Kelli Glick

• Educated patient, family or caretaker about post discharge care procedures to facilitate care continuum.
• Administered IV fluids, medications, chemotherapy, biotherapy and blood products through peripherally inserted and central venous catheter to treatment for all types of medical diagnosis.
• Educated patients on proper nutrition and medication side effects.
• Leveraged knowledge of medications, procedures, infection control and safety precaution to initiate appropriate intervention in crisis situations.
• Counseled patients and caregivers and provided compassionate emotional support.
• Maintained safe and therapeutic medical environment and guided and directed members of health care team to encourage quality patient care.
• Verified chemotherapy/biotherapy doses for patient treatments as per physicians' orders.
• Remained current on advances in nursing care by participating in educational programs and oriented and educated new staff in nursing techniques and departmental procedures.
• Questioned patients to garner information about side effects, mobility and energy levels, documenting information in EPIC.
• Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
• Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
• Monitored patient reactions after administering multiple medication including chemotherapy/biotherapy.
• Coordinated daily nursing staff schedules to optimize patient care for patients and ensure workflow efficiency.
• Assumed charge nurse duties in their absence ensuring continued smooth operations and patient care.
• Provided nursing triage support for oncology patients, assessing symptoms and directing appropriate care.

Same job duties as the position at West Michigan Cancer Center.

• Worked closely with physician to facilitate excellent patient outcomes.
• Education to patients and caregivers when starting chemotherapy regimens and throughout their treatment journey.
• Worked closely with ancillary departments to achieve high level patient outcomes.

• I held many nursing positions at Sturgis Hospital including: Medical/Surgical, Critical Care and Ambulatory Care and floated to various departments and covered as House Supervisor on weekends.
• Served as a union leadership member for 12 years collaborating with administration to promote employee relations and to secure a mutually beneficial working contract.