LaToya Wright
Chesapeake
Summary
Compassionate and highly dedicated Registered Nurse with over 15 years of experience providing high-quality, patient-centered care across diverse populations. Demonstrates expertise in oncology, hemodialysis, and acute care settings, with strong skills in patient assessment, care planning, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Committed to promoting patient safety, advocacy, and evidence-based practice, while maintaining excellent organizational and communication abilities.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Infusion Nurse
Riverside Cancer Specialists of Tidewater
Chesapeake, VA
01.2023 - Current
- Partners with patients and their family to develop, implement and evaluate a plan of care, treatments and procedures that contribute to physiological and psychosocial outcomes of the patient. Incorporates evidence based standards of practice and collaborates with interdisciplinary team in care coordination.
- Ensure patient receives consistent, competent and ethical care. Focuses on quality outcomes of patient when addressing service needs to ensure evidence based quality care of patient.
- Demonstrates understanding of diverse patient care populations. Modifies education method to ensure patient/family understanding.
- Accurately completes all required clinical and quality documentation consistently per RHS standards and regulatory requirements.
- Delegates and prioritizes tasks appropriately to facilitate quality patient care and service excellence to meet the patient's care needs. Recognizes and responds to emergency situations.
BSN, RN Charge Nurse
Fresenius Medical Care
Norfolk, VA
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Provide day to day guidance, support, and direction to direct patient care staff
- Complete staff schedules and approve or disapprove time or personnel schedule changes in the absence on the Clinical Manager
- Participate in patient care plan meetings. Assess daily patient care needs and develop and distribute patient care assignments appropriately
- Meet routinely with the Clinical Manager to discuss personnel and patient care status, issues, and information
- Maintain overall shift operation in a safe, efficient, and effective matter. Monitor and supervise all patient care activity during dialysis and assist staff
- Train and Orient New Employees
- Conduct monthly staff meetings to keep staff informed of any changes or ways to improve daily operations
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Intrepid Healthcare & Hospice at Home
Virginia Beach, VA
09.2021 - 12.2021
- Performs comprehensive subjective and objective assessment of the patient status that includes physical, psychosocial, and environmental parameters
- Interventions are performed within the nursing scope of practice
- Ensures that adequate medical supplies and equipment are provided and reordered as necessary on assigned patients
- Assures thorough and accurate documentation with all clinical data
- Assists the physician in developing the plan of care and makes necessary revisions based on the patient’s condition and needs as requested
Registered Nurse Home Dialysis
Concerto Renal Services
Salisbury, MD
12.2020 - 09.2021
- Provides continuous education to patients regarding their renal disease, vascular access, and dialysis therapy.
- Delegates tasks to dialysis technicians to provide safe and effective delivery of dialysis therapy as prescribed.
- Directs dialysis technicians using compliance standards, policy, and procedures.
- Provides, supervises, and monitors hemodialysis care according to policy and procedure.
- Ensures and verify accuracy and timely documentation by the dialysis technician.
- Perform pre and post treatment assessments, documents interventions and response to interventions performed.
- Collaborates and communicate with other members of the hemodialysis health care team to interpret, adjust, and coordinate care provided to the patient.
Registered Nurse Acute Hemodialysis
Tidal Health Peninsula Regional Medical Center
Salisbury, MD
02.2020 - 09.2021
- Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients’ conditions
- Administer medications to patients and monitor for reactions
- Assess the needs of patients
- Provide safe and effective delivery of care to chronic and acute renal patients in hospital and outpatient setting
- Provide ongoing education to patients and their families regarding renal disease, labs and nutrition
Registered Nurse Team Leader
Westminster Canterbury of Chesapeake VA Beach
VA Beach, VA
11.2019 - 02.2021
- Assessments of skilled resident performed daily including physical and mental conditions.
- Provide nursing interventions, medication administrations and treatments
- Collaborate and communicate with physicians and other members of the healthcare team to coordinate care planning for resident care.
- Ensure the safety and physical comfort of the resident needs emotionally and spiritually.
Registered Nurse Supervisor
Briggs Home Health Agency, LLC
Norfolk, VA
11.2017 - 02.2020
- Conduct initial assessment of clients and formulates plan of care to meet clients’ needs, documents change in client’s condition and make changes to plan of care
- Conduct periodic evaluation of aide’s performance, ensure that care provides to clients by aides are in accordance with the established plan of care
- Make supervisory visit to ensure quality and appropriateness of services provided
- Ensure all charts have current 99’s with detailed progress notes stating the client health status and medication treatments
Registered Nurse Team Leader CAP 2
Fresenius Kidney Care
Princess Anne, MD
09.2015 - 10.2019
- Provision for dialysis technicians safe and effective hemodialysis to patients
- Assessments of patients, administer medications as prescribed or in accordance with approved algorithms
- Provide leadership to staff, delegate tasks to staff member appropriately, assist with training of staff
- Provide ongoing education to patients and their families regarding renal disease, labs and nutrition
- Collaborate and communicate with physicians and other members of the healthcare team to interpret, adjust, and coordinate care provided to the patient
Registered Nurse Acute Hemodialysis
Fresenius Kidney Care
Nassawadox, VA
08.2014 - 08.2015
- Provide safe and effective delivery of care to chronic and acute renal patients in hospital and outpatient setting
- Manage patient care technicians in providing safe delivery of hemodialysis
- Assessments of patients, administer medications as prescribed
- Provide ongoing education to patients and their families regarding renal disease, labs, and nutrition
Registered Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse
Heritage Hall Healthcare and Rehab
Nassawadox, VA
11.2011 - 08.2014
- Administered medications, injections, and treatments per physician orders
- Assist in the supervision of axillary staff
- Consulting with supervising physicians
- Assessments, Documentation, Educating patients and their family members
Education
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
Chamberlain University
12-2027
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
12-2020
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Eastern Shore Community College/Tidewater Community College
05-2013
Practical Nursing - undefined
Eastern Shore Community College
08-2011
Skills
- Patient Care & Assessments
- Oncology/Hematology
- Hemodialysis
- Patient Education
- Medication Administration & Treatments
- Care Planning
- HIPPA Compliance
- Vascular Assess Assessments
- Vaccinations and Immunizations
- Leadership & Team Coordination
- Collaborative Teamwork Approach
- Excellent Team Communicator
- Palliative/Hospice Care
- EMR Systems and Documentation (EPIC)
Certification
- Registered Nurse
- ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy Certificate
- First Aid, BLS Certified
Timeline
RN Infusion Nurse
Riverside Cancer Specialists of Tidewater
01.2023 - Current
BSN, RN Charge Nurse
Fresenius Medical Care
01.2022 - 01.2023
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Intrepid Healthcare & Hospice at Home
09.2021 - 12.2021
Registered Nurse Home Dialysis
Concerto Renal Services
12.2020 - 09.2021
Registered Nurse Acute Hemodialysis
Tidal Health Peninsula Regional Medical Center
02.2020 - 09.2021
Registered Nurse Team Leader
Westminster Canterbury of Chesapeake VA Beach
11.2019 - 02.2021
Registered Nurse Supervisor
Briggs Home Health Agency, LLC
11.2017 - 02.2020
Registered Nurse Team Leader CAP 2
Fresenius Kidney Care
09.2015 - 10.2019
Registered Nurse Acute Hemodialysis
Fresenius Kidney Care
08.2014 - 08.2015
Registered Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse
Heritage Hall Healthcare and Rehab
11.2011 - 08.2014
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Eastern Shore Community College/Tidewater Community College
Practical Nursing - undefined
Eastern Shore Community College
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
Chamberlain University
Awards
Daisy Award Winner 4/2025
Riverside Cancer Specialists of Tidewater