Hi, I’m
Katherine Manz
North Tonawanda,New York
Summary
Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care. Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. 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. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Deaconess Hospital
RN, Medical-Surgical
Job overview
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
Union Carbide
RN Occupational Health Nurse
Job overview
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
- Reported findings to quality departments after conducting routine restraint audits and worked with team to devise corrective actions for deficiencies.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
RN Occupational Health Nurse
Opportunities Unlimited
RN
Job overview
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
First Step Center
RN
Job overview
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
Catholic Health. Mount St Mary’s Hospital
RN Staff Nurse
04.2016 - Current
Job overview
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans for optimal outcomes.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Verified patients had information necessary for ongoing care, providing guidance on diagnoses, management of medications, and prevention methods.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies, and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in electronic records.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care, and discharge instructions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Identified patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
Education
Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing Buffalo, NY
from RN
Skills
- Diagnostic Software
- Manage Cases
- Patient Education
- Patient Health Information Access
Timeline
RN Staff Nurse
Catholic Health. Mount St Mary’s Hospital
04.2016 - Current
RN, Medical-Surgical
Deaconess Hospital
RN Occupational Health Nurse
Union Carbide
RN Occupational Health Nurse
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
RN
Opportunities Unlimited
RN
First Step Center
Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing
from RN
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