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Julian Forbes-Samuels

Bloomfield,CT

Summary

To utilize current skills and experience to foster growth on a surgical unit while embracing current care standards to continue promoting patient experience scores and safety outcomes.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Staff Nurse CN2 on Ortho Surg

UConn Health
01.2019 - Current
  • Develop care plans utilizing established standards of care which include physician prescribed therapies and common nursing measures derived from disease related and personal needs
  • Assists in clinical education and orientation of other staff; guides and supervises assigned personnel in the delivery of patient care
  • Organizes and coordinates patient care and collaborates with staff to implement patient care plans.

Travel Nurse

Cross Country Healthcare
01.2019 - Current
  • Staff nurse on a surgical unit caring for immediate postoperative patients requiring care before and after general, orthopedic, urology, and Oral/maxillofacial surgery
  • Providing care for medical overflow patients.

Clinical Nurse Leader

Hartford Hospital Healthcare
01.2002 - Current
  • Assessing/auditing unit quality measures, CAUTIS, VTE and HAPU risks
  • Coordinate and screening admissions and discharges with bed management for proper throughput and patient flow while focusing on length of stay
  • Pain resource nurse for unit; attends monthly meetings and explain new protocols or changes in documentation to other staff nurses, and assist with pain audits
  • Responsible for assessing, documenting, and updating patients’ care plan with daily patient education
  • Coaching and mentoring while holding fellow staff accountable for standard work, including hand hygiene, fall precaution and skin protocols
  • Conducting progression rounds and lead multidisciplinary huddles
  • Resource/Charge nurse, managing floor with 47 patient beds and staff of 20+
  • Mentor/preceptor to new nurses and coach fellow floor nurses and PCAs
  • Telemetry trained with ACLS and BLS Certifications.

Staff Nurse

Brigham and Women's Hospital
01.1998 - 01.2002
  • Provided care for patients following orthopedic procedures
  • Assisted in clinical research studies
  • Recovered patients after same day procedures such as cardiac cath and angioplasty.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 1997 -

University of Massachusetts at Boston
Boston, Massachusetts

Skills

  • IV Insertion
  • Team building/teamwork
  • Professionalism
  • Critical thinking
  • Effective communication
  • Efficient in EPIC Software

Certification

  • Connecticut Nursing License; obtained April 2002 to present
  • Medical-Surgical Certification April 2018 current through April 2023
  • BLS current through 2021
  • ACLS current through 2021
  • Nightingale award 2021

Personal Information

Title: BSN, RN

Languages

Spanish
Professional Working

Timeline

Staff Nurse CN2 on Ortho Surg

UConn Health
01.2019 - Current

Travel Nurse

Cross Country Healthcare
01.2019 - Current

Clinical Nurse Leader

Hartford Hospital Healthcare
01.2002 - Current

Staff Nurse

Brigham and Women's Hospital
01.1998 - 01.2002

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 1997 -

University of Massachusetts at Boston

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