other nurses and assistive personnel per facility policy
- More than six years of inpatient and home hospice nursing in multiple roles including Triage, After Hours and Case Management
- This has included patients with PCA/CADD pumps and IV/SC infusions, symptom management, and respite care for families/loved ones
- Providing clear and compassionate education to patients and their loved ones regarding process of dying and other end-of-life care issues and concerns
- Spent 2 years working at a CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehab Facilities) certified Inpatient Drug Rehabilitation Facility providing professional nursing care to a diverse clientele in support of the facility's mission of providing the foundation for sustained recovery from the diseases of alcohol and drug addiction
- This has included caring for clients throughout the residential treatment spectrum from acute detox to 90 day sober living following intensive inpatient treatment
- Have also spent significant time over the years in Geriatric Behavioral Health facilities providing psychiatric nursing care to the elderly; including patients diagnosed with various types of dementia, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia spectrum disorders and various Cluster B personality disorders.
Chore Services Technician
Arapahoe County
06.2008 - 09.2008
- Provided basic home maintenance services to eligible low income senior citizens in Arapahoe County
- These services included regular lawn care, landscaping, snow shoveling, window cleaning, furniture moving, clutter removal and other projects as requested by customer and as schedule allowed
- Overall goal of program was to assist elderly residents of Arapahoe County with home maintenance and upkeep that they would otherwise be unable to accomplish or afford thereby allowing them to remain in their homes as long as possible
- Completed job reports and logs immediately following service calls
Stock Room Associate
Restoration Hardware
09.2005 - 06.2008
- Responsible for receiving, cataloguing, and displaying store merchandise
- Shipping merchandise to customers and other store branches
- Sales floor support and coverage as needed.
Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember (13B)/Military Police (31B)
United States Army
09.1998 - 04.2004
- Planned and briefed personnel on missions
- Surveyed and analyzed terrain to determine optimum equipment placement and use
- Operated and maintained field communication equipment
- Communicated over wire and radio and identified strategic target locations.
- Coordinated with other military units and agencies to support operations and align with mission.
- Constructed and camouflaged positions to prevent detection
- Led basic reconnaissance operations and reported enemy activity to Chain of Command
- Led fire team on mounted and dismounted battle drills and during combat patrols
- Trained other officers in firearms and self-defense tactics.
- Supervised teams in support of theatre and installation security and law and order operations
- Maintained 100% accountability of all assigned equipment worth over $1,000,000.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Concorde Career College
Aurora, CO01.2009
Skills
- Reliable
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Patient Education and Counseling
- Adept at prioritizing/managing deadlines
- Hospice and palliative care expertise
- Acute care experience
- Culturally competent care
- PCA/CADD and IV infusion pumps
- Vent, Trach, Ostomy, PEG, and tube feeding experience
- EMR Systems
- Staff Supervision
Certification
- Registered Nurse in Colorado (NLC Multi-State) 2009
- Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania 2024
- AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers
Military Service
United States Army, 9/1998, 4/2004, Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember (13B), Military Police (31B), Honorable Discharge, Corporal E4, Feb 2003, Mar 2004, Operation Iraqi Freedom,
- Planned and briefed personnel on missions.,
- Surveyed and analyzed terrain to determine optimum equipment placement and use.,
- Operated and maintained field communication equipment.,
- Constructed and camouflaged positions to prevent detection.,
- Led basic reconnaissance operations and reported enemy activity to Chain of Command.,
- Led fire team on mounted and dismounted battle drills and during combat patrols.,
- Supervised teams in support of theatre and installation security and law and order operations.,
- Maintained 100% accountability of all assigned equipment worth over $1,000,000.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Med Pool Professionals/PRN Health
05.2010 - Current
Chore Services Technician
Arapahoe County
06.2008 - 09.2008
Stock Room Associate
Restoration Hardware
09.2005 - 06.2008
Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember (13B)/Military Police (31B)
United States Army
09.1998 - 04.2004
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Concorde Career College
- Registered Nurse in Colorado (NLC Multi-State) 2009
- Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania 2024
- AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers
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