LESLIE JAMES
Summary
Experienced with patient care, critical thinking, and effective communication. Utilizes medical knowledge to support patient recovery and manage complex conditions. Strong understanding of healthcare protocols and compassionate care delivery.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse- Women's Services
Abella Health Clinic
05.2023 - Current
- Performs all aspects of patient care including consultation, assessment point-of-care testing, treatment, procedures, and follow-up care
- Oversee patient care and operation of the STI Clinic
- Arrange and provide patient follow-up of abnormal lab test results
- Provides patient health counseling and instruction
- Recognizes emergency situations, seeks assistance and intervenes appropriately
- Documents data and assessments in the patient record including all forms and logs
- Calls prescriptions to pharmacies per standing orders
- Faxes medical records, reports and other documents according to HIPAA regulations
- Encourages client in their new roles as parents
- Refer clients to facilities that can be assist further in care
- Educate clients in symptoms, testing, diagnosis and treatment
Registered Nurse- Women's Services
Abella Health Clinic
05.2023 - Current
- Performs all aspects of patient care including consultation, assessment point-of-care testing, treatment, procedures, and follow-up care
- Oversee patient care and operation of the STI Clinic
- Arrange and provide patient follow-up of abnormal lab test results
- Provides patient health counseling and instruction
- Recognizes emergency situations, seeks assistance and intervenes appropriately
- Documents data and assessments in the patient record including all forms and logs
- Calls prescriptions to pharmacies per standing orders
- Faxes medical records, reports and other documents according to HIPAA regulations
- Encourages client in their new roles as parents
- Refer clients to facilities that can be assist further in care
- Educate clients in symptoms, testing, diagnosis and treatment
Registered Nurse- Pediatrics
Atrium Health
08.2020 - 09.2021
- Assessed child's needs and provided initial care
- Identified child's symptoms and intervened in emergent situations
- Administered medications, blood, and vaccines per age appropriate guidelines
- Monitored patient's vital signs
- Assessed patient for signs of abuse
- Educated patient and patient's family on disease processes, treatments and plan of care
- Documentation of vitals, treatment provided, education rendered and assistance with pediatrician and other medical staff
- Provided preoperative and postoperative care to patient
Registered Nurse- Pediatrics
Atrium Health
08.2020 - 09.2021
- Assessed child's needs and provided initial care
- Identified child's symptoms and intervened in emergent situations
- Administered medications, blood, and vaccines per age appropriate guidelines
- Monitored patient's vital signs
- Assessed patient for signs of abuse
- Educated patient and patient's family on disease processes, treatments and plan of care
- Documentation of vitals, treatment provided, education rendered and assistance with pediatrician and other medical staff
- Provided preoperative and postoperative care to patient
Registered Nurse- LDRP
Novant Health Medical Center
07.2017 - 09.2021
- Admitted patients to Labor and Delivery
- Physical Head to Toe Assessment
- Maintained a hemodynamic patient
- Monitored contractions and fetal heart rate in relation to contractions
- Documented vitals and pain assessments
- Ascertains if there is an issue with values
- Administers and cares for patients on high risk medication- Oxytocin, Magnesium Sulfate, Fentanyl through Lumbar Epidural
- Assisted doctors and midwives with delivery of newborn
- Performed cervical checks periodically to monitor progress of labor
- Preoperative procedures in scheduled and unscheduled Cesarean sections
- Intraoperative procedures
- Postoperative procedures
- Monitored mother's lochia throughout postpartum period
- Managed patient's pain and post delivery symptoms
- Assign APGAR scores, Assessment of neonates
- Assisted with breastfeeding (latch and technique)
- Monitored mother in the postpartum period
- Monitored vital signs of neonate in postpartum period
- Administered medication to neonate
- High Census Days in NICU- Assess neonates in SCN
- Monitored blood sugar levels, weaned IV fluids
- Care of NAS neonates
- Assisted nasogastric feeders and feeder/growers in our NICU unit
- Educated parents and family members of what to expect with all processes on our unit and discharge education for mother and newborn
Registered Nurse- LDRP
Novant Health Medical Center
07.2017 - 09.2021
- Admitted patients to Labor and Delivery
- Physical Head to Toe Assessment
- Maintained a hemodynamic patient
- Monitored contractions and fetal heart rate in relation to contractions
- Documented vitals and pain assessments
- Ascertains if there is an issue with values
- Administers and cares for patients on high risk medication- Oxytocin, Magnesium Sulfate, Fentanyl through Lumbar Epidural
- Assisted doctors and midwives with delivery of newborn
- Performed cervical checks periodically to monitor progress of labor
- Preoperative procedures in scheduled and unscheduled Cesarean sections
- Intraoperative procedures
- Postoperative procedures
- Monitored mother's lochia throughout postpartum period
- Managed patient's pain and post delivery symptoms
- Assign APGAR scores, Assessment of neonates
- Assisted with breastfeeding (latch and technique)
- Monitored mother in the postpartum period
- Monitored vital signs of neonate in postpartum period
- Administered medication to neonate
- High Census Days in NICU- Assess neonates in SCN
- Monitored blood sugar levels, weaned IV fluids
- Care of NAS neonates
- Assisted nasogastric feeders and feeder/growers in our NICU unit
- Educated parents and family members of what to expect with all processes on our unit and discharge education for mother and newborn
Education
Associates Degree - Nursing
South Piedmont Community College
Monroe, NC05.2017
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Patient education and counseling
- Clinical judgment
- Infection control measures
- Compassion and empathy
Personal Information
Title: Registered Nurse
Timeline
Registered Nurse- Women's Services
Abella Health Clinic
05.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse- Women's Services
Abella Health Clinic
05.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse- Pediatrics
Atrium Health
08.2020 - 09.2021
Registered Nurse- Pediatrics
Atrium Health
08.2020 - 09.2021
Registered Nurse- LDRP
Novant Health Medical Center
07.2017 - 09.2021
Registered Nurse- LDRP
Novant Health Medical Center
07.2017 - 09.2021
Associates Degree - Nursing
South Piedmont Community College
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