Jordan Wilkes
New Bedford,MA
Summary
Registered Nurse licensed in MA, CT and RI with 9+ years of clinical experience. Offering a background managing nursing staff, delegating assignments and assessing patient conditions. Expertise in progress monitoring, plan implementation and patient care. Comfortable and competent in delivering exceptional nursing care, triaging conditions and supporting diverse patient needs.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Unit Manager- Registered Nurse
CareOne
New Bedford, MA
02.2024 - Current
- Ensure that required staffing levels are met for each shift on a daily basis needed to render care for the number of residents assigned to her/his responsibility.
- Attend, participate and lead the weekly resident "At Risk" meeting ensures resident care and condition concerns are identified, interventions are appropriate to cause and follow up is completed.
- Monitor provision of resident care by licensed nurses and C.N.A.'s ensure required documentation is completed.
- Review 24- hour resident change in condition report daily ensure necessary follow-up occurs including appropriate interventions implemented, physician and family notified and required documentation has been completed.
- Identify educational needs of staff discuss findings with the Facility Educator and work collaboratively to meet these needs.
- Communicate with the appropriate department manager/DON and participate with follow up and resolution to any grievances/concerns from personnel, residents or family members.
- Ensure physician orders are being followed.
- Monitor medication passes and treatment schedules to ensure that medications are being administered as ordered and that treatments are provided as scheduled.
Resident Care Director
Sunrise Senior Living
Plymouth, MA
05.2023 - 02.2024
- Coordinated care with external agencies to best support resident needs.
- Audited charts and medication to check compliance.
- Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
- Set and updated staff schedules, delegated assignments and monitored performance.
- Conducted admissions assessments to determine patient conditions and risk levels.
- Supervised and coached team members on proper procedures and care standards.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
LPN/RN/Supervisor
Westerly Health Center
Westerly, RI
06.2021 - 02.2023
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
- Administer medications and treatments, as prescribed by a physician, and monitor patients for therapeutic response for up to 65 patients.
- Perform physical assessments, determine resident’s care needs, initiate nursing intervention and evaluate outcome.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Naval Branch Health Clinic Groton
11.2019 - 12.2020
- Provide nursing management and administrative support to patients in an ambulatory care setting.
- Conduct patient check-ins, interviews, make initial assessments, and direct patient flow through the clinic visit.
- Assist providers during a variety of clinical examinations and/or procedures.
- Provide appropriate patient education following clinic protocol.
Staff Nurse. Primary Care
HealthFirst Family Care Center
04.2018 - 11.2019
Licensed Practical Nurse
Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation
08.2016 - 04.2018
Licensed Practical Nurse
Massachusetts Partnership For Correctional Nursing
10.2014 - 05.2016
Education
LPN To RN Bridge
Community College of Rhode Island
12.2021
Practical Nursing Program -
Blue Hills Regional Technical School
Canton, MA06.2014
Skills
- Electronic Recordkeeping
- Compassionate and Caring
- Medication Administration- PO, SQ, IM IV and G-Tube
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Care Coordination
- Decision Making
- Staff Supervision
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- COVID-19 Patient Care and Testing
CCRI RN Clinical Experience 2020-2021
- Jane Brown Unit- Psych
- Miriam Hospital- Cardiac Med-Surg
- Women & Infants- L&D and Postpartum Floor
- Hasbro- Pediatric Med-Surg
- Rhode Island Hospital- Neuro-Stroke
- RIH Emergency Dept- Charge Nurse Experience
Certification
- Registered Nurse
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- ACLS/BLS
- IV Certified
Timeline
Unit Manager- Registered Nurse
CareOne
02.2024 - Current
Resident Care Director
Sunrise Senior Living
05.2023 - 02.2024
LPN/RN/Supervisor
Westerly Health Center
06.2021 - 02.2023
Licensed Practical Nurse
Naval Branch Health Clinic Groton
11.2019 - 12.2020
Staff Nurse. Primary Care
HealthFirst Family Care Center
04.2018 - 11.2019
Licensed Practical Nurse
Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation
08.2016 - 04.2018
Licensed Practical Nurse
Massachusetts Partnership For Correctional Nursing
10.2014 - 05.2016
LPN To RN Bridge
Community College of Rhode Island
Practical Nursing Program -
Blue Hills Regional Technical School