Kathryn Neuhoff
Billings,MT
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.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, PACU
The Orthopedic Surgical Center Of Montana (Alpine)
Bozeman, MT
10.2021 - Current
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and thoracic trauma.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
Registered Nurse, PACU
Yellowstone Surgery Center
BIllings , Montana
01.2012 - Current
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and thoracic trauma.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
Education
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
College of Technology, Montana State University
Billings, MT12.2011
Bachelor of Science - Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology
University of Colorado At Boulder
Boulder, CO01.1985
Skills
- Patient Care Oversight
- Clear Patient Communication
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Preventive Healthcare
- Medical Supply Management
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Medication Administration
- Care Coordination
- Decision Making
- Procedure Room Preparation
- Diet and Nutrition
- Accurate Documentation
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Medical Recordkeeping
- Creative Problem Solving
- Patient Care Assessment
- Critical Thinking
- Medical Procedure Preparation
- Delegation and Motivation
- Infection Control Procedures
- Direct Patient Care
Certification
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
- BLS (Basic Life Support) Instructor
Timeline
Registered Nurse, PACU
The Orthopedic Surgical Center Of Montana (Alpine)
10.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse, PACU
Yellowstone Surgery Center
01.2012 - Current
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
College of Technology, Montana State University
Bachelor of Science - Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology
University of Colorado At Boulder