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Kristi Newman

Clinton,MS

Summary

To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. This is my dream job.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

St. Joseph Hospice R.N. Case Manager

St. Joseph Hospice
Clinton, MS
12.2021 - Current
  • Worked with medical teams, patients and families to implement effective treatment plans.
  • Documented case notes daily and coordinated follow-up for seamless case management.
  • Coordinated program referrals for community-based resources.
  • Organized clinical documentation, treatment plans, and referrals.
  • Provided ongoing counseling to help patients deal with conditions and processes
  • Updated treatment plans on monthly basis with latest intervention strategies and progress notes.
  • Preserved and prepared reports and treatment records.
  • Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
  • Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.

Wound Care Registered Nurse

Mississippi State Veterans Home
Jackson, MS
08.2021 - 12.2021
  • Collaborated with healthcare team to implement interventions for wound healing and skin breakdown prevention.
  • Instructed patients and caregivers on how to clean and dress wounds and how to prevent infections.
  • Maintained comprehensive understanding of genitourinary, gastrointestinal and integumentary systems and provided treatment for wounds impacting them.
  • Implemented plans to prevent pressure ulcers and other wound developments.
  • Assessed and treated draining of wounds and burns.
  • Treated and carefully tended to vascular and diabetic ulcers.
  • Remained situationally aware and nimble despite critical health conditions.

Dialysis Home Training R.N.

Fresenius Medical Care NA
Flowood, MS
09.2015 - 07.2021
  • Reinforced patient and caregiver education to enhance understanding of disease and prescribed treatment protocols.
  • Disinfected dialysis station, equipment and chairs after completion of each patient treatment.
  • Performed dialysis access site cannulation/catheter and initiated dialysis treatment.
  • Obtained patient's blood samples via access site or dialysis lines.
  • Completed dialysis machine and equipment setup prior to patient treatment and performed safety tests to verify readiness.
  • Followed prescribed infection control protocols and wore personal protective equipment to minimize contamination risk.
  • Participated in technical and clinical competency reviews to maintain dialysis treatment skill level.
  • Monitored each patient closely during treatment to check for any adverse reactions or change in condition and reported emergencies to attending nurses.
  • Measured and recorded patients' pre-dialysis and post-dialysis vital statistics.
  • Cleaned and connected fistulas, grafts, and catheters to prevent infection, educated patient and/or care giver how to do the same.
  • Set up and operated dialysis machines for patients receiving treatment for kidney failure, and trained patient and care giver how to do the same.
  • Set-up equipment for dialysis and primed dialyzer in preparation for use.
  • Cleaned and disinfected hemodialysis machines, chairs, trays, room and equipment.
  • Recorded patient's pre-dialysis weight, vitals and any new medical conditions.
  • Performed routine quality control and safety checks on all equipment.
  • Explained dialysis procedures to patients and answered questions and concerns prior to starting dialysis.
  • Conducted equipment and safety checks on hemodialysis equipment and supplies.
  • Administered Heparin, oxygen, IV Medications and saline as prescribed, and trained patients and care givers how to do the same.
  • Trained patient and care givers how to access Hemodialysis catheters, AVF, and AVG, how to trouble shoot difficult cannulations.
  • Trained patients and care givers to perform peritoneal dialysis treatments.
  • Very knowledgeable about NxStage cycler.
  • Very knowledgeable with Liberty Cycler, IQ system
  • Trained patients and care givers in all aspects of their chosen option for dialysis.

Hemodialysis Staff R.N.

Fresenius Medical Care NA
Brandon, MS
06.2014 - 09.2015
  • Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
  • Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
  • Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic and cognitive status of patients.
  • Identified patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
  • Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
  • Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in electronic records.
  • Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
  • Assessed medical status of patients pre- and post-operation by checking vital parameters and supervising food intake.
  • Very knowledgeable about shift change, water testing, patient shocking, cramping, SVS on Fresenius machines, cleaning blood off of the floor, scale, hallway, bathroom, front lobby and sidewalk, acid cleaning, bleaching and heat disinfecting machines.


Hemodialysis Shift Supervisor

UMMC Hospital
Jackson, MS
03.2013 - 06.2014
  • Established effective employee monthly and daily schedules and delegated tasks to take advantage of individual abilities and meet expected demands.
  • Rounded with physicians to evaluate patient care, wrote and signed of orders, made changes accordingly in computer system.
  • Monitored employee actions for safety while proactively protecting staff and customers from safety hazards and infection risk.
  • Set up appointments for patients for various reasons.
  • Responsible for patient and employee hepatitis status/vaccination status


Hemodialysis Registered Nurse

Fortus Group
Tyler, TX
01.2011 - 12.2012
  • Texas City, Texas
  • Lufkin, Texas
  • Nacogdoches, Texas
  • Analyzed emergency situations and took prompt action to save lives.
  • Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions regarding access care.
  • Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
  • Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
  • Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
  • Worked as acute hemodialysis nurse in Lufkin and Nacogdoches Texas
  • Adept at fluid removal in critically ill patients with both hypotension and GI bleeds, low bicarb, while hanging blood with heparin free dialysis.
  • Set up machines for and ran CRRT
  • Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care.

Hemodialysis Registered Nurse

Fresenius Medical Care NA
Fort Worth, TX
09.2008 - 12.2010
  • Memphis, TN.
  • Monticello, AR.
  • Little Rock, AR.
  • Pine Bluff, AR.
  • Greenville, MS.
  • Houston, TX.
  • Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
  • Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
  • Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.

Hemodialysis Registered Nurse

Fresenius Medical Care NA
Jackson, MS
09.2007 - 12.2008
  • Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
  • Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
  • Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
  • Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.

Hemodialysis Registered Nurse Manager

Fresenius Medical Care NA
Canton, MS
03.2007 - 09.2007
  • Prioritized and distributed assignments and workload based on individual staff strengths and experience.
  • Fostered improvement in staff development, personnel training and standards of patient care.
  • Managed care from admission to discharge.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
  • Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
  • Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
  • Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.

Hemodialysis Registered Nurse

Fresenius Medical Care NA
Jackson, MS
05.2004 - 09.2007
  • Analyzed emergency situations and took prompt action to save lives.
  • Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
  • Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.

Hemodialysis Inservice Coordinator

Fresenius Medical Care NA
Jackson, MS
11.1998 - 05.2004
  • Performed drug screens on new hires
  • Trained new staff on performing safe dialysis treatments and aftercare
  • managed employee files and kept them updated
  • Performed TB tests on staff and patients
  • Recertification of employees for CPR
  • Performed yearly OSHA training for all employees
  • managed M.D. files for current NPI and required vaccinations


Hemodialysis Registered Nurse

Fresenius Medical Care NA
Jackson, MS
06.1998 - 11.1998
  • charge nurse
  • Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.

Hemodialysis Registered Nurse

Fresenius Medical Care NA
Jackson, MS
05.1997 - 06.1998
  • Provided safe dialysis treatments for acutely ill patients
  • Transfused blood to patients receiving treatment
  • Administered IV antibiotics to patients while on treatment
  • Administered to Albumin to critical patients
  • Performed plasmapheresis and Leukopheresis
  • Rounded with MD and discussed patient care, took off orders, updated orders/discontinued orders as needed.
  • Hand mixed bicarb for patient treatments
  • Transported patients
  • make weekly and daily schedule
  • Assisted physician at bedside to insert temporary dialysis catheters.
  • Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.

Hemodialysis Registered Nurse

Fresenius Medical Care NA
Jackson, MS
03.1993 - 05.1997
  • Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
  • Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.

Registered Nurse

County Line Family Medical Clinic
Jackson, MS
02.1991 - 03.1993
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Managed care from admission to discharge.
  • Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
  • Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
  • Performed Xrays and phlebotomy as needed

Education

Associate of Science - Nursing

Hinds Community College
Jackson, MS
12.1990

Associate of Science - Medical Laboratory Technology

Hinds Junior College
Raymond, MS
07.1987

Skills

  • Originality and Creativity
  • Social Research
  • Crisis Resolution
  • Medical Histories and Vital Statistics
  • Patient Evaluation
  • Hospice and Palliative Care
  • Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
  • Abuse and Neglect Investigation
  • Disease Processes
  • Hygiene Support
  • Safety Protocols
  • Patient Admission
  • Electronic Charting
  • Utilizing creativity and imagination, including computer print outs and hand drawn images, creating games and quizzes, to enhance patient interest
  • Being a stern patient advocate and family support resource
  • Extremely adept and knowledgeable of AVF, AVG, Temporary HD catheters, Permanent HD catheters, PD catheters Just because the surgeon says the AVF is ready to stick, doesn't make it ready to stick Most AVF have to be babied and coddled AVF must be adequately arterialized and of adequate size before attempting cannulation Cannulating accesses too early leads to longer HD catheter use which leads to infections, and possibly infected AVF if catheter has already been removed
  • Very adept as recognizing recirculation immediately
  • Flexible in "shifting gears", to be pulled from one duty to go do another duty
  • Knowledgeable about using/creating different teaching methods according to patient education level/cultural status
  • When I was performing Home Training, I had a ceremony for my patients on their graduation day, I decorated their room with signs and banners, gave them a "diploma", and played "Pomp and Circumstance" over the intercom as they walked down the hall after their last treatment, and had the staff line up on both sides of the hall and clap and cheer!

Timeline

St. Joseph Hospice R.N. Case Manager

St. Joseph Hospice
12.2021 - Current

Wound Care Registered Nurse

Mississippi State Veterans Home
08.2021 - 12.2021

Dialysis Home Training R.N.

Fresenius Medical Care NA
09.2015 - 07.2021

Hemodialysis Staff R.N.

Fresenius Medical Care NA
06.2014 - 09.2015

Hemodialysis Shift Supervisor

UMMC Hospital
03.2013 - 06.2014

Hemodialysis Registered Nurse

Fortus Group
01.2011 - 12.2012

Hemodialysis Registered Nurse

Fresenius Medical Care NA
09.2008 - 12.2010

Hemodialysis Registered Nurse

Fresenius Medical Care NA
09.2007 - 12.2008

Hemodialysis Registered Nurse Manager

Fresenius Medical Care NA
03.2007 - 09.2007

Hemodialysis Registered Nurse

Fresenius Medical Care NA
05.2004 - 09.2007

Hemodialysis Inservice Coordinator

Fresenius Medical Care NA
11.1998 - 05.2004

Hemodialysis Registered Nurse

Fresenius Medical Care NA
06.1998 - 11.1998

Hemodialysis Registered Nurse

Fresenius Medical Care NA
05.1997 - 06.1998

Hemodialysis Registered Nurse

Fresenius Medical Care NA
03.1993 - 05.1997

Registered Nurse

County Line Family Medical Clinic
02.1991 - 03.1993

Associate of Science - Nursing

Hinds Community College

Associate of Science - Medical Laboratory Technology

Hinds Junior College

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