KIMI PATEL
MIDLOTHIAN,VA
Summary
Skilled nursing professional with more 3 years of experience and passion for providing highest quality of behavioral and medical care. Compassionate and empathetic advocate for patients and families. Skillfully assesses health status, develops diagnoses and manages care for patients with acute and chronic concerns. Experienced in structured and unstructured environments, smoothly coordinating multiple activities and competing priorities.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Registered Nurse
Covenant Living at Windsor Park Manor
2022.02 - Current
- Advocated for older adult patients, ensuring they received appropriate resources and services to maintain their wellbeing.
- Assessed fall risks among the elderly population, implementing targeted prevention strategies to reduce injury occurrences.
- Closely monitored acute conditions related to falls and accidents, as well as chronic conditions, such as arthritis and COPD.
- Consulted and coordinated with health care team to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care plans.
- Anticipated needs of aging adults and worked closely with multidisciplinary team to provide individualized care to elderly patients.
- Optimized medication management for older adults by carefully reviewing prescriptions, assessing for potential side effects, and educating patients on proper usage.
- Facilitated timely discharges by coordinating care with social workers, case managers, therapy teams.
- Administered medications safely and accurately, following established protocols and guidelines.
- Ensured quality care for patients with complex medical conditions, utilizing critical thinking skills in decision-making processes.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
Staff Registered Nurse
Alden Village
2021.09 - 2022.02
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, and indwelling catheter insertion.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- 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.
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care, and discharge instructions.
- Coordinated appropriate use of resources, such as equipment and supplies, to ensure availability when needed.
- Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.
Education
DIPLOMA IN NURSING AND MIDWIFERY - NURSING AND MIDWIFERY
MAMATHA SCHOOL OF NURSING
INDIA06.2014
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Wound Care
- Care Plan Development
- Geriatric Nursing
- Condition Monitoring
- Diabetes management
- Medication Administration
- Hospice Care
- Vaccine administration
- Intravenous therapy
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Critical Thinking
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
- Oxygen saturation standards
Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse in Virginia (Compact), Illinois and Indiana.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - NationalCPRFoundation
Languages
English
Professional Working
Gujarati
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Staff Registered Nurse
Covenant Living at Windsor Park Manor
2022.02 - Current
Staff Registered Nurse
Alden Village
2021.09 - 2022.02
DIPLOMA IN NURSING AND MIDWIFERY - NURSING AND MIDWIFERY
MAMATHA SCHOOL OF NURSING
- Licensed Registered Nurse in Virginia (Compact), Illinois and Indiana.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - NationalCPRFoundation
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