Marjorie Joseph
Lawrenceville,GA
Summary
Dedicated Licensed Nursing Professional with a broad range of experience in direct and indirect patient care, healthcare administration and patient education. Highly skilled in developing and adapting individualized plans of care, patient advocacy and relationship building. Recently graduated with a Bachelor's degree in nursing. Seeking to leverage background and experience to secure a RN position.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Correctional Nurse
Gwinnett County Jail
Lawrenceville, GA
12.2021 - Current
- Assessed and monitored inmates' physical, psychological, and medical health conditions.
- Administered medications as prescribed by physicians and documented medication administration in accordance with policy.
- Performed medical rounds on a daily basis to assess the overall condition of inmates.
- Identified changes in an inmate's condition and reported them to the physician or nurse practitioner immediately.
- Monitored vital signs such as temperature, heart rate, respiration rate, during routine visits or hospitalizations.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Administered local, inhalation or intravenous anesthetics to patients undergoing procedures.
LPN Field Nurse
Cosmopolitan medical staffing solution, LLC
Elizabeth, NJ
10.2019 - 08.2021
- Provided direct patient care including wound management, medication administration, IV therapy, assessments, and treatments.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Monitored vital signs such as temperature, pulse rate, blood pressure, respiration rate, oxygen saturation levels.
- Controlled infection through proper hand hygiene practices before and after contact with a patient.
- Administered prescribed medications following established protocols while monitoring for adverse reactions or side effects.
- Notified physicians and other personnel of changes in patients' conditions.
LPN Charge Nurse
Elmora Hills
Elizabeth, NJ
03.2016 - 11.2020
- Assessed patients' health conditions and monitored changes in their condition.
- Provided patient care plans, treatments, and medications according to physicians' orders.
- Ensured all safety protocols were followed during patient care.
- Carried out physician orders accurately while adhering to hospital policies and procedures.
- Administered medications in accordance with policies and legal limitations.
- Documented adverse patient reactions to medications and reported findings to supervisors.
- Administered medications and therapies in accordance with physicians orders.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Measured and recorded patient height, weight and other vital signs.
- Answered patients' calls to determine how to assist.
- Delivered high-quality direct and indirect nursing care to up to 30 patients per day.
Education
Associate of Science - RN
Jersey College
Teterboro, NJ12-2021
Skills
- Orthopedic care
- Nursing Documentation
- Respiratory Care
- Catheter Care
- Tracheostomy Care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Medication Administration
- Infection Control
- Continuous Improvement
- Diabetes management
- Acute Care
- Documentation
- Patient Observation
- HIPAA Compliance
- Patient Charting
- Patient support
- Wound Care
- Patient Positioning and Transporting
- Call Answering and Assistance
- Wound Dressing and Suturing
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Dementia Knowledge and Care
Certification
- RN: Jersey college of nursing 2020
- LPN: union county college 2016.
- EKG, Phlebotomy technician certified: Branford institute 2006.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Correctional Nurse
Gwinnett County Jail
12.2021 - Current
LPN Field Nurse
Cosmopolitan medical staffing solution, LLC
10.2019 - 08.2021
LPN Charge Nurse
Elmora Hills
03.2016 - 11.2020
Associate of Science - RN
Jersey College