Kristen Miller
Winston Salem,NC
Summary
Experienced healthcare provider with a strong background in delivering exceptional patient care, performing medical procedures, and maintaining accurate clinical documentation. Prioritizes team collaboration and consistently achieves positive outcomes for patients. Demonstrates reliability, adaptability, critical thinking, and efficient time management skills.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
OR RN
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital
04.2024 - Current
- Adheres to the nursing process to uphold the highest standards of patient care across the entire care continuum
- Ensures the prompt, precise, and comprehensive computerized communication of patient information
- Exhibits adeptness in cost-effective practices and resource management
- Effectively, positively, and professionally communicates with the healthcare team, colleagues, patients, and their families
- Assumes personal accountability and proactively drives performance and professional advancement
- Demonstrates exceptional composure and effectiveness in high-stress situations
- Excels in maintaining peak performance amidst frequent workload fluctuations and competing priorities
- Prepares operating rooms with required instruments, ensuring efficient setup for various surgical cases.
Clinical Nurse
Transcend Health Solutions - KAP
04.2023 - 10.2023
- Maintained strong working relationships with physicians and therapists, fostering a collaborative approach to patient care delivery.
- Responded to patient emergencies to provide prompt and correct intervention .
- Educated patients and families to increase understanding of the process condition and things to expect.
- Administered and titrated IV medications and monitored responses.
- Performed accurate documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in compliance with regulatory standards.
Preop/OR RN
South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital
10.2020 - 03.2023
- Demonstrated highly effective communication skills with staff, management, physicians, patients, and family members
- Reviewed daily schedule and prepares patient care areas based upon types of procedures and specific patient care needs
- Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
- Initiated physical and psycho/social assessment and pre-operative plan of care, identifies patient and obtains informed consent
- Completed and documents a pre-operative interview, obtains necessary diagnostic test results and notifies appropriate physicians and staff regarding variances and/or concerns
- Ensured medical record documentation is accurate, legible, and in accordance with federal and accrediting standards
Ortho/Med Surgical
Northeast Methodist Hospital
11.2018 - 12.2020
- Directed, supervised, delivered/evaluated patient care using the nursing process
- Maintained standards of nursing care/practices consistent with policies/procedures of hospital/Nursing Department
- Provided care primarily to adult/geriatric populations
Home Health
NurseCore
08.2018 - 10.2018
- Performed routine nursing duties including, but not limited to, client assessment, development and revision of Plans of Care, implements nursing procedures, evaluates client progress, accurate, timely, & complete documentation of client care
- Medication administration (oral, IV, tube) per physician orders, nursing procedures per physician orders/agency policy & procedure, administering blood and blood products, obtaining laboratory specimens, starting/maintaining IV’s, inserting/irrigating NG tubes & Foley catheters, administering respiratory medications, ventilation/tracheostomy care & suctioning endotracheally, changing dressings (sterile or clean), supervising nursing and other health care member staff
- Notifies physician and Clinical Director of any changes in client’s condition or any unusual symptoms
Family Health
Loyal Source Government Services
06.2017 - 07.2018
- Prioritized/identified risk factors and triaged/referred patients to Primary Care Manager (PCM), Health and Wellness Center (HAWC), Disease Management (DM), Case Management (CM), or other programs as appropriate
- Participated in cross-functional collaboration to improve patient care delivery by assessing health & health care needs of individuals and populations
- Used data to determine nursing needs of patients/populations
- Collected, recorded, analyzed patient or population health data from preventive health assessments, nursing history, physical examinations & other sources
- Developed/monitored tools/metrics to evaluate and continuously improve effectiveness of programs & the health of defined population
- Collaborated with PCMs, CM, DM, HCI, & other departments for program planning, development, & evaluation in support of facility strategic plans/Mission Support Plan/Business Plan
- Coordinates with/makes recommendations to staff agencies concerning applicable policies, plans & programs
Medical Surgical
Marian Regional Medical Center
04.2017 - 10.2017
- Directed, supervised, delivered/evaluated patient care using the nursing process
- Maintained standards of nursing care/practices consistent with policies/procedures of hospital/Nursing Department
- Provided care primarily to adult/geriatric populations
Travel Nurse – Ortho/Spine
Medical Staffing Options
06.2016 - 12.2016
- Maintained regulatory agency requirements, nursing, hospital policies, procedures, and standards
- Organized, modified, evaluated, documented, maintained the plan of care for medical/surgical patients to include individualized, family focused, holistic, supportive, safe care provision of nursing care to adult/ geriatric patients based upon nursing process and specific facility requirements
- Directly supervised CNA job roles
Orthopedics/Neurology
Methodist Health System
02.2015 - 12.2015
- Developed/individualized/implemented/evaluated plan of care to address patient's nursing care needs and response to care for optimum patient outcomes
- Initiated actions to correct, prevent, and/or minimize risk(s) to the patient, family or hospital employees (i.e
- Falls, needle sticks, patient concerns)
- Directly supervised CNA job roles
Medical Administration
United States Air Force
01.2001 - 08.2010
- Direct management of Aeromedical Evacuation (AE) activities of active duty/dependent beneficiaries (2.3K) to include urgent/priority AE missions
- Managed clinic budget of $10M
Education
Certificate - Legal Nurse Consulting
Duke University
Durham, NC12-2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nebraska Methodist College
Omaha, Nebraska01.2014
Associate in Applied Science - Healthcare Administration
Community College of the Air Force (AF)
Maxwell, Alabama01.2007
Skills
- EPIC
- Excel
- Power Point
- Microsoft Office
- Data management
- Clinical judgment
- Compassion and empathy
- Critical thinking
- Team collaboration
- Patient education
- Patient assessment
- Discharge planning
Certification
- ACLS
- BLS
Timeline
OR RN
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital
04.2024 - Current
Clinical Nurse
Transcend Health Solutions - KAP
04.2023 - 10.2023
Preop/OR RN
South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital
10.2020 - 03.2023
Ortho/Med Surgical
Northeast Methodist Hospital
11.2018 - 12.2020
Home Health
NurseCore
08.2018 - 10.2018
Family Health
Loyal Source Government Services
06.2017 - 07.2018
Medical Surgical
Marian Regional Medical Center
04.2017 - 10.2017
Travel Nurse – Ortho/Spine
Medical Staffing Options
06.2016 - 12.2016
Orthopedics/Neurology
Methodist Health System
02.2015 - 12.2015
Medical Administration
United States Air Force
01.2001 - 08.2010
Associate in Applied Science - Healthcare Administration
Community College of the Air Force (AF)
- ACLS
- BLS
Certificate - Legal Nurse Consulting
Duke University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nebraska Methodist College
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