MAURISHA JACKSON
Jacksonville,FL
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in inpatient environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Baptist Medical Center
02.2020 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
Hospice Nurse
Heartland Hospice
06.2021 - 07.2021
- Offered listening ear to both patients and loved ones to meet emotional and mental, as well as physical needs.
- Recognized and understood specific stages of dying process, providing comfort-based care during vulnerable times.
- Developed and implemented individualized care plan for each hospice patient while following physician instructions.
- Provided high level of quality, compassionate care to patients and caregivers during each nursing shift.
- Established and maintained successful relationships with patients, families and physicians by utilizing exemplary communication and active listening skills.
- Taught family members and caregivers various ways to manage patients' pain, how to check for vital signs and proper methods for dressing changes.
Registered Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens
04.2008 - 02.2020
- Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers.
- Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions, and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy.
- Stocked, labeled, and inventoried medication to keep accurate records.
- Entered and processed patients' prescriptions into internal system.
- Solved customer problems in-person or over telephone by providing assistance with placing orders, navigating systems, and locating items.
- Performed wide range of pharmacy operations with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency and service quality.
- Performed various pharmacy operational activities with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency, and service quality.
- Counted and labeled prescriptions with correct item and quantity.
- Assisted pharmacist by filling prescriptions for customers and responding to patient questions regarding prescription and medication-specific issues.
- Consulted with insurance company representatives to complete claims processing, resolve concerns, and reconcile payments.
- Maintained proper drug storage procedures, registries, and records for controlled drugs.
- Collected co-payments or full payments from customers.
- Communicated with patients to collect information about prescriptions and medical conditions or arrange consultations with pharmacists.
- Counted, measured and compounded medications following standard procedures.
- Restocked pharmacy shelves with current merchandise to drive consistent peripheral sales.
- Ordered medicines daily to replenish stock and increase inventory in anticipation of need.
- Resolved third-party billing, computer system and customer service issues.
- Welcomed customers to pharmacy and answered questions relating to prescriptions and over-the-counter products.
- Managed opening and closing duties for pharmacy.
- Located and measured medications according to prescription information, making modifications as instructed by pharmacists and providers.
- Monitored ordering of pharmacy medication stock to maintain streamlined inventory and low overhead.
- Coordinated verification and filling of more than 400 daily prescriptions in high-volume retail pharmacy environment.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
12.2019
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies
12.2011
High School Diploma -
05.2006
Master of Science - Nursing Practice
Skills
- Care Plan Development
- Hospice and Palliative Care
- Foley Catheter Insertion and Removal
- Inpatient Care
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Seizure Management
- Direct Patient Care
- Tracheostomy Care
- Patient Education
- Staff Supervision
- Epic Systems
- Patient Monitoring
Certification
- Registered Nurse - Florida Board of Nursing
- BLS - Basic Life Support
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- NIHSS Certification - National Institute of Health Stroke Scale
Timeline
Hospice Nurse - Heartland Hospice
06.2021 - 07.2021
Registered Nurse - Baptist Medical Center
02.2020 - Current
Registered Pharmacy Technician - Walgreens
04.2008 - 02.2020
Chamberlain University - Bachelor of Science, Nursing
Florida State College At Jacksonville - Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts And General Studies
Samuel W. Wolfson High School - High School Diploma,
Chamberlain University - Master of Science, Nursing Practice