Organized and knowledgeable Registered Nurse experienced in treating and caring for patients. Successful in providing fast and accurate assessments and working calmly under pressure. Recognized for collaborating well with doctors to maintain top-notch healthcare practices.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
10.2019 - Current
Utilize advance critical thinking and nursing skills to assess, plan, perform, and evaluate nursing care for individual patients, their families and significant others, and ensuring hospital research protocols.
Exercise the full domain of practice for the specialty of clinical research nursing including providing clinical care to research participants, supporting protocol implementation, data collection, continuity of care, human subject's protection and dissemination of clinical research findings.
Report to the interdisciplinary team any intervention adjustments based on issues and variances found through evidence-based nursing practices.
Conduct comprehensive, holistic wellness and illness assessments, utilizing known, or innovative, evidence-based techniques, tools, and direct/indirect methods for patients.
Accurately document observations, identify trends and important findings, and effectively communicate this information to the multidisciplinary team and nursing colleagues.
Cover charge nurse responsibilities on a rotating basis. Plan, delegate and direct nursing care based on nursing staff skill levels.
Provide coordination of care and scheduling of patients procedures, pre-op assessment, patient and family pre-op education, including prep instructions in the procedural endoscopy suite.
Perform point of care pregnancy and glucose testing.
Perform ultrasound peripheral vascular access insertion for patients prior to medication administration and procedures.
Provide nursing care to patient population in pre, intra, and post procedure endoscopy setting.
Assist the physician during gastroenterological diagnostic and interventional procedures by providing moderate sedation per established policies, protocols, and guidelines.
Provide post anesthesia monitoring to patients who have received deep sedation or general anesthesia, assuring a positive outcome is met for discharge.
Administer rapidly acting medications, administer oxygen therapy, utilize airway care techniques, and operate and monitor cardiac monitoring equipment.
Perform advanced cardiac life support code management until the LIP arrives.
Initiate a higher level of response to emergencies, initiating emergency response per hospital protocol and policy.
Perform patient post-op calls and education and information for follow-up care.
Assist in implementation of performance improvement concepts/practices in the endoscopy suite.
Registered Nurse/Operating Room
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital
Clinton, MD
02.2018 - 07.2019
Delivery of perioperative nursing care to include General, Women Services, Orthopedic, Neurology, Vascular and Urology surgeries.
Provide essential and emotional support to patients and families during Gastroenterology to include colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures.
Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia, holding/recovery nurses and other health professionals to implement exemplary quality of care for all clients and family members.
Perform point of care pregnancy and glucose testing.
Utilize advance assessment skills to identify patient care problems, formulate plans to meet the patient care needs and continually revise goals and objectives according to changes in patient status.
Perform and obtain patients' history and complete a full nursing assessment, monitor peri-procedurally; administer medication, moderate sedation, per hospital policies, protocols, and guidelines.
Perform advance cardiac life support code team management until the LIP arrives.
Educate patients and family about the procedure and moderate sedation during/after intraoperative care.
Educate on adverse reaction to medications and for post procedure complications.
Provide education to individuals, and families to promote knowledge, understanding and optimal functioning across the wellness-illness continuum.
Cover charge nurse responsibilities on a rotating basis.
Registered Nurse Operating Room/ Med Surg Nurse
University Of Maryland Prince George's Hospital Ce
Cheverly, MD
01.2016 - 01.2018
Utilize advance critical thinking and nursing skills to assess, plan perform, and evaluate nursing care for individuals patients, family members and significant others, and ensuring hospital protocols and policies.
Perform initial physiological & psychosocial assessments necessary for plan of care and monitor patients responses to prescribed therapy.
Administer medications to include immunizations, subcutaneous/intramuscular medication, and /or emergency medication to treat or change in patient status.
Provide influenza vaccinations for patients, and/or individuals in the community.
Interpret and implement physician's orders in a timely manner.
Perform patient assessments and monitor peri-procedurally; administer medications to include moderate sedation, per hospital policies, protocols and guidelines.
Delegate nursing tasks to team members and consistently follow up to ensure and evaluate positive outcomes.
Delivery of perioperative nursing care, to include General, Women Services, Orthopedic, Neurology, Urology, Vascular and Gastroenterology surgeries.
Provide nursing care to patients population in pre, intra, and post surgery O.R. setting.
Federal Law Enforcement Officer
United States Capitol Police
Washington, DC
12.1999 - 10.2014
Assist in the protection of Dignitaries, Congressional staff and their family members.
Provide security for the U.S. Capitol and Congressional office buildings.
Suppress crime, apprehend violators, and enhance community relations.
Provided security for high-profile individuals and events.
Prepared detailed reports documenting investigative activities and findings.
Conduct Preliminary investigations.
Recover stolen property.
Provide non-enforcement police services in the community.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Purdue University Global
08-2016
Associate of Science - Nursing
Prince George's Community College
Upper Marlboro, MD
05-2011
Skills
Microsoft word application skills
Cerner application for patient documentation
McKesson application for patient documentation
CRIS application for application for patient documentation
Certification
Registered Nurse R-205800
Certification: Advance Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) exp. 1/2026
Certification: American Heart Association Healthcare Providers (BLS) exp. 8/2024
Timeline
Registered Nurse
National Institutes of Health
10.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse/Operating Room
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital
02.2018 - 07.2019
Registered Nurse Operating Room/ Med Surg Nurse
University Of Maryland Prince George's Hospital Ce
01.2016 - 01.2018
Federal Law Enforcement Officer
United States Capitol Police
12.1999 - 10.2014
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Purdue University Global
Associate of Science - Nursing
Prince George's Community College
Registered Nurse R-205800
Certification: Advance Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) exp. 1/2026
Certification: American Heart Association Healthcare Providers (BLS) exp. 8/2024
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