Patient-oriented nursing professional with several years of hands-on experience in delivering quality direct and indirect patient care. Skillfully completes tasks and fosters relationships with patients, caregivers and coworkers to drive patient care goals and advance nursing philosophies.
• Administered immunizations according to policy and procedures.
• Documented vital signs, nursing reminders, immunizations, and notes electronically.
• Worked as a part of a patient-aligned care team and subspecialty clinics.
• Competent with ECG, glucometer, and bladder scan
• Assisted provider with procedures, and DBS clinic
• Mentored team members and new hires
• Responded to emergency calls
• Followed a comprehensive care plan that addressed physical, emotional cultural and spiritual needs of the patient/family
• Evaluated patient and family response to plan of care interventions and reported to RN
• Advocated for pain and symptom management
• Participated on the admissions team
• Administered medications and treatments as ordered by physician
• Assisted patient in personal care
• Charge nurse
• Administered medication and treatments
• Obtained and recorded vitals
• Responded to all emergency calls in facility
• Screened all new bookings
• Verified medications
• Staffed nurse clinic
• Performed venipuncture
• Collected lab specimens
• Scheduled appointments with providers
• Medication assisted treatment (MAT)
• Provided wound care
• Renewed prescriptions
• Assisted with telephone management
• Set up medications, equipment and prepare room for lumbar support
• Provided support during lumbar puncture
• Ordered unit medications
• Maintained supplies
• Functioned as a key member of a multidisciplinary team
• Arrived, registered and discharged patients from unit
• Updated demographics, and verified insurance
• Answered and directed calls from a crisis line to the appropriate personnel
• Oriented and trained new staff on policies and procedures
• Provided clerical support to multidisciplinary team
• Participated in task projects
• Responded to all emergent situations in a calm and professional manner