Lucas A. Robinson
Richmond,Virginia
Summary
Highly skilled Registered Nurse with seven years of experience prioritizing excellent patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs to ensure the delivery of safe competent care. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear and open verbal and written communication skills, and sound clinical judgment.
Overview
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Work History
Clinical Nurse III Inpatient Clinical Decision Unit Within Adult Emergency Department
Virginia Commonwealth University, Health System
Richmond, Virginia
- Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary team working towards attaining VCU Health System’s mission, vision, and goal of meeting the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and their families.
- Performs thorough initial assessments with close monitoring and collaboration with the entire medical team to determine the best course of action.
- Administers medications, therapeutic treatments, and diagnostic tests to ensure individualized coordinated care while practicing evidence-based medicine.
- Functions as a Unit Charge Nurse and delegates tasks to ensure completion and guarantees the unit operates efficiently while delivering quality patient care.
- Excellent clinical decision-making involves analyzing information using intuition to solve problems and promote patient health.
- Active preceptor/mentor for new staff, care partners, and nursing students.
- Unit representative for departmental based Patient Experience Committee.
Clinical Nurse II Mayland Medical Center
Virginia Commonwealth University, Health System
Richmond, Virginia
- Served as a member of the interdisciplinary team working towards attaining VCU Health System’s mission, vision, and goal of meeting the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and their families.
- Highly trained telephone triage nurse with strong communication skills and passion for helping individuals access quality healthcare.
- Able to prioritize patient concerns, redirect as appropriate, and gain insight through comprehensive and direct questions.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss patient diagnosis and the implementation of a well-coordinated treatment plan.
Clinical Nurse II Inpatient Endoscopy
Virginia Commonwealth University, Health System
Richmond, Virginia
- Served as a member of the interdisciplinary team working towards attaining VCU Health System’s mission, vision, and goal of meeting the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and their families.
- Responsible for intake assessments and IV insertion prior to procedures.
- Administered sedation for endoscopic procedures and is responsible for monitoring anesthetic patients post procedure and responding appropriately to level of care changes.
- Maintained sterile work environment in procedure rooms according to accepted standards.
Clinical Nurse II Medical-Surgical Unit
Virginia Commonwealth University, Health System
Richmond, Virginia
- Served as a member of the interdisciplinary team working towards attaining VCU Health System’s mission, vision, and goal of meeting the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and their families.
- Served as a Unit Charge Nurse and delegated tasks to ensure completion and guarantees the unit operates efficiently while delivering quality patient care. This includes coordinating patient transports and transfers to and from the unit and making staff assignments.
- Organized, managed, and assumed responsibility and accountability for nursing actions while holistically caring for diverse patient populations undergoing multiple therapies, diseases, and procedures.
- Tailored patient care plans to be culturally sensitive and appropriate.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss patient diagnosis and the implementation of a well-coordinated treatment plan.
- Served as a strong patient advocate for quality patient care.
- Assessed health status to provide nursing care and health teaching and/or home care instructions.
- Member of unit-based falls committee and hospital representative.
- Served as a preceptor/mentor to care partners and nursing students.
- Consistently and efficiently maintained all documentation, both paper and computer, related to admission, discharge, or transfer to other units or outside facilities.
Patient Care Technician Medical Surgical Unit
VCU Health System
Richmond, Virginia
- Assisted nurses with delegated tasks.
- Helped patients with personal hygiene, bathroom support, and grooming.
- Monitored, charted, and reported patient vital signs.
- Performed EKG, glucose testing, IV insertions, and venipunctures.
- Ensured the entire unit and patient rooms have adequate patient care and needed supplies.
- Served as a liaison between the nurse and patient; communicated patient needs/concerns.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona01-2021
Associate in applied science - Nursing
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Richmond, Virginia01-2018
Bachelor of Health Science -
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia01-2015
Skills
- Outstanding critical thinking and problem solving
- Analytical reasoning in patient care
- Superb time management and stamina
- Nursing leadership duties
- Proficient time management
- Effective team collaborator
Certification
- Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health Professionals Registered Nursing License #0001283151
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider / CPR Certified
- Essentials of Critical Care Orientation Certification
- Virginia Commonwealth University Nurse Residency Graduate
- National Registry Emergency Medical Technician
- Virginia Department of Fire Program-Firefighter I
- Virginia Department of Fire Program-Firefighter II
- Virginia Department of Fire Program-Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations
Timeline
Clinical Nurse III Inpatient Clinical Decision Unit Within Adult Emergency Department
Virginia Commonwealth University, Health System
Clinical Nurse II Mayland Medical Center
Virginia Commonwealth University, Health System
Clinical Nurse II Inpatient Endoscopy
Virginia Commonwealth University, Health System
Clinical Nurse II Medical-Surgical Unit
Virginia Commonwealth University, Health System
Patient Care Technician Medical Surgical Unit
VCU Health System
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
Associate in applied science - Nursing
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Bachelor of Health Science -
James Madison University