
Dynamic Wound Care Specialist RN with extensive experience at The Paramount At Somers Nursing And Rehabilitation, excelling in advanced wound management and interdisciplinary collaboration. Proven ability to enhance patient outcomes through effective communication and quality improvement initiatives, while leading teams in high-pressure environments. Committed to delivering exceptional patient care and education.
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 diagnosis, chest tubes, DEFIB/PPM post ops, etc.
worked as a nursing assistant on a post-op floor full time while in nursing school, responsible for 14 patients ADL's, BSL's, and any needs the could not meet alone, assisted nursing and doctors with bedside help.
National Alliance of Wound care and Ostomy certified