Juanita Guyton

• Provide direct patient care in a fast paced level 1 trauma center, assisting with resuscitation and emergency procedures, ensuring compliance with safety standards and emergency protocol.
• Serve as team leader to triage and promptly identify patients that need urgent care. Delegate tasks based on staff competencies. Communicate effectively with staff and administration to ensure optimal patient outcomes and unit safety.
• Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.

• Assessed potential clients in the community to determine if they qualified for long term home care services.
• Collaborated with physicians, discharge planners and social workers to develop a plan of care for clients receiving home care services.
• Educated patients and families on health management, disease prevention, and post-discharge care.

• Provided direct patient care in a 30+ bed emergency department, attending to a variety of acute medical conditions.
• Conducted comprehensive assessments to identify patient needs, facilitating timely interventions.
• Monitor vital signs and respond rapidly to changes in patient status, including initiating life-saving interventions like CPR and ACLS.

February 1988

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January 1994 Staff RN Med/Surg Unit

• Provided comprehensive care for acutely ill patients and those recovering from surgery. Administered medications and monitored vital signs- notifying physician of any adverse reactions or abnormal findings.
• Served as charge nurse and preceptor to assist in the daily operation of the unit.

January 1994

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January 1999 Onsite Nurse

• Assessed patients clinical status and review medical record to coordinate home care services.
• Communicated with discharge planners, physicians, patients and their families to facilitate a smooth and safe transfer from the hospital to home.

January 1999

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January 2001 Patient Service Coordinator

• Managed total home care needs for up to 30 patients per week in their home.
• Provided direct patient care and educated patient and their family regarding disease process to prevent readmission to the hospital.
• Supervised LPN and HHA.

January 2001

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January 2003 Staff RN Telemetry Unit

• Responsible for the direct nursing care of up to 11 patients requiring cardiac monitoring.
• Collected blood samples and reported abnormal findings to physician promptly.
• Interpret heart rhythms and reported irregular findings to physician. Administered urgent medications and assisted with emergency procedures such as cardioversion.

January 2003

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February 2009 Staff RN/Emergency Room

• Administered emergency care to patients in critical conditions, ensuring rapid assessment and intervention in a level 1 trauma center.
• Assisted physicians with resuscitation and emergent procedures.
• Continuously monitoring patients vital signs and responding rapidly to changes in patients condition.
• Served as charge nurse to manage patient flow and assist staff with delivering optimal care.