Krystle Key
Opelika,AL
Summary
Results-focused Registered Nurse professional with strength in providing care to my patients. Proactive leader with strengths in communication and collaboration. Adept at managing concurrent objectives to promote efficiency and influence positive outcomes. Successful at providing fast and accurate assessments and working calmly under pressure. Collaborate well with doctors to maintain top-notch healthcare practices.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Quality Correctional Health Care
Birmingham, AL
12.2020 - Current
- Regional Director over nine county correctional facilites across 3 states.
- Manage 75+ employees.
- Updated physicians on patient test results and assisted in developing care plans.
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
- Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Treated patients suffering from chronic and acute medical concerns, including asthma, seizure disorders and pneumonia.
- Trained new RN hires and ancillary staff members to meet patient service goals, champion standards of care and improve patient overall satisfaction.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, company policies and standards of care.
- Oversaw patient admission and discharge processes to coordinate related paperwork.
- Prioritized nursing tasks and assignments and accurately reported patient status.
- Maintained personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices.
- Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases and injuries.
- Assessed patients in active drug and alcohol withdrawal and provided interventions to manage physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms.
- Delivered care to 10+ patients per day, including coordinating and evaluating interdisciplinary care.
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
- Oversaw patient immunizations against communicative diseases, supporting nurses through vaccine-specific training and supervising administration.
- Reached out to patients to convey lab results and provide care instructions.
- Worked with management to identify and implement initiatives to increase nursing staff retention, morale and satisfaction.
- Developed and maintained quality care systems and standards and implemented medical protocols and guidelines.
- Prepared staff work schedules and assigned team members to specific duties.
- Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
- Used strong issue resolution and communication skills to cultivate and strengthen lasting client relationships.
- Coordinated activities with other departments such as Human Resources, IT, Logistics., ensuring alignment between regional operations and company-wide initiatives.
- Developed and enforced policies and procedures to ensure safety of patients and staff.
- Monitored the performance of healthcare personnel to ensure compliance with regulations and standards.
- Conducted regular meetings with staff to discuss their job duties and performance issues.
- Assigned tasks and monitored workflow in order to maximize efficiency of healthcare operations.
- Provided guidance on appropriate clinical practices to ensure high-quality patient care.
- Collaborated with other departments within the organization to coordinate activities related to patient care.
- Ensured that all employees were adequately trained for their roles in providing quality care for patients.
- Implemented changes in healthcare processes or procedures as needed based on feedback from staff or customers.
- Prepared informative manuals and training guides to assist with successful management of healthcare system.
- Maintained database of personnel activities with digital record-management systems.
- Responded proactively to concerns and questions by acting on patient feedback.
- Satisfied customer queries over phone and email to maintain positive patient-provider relationships.
- Chaired staff meetings, providing status updates on key activities to clinical management.
- Represented company professionally when engaging with public and government agencies.
- Monitored and maintained supply of medical equipment, tools and accessories.
- Developed and maintained computerized record management systems to store and process data.
- Facilitated necessary changes to policies or procedures to improve operations.
- Monitored department budget to prepare accurate reports about findings.
Education
Associate of Science - Registered Nursing
Bevill State Community College
Jasper, AL05.2007
Skills
- Patient monitoring
- Medical screening
- Coordinating referrals
- Flow sheet charting
- Taking vitals
- Strong medical ethic
- Psychiatric and Mental Health Care
- Patient education and counseling
- Patient Management
- Immunization skills
- Nursing Plan Development
- Sick visit procedures
- Nursing staff leadership
- SBAR communication
- Patient Care
- Follow-up calls
- Medical assessment
- Seizure management
- Documenting vitals
- Diabetes management
- Intake and discharge
- Emergency Response
- Chart updating
- Electronic Health Records Management
- Wound Care
- Critical Care
- Medication and IV administration
- Physical assessments
- Medical evaluation
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification 2022-2024
- Registered Nurse (AL) - 2007-present
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Quality Correctional Health Care
12.2020 - Current
Associate of Science - Registered Nursing
Bevill State Community College
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