Lisa Conner
Adairsville,GA
Summary
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Seasoned nursing professional with 23 years of diverse experience in direct patient care. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and multidisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with Infusion Department specialty.
Overview
2
2
Certifications
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Infusion RN
05.2022 - Current
- Infusion department responsibilities: transcribing orders into therapy plans, assessment of patients, numerous infusions such as IVIG, hydrations, iron, blood transfusions, antibiotics, numerous IM/SQ medications, iv insertions. Assist with orientation and training of new employees, visit charge audits, blood transfusion audits, multidisciplinary collaboration with internal and external staff to deliver comprehensive, patient centered care, assist and develop staffing plans in accordance with staffing needs, management of patient schedule including authorizations and referrals, assist with managing supplies for department, escalate issues that arise in department to the appropriate departments, review, update and recommend clinical policies, procedures and educational materials for quality of care. ONS certification completed and training of chemo medications competency checklist completed at Kennesaw Piedmont Infusion Center.
Wound Care Clinician
Piedmont Advance Wound Care Center
01.2018 - 04.2022
- I started in the wound care center as a prn nurse that transitioned in August 2020 to full-time case management position. Responsibilities include; assessment of wounds, collaboration with team members for plan of care, establishing home health and home supplies for patients, performing audits of billing for visits, registration of patients for weekly visits, in-patient hospital wound consults, education of new staff members, ordering supplies for wound care center. Skills include; assessment of wounds, dressing wounds, NPWT placement and management, total contact cast applications and removals, light and regular compression application and removal.
Critical Care Float Pool Registered Nurse
Cartersville Medical Center
01.2018 - 08.2020
- I had the position of full-time Critical Care Float Pool RN. The job entailed floating through all areas of the hospital at Cartersville Medical Center; which included Emergency Room, ICU, Med Surg Floor, Congestive Heart Failure Clinic, Surgical Floor. This position entailed receiving at daily assignment from the house supervisor in the morning of my shift where staff was needed. My responsibilities included; assessment of patients, collaboration with team members, following orders, administering medication, IV insertions, lab draws, management of ventilated patients, management of IV medications, monitoring vital signs, filling in as charge nurse as needed, code blue team, disruptive patient code team (BERT).
Post Anesthesia Care Unit Registered Nurse
Redmond Regional Medical Center
01.2007 - 01.2020
- From 2007 to 2020 I worked as a Registered Nurse in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit full time then into a prn position. The job entailed management of patients waking up from surgery. My responsibilities included; assessment of post-surgical patients, airway management, extubating ventilated patients, monitoring vital signs and reporting issues as they occur, IV medication administration and IV drip management, administering blood products, IV insertions, on call after hours and weekends, transferring patients within hospital, discharging patients after recovery phase over, preparation of patients for surgery when preop department unavailable, collaboration with team members, education of new staff.
Cardiac Care Unit Registered Nurse
Redmond Regional Medical Center
01.2003 - 01.2007
- I worked as a Cardiac Care Registered Nurse after graduation from Nursing School. The job entailed management of cardiac patients. My responsibilities included; assessment of critically ill cardiac patients, preparing patients for cardiac catheterization, monitoring vital signs, management of ventilated patients, medication administration, IV medication administration and management, balloon pump management, charge nurse as needed, education of new staff, blood administration, post cardiac catheterization care, care of non-cardiac intensive care patients, collaboration with team members, code blue team member, activation of staff members for emergency cardiac catheterization patients on transit to hospital.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT05-2017
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT01-2015
Associates degree - Nursing
Floyd College
Rome, GA05-2003
Skills
- Clinical decision making
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking
- Reliability
- Team collaboration
- Adaptability and flexibility
- IV therapy administration
- Central line management
Certification
Active: ACLS, PALS, BLS, ONS
Timeline
Infusion RN
05.2022 - Current
Wound Care Clinician
Piedmont Advance Wound Care Center
01.2018 - 04.2022
Critical Care Float Pool Registered Nurse
Cartersville Medical Center
01.2018 - 08.2020
Post Anesthesia Care Unit Registered Nurse
Redmond Regional Medical Center
01.2007 - 01.2020
Cardiac Care Unit Registered Nurse
Redmond Regional Medical Center
01.2003 - 01.2007
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Associates degree - Nursing
Floyd College