Lizabeth O'Connor
Keystone,NE
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with a progressive career history in direct patient care, triage, and care coordination in afast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Surgery RN
Banner Health Ogallala
10.2019 - Current
- Maintained correct, detailed reports and records
- Monitored, recorded and reported symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
- Recorded patients' medical information and vital signs
- Consulted and coordinated with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans
- Prepared patients for, and aided with, procedures and surgeries
- Modified patient treatment plans as shown by patients' responses and conditions
- Administered local, inhalation, intravenous, and other anesthetics.
Registered Nurse/Cath Lab
Great Plains Health
05.2016 - 10.2019
- Provided and arranged for training/instruction of auxiliary personnel and students
- Executed daily operations of circulating and recording in Cath lab
- Aided with pre-procedure peri-operative and post procedure care
- Maintained correct, detailed reports and records
- Monitored, recorded and reported symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
- Recorded patients' medical information and vital signs
- Trained registered nurses in nursing duties in Cath lab
- Prepared patients for, and aided with, examinations and treatments
- Prepared rooms, equipment and supplies, and ensured that stock of supplies was supported
- Informed physician of patient's condition during anesthesia
- Administered local, intravenous, and other anesthetics
- Ordered, interpreted, and evaluated diagnostic tests to show and assess patient's condition
- Conducted specified laboratory tests
- Directed and coordinated infection control programs, advising and consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.
Travel RN
LRS Healthcare / RTG Medical
03.2015 - 05.2016
- Maintained correct, detailed reports and records
- Monitored, recorded and reported symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
- Recorded patients' medical information and vital signs
- Consulted and coordinated with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans
- Prepared patients for, and aided with, examinations and treatments
- Modified patient treatment plans as shown by patients' responses and conditions
- Administered local, inhalation, intravenous, and other anesthetics.
Staff RN
Sedgewick Community Health Services
08.2014 - 03.2015
- Maintained correct, detailed reports and records
- Monitored, recorded and reported symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
- Recorded patients' medical information and vital signs
- Consulted and coordinated with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans
- Prepared patients for, and aided with, examinations and treatments
- Modified patient treatment plans as shown by patients' responses and conditions
- Administered local, inhalation, intravenous, and other anesthetics.
Community Coordinator/Interim Director/Director
Sandhills District Health Department
08.2013 - 07.2014
- Recruiting and hiring staff
- Implementing Community Health Policies
- Planning and budgeting for the Agency
- Responsible for supporting and improving quality of service to the community through the planning, organizing
- Coordination and evaluation of the agency programs and services
- Overall administration of the agency’s professional services, direct and indirect, by the established policies and program goals
- Prepare reports and reports to the Health Board
- Community Coordinator
- Set up clinics as well as other preventative health clinics
- Coordinate public relations, staffing, supplies and completes needed records and reports
- Plan and implement health education classes as needed
- Aid with provision of home health services mas requested by agency director
- Aids in annual evaluation of the community health personnel
- Participate on the SDHD advisory committee.
Clinical Analyst
Regional West Medical Center
04.2012 - 08.2013
- Part of the EMR and Clinical Documentation team that supplied system-level support of multi-user clinical operating systems, hardware and software tools, including installation, configuration, maintenance, training and support of these systems
- Responsible for coordination of customer care and performance on analysis, design and development, QA testing, validation and implementation of documentation screens used by clinicians performing bedside patient care
- Supplied training to both Physicians and nurses on implementation of new features and upgrades to McKesson system
- Liaison between the Physicians and nurses and the IT Department.
Registered Nurse/ICU
Regional West Medical Center
04.2012 - 01.2013
- Conducted screening, diagnostic treatment and rehabilitative and supportive services as the senior nurse on a primary health care team
- Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in medical records
- Actively took part in unit-based Quality Assurance Program
- Sound, ethical and independent decision-making ability consistent with medical protocols
- Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments
- Utilized strong assessment skills to decide necessary patient care
- Held responsibility for primary care and medication management.
Registered Nurse/ICU
Great Plains Regional Medical Center
04.2010 - 04.2012
- Conducted screening, diagnostic treatment and rehabilitative and supportive services as the senior nurse on a primary health care team
- Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in medical records
- Actively took part in unit-based Quality Assurance Program
- Sound, ethical and independent decision-making ability consistent with medical protocols
- Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments
- Utilized strong assessment skills to decide necessary patient care
- Managed 3–5-member nursing and medical support team
- Disciplined, energetic employee who quickly shows rapport with patients and colleagues
- Held responsibility for primary care, and medication management.
Registered Nurse/Cath Lab
Nebraska Heart Institute
08.2000 - 01.2010
- Provided and arranged for training/instruction of auxiliary personnel and students
- Executed daily operations of circulating, scrub/panning and recording in Cath lab
- Aided with pre-procedure peri-operative and post procedure care
- Aided with stress tests, lab draws, office patients and phone triage nursing
- Also served as Employee health nurse for the North Platte office
- Maintained correct, detailed reports and records
- Monitored, recorded and reported symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
- Trained and managed 2 RNs to the Cath lab and achieved significant improvements in their productivity
- Recorded patients' medical information and vital signs
- Trained registered nurses in nursing duties in Cath lab and office
- Supervised and managed NHI North Platte Cath lab
- Prepared patients for, and aided with, examinations and treatments
- Structured and kept Employee Health Records for NHI North Platte
- Prepared rooms, equipment and supplies, and ensured that stock of supplies was supported
- Informed physician of patient's condition during anesthesia
- Responsible for ordering all medications for NHI North Platte
- Responded to written and telephone requests for refills, lab/test results, questions and concerns
- Administered local, intravenous, and other anesthetics
- Ordered, interpreted, and evaluated diagnostic tests to show and assess patient's condition
- Handed items to cardiologists during heart catheterizations
- Conducted specified laboratory tests
- Directed and coordinated infection control programs, advising and consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.
Clinical Coordinator
Sandhills District Health Department and Clinic
01.2007 - 09.2007
- Executed daily operations of Sandhills Health Department clinic
- Maintained correct, detailed reports and records
- Wrote, designed and produced the charting system used for 2 years prior to electronic medical records
- Instrumental in developing charts and flow of the clinic
- Performed administrative and managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, and long-range goals
- Trained and managed 2 staff members and achieved significant improvements in their productivity
- Recorded patients' medical information and vital signs
- Trained Amy McCarter in completing her Medical Assistant program
- Supervised 3 employees, scheduled work hours, resolved conflicts, determined salaries
- Prepared patients for, and aided with, examinations and treatments
- Successfully managed a 3-person team in running the daily routine of a clinic funded by federal government, with military Nurse Practitioner and Director of Sandhills Health Department
- Directed and supervised less skilled nursing/health care personnel
- Instructed individuals, families and other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention and developed health improvement programs
- Prepared rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensured that stock of supplies was maintained
- Restructured and improved clinic flow and services provided
- Worked with individuals, groups, and families to plan and implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities
- Provided health care, first aid, immunizations.
Travel Nurse
Medical Solutions
08.2005 - 01.2007
- Maintained correct, detailed reports and records
- Monitored, recorded and reported symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
- Recorded patients' medical information and vital signs
- Prepared patients for, and aided with, examinations and treatments
- Informed physician of patient's condition during anesthesia
- Administered local, inhalation, intravenous, and other anesthetics.
Outpatient Services RN
Great Plains Regional Medical Center
08.1999 - 08.2000
- Maintained correct, detailed reports and records
- Monitored, recorded and reported symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
- Recorded patients' medical information and vital signs
- Consulted and coordinated with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans
- Prepared patients for, and aided with, examinations and treatments
- Modified patient treatment plans as shown by patients' responses and conditions
- Administered local, inhalation, intravenous, and other anesthetics.
Education
Bachelors in Management of Health Informatics -
Bellevue University
Omaha, Nebraska01.2010
Vickie Milazzo Legal Nurse Consulting Course
Omaha, Nebraska01.2006
Associate Degree in Nursing -
Mid Plains Community College
North Platte, Nebraska01.1993
Skills
- Clinical judgment
- Compassion and Empathy
- Discharge Planning
- Nursing Informatics
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient education and counseling
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Precepting
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Emergency Response
- Emergency Procedures
- Critical Care
Certification
- American Heart Association Health Care Provider, BLS
- American Heart Association Acute Cardiac Life Support Provider
- NIH Stoke Scale
- Registered Nurse, State of Nebraska, Active
- NIMS training
References
Available Upon Request
Timeline
Surgery RN
Banner Health Ogallala
10.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse/Cath Lab
Great Plains Health
05.2016 - 10.2019
Travel RN
LRS Healthcare / RTG Medical
03.2015 - 05.2016
Staff RN
Sedgewick Community Health Services
08.2014 - 03.2015
Community Coordinator/Interim Director/Director
Sandhills District Health Department
08.2013 - 07.2014
Clinical Analyst
Regional West Medical Center
04.2012 - 08.2013
Registered Nurse/ICU
Regional West Medical Center
04.2012 - 01.2013
Registered Nurse/ICU
Great Plains Regional Medical Center
04.2010 - 04.2012
Clinical Coordinator
Sandhills District Health Department and Clinic
01.2007 - 09.2007
Travel Nurse
Medical Solutions
08.2005 - 01.2007
Registered Nurse/Cath Lab
Nebraska Heart Institute
08.2000 - 01.2010
Outpatient Services RN
Great Plains Regional Medical Center
08.1999 - 08.2000
Bachelors in Management of Health Informatics -
Bellevue University
Vickie Milazzo Legal Nurse Consulting Course
Associate Degree in Nursing -
Mid Plains Community College
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