Martha Elmore, RN
Katy,TX
Summary
Dedicated and reliable nursing professional with over 10 years of experience providing dialysis care to multicultural patient populations. Capable charge nurse and clinic coordinator manager skills, valuable team member possessing of strong leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to ensure provision of quality patient care in accordance with facility’s policies and procedures. Committed to maximize patient satisfaction in a specialized care environment. Area of expertise Peritoneal and chronic acute hemodialysis and home health. Results-driven Clinical Supervisor successful in creating innovative educational programs. Works with nurse leaders and healthcare staff to improve patient care and outcomes. Focused on developing strong teams while serving as positive role model.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Coordinator/Charge Nurse
DaVita Dialysis
01.2012 - Current
- Supervise a team consisting of registered nurses and four technicians administering dialysis treatment in a sixteen- twenty-four chair outpatient clinic
- Manage clinic quality care with company governing body overseeing all aspects of patient care and operations
- Ensure that employees are following proper policies and protocols prior to, during, and after dialysis treatment
- Perform focus assessments (Pre-Treatment assessment and post assessments)
- End of month closing document and quality documentation
- Knowledge of arranging dialysis equipment according to patients’ requirements and set up dialysis machines
- Monthly Lab withdraws, evaluate patient’s access, patient cannulation, and evaluation of catheters for dialysis treatments, identification of any signs and symptoms of infection
- Identify problems or irregularities in the dialysis quality care
- Verifying and ensuring treatment logs and water system are working properly to ensure water quality prior to starting patients on dialysis, and ongoing verification throughout the completion of shift.
- Patient' health assessments, data entry information, document progress notes, and management of reports.
- Administered medication and IVs as prescribed and yearly vaccines
- Provide ongoing End Stage Renal education including fluid consumption, proper renal diet, treatment and medication regiment and access care.
Registered Charge Nurse/CQI and State reporting CMS panel RN
Children’s Memorial Hermann- Texas Medical Center
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Supervise a team of five nurses and technicians in chronic setting, were peritoneal and hemodialysis for pediatric patients
- Educate age-appropriate patients and parents/caregivers regarding their treatment the process and how to perform dialysis at home
- Ensure water systems are working well and in good condition prior and after treatments
- Perform Hemodialysis and Peritoneal treatment in unit, NICU and PICU
- Give hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis training for staff and parents, monthly patient and parent education
- Responsible for coordinating and pharmacy medication delivery and patient administration of vaccines and daily medications
- Perform home visits prior to initiation of peritoneal dialysis home treatments
- Effectively communicates with interdisciplinary team of doctor’s social worker, registered and dietician to provide treatment and patient safety
- Perform focus assessments (Pre-Treatment assessment and post assessments)
- Monitor and draw monthly machine cultures, monthly lab drawing and transplant
- Participate in monthly CQI meetings, and state reporting.
Education
BSN - Bachelors of Science in Nursing
University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX12.2024
Associate of Applied Science Degree in Nursing -
Lone Star College - North Harris
Houston, TX05.2012
Skills
- Over ten years Charge Nurse Experience in a chronic renal outpatient clinic
- Over one year in chronic and acute dialysis in hospital setting with pediatric patients
- One year of clinical coordinator management experience
- Process Improvements
- Direct Patient Care
- Medication administration, patient verification, patient safety, and drug side effects
- Provide ongoing patient education, nutrition, and home care
- Dependable team player, and self-motivated
- Excellent analytical and communication skills and building patient relationships
- Professional communication skills
- Clinical Leadership
- Clinical Documentation
- Patient services management
- Clinical Supervision
- Patient relationship management
- Infection Control
- Medical Records Management
- Patient Care
- HIPAA Compliance
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Patient Education
- Records Management
- Patient care planning
- Patient Health Education
- Healthcare Systems Knowledge
- Care Quality Assessments
- Protocol adherence
- Critical Thinking
- Clinical Staff Management
- CPR/AED
Additional Information
Advance experience using Microsoft office applications, including databases and word processing, power point, CWOW, Epic. Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers (CPR). Expiration January 2026, ACLS – Expiration January, 2026.
Affiliations
- American Nurses Association
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Career Goal
Case Manager
Clinical Research Nurse
Timeline
Registered Charge Nurse/CQI and State reporting CMS panel RN
Children’s Memorial Hermann- Texas Medical Center
01.2018 - 01.2020
Clinical Coordinator/Charge Nurse
DaVita Dialysis
01.2012 - Current
BSN - Bachelors of Science in Nursing
University of Texas At Arlington
Associate of Applied Science Degree in Nursing -
Lone Star College - North Harris