Maria Joseph
Old Bethpage,NY
Summary
Registered Nurse with over 6 years of experience in providing exceptional patient care on a medical-surgical unit, specializing in surgical, orthopedic, nephrology, bariatric, gastrology and geriatric patient care. Proficient in therapeutic communication and individualized patient goal setting.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN
Northwell Health LIJ
Valley Stream, New York
02.2019 - Current
- Applied the nursing process and leveraged therapeutic communication to enhance patient care, achieving a 95% satisfaction rate in the medical-surgical unit.
- Provided exceptional care for 50+ surgical and specialty patients, improving recovery times by 20%.
- Developed effective coping strategies, enhancing cultural awareness to reduce patient anxiety by 30% and improve satisfaction ratings.
- Developed personalized patient outcome statements and goals, leading to a 25% improvement in care prioritization and patient satisfaction.
- Utilized professional skills to enhance patient care by reassessing and revising care plans for over 30 patients, ensuring timely treatment administration.
- Streamlined and communicated assessment data effectively, enhancing team coordination and agency reporting by 20%.
- Collaborated as an active member of the fall prevention committee, leading initiatives that reduced fall incidents by 20%.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Rajiv Gandhi University
India01-2015
Certification - AAPC
Roxbury Institute for Medical Management
01-2008
Masters - Bioinformatics
Sikkim Manipal University
01-2004
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology
Bharathiar University
India01-2002
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Documentation and charting
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient education and counseling
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection control measures
- Patient care
- ICD and CPT Coding
- Wound care
- Tracheostomy care
- EMR systems
- Performing ekgs
- Intake and discharge
- Care plan development
Certification
- Registered Professional Nurse, State of New York
- Cardiovascular Nursing Certification (CVRN)
- BCLS-Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification (American Heart Association)
Timeline
RN
Northwell Health LIJ
02.2019 - Current
Certification - AAPC
Roxbury Institute for Medical Management
Masters - Bioinformatics
Sikkim Manipal University
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology
Bharathiar University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Rajiv Gandhi University