MARIA BURKHOLDER

• 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.

• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
• 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.

• 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.
• 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.

• 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.
• Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting all data in electronic records.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Vaccinated patients to protect individuals from measles, pneumonia, influenza and other illnesses of concern.
• Identified learning needs of patients and families and responded with advocacy and health education.
• Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical ability, appearance and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care and discharge instructions.

• Developed and adjusted work schedules for 25 staff
• Lead and directed team of 25 clinical personnel and support staff
• Responded to crisis situations with calm and professional approach to optimize support
• Implemented ongoing learning strategies such as tutorials, instructional modules, and supervised hands-on sessions to help nurses and staff improve understanding of medical equipment and care best practices
• Worked with nurse manager to develop nursing staff through education, evaluation, performance management and competency improvement
• Monitored, analyzed and corrected staff performance and worked with nurse manager to raise standards of practice
• Assessed patients, determined needs and managed care
• Facilitate hiring of qualified medical assistants personnel by interview applicants and making recommendations for employment
• Implement new policies and educate staff on changes
• Developed improvement plans to solve problems and improve lagging areas
• Optimized schedule and enhanced patient safety by maintaining clean, safe and well-organized examination rooms
• Directed and managed 20-person team of clinical and support personnel
• Coordinate weekly work schedules for all back office employees

• Developed and implemented nursing care plans
• Provided patient education
• Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans
• Closely monitored acute conditions
• Managed care for post-operative patients through discharge
• Continually maintained and improved company's reputation and positive image in markets served

• Delivered high-quality and compassionate treatment to indigent and low-income patient community
• Supervised 100 back office personel
• Developed and maintained quality care systems and standards, including but not limited to, creating and improving medical protocols/guidelines
• Actively participated in unit-based Quality Assurance Program
• Other practitioners and employees, led recruiting and hiring, managed employee review process and ensured Actively participated in unit-based Quality Assurance Program
• Compliance with state and federal regulations
• Sound, ethical and independent decision-making ability consistent with medical protocols
• Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments
• Implemented new floor assignments based on evaluation of staffing requirements
• Managed team of medical support personnel
• Prepared for HIPAA and JCAHO reviews, ensuring required brochures and pamphlets were available to patients in all clinics
• Created and maintained all licensed vocational nurses and medical assistants monthly schedule for clinic

• Proficient in EHR system
• Superuser for Cerner EHR at Ventura County Medical Center for Power Chart Maternity and Fetal Links fetal monitoring systems
• Have also used EPIC system

• Delivered high-quality and compassionate treatment to indigent and low-income patient community
• Supervised 4-6 other practitioners and employees, led recruiting and hiring, managed employee review process and ensured compliance with state and federal regulations
• Actively participated in unit-based Quality Assurance Program
• Implemented new floor assignments based on evaluation of staffing requirements
• Achieved departmental goals and objectives by instituting new processes and standards for in-patient care
• 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.
• Worked closely with doctors and midwives in coaching pregnant women through childbirth and post-natal recovery.
• Aided with induction of labor for women suffering from complications such as preeclampsia.
• Coordinated care of low and high-risk laboring women of childbearing age and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.
• Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor and fetal distress.
• Administered epidural and patient controlled analgesia to block pain from labor contractions and during birth.
• Leveraged computerized documentation systems to monitor, record and communicate patient condition.
• Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient and attending to baby after birth.
• Scheduled follow-up visits and instructed care for new mothers for weeks immediately following childbirth.
• Assisted with care for expectant mothers from beginning to end of term, including monitoring labs, examining ultrasounds and informing mothers on what to expect in next stages of pregnancy.
• Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
• Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.

• Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through a team nursing process covering 8-10 high acuity patients per shift
• Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care
• Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care
• Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in medical records
• Overall obstetrical care newborn nursery, antepartum postpartum and labor and delivery

• Postpartum Antepartum and Labor and Delivery
• Newborn Nursery/ NICU
• Pediatrics/Pediatric Oncology mixed chemo medications and took care of high acuity pediatric oncology patients

• Telemetry Cardiac floor, Orthopedics, Obstetrical Nursing
• Postpartum and Newborn Nursery Antepartum and Labor and Delivery