Leah Johnson
Regisered Nurse
Brush Prairie,WA
Summary
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.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Portland
Portland, OR 08.2002 - 05.2004
Some College (No Degree) - Studies
Oregon State University
Corvallis, ORSkills
Medication and IV administration
Critical care
EMR / EHR
Care Plan Development
Direct Patient Care
Certification
ACLS
Timeline
PALS
02-2023
ACLS
11-2022
BLS
11-2022
Certified Post Anesthesia RN
10-2022
Registered Washington State Nurse
11-2021
Staff Registered Nurse & Relief Charge
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
12.2013 - Current
Critical Care Float Registered Nurse
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center
06.2007 - 08.2014
Staff Registered Nurse
Silverton Hospital
07.2004 - 09.2007
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Portland
08.2002 - 05.2004
Some College (No Degree) - Studies
Oregon State University