Mary Kaufman

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Provided direct patient care first in a hospice setting, both inpatient & home hospice; & then on an oncology unit.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.

Initial position in dialysis care

Clinical case manager on inpatient hospice unit. Responsible for intake, assessment, admissions & ongoing care of hospice patients. Provided direct patient care Managed care from admission to discharge.

Staff nurse on psychiatric prison unit. Responsible for intake assessments, & evaluations. Provided direct patient care. Management of ancillary staff. Provided teaching for staff & inmates.

Staff nurse for home care & hospice patients. Responsible for intake assessments, evaluations, admissions, ongoing teaching & evaluations, & discharge planning. Teaching, supervision & evaluations for ancillary staff.

Staff nurse providing direct patient care in various positions including subacute rehab unit & psychiatric emergency room.

Held various positions including staff nurse on a subacute rehab unit, restorative/rehab nurse coordinator, & acting ADON.

Staff nurse on a subacute unit serving HIV/AIDS patients.

Held various positions including staff nurse with direct patient care, referral coordinator, & provider relations coordinator.

RN staff relief with direct patient care duties at various hospitals & nursing home.

Staff nurse on an infant/toddler unit providing direct patient care for vent dependent children. Family teaching.

Staff nurse providing direct patient care for HIV/AIDS children in transitional residential facilities. Managed care from admission to discharge. Educated staff.

Staff nurse providing direct patient care on an oncology unit.

Staff nurse providing direct patient care on an oncology unit.