Kelly Wilkins

• Oversaw wound care for entire facility and ran weekly wound rounds with surgeon and weekly rounds with podiatrist
• Managed care for surgical wounds, ensuring proper healing and infection prevention.
• Managed pressure ulcer care, implementing prevention strategies and treatment plans to promote healing and minimize complications.
• Administered treatment for diabetic wounds, focusing on minimizing complications.
• Treated venous and arterial wounds, applying appropriate dressing and techniques.
• Administered treatment for burn injuries, focusing on pain management and healing.
• Developed and coordinated comprehensive wound program across five units, including two short-term rehabilitation and three long-term care units.
• Monitored and implemented quality measures, enhancing patient care standards and ensuring compliance with healthcare protocols.
• Collaborated with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
• Documented patient progress notes accurately and efficiently in the electronic medical record system.
• Conducted thorough admission assessments to establish baseline patient health data.
• Provide I services/education
• Oversee LPNs
• PICC Line access and med administration of PICC line meds
• Provided care for patients with ventilators, tracheostomies, and laryngeal tubes.
• Develop care plans
• Work with vendors to provide services to facility
• Oversaw entire facility operations, ensuring compliance with healthcare protocols.

Oversaw wound care for entire facility and ran weekly wound rounds with surgeon and weekly rounds with podiatrist

Surgical wounds

Diabetic

Venous

Arterial

Pressure ulcers

7 units two short term /rehab and 5 long term

Education

Quality measures

Supervising

Admissions team

Code team

Admissions’s assessments

Oversee LPNs

PICC Line access and med administration of PICC line meds

Lary tubes

Rapid response team

G tubes

Port deaccess

Trach

Staff education

incentive spirometry

administrator on duty every 8 weeks for the day

lead rapid response and code blue team

did all RN assessments and completed tasks LPNs couldn't provide

Nurse in charge of 53 residents in multiple group homes with Mainly Diagnosis of TBI, but also Cerebral Palsy, Down's

Syndrome, Trisomy, etc

Work with NYS Justice Center and OPWDD

High school nurse for 1300 students, some with complex medical situations including cerebral palsy, TBI, Diabetes, etc

Shift charge nurse for high traffic trauma/emergency room

gun shot victims

MVA

stabbing victims

psych

chest trauma

full time RN on cardio-thoracic post op step down unit. 8-10 patients care, all patients on cardiac monitor, multiple cardio pulmonary diagnoses, chest tubes, DEFIB/PPM post ops, etc.

Assisted 14 patients with activities of daily living, basic self-care, and other needs on a post-operative floor while working full-time as a nursing assistant during nursing school.