Lindsey Messer
Spokane,WA
Summary
Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care. Patient-oriented Nurse with 19 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with Oncology specialty.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
RN
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital
03.2004 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met and treatment goals.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Administered chemotherapy, pain medications and other medicines based on physician orders and patient requirements.
- Assessed patients during course of treatment to identify concerning reactions.
- Counseled patients and provided listening ear and emotional support.
- Educated patients on such topics as nutrition, medication side effects and proper skin treatments after radiation.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes, and treatment implementations.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
Education
Associate of Arts - Nursing
Spokane Community College
Spokane, WA12.2003
High School Diploma -
Deer Park High School
Deer Park, WA06.1999
Skills
- Update Electronic Charts
- Nursing Performance Assessment
- Treatment Plan Modification
- IV Drug Therapy Management
- Patient Discharging
- Direct Patient Care
- Unit Oversight
- Team Coordination
Timeline
RN
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital
03.2004 - Current
Associate of Arts - Nursing
Spokane Community College
High School Diploma -
Deer Park High School
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