Kelly Varner
Crescent,OK
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with over 31 years of experience in offering comprehensive patient care in in-patient and outpatient environments. Work well with diverse patient population and foster trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse - Pre-Admission Testing
HPI Community Hospital
08.2019 - 08.2022
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Improved patient satisfaction ratings by delivering compassionate and personalized care.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimized patient treatment plans and outcomes.
- Mentored new nursing staff members, fostering teamwork and improving unit efficiency.
- Utilized strong clinical judgment in prioritizing patient needs during high-stress situations, ensuring optimal outcomes.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
Registered Nurse
Oklahoma Spine, Sports, And Rehabilitation
08.2018 - 06.2019
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Obtained lab specimens, ordered testing and interpreted results. Notified patients of results.
- Prepared and stocked exam rooms, kept supplies ordered in a timely manner.
- Assisted physicians with sterile procedures.
- Completed prior authorizations and referrals.
- Prescription medications through e-scribe.
Public Health Nurse Assigned To Schools
Oklahoma State Department Of Health
01.2007 - 04.2018
- Provide healthcare to students and staff.
- Perform health screenings.
- Coordinate referrals to private healthcare providers.
- Serve as liaison between school personnel, family, and community healthcare providers to ensure a healthy school environment.
- Develop plans for student care based on assessment, interventions, and identification of outcomes and the evaluation of care.
- Serve as consultant with other school professionals, such as food service personnel, physical education teachers, coaches, and counselors.
- Provide health-related education to students and staff in both individual and group settings.
- Monitor immunizations, manage communicable diseases, and assess the school environment as to prevent injury and ensure safety.
- Oversee infection control measures.
- Performing vision, hearing, body mass index, and mental health screenings and procedures.
- Assisting families with locating outside care and obtaining health insurance.
Staff Registered Nurse
Lakeside Women's Hospital
01.2002 - 01.2007
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to catch and address new concerns.
- Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates.
- Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis and treatment.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
Education
Associate Degree of Nursing Science
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, OK05-2004
Practical Nursing
Francis Tuttle Technology Center - Portland
Oklahoma City, OK07-1992
Pre Nursing
Northern Oklahoma College
Tonkawa, OKSkills
- P>Intravenous therapy
- P>Patient and family advocacy
- P>Patient counseling
- P>Infection control and aseptic procedures
- P>Medication distribution
- P>Patient privacy
- P>Emergency procedures
- P>Patient evaluation
- P>HIPAA education
- P>Removing sutures
- P>Family education
- P>Patient assessments
- P>Specimen collection and analysis
- P>Charting and clinical documentation
- P>Collecting vitals
- P>Confidentiality
- P>Culturally-sensitive
- P>Performing EKGs
Timeline
Registered Nurse - Pre-Admission Testing
HPI Community Hospital
08.2019 - 08.2022
Registered Nurse
Oklahoma Spine, Sports, And Rehabilitation
08.2018 - 06.2019
Public Health Nurse Assigned To Schools
Oklahoma State Department Of Health
01.2007 - 04.2018
Staff Registered Nurse
Lakeside Women's Hospital
01.2002 - 01.2007
Associate Degree of Nursing Science
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
Practical Nursing
Francis Tuttle Technology Center - Portland
Pre Nursing
Northern Oklahoma College
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