Leslie (Beason) Keel
Summary
Empathetic Nurse promoting over 9 years of expertise in healthcare industry. Knowledgeable in at-home and inpatient settings. Successful background providing compassionate, quality palliative care.
Well-rounded and personable Hospice Nurse determined to give patients superior level of care while ensuring dignity. Experienced Hospice Nurse with background in home and institutional care. Works gently with patients and family to provide comfort and palliative care. Supports family with extensive resources and information concerning end-of-life events and expectations. Maintains round-the-clock availability to patients and families.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager
Enhabit Home Health And Hospice
08.2022 - 06.2023
- Established hospice care services for elderly and disabled patients.
- Recognized and understood specific stages of dying process, providing comfort-based care during vulnerable times.
- Taught family members and caregivers various ways to manage patients' pain, how to check for vital signs and proper methods for dressing changes.
- Developed and implemented individualized care plan for each hospice patient while following physician instructions.
- Offered a compassionate listening ear to both patients and loved ones to meet emotional and mental, as well as physical needs.
- Established and maintained successful relationships with patients, families and physicians by utilizing exemplary communication and active listening skills.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
- Provided high level of quality, compassionate care to patients and caregivers during each nursing shift.
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Highlands Medical Center
04.2021 - 08.2022
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
- Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
- Supported physicians in both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures.
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.
- Aided with induction of labor for women suffering from complications such as preeclampsia.
- Coordinated care of low and high-risk laboring women of childbearing age and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.
- Worked closely with doctors in coaching pregnant women through childbirth and post-natal recovery.
- Assisted obstetricians with deliveries and cared for newborns directly after birth.
Behavioral Health Registered Nurse
Mountain Lakes Behavioral Healthcare
03.2020 - 04.2021
- Oversaw care of suicidal patients in the group home environment and acted swiftly to reduce risk of harm to themselves or others.
- Monitored vital signs, nutritional intake and signs and symptoms of complications to report deviations to supervisor.
- Educated patients and families about mental health, diagnoses and treatment options.
- Facilitated group therapy sessions to provide additional support and guidance.
- Administered medication and treatments to patients to observe and record responses.
- Explained useful coping methods to relieve depression and anxiety.
- Performed patient assessments to monitor expected response to medications and altering treatment plans.
- Responded to numerous volatile situations and violent outbreaks to restore safety and security of patients and staff.
- Provided direct quality care to patients by monitoring, recording and evaluating psychiatric conditions.
Labor and Delivery Nurse
DeKalb Regional Medical Center
11.2016 - 03.2020
- Cares for maternity patients on a small unit using fetal and maternal monitoring equipment and assists obstetrician during exams, delivery, surgical procedures including cesarean deliveries
- Demonstrates active listening and empathetic care by striving to manage patients' pain through epidural and patient-controlled analgesia administration
- Builds positive and trusting relationships with patients while providing education regarding labor process, pain management, and newborn care
- Ensured infant stabilization by completing newborn assessments and hearing screenings, and acting as a lactation consultant
- Assisted doctors in monitoring baby and mother health during labor.
- Coordinated care of low and high-risk laboring women of childbearing age and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.
- Leveraged computerized documentation systems to monitor, record and communicate patient condition.
Inpatient Staff Nurse
DeKalb Regional Medical Center
11.2014 - 11.2016
- Observed patients to identify and assist with complications by performing diagnostic testing, administering medications, and communicating with physicians or nurse practitioner Any other duties involved in the daily care of inpatients.
Education
Associates - Science
Northeast Alabama Community College
Skills
- Professional Skills
- Compassion & Empathy
- Pre-& Post Delivery Care
- Pain & Labor Management
- Fetal Monitoring & Neonatal Care
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- Attention to Detail & Observation Skills
- Effective Verbal & Written Communication
- Symptom Management
Timeline
Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager
Enhabit Home Health And Hospice
08.2022 - 06.2023
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Highlands Medical Center
04.2021 - 08.2022
Behavioral Health Registered Nurse
Mountain Lakes Behavioral Healthcare
03.2020 - 04.2021
Labor and Delivery Nurse
DeKalb Regional Medical Center
11.2016 - 03.2020
Inpatient Staff Nurse
DeKalb Regional Medical Center
11.2014 - 11.2016
Associates - Science
Northeast Alabama Community College
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