Loretta Johnson
Abingdon,United States
Summary
Compassionate Charge Nurse offers 30 years of patient care and advocacy within Long Term Care, Memory Care and Assisted Living units. Highly skilled in charting, managing patient intake and discharges and monitoring care plans. Well-versed in promoting policies and protocols to achieve core measures. Demonstrated success in cultivating strong patient rapport to drive outcome goals.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Charge Nurse
Blakehurst Retirement Community
01.1997 - Current
- Daily managed units of 30 or more residents while ensuring quality of care measures were being carried by staff.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- 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.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
- Cared for patients' wounds and changed dressings.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to provide quality patient care
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Harford Community College
Bel Air, MDSkills
- Duty Delegation
- Procedure Development
- Chronic Disease Management
- Patient Assessment
- Microsoft Word
- Discharge Planning
- Medication Administration
- Medical Record Auditing
- Time Management
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Charting and Documenting
- Plan of Action Implementation
Certification
Heartsaver CPR
Volunteer work
Currently serving as a volunteer nurse for Upper Chesapeake recreational football program for
Additional Information
Military Experience:
Served in the United States Army as a Medical Specialist with a rank of E-4/Specialist
Timeline
Charge Nurse
Blakehurst Retirement Community
01.1997 - Current
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Harford Community College
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