EPIC
Matthew Turner
Registered Nurse
Seattle,WA
Summary
Seasoned Clinical Nurse Coordinator offering 2.5 years nursing experience and success in leading teams while providing exceptional care to patients. Expert in all aspects of patient care and highly adept in working closely with physicians to achieve optimal patient outcomes. Proven leader focused on developing clinically competent, patient-focused teams. Accomplished in improving delivery of care, patient outcomes and nursing staff performance.
Proficient in effectively using EPIC to manage patient care. Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Seattle, WA
08.2021 - Current
- Educated patients and families on treatment, expected outcomes and discharge instructions, serving as advisory resource to patients and families to facilitate recovery.
- Oversaw admissions and discharges and scheduling of nursing staff.
- Supervised professional and paraprofessional nursing staff and delegated tasks to maintain continuum of care.
- Interacted effectively with department managers to promptly correct problems and improve services.
- Counseled families to improve communication.
- Advocated for patients' physical, psychosocial, developmental, spiritual and emotional needs during planning.
- Initiated care plan and actualized appropriate interventions and treatment.
- Collaborated with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to devise and manage individualized plans of care.
Staff Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
University Of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, WA
12.2019 - 08.2021
- Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in electronic records.
- Developed and implemented patient care plans based on physicians' instructions and generally accepted nursing practices.
- Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
- Ordered, interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient condition.
- Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures and nursing best practices.
- Reported patients' status and delegated nurse assignments to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 08.2015 - 12.2019
Skills
Patient Advocacy
Patient Health Education
Care Planning and Management
Preventive health
Chronic disease management
Patient and family advocacy
Patient consultation
Well visit procedures
Strong clinical judgment
Accomplishments
Precepted new nurses entering the clinical nurse coordinator role.
Received Daisy award for Nursing students
Software
Cerner
Timeline
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
08.2021 - Current
Staff Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
University Of Washington Medical Center
12.2019 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Iowa
08.2015 - 12.2019