Mandee Kuske
Billings,MT
Summary
Patient, detail-oriented team player, Nurse with three 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 in various specialties with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Care Manager
Compassus
08.2023 - 10.2023
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
RN, Emergency, Observation, SNF, Acute Care
Roundup Memorial Healthcare
02.2023 - 08.2023
- work simutenously with patients presenting for ER, Traumas, Observation, SNF, and acute patients
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of CNA's, Environmental services, maintenace
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
Staff RN/ Pod Lead
Riverstone Health
12.2021 - 02.2023
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies, and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.
- Participated in RN committee to recommend quality improvement initiatives.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
RN, Dialysis
DCI
06.2021 - 10.2021
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients in dialysis team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Montana State University - Bozeman
Bozeman, MT05.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Science
Montana State University - Billings
Billings, MT11.2015
Skills
- Patient Monitoring
- Medical Records Management
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Patient Assessments
- Care Coordination
- Case Management
- Documentation
- Critical Thinking
- Healthcare Program Planning
- Attention to Detail
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Training Staff
Certification
- Licensed RN, BSN - [2021- current]
- [BLS] [current]
- [ACLS][current]
- [PALS][current]
- [QPR] [current]
- [Lean Sigma 6- White belt] Training
- [Institute for Heath improvement: Patient safety]
Timeline
RN Care Manager
Compassus
08.2023 - 10.2023
RN, Emergency, Observation, SNF, Acute Care
Roundup Memorial Healthcare
02.2023 - 08.2023
Staff RN/ Pod Lead
Riverstone Health
12.2021 - 02.2023
RN, Dialysis
DCI
06.2021 - 10.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Montana State University - Bozeman
Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Science
Montana State University - Billings