Margaret Jean Baptiste
South Orange,New Jersey
Summary
Dedicated Registered Nurse with experience in patient-centered care across long-term, staffing agency, and acute care settings. Delivers comprehensive assessments, monitors vital signs, administers medications, and coordinates care to ensure continuity and safety. Maintains effective communication with interdisciplinary teams while providing compassionate support for behavioral and complex clinical needs. Committed to enhancing patient dignity and quality of life.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Archcare Mary Manning Welsh
NY
01.2026 - Current
- Patient Assessment, Medication Administration, Wound care and dressing changes, Electronic Health Records (EHR) documentations.
- Patient education and emergency response, care planning, time management, team collaboration Infection control compassionate patient Care.
- Patient assessments, Vital signs monitoring, medication administration, IV therapy and venipuncture, Infection control, care planning.
- Advocate for patients to ensure their needs, preferences, and rights are respected.
- Modern, non-profit organization, 362-bed providing long-term care and short-term rehabilitation around-the-clock quality health care
Licensed Practical Nurse
Connecteam Agency
Woodbridge, New Jersey
04.2025 - Current
- Caring for wounds and changing dressings.
- Managing medical equipment such as feeding tubes, catheters, or oxygen therapy.
- Educating patients and family members about health conditions, medications, and self-care.
- Developing and updating care plans.
- Coordinating with physicians, therapists, and other healthcare providers.
- Documenting patient care and progress.
- Identifying changes in a patient's condition and reporting concerns to the healthcare team.
Licensed Practical Nurse
REVV Staffing Agency
Lakewood, NJ
03.2024 - 01.2026
- Provide multi-setting care with strong and creative problem-solving.
- Educate patients/families using simplified visuals and teaching tools.
- Deliver wound and ostomy care using modern, patient-comfort-focused techniques.
- Support behavioral and mental health monitoring with compassionate approaches.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Veterans Home
Menlo Park, NJ
03.2020 - 04.2022
- Patient-centered care facility, which includes a dedicated better quality of life for veterans in long-term care with the Alzheimer’s and dementia unit and a continuum of clinical care
LPN floor nurse
Menlo Park Veterans Memorial Home
Edison, NJ
01.2015 - 01.2022
- Modern, state-of-the art, 312-bed nursing home providing round-the-clock quality
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by healthcare providers.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to the nursing team.
- Assisted residents with daily living activities and personal care tasks.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Preferred Care at Old Bridge
Old Bridge, NJ
06.2017 - 03.2020
- Plan and manage patient care tailored to each patient’s needs.
- Interview patients and meticulously record medical history.
- Obtain patient vital signs and escort patients safely to their rooms.
- Administer medicinal injections and update patient charts promptly and accurately.
- Observe and document patients’ conditions and reactions to medications and treatments.
- Patient-centered care facility, which includes a dedicated subacute unit and a continuum of clinical care
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Golden Living Center
Old Bridge, NJ
05.2015 - 06.2017
- Assisted patients with bathing, dressing, meal service, feeding, and emptying bedpans to ensure comfort and dignity.
- Safely lifted patients into beds, wheelchairs, and exam tables, and repositioned bedridden patients to enhance mobility and prevent discomfort.
- Took vitals from patients, and collected information about their conditions and treatment plans from caregivers, nurses and doctors.
- Delivered compassionate care to meet non-medical needs of senior residents.
- Fully furnished senior community providing memory care facilities to the elderly; sold to Preferred Care
Education
Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing - Registered Nurse
Mission Bon Samaritain International School of Nursing
HaitiLicensed Practical Nurse -
Best Care College
East Orange, NJEnglish as a Second Language -
Essex County College
Newark, NJCertified Nurse’s Aide -
Academic Institute
Newark, NJSkills
- Ostomy care
- Ventilator Care
- Memory Care
- Dementia care
- Clinical Documentation (EMR)
- Wound Care treatment
- Dressing Management
- Patient Education
- Advocacy
- Rehabilitation Nursing
- Emergency Response
- Triage
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Clinical judgment
- Problem-solving
- Decision-making
- Risk assessment
- Monitoring
- Recognizing changes in patient condition
- Interpersonal Skills
- Compassion
- Empathy
- Teamwork
- Adaptability
- Conflict resolution
- Cultural competence
Certification
- BSN RN license, 01/01/25
- LPN license, 01/01/17
- CNA certificate, 01/01/15
- BLS Basic Life Support
- CPR Certified American Heart Association
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Archcare Mary Manning Welsh
01.2026 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
Connecteam Agency
04.2025 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
REVV Staffing Agency
03.2024 - 01.2026
Licensed Practical Nurse
Veterans Home
03.2020 - 04.2022
Licensed Practical Nurse
Preferred Care at Old Bridge
06.2017 - 03.2020
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Golden Living Center
05.2015 - 06.2017
LPN floor nurse
Menlo Park Veterans Memorial Home
01.2015 - 01.2022
Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing - Registered Nurse
Mission Bon Samaritain International School of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse -
Best Care College
English as a Second Language -
Essex County College
Certified Nurse’s Aide -
Academic Institute