Hi, I’m
Julie C. Jones
Summary
Driven, hardworking and veteran emergency department Registered Nurse bringing demonstrated patient care, medication monitoring and treatment management expertise. Adaptable and resilient with strong attention to detail, clinical expertise, and emergency response experience. Bringing 26-year record of success in nursing and desiring staff nurse position with healthcare facility.
Overview
26
years of professional experience
3
Certification
Work History
Eileen Gardner
In Home Caregiver, Supervisor
01.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Provide daily care for 33yr.old male with severe mental deficiency, autism, seizures
- Care for patient in his home by providing stimulation and doing all activities of daily living
Lynn Spear
In Home Caregiver, Supervisor
10.2020 - 12.2022
Job overview
- Took care of a 33 yr
- Old female status post Subarachnoid hemorrhage due to aneurysm
- The patient was discharged home with a Trach collar, Peg feeding tube, indwelling catheter and unable to speak
- I provided all care to include daily medications prescribed by the physician
- Coordinated care with speech, occupational and physical therapist
- At the end of my tenure, the patient was able to void on commode, walk with assistance, intelligible speech, feeding self and bathing self in shower chair with supervision
- Job ended due to lack of funds from parents
MSL Diagnostics
Independent Contractor
11.2018 - 06.2020
Job overview
- Genetic Testing Specialist Responsibilities: HIPAA certified
- Work one on one with patients to determine what no cost program the patient qualified for and make the enrollment process simple and painless
- Programs: Cancer Risk Assessment and Pharmacogenomic Testing
- Buccal swabs were obtained and sent to participating labs
Rescare/Educare-Temple
Director of Nursing Services
11.2015 - 11.2016
Job overview
- Assisting the operation in the implementation of medical quality assurance programs developing and implementing policy and procedure, providing feedback to Operations management regarding necessary changes and revisions
- Participating in the Interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings
- Chairing committees as appropriate (e.g., safety, infection control, incident/accident review, human rights, etc.)
- Providing training services as needed to healthcare staff, including, but not limited to, medication administration, signs and symptoms of illness, etc
- Providing direct healthcare services as needed, including, but not limited to, passing medications and monitoring individual health status
- Facilitating communication and serving as a liaison between and among nursing staff, direct healthcare staff, community medical providers, and professional consultants in cooperation with Operations management
- Ensuring assigned staff are evaluated fairly and timely in accordance with ResCare performance evaluation procedures
- Ensuring all assigned staff receive training and supervision as needed to meet performance expectations
- Coordinating and overseeing all activities associated with medical contract providers
- Overseeing/participating in the hiring process of all assigned positions in accordance with ResCare policy and local, state, and federal employment law
- Assisting operations management team in fostering positive community relations with external customers as needed
Seton Premiere Staffing
Emergency Room staff RN
11.2014 - 09.2015
Job overview
- Provides all facets of nursing care to patients in compliance with State specific regulations and Standards of Practice as defined by the American Nursing Association organization
- Develops, implements, evaluates and revises comprehensive plan of care for patients
- Assess patients for changes that may hinder recovery and report relevant findings to healthcare professionals
- Perform comprehensive physical and psychosocial assessments to identify and address patient's needs
- Collaborates with and communicates relevant information to appropriate healthcare personnel including alerting physicians and appropriate personnel of acute changes in patient's condition
- Always Provide on-going professional care to all involved patients and their families
- Maintains clinical skills and competencies and attends all required in-service training
- Maintains quality improvement standards on the unit of employment
- Demonstrates the ability to function under supervision
Trinity Healthcare Staffing Group
Emergency Room Travel/Contract Nurse
08.2013 - 08.2014
Job overview
- Provides all facets of nursing care to patients in compliance with State specific regulations and Standards of Practice as defined by the American Nursing Association organization
- Develops, implements, evaluates and revises comprehensive plan of care for patients
- Assess patients for changes that may hinder recovery and report relevant findings to healthcare professionals
- Perform comprehensive physical and psychosocial assessments to identify and address patient's needs
- Collaborates with and communicates relevant information to appropriate healthcare personnel including alerting physicians and appropriate personnel of acute changes in patient's condition
- Always Provide on-going professional care to all involved patients and their families
- Maintains clinical skills and competencies and attends all required in-service training
- Maintains quality improvement standards on the unit of employment
- Demonstrates the ability to function under supervision
Metroplex Adventist Health System
Emergency Room Staff Nurse
10.2011 - 04.2013
Job overview
- Responsible for planning and delivery of direct and indirect patient care, developing nursing care plan in coordination with patient, family and interdisciplinary staff as necessary and communicating changes in patient's clinical condition with Physicians, Nursing Supervisor/Manager, and co-workers as appropriate
- Provided planning and delivery of direct and indirect patient care through the nursing process of Assessment, Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation
- Developed nursing care plans in coordination with patient, family and interdisciplinary staff as necessary
- Communicated changes in patient's clinical condition with Physicians, Nursing Supervisor/Manager, and co-workers as appropriate
- Participated in discharge planning process
- Experienced with patient safety best practices
- Provided excellent customer service and the ability to maintain confidentiality regarding sensitive information
- Demonstrated proficient communication skills
- Served on peer committees regarding safe handoff and employee retention
- All other duties assigned
Indian Oaks Living Center
ADON
06.2011 - 09.2011
Job overview
- Assisted in supervising the assignment and scheduling of nursing staff to meet resident needs
- Provided nursing care on shift when needed
- Assisted and cooperated with medical staff
- Assisted in solving nursing service problems
- Conducted competency checks of licensed and non-licensed direct care staff
- Assisted in investigations and resolutions of complaints and incidents and referred unusual problems to Administrator
- Assisted in Implementing company forms/systems and policies and procedures, to include but not limited to TRISUN CORE systems
- Assisted in supervising the maintenance of records of nursing, medical and related services
- Assisted in validating the accuracy of MDS's and Care Plans
- Supported the facility's policies and programs to instill a better understanding and acceptance by the staff
- Participated in facility's quality improvement program and action plan development
- Conducted in-service and orientation programs
- Reviewed monthly physician orders, MARS and TARS
- Participated in a nursing department clinical on-call schedule (24-hr availability)
- As requested, assisted with DON responsibilities
- Understood, adhered to the guidelines, supervised, and evaluated implementation of Resident's Rights
- Participated and attended scheduled periodic in-services and staff meetings
- Maintained confidentiality of necessary information
- All other duties as assigned
Scott & White Health Systems
PACU staff nurse
10.2010 - 04.2011
Job overview
- Provided post-operative nursing care for acutely and chronically ill critical patients from neonate to adult
- The variety of anesthesia included local sedation, monitored anesthesia, conscious sedation, spinal and epidural anesthesia as well as general anesthesia
- Worked on providing complex care to chronic heart disease patients and post-operative vascular patients, monitoring sophisticated equipment requiring critical thinking on a daily basis
- Proficient in chest tube monitoring and post coronary catheterization patients, initiating accurate assessments and timely appropriate interventions when needed
- Established, monitored and educated patients on PCA pumps, maintaining appropriate pain management for each patient
Metroplex Adventist Health System
Staff nurse
01.2006 - 06.2010
Job overview
- Staff nurse for busy PACU for 14 months then transferred to their Special Procedures department
- In Special Procedures, was responsible for overseeing procedure rooms and giving conscious sedation for endoscopy patients
- I maintained knowledge of endoscopy equipment and procedures such as Colonoscopy/EGD and ERCPs
- Gained and maintained knowledge of and assisted in other procedures requiring conscious sedation such as chest tube placement, bronchoscopy and thoracentesis to name a few
- Circulating nurse for local minor procedures, i.e
- Carpal-tunnel release, biopsy, and discograms
- Pre-oped patients for procedures according to anesthesia guidelines; as well as provide post op education on findings of the procedure
- Worked closely with doctors to facilitate accurate treatment
Care Hawaii
Staff nurse for Residential LCRS/SRSP Department
10.2003 - 06.2005
Job overview
- 24-36 hours per week
- Clinical staff nurse in crisis shelter
- Admitted clients in crisis to residential crisis shelters, which was able to house 8 clients in crisis
- Provided medications to clients with differing psychological and personality disorders
- Provided, along with client's team (i.e
- MD, Psychiatrist, therapist and case managers) appropriate care plans for each individual client
- Worked with case managers to find long term housing for clients upon resolution of short-term crisis
Kahu, Malama
Agency nurse
07.2003 - 06.2005
Job overview
- 24-32 hours per week
- Clinical staff nurse, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Tripler Army Medical Center
- Provided post-operative care for acutely critical patients
- The variety of anesthesia included conscious sedation, spinal and epidural anesthesia as well as general anesthesia
- Monitored the delivery of care of six licensed practical nurses, acting as a resource and mentor
- Worked on telemetry floor providing complex care to chronic heart disease patients and post-operative CABG patients, monitoring sophisticated equipment requiring critical thinking daily
- Proficient in chest tube monitoring and post coronary catheterization patient, initiating accurate assessments and timely appropriate interventions when needed
- Worked on OB/GYN floor, assessed and cared for post-surgical and post-partum patients
- Established, monitored and educated patients on PCA pumps, maintaining appropriate pain management for each patient
- Provided holistic care for post-partum mothers in a busy 16 room mother baby unit
St. Joseph's/Candler Health System
Staff Nurse
08.1998 - 01.2003
Job overview
- Worked on medical/surgical floor
- Appropriately assessing and caring for adult patients with acute and chronic health problems
- Provided pain management, intravenous therapy, administered crystalloids and blood products if needed and cared for post-surgical patients
- Transferred to Ambulatory Services
- Screened patients preoperatively and for surgery according to Anesthesia guidelines
- Prepared patient day of surgery according to Anesthesia guidelines
- Started and maintained IV lines, administered conscious sedation, preoperative antibiotics and medications and monitored patients prior to surgery
- Recovered patients during phase I and phase II of recovery from different types of anesthesia
- Provided post-op care and instructions to patients going home
- Worked in 23-hour unit to care for patients from phase II to 23 hours post op
- Instructed patients on home care issues i.e., drains, foleys, incisions and worked with MD on specific home care
- Worked hand in hand with team members to achieve Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Services awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
Education
Armstrong Atlantic State UniversitySavannah, GA
Associate Degree in Nursing from ADN
01.1998
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA
Bachelor of Arts from Psychology
01.1991
Oxford College of Emory UniversityOxford, GA
Associate of Arts
01.1989
Skills
- Cooking
- Cleaning and sanitizing
- Compassionate Caregiving
- First aid and safety
- Emergency Care
- Compassion and Empathy
- Clinical judgment
- Telemetry monitoring
- Quality Improvement
- Geriatric Nursing
- Diabetes management
- Home Health Care
- Mental health care
- Patient Education
- Medication and IV administration
- Specimen Collection
- EMR / EHR
- Regulatory Compliance
- Patient Care
- Direct Patient Care
- Infection control measures
- Patient Safety
- Wound Care
- Skill Development
- Medication Administration
- Health Promotion
- Care Planning
- Patient Management
- Vaccine administration
- Intake and discharge
- Team training and development
- Emergency Procedures
- Disease Prevention
- HIPAA protocol adherence
- Nursing process
- Cultural competence
- Decision-Making
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Intravenous therapy
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- Oxygen saturation standards
- Heartsaver CPR AED
- Emergency Diagnostics
- Heartsaver First Aid
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
- Time Management
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking
- Compassionate and Caring
- Basic Life Support
- Reliability
- Excellent Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
Certification
- AHA, Basic Life Support
- AHA, Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- AHA, Pediatric Advance Life Support
- CCN, Fundamentals of Critical Care Support
- ENA, Trauma Nurse Core Course
Awards
Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Services awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
References
Letters of reference available upon request.
Training
- Post Anesthesia Care Unit tech while in Nursing school
- Customer Service Representative for First Union Bank
Ssn
258-45-9410
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
In Home Caregiver, Supervisor
Eileen Gardner
01.2023 - Current
In Home Caregiver, Supervisor
Lynn Spear
10.2020 - 12.2022
Independent Contractor
MSL Diagnostics
11.2018 - 06.2020
Director of Nursing Services
Rescare/Educare-Temple
11.2015 - 11.2016
Emergency Room staff RN
Seton Premiere Staffing
11.2014 - 09.2015
Emergency Room Travel/Contract Nurse
Trinity Healthcare Staffing Group
08.2013 - 08.2014
Emergency Room Staff Nurse
Metroplex Adventist Health System
10.2011 - 04.2013
ADON
Indian Oaks Living Center
06.2011 - 09.2011
PACU staff nurse
Scott & White Health Systems
10.2010 - 04.2011
Staff nurse
Metroplex Adventist Health System
01.2006 - 06.2010
Staff nurse for Residential LCRS/SRSP Department
Care Hawaii
10.2003 - 06.2005
Agency nurse
Kahu, Malama
07.2003 - 06.2005
Staff Nurse
St. Joseph's/Candler Health System
08.1998 - 01.2003
Emory University
Bachelor of Arts from Psychology
Oxford College of Emory University
Associate of Arts
Armstrong Atlantic State University
Associate Degree in Nursing from ADN
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