La'Keja Walker
Selma,AL
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications, and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Successful at working with all levels of healthcare providers, physicians, and administrators to address patient needs. Reduced medication errors by 98%.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Traveling Registered Nurse
Jackson Nurse Professionals
2022.10 - Current
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction levels by delivering compassionate care and addressing individual needs and concerns.
- Cared for up yo 7 patients per shift
Float Pool Registered Nurse (RN)
Grandview Medical Center
2021.05 - 2022.08
- Hospital-wide staff nurse resource
- Floated to neurology, cardiac step-down, oncology, short stay observation, rehabilitation, and orthopedic units in a 434-bed tertiary care facility.
- Implemented evidence-based fall prevention strategies, resulting in significant decrease in patient falls within unit.
- Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
Medical Cardiac/ Stepdown Registered Nurse (RN)
Grandview Medical Center
2019.09 - 2020.10
- Fulfilled roles of primary bedside and charge nurse on a 50-bed medical Cardiac unit at a Level III trauma facility
- Transferred to a system-wide nurse float pool in 2020.
- Skillfully managed acute symptoms presented by patients experiencing chest pain or dysrhythmias, resulting in prompt medical intervention when necessary.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Liaised with patients following cardiothoracic surgical procedures, providing support and education on post-surgical care.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Fortis College
Montgomery, AL06.2019
Associate of Arts And Sciences -
George Corley Wallace State Community College - Selma
Selma, AL12.2013
Skills
- Critical thinker
- Multi-tasking
- Knowledgeable in Microsoft
- Team oriented
- Accurate documentation
- Patient assessment and examination
- Medication administration
- Wound assessment and care
- Conflict resolution
- Problem solving
- Patient safety
- Patient transfers and transitions
- Relationship and team building
- Care planning
- Collaborative interdisciplinary communication and coordination
- Symptoms assessment
- Telephonic patient management
- Patient advocacy
- Data abstraction
- Patient consultation
Certification
- Multistate/ Compact Registered Nurse (RN), Alabama State Board of Nursing, 1-178813, expires 12/2025
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association, expires 02/2024
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association, expires 11/2024
Electronic Medical Records
- Cerner
- Meditech
Timeline
Traveling Registered Nurse
Jackson Nurse Professionals
2022.10 - Current
Float Pool Registered Nurse (RN)
Grandview Medical Center
2021.05 - 2022.08
Medical Cardiac/ Stepdown Registered Nurse (RN)
Grandview Medical Center
2019.09 - 2020.10
Associate of Science - Nursing
Fortis College
Associate of Arts And Sciences -
George Corley Wallace State Community College - Selma
- Multistate/ Compact Registered Nurse (RN), Alabama State Board of Nursing, 1-178813, expires 12/2025
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association, expires 02/2024
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association, expires 11/2024
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