KELLI BURTON
Atlanta,GA
Summary
Dedicated Registered Nurse with several years of experience caring for patients. Successful in providing fast and accurate assessments, passionate about raising the standards of care for patients from all populations and improving patient outcomes. Detail-oriented, responsive and proficient in routine care and emergent response. Dedicated to providing top quality care within multidisciplinary team environment, well-versed in evidence-based therapeutic care.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PACU Registered Nurse
Rejuvall Health Center
08.2023 - Current
- Reduced recovery times through effective pain management and close collaboration with the surgical team.
- Maintained accurate records of medication administration, vital signs monitoring, and other critical data points for proper evaluation of patients'' progress during recovery.
- Increased patient comfort during recovery by addressing anxiety and concerns about surgery results.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans, optimizing patient outcomes.
- Evaluated patients' pain levels, implementing correct dosage of medication to alleviate discomfort.
Registered Nurse, ICU/CCU
Wellstar Cobb Hospital
07.2022 - Current
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Observed and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and adverse drug reactions
- Set up and maintained life support systems, including mechanical ventilators, oxygen delivery systems, transducers, pressure lines, cardiac monitors, and pulse oximeters to sustain patients
- Evaluated patients, addressed complications and coordinated treatment with critical care team members
- Served as patient advocate, implementing total patient care through team nursing process.
- Provided patient and family health education, focusing on self-management, prevention and wellness.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team to create and implement individualized care plans to ensure improvement of patient outcomes
Nurse Extern
WellStar, WellStar Cobb Hospital
12.2021 - 07.2022
- Reported significant findings, changes in status to Charge or Registered nurse
- Shadowed nursing staff to better understand approaches to care and proper procedures
- Communicated with patients to determine the need for assistance, emotional and physical support
- Participated in implementation of individual treatment plans for patients with broad range of health issues.
- Performed physical assessments in alignment with individual treatment plans
- Assisted with activities of daily living by helping patients with bathing, changing clothes, eating, and daily hygiene tasks.
DME Coordinator
Resurgens Orthopaedics
05.2019 - 08.2020
- Scheduled and coordinated patients for DME fittings prescribed by physicians & clinical staff
- Managed and reported monthly DME inventory
- Communicated relevant information regarding patient concerns about prescribed products
- Provided education and demonstrations to pre/post op patients who were prescribed DME
- Took measurements for stock inventory & custom braces
- Verified private insurance & workers compensation approval/authorization prior to dispensing DME
- Quoted patient DME policy and financial responsibilities
- Updated patient accounts with appropriate HCPC, diagnosis codes, & service dates
- Completed & submitted paperwork for insurance claims
MEDICAL SOLUTIONS SUPPLIER Contractor
Medical Device
08.2018 - 05.2020
- Scheduled and coordinated patient delivery and fitting appointments
- Conducted home health visits to deliver and setup medical equipment
- Measured patient extremities for appropriate fitting of compression pump
- Adjusted patient compression pumps as instructed by physicians and clinical staff
- Demonstrated equipment operation
- Educated patients on use and maintenance of compression pumps
- Completed & submitted paperwork for insurance claims
Clinical Research Recruiter
AGILE CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS
03.2018 - 04.2019
- Identified , recruited, and screened subjects meeting eligibility criteria for clinical research studies
- Obtained data for assigned research studies
- Scheduled appointments
- Provided study protocol overview, inclusions & exclusions, and procedures for study participation
- Hosted pre-screen phone interviews with potential study participants (medical history & consents)
- Uploaded patient information/created profiles through CTMS (Clinical Trial Management Systems)
- Conducted follow up with patients to obtain missing data or verify existing data
- Authored/distributed letters to physicians and, or office managers for patient recruitment advertisement
Medical Screener
KEDPLASMA
08.2017 - 03.2018
- Registered donors for screening procedures to determine suitability for plasma donation
- Performed finger sticks and utilized screening equipment to obtain hematocrit and protein readings
- Maintained compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), current Good Manufacturing Procedures (cGMP) and regulatory guidelines
- Utilized NextGen computer database
- Responded to donor inquiries regarding procedure, payment and policies
- Trained new personnel on specimen collection and office procedures
Medical Record and Document Specialist
Fulton County Department of Health
10.2015 - 02.2017
- Registered incoming patients for Tuberculin (TB) clinical services (underserved, recovering drug addicts, and undiagnosed mental health)
- Provided support to clinical staff (nurses) regarding patient services
- Scheduled new and follow-up appointments for clinical screening and results
- Input new patient information and updated medical records
- Verified patient insurance coverage
- Maintained and organized patient files and databases
- Served as a member of Outreach Team, managing documents for screening of infectious diseases
- Entered medical histories into State Electronic Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (SENDSS) database
- Prepared and collected clinical specimens for reference laboratory submission
Education
Accelerated Bachelor of Science Nursing - Nursing Albany
Albany State University
Albany, Ga05.2022
Bachelor of Science - Biology-Pre Health
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama05.2015
Skills
- Strong communication Patient Recruitment
- IV Placement, Lab Draws, and blood administration
- EMR / EHR
- Medication Administration
- Vitals Monitoring
- Team Building
- Patient Assessment
- Wound Care
- Analytical Thinking
- Intervention Recommendations
Certification
- Registered Nurse , License number RN312292
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS)
- Pediatric Life Support (PALS) Certification
- NIHSS Stroke Scale Certfication
- DME (Durable Medical Equipment) Train
Timeline
PACU Registered Nurse
Rejuvall Health Center
08.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, ICU/CCU
Wellstar Cobb Hospital
07.2022 - Current
Nurse Extern
WellStar, WellStar Cobb Hospital
12.2021 - 07.2022
DME Coordinator
Resurgens Orthopaedics
05.2019 - 08.2020
MEDICAL SOLUTIONS SUPPLIER Contractor
Medical Device
08.2018 - 05.2020
Clinical Research Recruiter
AGILE CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS
03.2018 - 04.2019
Medical Screener
KEDPLASMA
08.2017 - 03.2018
Medical Record and Document Specialist
Fulton County Department of Health
10.2015 - 02.2017
Accelerated Bachelor of Science Nursing - Nursing Albany
Albany State University
Bachelor of Science - Biology-Pre Health
Tuskegee University
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