Malia Vadnais
Cambridge,MN
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. Patient-oriented with 15 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with Oncology specialty.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Collaborative RN
MN Oncology
07.2018 - Current
- Documents nursing assessments and patient teaching in patient charts. Communicates all pertinent information and any interventions to physician
- Provide professional nursing care for patients following established standards and practices
- Acts as resource person to medical assistants
- Triages patient phone calls as needed and documents relevant information in patient's chart
- Assesses patient/family needs and provides teaching and other instructional material
- Demonstrates awareness of community resources available to patients and assists with referrals if necessary
- Manages patient medication refill requests from pharmacy
- Participates in professional development activities and maintain professional affiliations
- Works closely regarding patient care needs for clinic patients being seen by both MD’s and APP
- Provides psychosocial and emotional support to patients as well as providing referral to appropriate resources
- Provides detailed education for both IV and oral chemotherapy
- Maintains patient confidentiality
- Maintains efficient and appropriate patient flow in clinic
- Facilitates dose modification by assessing patient and labs, consulting protocol or treatment plan, calculating dose and infusing medications and consulting physician regarding dose modifications, problems, and symptom management
- Acts as resource for MA and LPN staff
- Triages patient phone calls as needed and documents relevant information in patient’s chart
- Assesses patient/family needs and provides teaching, instructional materials, and community resource information
Homecare RN
Everytime Home Care
05.2015 - 06.2018
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed
Infusion Registered Nurse
Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center
08.2016 - 01.2018
- Delivery of chemotherapy, biotherapy and supportive care to hematology/oncology patients in accordance with Nurse Practice Act, recognized professional standards.
- Complete Patient Assessment and Education.
- Collaborate with health care team in order to coordinate and maintain continuity of care.
- Administrative tasks including indirect nursing activities which promote quality patient care.
- Documentation of care per policies and practice.
- Maintain overall accountability/responsibility for assigned patients
- Educated patient, family or caretaker about post discharge care procedures to facilitate care continuum.
- Counseled patients and caregivers and provided compassionate emotional support.
- Maintained safe and therapeutic medical environment and guided and directed members of health care team to encourage quality patient care.
- Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Comply with research protocols.
Education
Associate of Arts - Nursing
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Minneapolis, MN05.2007
Skills
- Hospice and Palliative Care
- Staff Supervision
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- EMR Systems
- Patient Assessments
- Call Triaging
- Inpatient and Outpatient Care
- Medication Administration
- Follow-Up Calls
- Setting Up Referrals
- Pain Management
- Hospice Philosophy Understanding
- HIPAA Education
- Patient Education
- Strong Clinical Judgment
Timeline
Collaborative RN
MN Oncology
07.2018 - Current
Infusion Registered Nurse
Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center
08.2016 - 01.2018
Homecare RN
Everytime Home Care
05.2015 - 06.2018
Associate of Arts - Nursing
Anoka-Ramsey Community College