Josie Smart
Billings,MT
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with a desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Detail oriented with a positive, outgoing attitude who delivers an outstanding patient experience.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Wellness Nurse, RN
MorningStar Assisted Living
Billings, MT
01.2023 - 02.2024
- Developed individual wellness plans tailored to residents needs.
- Assessed residents health conditions and provided appropriate care.
- Referred residents to specialists or other healthcare providers as necessary.
- Educated residents on preventive care and healthy lifestyle habits.
- Performed physical examinations in accordance with established protocols.
- Monitored vital signs of residents such as temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate, blood pressure, and weight.
- Identified potential health risks in order to provide early intervention services when needed.
REGISTERED NURSE
Montana Arthritis Center - Pure Infusion Suites
Billings, Montana
01.2022 - 06.2022
- Rheumatology rooming patients, triage, ordering tests, phlebotomy, IV starts, processing labs, referrals, prior authorizations, and helping with infusions
- Kept up with fast pass environment working under multiple physicians managing multiple needs
- Provided personalized service to patients in their infusion suite
- Independently and accurately mixes all medications and administers IV infusions per physicians orders
- Collaborated with other health care professionals and service providers to ensure optimal patient care
- Monitored and recorded symptoms and changes in patients during treatments
- Obtained and processed lab samples for shipment to nearby lab
- Accessed ports when peripheral access was not available.
REGISTERED NURSE
Big Sky DCI Dialysis
Billings, Montana
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Dialysis Charge nurse who's responsibility was to assess patient condition, prepare them for the dialysis procedure, answer patient inquiries, assess patient response to dialysis treatment collaborate with physicians, and educate patients on their condition
- Administered comprehensive dialysis treatments to a wide range of patients, including indigent and low-income patient populations
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale
- Supervised professional and paraprofessional nursing staff and delegated tasks to maintain continuum of care
- Educate patients on their fluid gains and the importance of completing their entire treatment
- Conferred with physicians to discuss patient symptoms and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches
- Cared for dialysis patients while supporting fellow nurses in delivering outstanding treatment to these patients
- Oversaw 20 patients during each shift.
Certified Medical Assistant
Billings Clinic
Billings, Montana
01.2011 - 01.2018
- Patient-oriented Medical Assistant with core competencies that include obtain patient data, accurately taking patient history, updating patient medications, and scheduling them for their upcoming procedures
- Providing excellent communication skills and time management
- Promoted office efficiency, coordinating charts, rooming patients and helping them with diverse needs
- Enhanced patient outcomes by providing knowledgeable education on procedures, medications and other physician instructions
- Conducted preliminary evaluations, including measuring weight, temperature and blood pressure, and documented results with accuracy
- Obtaining patients medical history, medication information, symptoms and allergies
- Administered flu vaccines
- Scheduled patients for procedures, x-rays, and CT scans.
Education
Associates of Science Degree, Nursing -
Montana State University of Billings
Skills
- Professional
- Accessing Ports
- Phlebotomy
- Strong IV skills
- Strong Work Ethic
- Reliable
- Graft Care and Cannulation
- Fistula Care and Cannulation
- Central Line Dressings
- Team Player
- Ongoing Care Evaluations
Certification
- Registered Nurse - Montana State Board - NUR-RN-LIC-143758
- CPR AED - American Heart Association- 06-28-2025
Accomplishments
Employee of the Month - Big Sky DCI / Billings,MT / July 2021
Volunteer Experience
- Forbid Them Not, Billings, MT, 2014-Current, Backpacks for kids and Green Bean Project.
- T.O. Jones Construction Inc, Billings, MT, 2015-Current, Providing disaster relief to those in need.
References
- Dr. Keri Hill, Gastroenterologist, Physician - St. Vincent Hospital, 406.696.4175, keri.hill@sclhealth.org
- Kim Oxner, Nurse Manager, Billings Clinic, 406.384.8930, koxner@billingsclinic.org
- Dr. Eric Nelsen, Gastroenterologist, Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, 406.697.3198, ericmnelsen@gmail.com
- Leah Jones, Owner, T.O. Jones Construction, Inc, 406.698.0061, jonesto777@hotmail.com
- Crystal Bouchard, Registered Nurse, Billings Clinic FBC, 406.690.7882, crystalabouchard@gmail.com
Personal Information
Mother of two amazing kids. I love the great outdoors, reading, and hanging out with friends and family.
Timeline
Wellness Nurse, RN
MorningStar Assisted Living
01.2023 - 02.2024
REGISTERED NURSE
Montana Arthritis Center - Pure Infusion Suites
01.2022 - 06.2022
REGISTERED NURSE
Big Sky DCI Dialysis
01.2019 - 01.2022
Certified Medical Assistant
Billings Clinic
01.2011 - 01.2018
Associates of Science Degree, Nursing -
Montana State University of Billings