Kelly Austin
Portland
Summary
Compassionate registered nurse with a background in eye surgery. Skilled in fast-paced environments, prioritizing patient needs and delivering high-quality care. Strong communication abilities ensure effective collaboration with healthcare providers. Improved patient satisfaction through attentive service and advocacy.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Preop Nurse
Maine Eye Surgery
Portland
01.2025 - Current
Provide care to patients undergoing eye surgery. Assess, identify and solve nursing care and preoperative issues. Start and monitor IVs, administer appropriate eye drops and perform preop instruction.
Pre/Post Op Nurse
Bangor Eye Surgery
Bangor
10.2022 - 12.2024
- Provided care to patients undergoing eye surgery. Assessed, identified and solved nursing care and preoperative issues. Started and monitor IVs, administer preop eye drops and performed preop instruction.
- Reviewed discharge instructions and appropriate discharge and eye drop instructions with patient and their escort.
PAT Nurse
St. Joseph Hospital
Bangor
03.2022 - 09.2022
- Educated patients about their upcoming surgery. Obtained a full health history and medical reconciliation on each patient. Managed patient charts by ensuring all required paperwork is included such as orders, history and physical, consents, EKG and lab results. Flagged abnormal testing results and notified Anesthesia.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Maine
Orono, ME05-2006
Skills
- IV management
- Patient assessment
- Preoperative instruction
- Discharge planning
Timeline
Preop Nurse
Maine Eye Surgery
01.2025 - Current
Pre/Post Op Nurse
Bangor Eye Surgery
10.2022 - 12.2024
PAT Nurse
St. Joseph Hospital
03.2022 - 09.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Maine