Lynn Brown
Richmond Hill,USA
Summary
Registered Nurse with over 16 years of extensive expertise in surgical services, telehealth, pediatrics, and family practice, demonstrating a visionary approach to patient care. Performed independent, comprehensive telephone and clinical triaging. Proficient in medical assessment, patient management, and interdisciplinary teamwork, with a focus on enhancing patient outcomes and safety. Provides patient education as an integral part of the services offered. Coordinate patient referrals and establish goals. Enthusiastic about leveraging comprehensive skills to foster wellness and achieve transformative health goals across diverse patient populations. During any gaps in my employment history, I was dedicating that time to full time studies to enhance my professional career path.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN SURGICAL SERVICES
St Joseph Candler Center for Digestive Diseases
06.2024 - Current
- Assisted & partnered with physicians during endoscopic and colonoscopy operative procedures. Ensured required instruments were available, specimens collected and labeled properly for lab processing.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enact prescribed treatment strategies & nursing interventions based on patients' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Optimize patient care through comprehensive assessments, swift interventions, and meticulous documentation, ensuring regulatory compliance and continuity of care.
- Recognizes and reports abnormal test results, changes in symptoms and the need for follow-up, aided in patient positioning and comfort throughout procedure.
- Monitors patient progress and symptom severity by conducting a structured telephonic interview. Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time.
- Empower patients through tailored education on health management and lifestyle modifications, fostering improved long term health outcomes.
- Proficient in setting up procedure areas while maintaining strong adherence to sterile protocols.
- Collaborates with patients to develop SMART self-management goals to assist patients with symptom improvement. Assist patients with treatment plan adherence.
SURGICAL PRE-OP & POST OP REGISTERED NURSE
Neurological Spine Institute
11.2022 - 07.2024
- Assess and monitor 1 – 3 patients in the immediate postoperative period, ensuring a smooth transition while anticipating and managing critical situations and emergencies in the PACU setting.
- Contributed to successful surgeries by assisting surgeons with instrumentation, suturing, and wound closure as needed. Monitored post-op patients, managed critical situations, and administered medications in PACU. Developed acute care assessment skills and ensured smooth recovery transitions.
- Provided medication administration, airway management, monitors vital signs, pain control, drain patency, cast care, CMS checks, neurological evaluation, care of invasive lines and updating Physician as needed with changes in patient status.
- Assessed patients' post-operative condition, monitoring vital signs and other measures tied to discharge criteria. Provide comprehensive post-anesthesia care, addressing patients' physical and emotional needs after surgery.
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE Series 0620
Family Practice, WINN Community Hospital
12.2009 - 01.2019
- Performed telehealth, virtual, & direct patient care by assessing patients, maintaining accurate medical records, administering medications, teaching patients self-care, and collaborating with other health specialists to promote patient well-being. Monitors patient progress and symptom severity by conducting a structured telephonic interview and using validated tools.
- Coordinates patient referrals to support services provided through the internal and external community, or the TRICARE network.
- Collaborated with the Nurse Case Manager to provide comprehensive, coordinated care. Assessed, coordinated, facilitated, delivered, and evaluated care for infants to geriatric patients.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery. Recognizes and reports abnormal test results, changes in symptoms and the need for follow-up.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Mastered Electronic computer-based patient records clinical information system to generate, maintain, and provide secure online comprehensive and legible health records.
- Compiled and maintains a variety of data reports, submitting detailed and aggregate programs and caseload data reports as needed by program staff.
- Facilitated efficient communication between patients, families, and healthcare providers to promote continuity of care across settings.
- Monitors patient progress and symptom severity by conducting a structured telephonic interview and using validated tools.
- Adapted quickly to changing patient needs, adjusting care plans accordingly to ensure optimal outcomes in diverse clinical scenarios.
- Communicated with the External Behavioral Health Consultant (EBHC) to review patients that require staffing, while maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment for patients through effective risk assessment and crisis intervention strategies.
Education
ASSOCIATES OF SCIENCE - NURSING
College of Coastal Georgia
Brunswick, Ga05.2022
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE - PRACTICAL NURSING
Jones County College
Ellisville, Ms12.2008
Skills
- Empathetic nursing care
- Patient advocacy
- Triage
- Telehealth platforms
- Wound care
- Postoperative complications
- Advanced cardiac life support
- Patient education
- Intravenous therapy
- Procedure preparations
- Discharge planning
- Surgical assistance
- Emergency response
- Airway management
- Health promotion
Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN), RN313450
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), 02/21/25
Accomplishments
- Received 7 Daisy patient satisfaction surveys @ St Joseph Candler CDD
- Awarded 6 HCA healthcare DAISY Awards for exemplary patient care, nominated by patient surveys.
- Department of the Employee of the Year, 2016
- Department of the Army Achievement Medal for Civilian Service, 2015.
Timeline
RN SURGICAL SERVICES
St Joseph Candler Center for Digestive Diseases
06.2024 - Current
SURGICAL PRE-OP & POST OP REGISTERED NURSE
Neurological Spine Institute
11.2022 - 07.2024
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE Series 0620
Family Practice, WINN Community Hospital
12.2009 - 01.2019
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE - PRACTICAL NURSING
Jones County College
ASSOCIATES OF SCIENCE - NURSING
College of Coastal Georgia
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