Kathleen Johnson Yelland
Birmingham,AL
Summary
Skilled Advanced Care Registered Nurse from Baptist Health Medical Center, adept in patient assessment and emotional support. Excelled in care coordination and staff supervision, significantly enhancing patient recovery processes. Leveraged critical thinking and team coordination to drive quality improvement initiatives, demonstrating a profound impact on patient care outcomes.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Advanced Care Registered Nurse
Baptist Health Medical Center
Birmingham, AL
02.2017 - Current
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families during difficult times.
- Developed educational materials for use in teaching sessions with patients or their families.
- Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
- Coordinated discharge planning to ensure continuity of care post-hospitalization.
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients.
- Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
- Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
- Educated patients and families on health care needs, conditions, and options.
- Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient care plans.
- Actively participated in quality improvement initiatives within the department.
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
- Monitored vital signs, administered injections, and provided assistance with medical procedures.
- Coordinated, tasked and supervised nurses and ancillary staff based on staffing requirements.
- Managed staffing levels within the unit while ensuring optimal levels of patient care.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Jefferson State Community College
Birmingham, AL05-2017
Skills
- Patient assessment
- Medication administration
- Care coordination
- Diagnostic interpretation
- Emotional support
- Patient education
- Team coordination
- Staff supervision
- Time management
- Critical thinking
- Conflict resolution
- Critical care
Certification
- BLS
- ACLS
- FEMA-Emergency Medical Response Awareness for CBRNE incidents
- FEMA-Healthcare Response Operations for CBRNE incidents
Affiliations
- Reading
- Cooking
- Walks with my dog
Timeline
Advanced Care Registered Nurse
Baptist Health Medical Center
02.2017 - Current
Associate of Science - Nursing
Jefferson State Community College