Joshlyn Anderson
Pocahontas,AR
Summary
Experienced Registered Nurse and current nursing instructor seeking the Director of Nursing position at Black River Technical College. Offers a strong background in clinical leadership, curriculum development, and student mentorship, supported by extensive hands-on experience in home health, pediatrics, medical-surgical care, and women’s health. Committed to fostering an exceptional learning environment, ensuring program compliance, and guiding future nurses toward academic and clinical success. Strong beliefs in student and faculty advocacy.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Home Health, On-call Triage nurse
St. Bernard’s Medical Center
09.2024 - Current
- Make home visits and record findings.
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
- Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
- Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
- Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
- Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patient's conditions.
- Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetics.
Traditional Registered Nursing Instructor
12.2021 - Current
- Teach a group of nursing students about medical/surgical nursing and pediatrics
- Test group of students on the content to prepare them for the NCLEX-RN
- Assign and grade the ATI prep test over the NCLEX-RN topics
- Responsible for setting up clinical courses for grades
- Keep up with attendance and absentee hours
- Preparation, teaching, and conducting courses
- Assign homework and quizzes
- Oversee the lab and teach students how to perform nursing skills
- Perform Clinical CLADR data collection each semester
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
St. Bernard’s Medical Center
11.2017 - 01.2025
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
- Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess a patient's condition.
- Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
- Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a unit.
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
- Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
- Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in a patient's condition.
- Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetics.
Registered Nurse, Travel Nurse
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
02.2023 - 11.2023
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
- Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess a patient's condition.
- Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
- Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel, or supervise a unit.
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
- Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
- Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in a patient's condition.
- Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetics.
- Perform admissions and discharges of pediatric patients
Licensed Practical Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
St. Bernard’s Medical Center
01.2016 - 11.2017
- Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
- Provide basic patient care or treatment, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
- Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.
- Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.
Education
Master’s of Science in Nursing - Nursing Education
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN02.2026
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN11.2020
Registered Nurse - undefined
Black River Technical College
Pocahontas, AR12.2016
Licensed Practical Nurse - undefined
Black River Technical College
Pocahontas, AR12.2015
Skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Fantastic time management skills
- Organizational skills
- Task-oriented
- Great leadership skills
- Enthusiasm and eagerness to learn new skills every day
- Detail-oriented
- Goal oriented
BRTC
REGISTERED NURSE, BSN
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Home Health, On-call Triage nurse
St. Bernard’s Medical Center
09.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse, Travel Nurse
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
02.2023 - 11.2023
Traditional Registered Nursing Instructor
12.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
St. Bernard’s Medical Center
11.2017 - 01.2025
Licensed Practical Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
St. Bernard’s Medical Center
01.2016 - 11.2017
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Walden University
Registered Nurse - undefined
Black River Technical College
Licensed Practical Nurse - undefined
Black River Technical College
Master’s of Science in Nursing - Nursing Education
Capella University