Mary Corbett

• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Administered controlled narcotics.
• Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
• Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
• Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
• Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
• Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
• Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.

Pass medications, due treatments, as well as doing admissions on the 3-11 shift

• Scheduled staff and delegated work assignments.
• Helped to develop, improve and implement nursing policies and procedures.
• Maintained medication room in full compliance with government and facility requirements.
• Oversaw medication passes and all direct patient care.
• Fostered excellence by example by "setting pace" and being hands on mentor to clinical staff.
• Supervised team of 6 nursing assistants and 2 nurses on a 42 bed unit.
• Supervised team of 2 nurse and 5 nursing assistants on a 40 bed rehab unit along with as much as 6 admissions on any given evening.

Worked as a medication nurse with this agency and went to multiple long term care facilities.

Left agency when facility bought my contract.

• Monitoring staff(LPN and CNA) and delegated work assignments.
• Working directly with NP daily and MD weekly
• Helped to develop, improve and implement nursing policies and procedures.
• Taking off orders and contacting MD/NP when issues arise.
• Oversaw medication passes and all direct patient care.
• Assisting patients and families with any issues they may have, sometimes just be supportive.