Linda Fletcher RN
North Topsail Beach,NC
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
40
40
years of professional experience
Work History
RN
Acc Medlink
03.2023 - Current
- Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
- Administered medications via oral, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Developed strong relationships with patients'' families, providing emotional support while addressing concerns or questions about care plans.
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families.
- Implemented infection control measures within the unit, maintaining a safe environment for both patients and staff members.
Contract Travel RN
Supplemental Health Care
04.2021 - Current
- Executed clinical skills such as IV insertion, wound care management, and medication administration accurately and efficiently.
- Promoted continuity of care by effectively communicating with healthcare team members during shift handoffs and transitions of care.
- Assessed patients'' needs holistically considering physical, emotional, social, cultural factors influencing their wellbeing.
- Contributed to infection control initiatives, maintaining a safe and clean work environment.
- Led patient support groups focused on chronic illness management empowering individuals towards self-care strategies.
- Served as a mentor to new nurses, providing guidance on best practices and fostering professional growth.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing patient care delivery systems within the facility.
- Developed strong rapport with patients and families to facilitate trust and communication during challenging medical situations.
Registered Nurse
Kindred At Home
05.2020 - 04.2021
- Consulted with clinicians to devise and manage effective ongoing care plans for at-risk patients.
- Specialized Oasis training and implementing
- Participated in on-call rotations to deliver after-hours care.
- Used HCHB to maintain database of relevant information for practitioners to access and coordinate patient care.
- Updated patient charts using HCHB with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Authored initial assessments of patients and family to develop plans for individual home care needs.
- Coordinated rehabilitative and preventive nursing processes and procedures.
- Took active role in patient and family planning process, detailing instructions and responding appropriately and effectively to questions and concerns.
- Liaised with physicians regarding patient needs, performance and changes.
- Created patient assessments and plans for individual home care needs.
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.
- Effectively communicated with physicians regarding patient needs, performance, medications and changes.
- Participated in patient and family planning process, as well as provided instructions and addressed question and concerns.
- Completed initial assessments of patients and family to determine and address individual home care needs. ·
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Provided home healthcare providers with training, guidance, support and supervision to achieve objectives.
RN Staff Nurse
Brynn Marr Hospital
01.2020 - 04.2020
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- 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.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety.
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.
Quality Improvement Coordinator
Onslow Memorial Hospital
04.2018 - 03.2019
- Developed quality improvement plans, policies and operational guidelines.
- Documented and reported issues with compliance, standards of care and quality assurance requirements.
- Assessed ongoing operations against standards.
- Recorded, analyzed and distributed statistical information.
- Coordinated statistical data analysis, design, and information flow.
- Created various Excel documents to assist with pulling metrics data and presenting them to give concise understanding of best placement for needed resources.
- Established and tracked quality department goals and objectives.
- Brought "Get with the Guidelines" from Bronze to Gold with Heart Failure
- Kept records of quality reports and statistical reviews
Quality Performance Nurse
Heart Of Florida Regional Hospital
12.2013 - 03.2018
- Created and optimized records management strategies to coordinate and protect information.
- Evaluated current processes to develop improvement plans.
- Collected, organized and modeled data using Truven and Premier
- Gathered, documented and modeled data to assess business trends.
- Reviewed internal systems and organized training plans to address areas in need of improvement.
- Compiled research data and gave professional presentations highlighting finds and recommended optimizations.
- Developed hospital derived from raw company data to track improvements in organizational efficiency.
- Created plans and communicated deadlines to ensure projects were completed on time.
- Improved Sepsis data from 18% to 94%, Exceeding Benchmarks of 65%
- Quality Measures Outcomes improved from 60% to over 95%
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Polk State College
Winter Haven, FL05.2017
LPN Dipolma - Nursing
Delaware Technical And Community College
Newark, DE06.1985
Skills
- Preventative Health
- Oasis Documentation
- Intravenous Therapy
- Chronic Disease Management
- Staff Supervision
- Precepting
- Infection Control and Aseptic Procedures
- Infection Control Measures
- Personal Care Needs
- Home care
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Strong clinical judgment
- Insulin medication assistance
- Medication Administration
- Oxygen saturation standards
- Basic Life Support
- Clinical judgment
- Compassion and Empathy
- Discharge Planning
- Quality Improvement
- Geriatric Care
- Community health
- Health Promotion
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient Assessment
- Patient Assessments
- Team Coordination
- Patient education and counseling
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Patient Monitoring
- Case Management
- High level of autonomy
- Complex Problem-Solving
- HIPAA Education
- Wound Care
- Patient and family advocacy
- Hospice Care
Accomplishments
Employee of the month for September 2017
Employee of Quarter 3 2017
Starfish monthly winner March 2020
Certification
American Heart CPR good until Dec 2025
Timeline
RN
Acc Medlink
03.2023 - Current
Contract Travel RN
Supplemental Health Care
04.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse
Kindred At Home
05.2020 - 04.2021
RN Staff Nurse
Brynn Marr Hospital
01.2020 - 04.2020
Quality Improvement Coordinator
Onslow Memorial Hospital
04.2018 - 03.2019
Quality Performance Nurse
Heart Of Florida Regional Hospital
12.2013 - 03.2018
Associate of Science - Nursing
Polk State College
LPN Dipolma - Nursing
Delaware Technical And Community College
American Heart CPR good until Dec 2025
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