Mary Beth Dukes
Greer,SC
Summary
Patient focused Registered Nurse with experience in pediatric and adult home health, dynamic medical-surgical floor, and senior assisted living. Thrive in fast-paced environments, excellent multi-tasker, and efficient in managing changing priorities. Ten years experience as successful software sales executive, which involved skills in effective communication, delivering presentations, and representing company at promotional events.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Carolina Center for Behavioral Health
08.2024 - 11.2024
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Participates in treatment planning: (a) helps identify patients’ problems, needs and strengths; (b) suggesting modifications to treatment plan based on observations of patients’ behavior; (c) providing input into discharge planning
- Participates in implementing patients’ treatment plans by; (a) monitoring patients’ progress; (b) communicating information regarding patients’ behavior to other members of treatment team; (c) maintaining communication with patient, family members and referral sources in patient’s interest.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Helps maintain the therapeutic milieu on the unit, including, but not limited to, facilitation of community meetings.
- Maintains patient, program, department and related documentation.
- Maintains a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for patients.
- Effectively manages psychiatric crisis emergency situations
- Assists dietary staff in identifying patients on special diets and assuring patients’ compliance with dietary orders.
Newborn Night Nurse
Care.com
07.2020 - 10.2023
- Provide contracted in home care for newborns for first two to three months of life including: colic care, reflux solutions, feeding, soothing care, safe sleep positioning and swaddling, sleep training
- Education and support for first time parents on infant care and development, postpartum care, feeding, lactation counseling and support, skin integrity care
- Mother care including: postpartum issues, c-section recovery, transitioning back to work
- Excellent communication skills and detail oriented for best plan of care for family
- Accumulated outstanding reviews from all clients and was provided many referrals through contracted service through Care.com
Per Diem Registered Nurse
PruittHealth
11.2018 - 07.2019
- Provided primary nursing care for home health patients, as well as, nursing interventions
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team and physician to develop and integrate plan of care, assuring optimal outcomes
- Visited patient referrals to evaluate appropriateness, determine eligibility for services, present care program
- Participated in Performance Improvement Program, care conferences and staff meetings
- Assumed on-call duties and supervise LPNs and Home Health Aides
- Completed nursing assessments and clinical documentation according to federal, state and agency regulations and guidelines
- Made referrals to other disciplines, as needed
- Provide reports to Care Manager and other team members involved in patient's care related to assigned visits
Per Diem Registered Nurse
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital
11.2018 - 03.2019
- Chronic and acute patient care in medical surgical unit, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring for up to six patients per shift
- Consistently and closely monitored patients with IV therapy pumps, NG tubes, hemovacs, JP drains, Q-pumps
- Managed care for preoperative and postoperative patients including: LBO, spinal surgeries, hip and knee replacements, ostomies
- Carefully followed and executed care plans for acute health problems including: MI, arrhythmias, asthma, COPD and pneumonia
- Provided care for and maintained proper isolation procedures for patients with MRSA, CDIFF, VRE
Per Diem Private Duty RN
Continuum Pediatric Nursing Services
08.2016 - 08.2017
Per Diem Private Duty RN
PSA Healthcare
12.2015 - 08.2016
Resident Care Coordinator
Agape Senior Assisted Living
02.2015 - 08.2015
- POSITION REPLACED WHEN SOLD TO COMPETITOR, AUGUST 2015
- Worked closely with DON, and staffing personnel in the interviewing, hiring and management of all nursing staff
- Served as point of contact for parents and caregivers, physicians, and therapists
- Routine evaluation and communication with nursing staff to ensure professionalism, quality of patient care, and coverage of weekends as on-call Clinical Supervisor
- Performed admissions, assisted in staff placement, developed and revised POC for patients with physicians
- Counseled and instructed caregivers in preventative and rehabilitative therapies
- Implemented ongoing learning strategies such as: tutorials, instructed modules, and supervised hands-on sessions to help nurses and staff improve understanding of medical equipment and best care practices
Registered Nurse
East Cooper Medical Center
06.2014 - 02.2015
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Consistently and closely monitored patients with IV therapy pumps, NG tubes, hemovacs, JP drains, Q-pumps
- Managed care for preoperative and postoperative patients including: LBO, spinal surgeries, hip and knee replacements, ostomies
- Provided care for and maintained proper isolation procedures for patients with MRSA, CDIFF, V
- Carefully followed and executed care plans for acute health problems including: MI, arrhythmias, asthma, COPD and pneumonia.
Channel Account Manager
Neverfail, Inc.
10.2007 - 07.2008
- Company wide layoff for sales team in July 2008
Account Representative
Liason, Inc.
06.2000 - 08.2001
Major Account Representative
Oracle Corporation
10.1999 - 06.2000
Education
Bachelor of Science - Communications
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA12.1995
ADN - Nursing
Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC06.2014
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Patient education and counseling
- Clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
Certification
HCS-O, 06/01/18
Hobbies and Interests
- Learning to play piano
- Gardening
- Travel
- Participating in church activities and supporting church youth programs.
References
- Abbey Macho, Client/Night Nursing, 02/01/23-04/30/23
- Sue Aiken, Client/Dementia Care, 01/01/22-06/30/23
- Ashley Gwin, Client/Night Nursing, 08/01/23-10/31/23
- Katelyn Jones, HR/CCBH, 08/05/2024-11/04/2024
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Carolina Center for Behavioral Health
08.2024 - 11.2024
Newborn Night Nurse
Care.com
07.2020 - 10.2023
Per Diem Registered Nurse
PruittHealth
11.2018 - 07.2019
Per Diem Registered Nurse
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital
11.2018 - 03.2019
Per Diem Private Duty RN
Continuum Pediatric Nursing Services
08.2016 - 08.2017
Per Diem Private Duty RN
PSA Healthcare
12.2015 - 08.2016
Resident Care Coordinator
Agape Senior Assisted Living
02.2015 - 08.2015
Registered Nurse
East Cooper Medical Center
06.2014 - 02.2015
Channel Account Manager
Neverfail, Inc.
10.2007 - 07.2008
Account Representative
Liason, Inc.
06.2000 - 08.2001
Major Account Representative
Oracle Corporation
10.1999 - 06.2000
Bachelor of Science - Communications
Kennesaw State University
ADN - Nursing
Trident Technical College
HCS-O, 06/01/18
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