Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Staff Registered Nurse & Relief Charge
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
12.2013 - Current
Responsible for planning, coordinating, implementing, evaluating and documenting patient care in the PACU department.
Mitigate risk by observing and identifying life-threatening complications
Serve as a clinical resource to colleagues, patients and family members
Compile and analyze data obtained from chart review, patient monitoring and/or diagnostic tests.
Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
As relief charge nurse I provide direct coordination and supervision of daily PACU operations to ensure high quality patient care is delivered while maintaining safe staffing levels and meeting productivity guidelines.
Critical Care Float Registered Nurse
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center
06.2007 - 08.2014
Float as staffing and patient load deemed necessary to Emergency, ICU, CVICU, Cardiac Observation, PCU, IMCU and PACU departments.
Responsible for planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting patient care.
Assessed complex medical cases to deliver high-quality patient care in high-traffic critical care settings.
Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
Identified patient care problems and implemented corrective actions in alignment with hospital policies, procedures and regulations.
Staff Registered Nurse
Silverton Hospital
07.2004 - 09.2007
Accountable for the assessment, implementation, evaluation and documentation of patient care on a wide range of patient populations from pediatric to geriatric in the Med/Surg and ICU areas.
Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in electronic records.
Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.