Julia Love
Santaquin,UT
Summary
Resourceful, compassionate, dedicated and patient-focused. Bringing over 20 years of experience across patient care, patient advocate, pediatric care, dialysis, billing review, wound care and operating room support in a diverse set of environments. Proven expertise in identifying medical record discrepancies, while providing medication administration, floor nurse education, physician support and determining patient needs and requirements. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with 7 years of Dialysis experience. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Detox Nurse
Provo Canyon Behavioral Hospital
Provo, UT
10.2020 - Current
- Develop care plans for patients, helping them be as independent as possible
- Administer and monitor effects of medications used to taper off of alcohol and opiate drugs
- Help patients improve their coping abilities
- Record all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner
- Created and implemented group therapies and programs to help patients improve or regain coping abilities.
- Deliver detox medications as needed according to subjective and objective assessment for patient’s coming off alcohol and addictive drugs
Dialysis Nurse
Fresenius Medical Care
Murray, UT
07.2019 - 03.2020
- Managed facility requirements for patient treatments, educated patients about health issues, and wellness measures, which included compliance with diet and medications
- Performed dialysis treatment's utilizing astute judgment as well as following company policies and procedures to ensure proper care for every client to achieve successful outcomes
- Reviewed, interpreted, and performed lab tests, communicating results to appropriate medical providers
- Monitored fluid intake levels and adjust fluid removal goal accordingly to ensure patient safety
- Closely monitored acute conditions
- Counseled and educated patients about on-going health issues and wellness to ensure best practices utilized for each patient.
- Oversaw administration of Hemodialysis treatments
Treatment Nurse
City Creek Post Acute
Salt Lake City, UT
03.2018 - 10.2018
- Served as a treatment nurse at this skilled nursing facility, evaluating and treating patients for wounds and skin breakdown issues
- Monitored all patients for improvements or decline in skin integrity, and performed interventions when necessary
- Improved patient experience through effective healing procedures for large wounds, which included skin grafts, burn treatment, surgical incisions, skin breakdown, and diabetic ulcers
- Administered daily medications that included infection evasion, and pain assistance
- Reviewed and performed data entry for new orders from providers
- Expertly provided wound VAC care for three and four patients, simultaneously
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
Utilization Review Nurse
Lakeside Billing Management
Springville, UT
07.2017 - 03.2018
- Determined the level of care needs for clients, and made educated recommendations for treatment
- Assessed behavioral, mental illness, and substance abuse cases that aligned with clinical and evidence based data based on patient history and behaviors
- Prepared need and request orders for insurance companies, based on reviews and findings for required insurance coverage
- Advocated for longer insurance coverage for clients, and recommended extended residential treatment coverage or partial hospitalization due to PTSD, substance abuse, emotional trauma, etc.
- Evaluated medical guidelines and benefit coverage to determine appropriateness of services.
- Obtained authorizations from multiple insurance carriers for various levels of care.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient.
Registered Nurse
DaVita Dialysis
Provo, UT
09.2010 - 05.2017
- Review home medications, educate and encourage proper diet for optimal health while on dialysis
- Monitored fluid intake levels and adjust fluid removal goal accordingly per guidelines
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests
- Counseled and educated patients about health issues and wellness throughout the process of End Stage Renal Disease
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Pediatric Nurse
MountainStar Healthcare
Payson, UT
09.2008 - 05.2010
- Performed basic physical assessments of pediatrics, newborns and infants
- Administered IVs as required for sick infants needing antibiotics, fluids, and medications as required by physician orders, and nursing expertise
- Primary care, assessment and evaluation of neonatal and pediatric patients
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills
- High level of personal accountability.
Operating Room Nurse
American Fork Hospital
American Fork, UT
06.2007 - 05.2008
- Assisted doctors with surgeries and non-invasive procedures
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing
- Assist anesthesiologists during intubation
- Secure and position patient for appropriate procedure.
RN
NICU, Primary Children's Hospital
Salt Lake City, UT
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Monitored neonatal care
- Administered medication via IV therapy, NG tube, by mouth, intramuscularly, documented and assessed medication response
- Assessed and cared for patient's receiving respiratory ventilation care and oxygen
- Thoroughly perform physical assessment and evaluation of neonatal patients
- Report change in condition to designated medical team/staff overseeing patients care.
Surgical Technologist
IHC
American Fork, UT
05.2001 - 01.2006
- Prepared operating rooms, ensured that all of the equipment needed for procedures was properly disinfected and assembled
- Checked that the equipment was in working order
- Placed sterile instruments in areas where they could be easily reached by doctors
- During surgery, passed sterile surgical equipment, such as scalpels and forceps, to surgeons
- Cut sutures, keep track of sponges, needles and instruments
- Operate lights and help dress or wrap a patient's wounds
- Assisted surgeon with proper instruments in order of necessity
- Ensured sterile items were not contaminated.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UTCertification in Surgical Tech - Surgical Technology
Saly Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT2001
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Medication Administration
- Delegation and Motivation
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Attention to Detail
- Compassionate and Caring
- Decision Making
- Accurate Documentation
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Clear Patient Communication
- Diet and Nutrition
Accomplishments
- Patient Advocacy - Explained treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
- Clinical Skills - Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
Timeline
Detox Nurse
Provo Canyon Behavioral Hospital
10.2020 - Current
Dialysis Nurse
Fresenius Medical Care
07.2019 - 03.2020
Treatment Nurse
City Creek Post Acute
03.2018 - 10.2018
Utilization Review Nurse
Lakeside Billing Management
07.2017 - 03.2018
Registered Nurse
DaVita Dialysis
09.2010 - 05.2017
Pediatric Nurse
MountainStar Healthcare
09.2008 - 05.2010
Operating Room Nurse
American Fork Hospital
06.2007 - 05.2008
RN
NICU, Primary Children's Hospital
01.2006 - 01.2007
Surgical Technologist
IHC
05.2001 - 01.2006
Associate of Science - Nursing
Salt Lake Community College
Certification in Surgical Tech - Surgical Technology
Saly Lake Community College
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