Seasoned nursing professional for 30+ years offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quick learner. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader. Team player.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Charge Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Fairview Park Hospital
06.2019 - Current
Train new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to provide quality patient care.
Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes, and treatment implementations.
Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health, and organizational regulations.
Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
Certified in BLS, NRP, ACLS, and fetal monitoring
RN, Emergency Department
Piedmont Hospital
07.2017 - 06.2019
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
Managed care from admission to discharge.
Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
RN, Office Manager
Soos Pediatrics
06.2007 - 07.2017
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
Maintained computer and physical filing systems.
Created, maintained and updated filing systems for paper and electronic documents.
Updated reports, managed accounts, and generated reports for company database.
Developed and maintained successful relationships with vendors, suppliers and contractors.
Oversaw office inventory activities by ordering and requisitions and stocking and shipment receiving.
Established workflow processes, monitored daily productivity, and implemented modifications to improve overall performance of personnel.
Coordinated special projects and managed schedules.
Managed compliance to keep organization operating within legal and regulatory guidelines.
Evaluated employee records and productivity and submitted evaluation reports.
Improved safety procedures to promote employee well-being and safety and protect company from potential liability.
RN, Director
Fairview Park Hospital
07.2005 - 06.2007
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma setting.
Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
RN, Office Manager
Middle Georgia Womens Specialist
07.2002 - 07.2005
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
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.
Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma setting.
Created, maintained and updated filing systems for paper and electronic documents.
Maintained computer and physical filing systems.
Developed and maintained successful relationships with vendors, suppliers and contractors.
Oversaw office inventory activities by ordering and requisitions and stocking and shipment receiving.
Managed office operations while scheduling appointments for department managers.
Established workflow processes, monitored daily productivity, and implemented modifications to improve overall performance of personnel.
Coached new hires on company processes while managing employees to achieve maximum production.
Managed compliance to keep organization operating within legal and regulatory guidelines.
RN, Lactation Consultant
Heart Of Georgia Healthy Start
06.2001 - 07.2002
Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
Assessed needs of new mothers and advised mothers about child care topics.
Demonstrated how to express milk and store it in bottles for later feeds.
Performed daily hospital rounds for all healthcare system maternity wards and facilities.
RN, Manager of Womens Services
Fairview Park Hospital
10.1999 - 06.2001
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma setting.
Monitored work procedures, work schedules and expedited workflow.
Made technical suggestions regarding modifications to documentation, product performance and failure analysis.
RN Staff Nurse
Fairview Park Hospital
07.1998 - 10.1999
Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Identified patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families.
Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices.
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.
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Assisted with delivery of newborns, providing care and support for successful transition to motherhood.
Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
RN, Lactation Consultant
Atlanta Medical Center
06.1996 - 06.1998
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
Assessed needs of new mothers and advised mothers about child care topics.
Demonstrated how to express milk and store it in bottles for later feeds.
Created online collection of breastfeeding educational resources for patients and community.
Performed daily hospital rounds for all healthcare system maternity wards and facilities.
RN
Conyers Pediatrics
04.1991 - 06.1996
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Administered medications via oral, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
RN
Dr Hammad Pediatrics
11.1987 - 04.1991
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Administered medications via oral, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
RN Staff Nurse
Georgia Baptist Hospital
06.1985 - 11.1987
Performed various nursing interventions such as vital sign monitoring, direct patient care and specimen collection.
Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
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.
Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
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.
Participated in hospital committees to recommend quality improvement initiatives.