Lorraine Lewin
Easton,PA
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.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Overlook Hospital
Summit, New Jersey
05.2015 - Current
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and thoracic trauma.
- Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma center setting.
- Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Patient Care Technician
Overlook Hospital
Summit, New Jersey
06.2006 - 05.2015
- Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
- Answered patient assistance calls, assessed needs and offered qualified support.
- Collected and transported specimens to prepare for lab testing.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
- Helped patients maintain healthy skin by checking wounds, assessing integrity and bathing bedbound individuals.
- Supported patient admissions, discharges and transfers to promote team productivity.
- Organized and replenished unit supplies to maintain team readiness for expected demands.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Warmly greeted patients and visitors and made each feel welcome.
- Cleaned, sanitized and moved hospital equipment.
- Used wheelchairs, stretchers and movable beds to move patients between hospital locations.
- Helped patients complete activities of daily living.
- Lifted or assisted others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, surgical tables or stretchers.
- Collected laboratory specimens, dropped off at laboratories and picked up test results.
Education
No Degree - Science Education
New Jersey City University
Jersey City, NJDiploma - Nursing
Mountainside School of Nursing
Montclair, NJ06.2014
Skills
- Acute and Chronic Pain
- Preventive Healthcare
- Operational Standards
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Patient Care Assessment
- Intramuscular Injections
- Treatment Preparation
- Blood Product Transfusion
- IV Administration
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
- Admissions and Discharge Processes
- Oral Hygiene
- Delegation and Motivation
- Electronic Charting
- Supporting Daily Living Needs
- Patient and Family Liaison
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Overlook Hospital
05.2015 - Current
Patient Care Technician
Overlook Hospital
06.2006 - 05.2015
No Degree - Science Education
New Jersey City University
Diploma - Nursing
Mountainside School of Nursing
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