KELLY M. PERKINS
Garden City
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
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Private Duty
Private Pay Home Care
10.2024 - Current
- Providing wound care for Stage IV sacral wound
- Assisting with medication administration
- Assisting with Activities of Daily Living
- Providing transportation to physician appointments.
Registered Nurse, BSN, RN
Corewell East (Beaumont Wayne) Intermediate Care
10.2022 - 05.2024
- Provide nursing Interventions to patients receiving intermediate level care
- Administer oral medications, IV push medications, insulin, cardiac drips, blood products, IV starts, additional nursing interventions
- Nurse/patient ratio typically 1:4
- Three months experience pre/post patient care cath lab
- Epic charting.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
Registered Nurse, BSN, RN
Straith Hospital for Specialty Surgery
04.2021 - 09.2022
- Provide nursing care to patients post PACU following surgery from same-day orthopedic surgery
- Care of same-day surgical patients’ post-surgery; short term rehab patient
- Provide nursing care to short-term rehab patients receiving physical and occupational therapy
- Athena charting.
Registered Nurse
Medi-Lodge
07.2020 - 04.2021
- Care of long term ventilator residents; Care of long-term care residents
- Provide daily nursing care to long-term ventilator residents, including preparation and administration of tube feeds, medications
- Care of various pressure wounds, including Stage 4 wounds
- Point-Click-Care charting.
Wellness Nurse
Sunrise Senior Assisted Living
10.2018 - 07.2020
- Assist in managing of Wellness Office
- Provided nursing care to residents as needed
- Monitor day-to-day physical conditions of residents; assess residents with illness/injury
- Point-Click-Care charting.
Laboratory Certified Phlebotomy Technician
Garden City Hospital
01.2017 - 10.2018
- Provide ordered inpatient and outpatient blood samples and body fluid to the lab for processing.
Fitness Owner/Instructor
Guardian Martial Arts
10.1998 - 07.2018
- Founded and developed martial arts and fitness business
- Fourth Degree Black Belt
- Pilates Instructor.
Education
BSN - Bachelors of Science in Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Downers Grove, IL12.2021
ADN Program - NCLC Program
Schoolcraft College
Livonia, MI05.2019
Licensed Practical Nurse Certificate -
Schoolcraft College
Livonia, MI08.2018
Phlebotomy Technician Certificate -
Phlebotomy Career Training Center
Garden City, MI10.2016
Associate of Science Degree -
Schoolcraft College
Livonia, MI12.2015
Skills
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) & BLS certification
- Medication and IV administration
- IV management
- Wound treatment
- Insulin medication assistance
- Direct patient care
- Family and patient support
Accomplishments
- Patient Care - Received Daisy Award Nomination for delivering compassionate care that exceeded hospital requirements. Successfully provided quality care to many patients in Intermediate Care environment.
- BSN Presidential Honors, Academic Achievement Award
- Member Phi Theta Cappa
- Community Service included developing Garden City Business Alliance, serving community businesses.
Credentials
- BSN
- RN
Timeline
Private Duty
Private Pay Home Care
10.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse, BSN, RN
Corewell East (Beaumont Wayne) Intermediate Care
10.2022 - 05.2024
Registered Nurse, BSN, RN
Straith Hospital for Specialty Surgery
04.2021 - 09.2022
Registered Nurse
Medi-Lodge
07.2020 - 04.2021
Wellness Nurse
Sunrise Senior Assisted Living
10.2018 - 07.2020
Laboratory Certified Phlebotomy Technician
Garden City Hospital
01.2017 - 10.2018
Fitness Owner/Instructor
Guardian Martial Arts
10.1998 - 07.2018
BSN - Bachelors of Science in Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
ADN Program - NCLC Program
Schoolcraft College
Licensed Practical Nurse Certificate -
Schoolcraft College
Phlebotomy Technician Certificate -
Phlebotomy Career Training Center
Associate of Science Degree -
Schoolcraft College
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