Laura McCall
Hudson,NC
Summary
Seasoned Registered Nurse with over twenty four years of dialysis experience. I am equipped with a Bachelor's Degree and have obtained a UCAP RN 5 status. I am proficient with the performance and management of end stage renal disease patients. I am exceptional with completing tasks and keeping constant communication with multiple interdisciplinary team members to ensure high quality patient care. Dedicated to enhancing quality of care, safety and efficiency. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Transitional Care Manager
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc.
08.2022 - Current
- Established relationships with local service providers to expand available options for patient support during transitions in care settings.
- Fostered a positive work environment within the transitional care team through open communication channels fostering collaboration among colleagues.
- Demonstrated commitment to professional development by attending conferences, workshops, and training sessions related to transitional care management best practices.
- Facilitated seamless transitions between healthcare settings, ensuring appropriate care and follow-up appointments.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction with effective communication and coordination among healthcare team members.
- Collaborated with service members to provide effective transition planning.
- Educated individuals on available educational materials, videos, and online sites.
- Asked appropriate open-ended questions to discover individual needs and requirements.
- Provided leadership, guidance and support to staff members.
- Developed individualized transitional planning strategies tailored to each patient''s unique circumstances and goals for home dialysis.
Registered Nurse/Team Leader
Fresenius Medical Care
03.2020 - 08.2022
- Initiated, monitored, and terminated dialysis treatments for patients with end stage renal disease
- Monitored patient status and treatment progress, reporting observations to physicians
- Performed IV infusions, intramuscular injections, IV pushes and oral medications
- Precepted new staff nurses to provide education on policies and procedures, patient care skills, procedures and techniques, and patient assessment and interventions
- Addressed patient care needs, including collecting vitals, dressing wounds and medication management
- Achieved cannulation expert status through consistent, successful cannulation of arteriovenous fistulas and arteriovenous grafts
- Delegated and prioritized tasks, streamlining all steps in rapid response situations
- Educated patients on disease self-management, health maintenance, and kidney transplant
- Provided unit leadership to provide quality care to 50 to 64 patients per day in a 34 chair dialysis unit
- Assessed and assisted patients with a diverse range and comorbid chronic diagnoses, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), diabetes, and sepsis
- Completed clinical tasks while adhering to defined policies and procedures
- Created and implemented care plans after reviewing patients' imaging and test results, working closely with other members of an interdisciplinary team.
Home Therapies Regisitered Nurse
Fresenius Medical Care
06.2019 - 03.2020
- Set up equipment, tools and supplies needed for procedures and organize appropriately
- Trained patients and/or their family to perform peritoneal dialysis or home hemodialysis independently
- Collected and prepared laboratory specimens for analysis
- Administered Peritoneal dialysis as well as IV push, oral, subcutaneous, IV infusion and intramuscular medications
- Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns
- Maintained adequate unit supplies to meet expected patient demands
- Answered patient questions and provided take-home materials for further information
- Immunized patients against diseases such as influenza and pneumonia to protect vulnerable populations from serious illnesses
- Documented all therapies, including home therapy training and procedures to keep patient charts up-to-date
- Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans
- Reached out to patients to convey lab results and provide care instructions.
Acute Dialysis Registered Nurse
Fresenius Medical Care
11.2016 - 06.2019
- Initiate, monitor, and terminate hemodialysis treatments for patients with end stage renal disease and acute kidney injury
- Perform peritoneal dialysis for patients with end stage renal disease
- Learn through hands-on experience about proper renal functions, various types of renal diseases and dialytic treatment
- Dedicate each nursing shift to providing quality care to every renal patient, developing and implementing appropriate treatment plans
- Note each patient's condition prior to treatment and adjust dialytic therapy as needed
- Provide information to each patient regarding dialysis therapy, including side effects
- Participate in discussions with physicians to inform of significant patient health changes
- Accept the role of charge nurse in the absence of the clinic manager
- Identified areas of clinical improvement for outpatient dialysis units and presented information to the clinic manager, offering suggestions for change in clinical practice
- Precept and mentor new staff nurses.
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse
Fresenius Medical Care
11.2015 - 11.2016
- Ensured excellent care with a focus on patient safety, comfort and dignity
- Educated patients on disease prevention and health maintenance
- Built and maintained excellent rapport with patients and loved ones
- Answered patient calls, identified issues and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by facility and supervisor
- Collaborated with physicians and nursing staff to deliver quality care
- Built and maintained strong working relationships between nursing department and other discipline
- Educated patients, caregivers, and families on diagnoses, treatment and disease prevention
- Monitored delivery of patient care for entire unit, including implementation of care plans
- Assisted nephrologist with dialysis rounds and implemented orders in an appropriate and timely manner
- Assumed the role of vaccine coordinator, ensuring the administration of appropriate vaccines
- Monitored monthly quality indicator results and collaborated with physician and interdisciplinary staff and implement effective treatment plans
- Participated in monthly QAI meetings
- Coordinated staff to meet patient care needs
- Coordinated and assisted with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges
- Communicated with external departments to ensure patient care needs were met.
Registered Nurse/Team Leader
Fresenius Medical Care
05.2000 - 11.2015
- Initiated, monitored, and terminated dialysis treatments for patients with end stage renal disease
- Monitored patient status and treatment progress, reporting observations to physicians
- Performed IV infusions, intramuscular injections, IV pushes and oral medications
- Precepted new staff nurses to provide education on policies and procedures, patient care skills, procedures and techniques, and patient assessment and interventions
- Addressed patient care needs, including collecting vitals, dressing wounds and medication management
- Achieved cannulation expert status through consistent, successful cannulation of arteriovenous fistulas and arteriovenous grafts
- Delegated and prioritized tasks, streamlining all steps in rapid response situations
- Educated patients on disease self-management, health maintenance, and kidney transplant
- Provided unit leadership to provide quality care to 50 to 64 patients per day in a 34 chair dialysis unit
- Assessed and assisted patients with a diverse range and comorbid chronic diagnoses, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), diabetes, and sepsis
- Completed clinical tasks while adhering to defined policies and procedures
- Created and implemented care plans after reviewing patients' imaging and test results, working closely with other members of an interdisciplinary team.
Education
Bachelor of Science: Nursing -
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC01.2018
Associate of Science: Nursing -
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
Hudson, NC01.2000
Skills
- Dialysis machine operation
- Time management
- Prioritize workload
- Task oriented
- Staff Development and Precepting
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Certified Nephrology Nurse
Accomplishments
Certified Nephrology Nurse, 2019
Certification
- Certified Nephrology Nurse - 2019
Timeline
Transitional Care Manager
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc.
08.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse/Team Leader
Fresenius Medical Care
03.2020 - 08.2022
Home Therapies Regisitered Nurse
Fresenius Medical Care
06.2019 - 03.2020
Acute Dialysis Registered Nurse
Fresenius Medical Care
11.2016 - 06.2019
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse
Fresenius Medical Care
11.2015 - 11.2016
Registered Nurse/Team Leader
Fresenius Medical Care
05.2000 - 11.2015
Bachelor of Science: Nursing -
Appalachian State University
Associate of Science: Nursing -
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute